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US national debt just hit $40 trillion. Why? HINT: It's NOT because the government is trying to provide its citizens healthcare or childcare.

US national debt just hit $40 trillion. Why? HINT: It's NOT because the government is trying to provide its citizens healthcare or childcare.

Abdul El-Sayed

Abdul El-Sayed

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US national debt just hit $40 trillion. Why? HINT: It's NOT because the government is trying to provide its citizens healthcare or childcare.
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ElieMar @eliemar.bsky.social · 18/10/2026 19:02
#michigan Vote
Dr. El SAYED a man of Science/Public Service
for WORKERS/UNIONS
Not Billionnaires

Rogers & Trump economy UNAFFORDABLE

Rogers for OLIGARCHS
Not #michiganders

Vote💙 #usa
Dr EL SAYED
High Wages
Medicare for All
Childcare
Free Public Education
Low Costs
Cheaper Housing

#USDemocracy
That’s American capitalism at its finest. Masses of poor people supporting a few rich ones. The happiest countries with the highest salaries and life expectancy are actually socialist. They pretend to be capitalist, but they’re not.
@coggy101.bsky.social · 04/09/2026 18:30
Three entities are to blame for this FUBAR 👇🏼
There has to be a limit prior to bankruptcy. It seems this asshat show is deliberately aiming to do so. Remember when President Clinton had a budget surplus. Fvk up country and vote republican. This monster is beyond what we can bear
Why doesn't anyone talk about the cost of servicing this debt? The US pays over 1 trillion each year in interest. Just interest. More than the defence budget.
That shirt is fighting for its life against his biceps
🤣. He looks more manly than Hegseth without even trying.
@theparamecium.bsky.social · 30/08/2026 02:58
What does pure greed look like? Being subscribed to Disney+, and no access to Bambi. Or Dumbo. Pinocchio, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Wall-E, gave up. Damn them, damn them straight to hell..
@michaelray3.bsky.social · 30/08/2026 01:12
Sounds, good to me. and release the epstein files.
US$40 trillion and ... 100 billion.
Debt is growing at an alarming rate.
It's embezzlement.
@nativeson13.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 22:52
If people can’t or won’t recognize the theft for what it is then they’ve been conditioned beyond belief. Where’s it going when people are starving,roads crumbling,water disappearing, bridges are collapsing and state do without despite a budget passed by congress?
Lzvolk @lzvolk.bsky.social · 30/08/2026 13:38
Cognitive dissonance. They know it, but their loyalty prevents them from believing and acknowledging it.
I see it in some of my own family members, who are educated and not dumb. They come up with lame excuses to perpetuate their beliefs.
@jinkwon82.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 22:33
Big Facts!
NEO @neilslies.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 21:59
Yeah, but try to convince the idiot magat-nazis it wasn't illegals who stole the money ... It's all about their F'king racism and the manipulation of the newz ... 'Remember Jan 6th this Nov 3rd' when you GO to VOTE!!! The best govt is a govt that fears its people, Jefferson, Corrections OK
The interest on 40 trillion alone could provide quality health & child care for everyone
@mellowspirit.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 20:32
Thanks Republicans. Peace and Love 💟
@gamercat365.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 20:06
No national Healthcare, education, maternity leave, federal minimum wage 7.25 , where the fuck is that money going , we're sick and tired of funding the elite 10% , vote for better politicians not any Republicans, they don't support 330 million people
Ravyn @pgov.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 17:55
This guy lifts
Yes please
🎯 i agree...
LLLwry @lglly.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 17:33
We need a progressive tax code back, remove the cap on contributions to social security and universal healthcare.
@afognak.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 17:25
Keep going you’re intimidating the right
Hudsonia @bopstyle.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 17:12
Another hint, it's FOOD ON THE TABLE. PAY MY RENT. Then healthcare.
cleopete @cleopete.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 16:51
I think he and Rogers should arm wrestle for the Senate seat
This guy is gay!
What’s his sexuality got to do with Anything? If he’s gay, so what? Doesn’t make him wrong for calling/pointing out Facts…or his ideas to fix things being irrelevant!

Sooo What’s Your Problem with him being gay or straight?
Love this. ❤️
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SH+SIGN Congress NO Save Our Bacon Act bit.ly/NoSOBAct #BANFactoryFarms #BANLiveExports #INVESTCultivatedMeats
HELP US DEFEND PROP 12 AND OTHER STATE-BASED FARM ANIMAL WELFARE LAWS!
Need to explain what happens if the world want to cash in the money..
Full stop
You need to explain to people how historically low taxes are right now and correlate that to history. Show data how little corporations pay. Call out the corporate "welfare queens".
What could have been paid for with the amount of money spent on Trumps latest disaster war?
@hendrixleslie.bsky.social Cause we expected investment miracles and the cabinet to stay out of other peoples wars. 🤔
@lighthouses7.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 15:52
Gotta love his fresh straight common sense
Stewie @34stuir-43.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 15:36
We already know who the GOP will blame (they already are).
MichGal @michgal.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 15:32
YES!!!! 🙌🏼
This is the correct messaging @democrats.org
Learn and use!
Pedro Pascal This Is The Way
ALT: Pedro Pascal This Is The Way
The problem is Democrats have learned to use AIPAC and Corporate money and that's why they are seemingly all in on stopping Al-Sayed.
Simon @simon-blone.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 15:22
You are three apples tall
Jaaxi @jaaxi.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 15:16
“Stop going to dumbass wars” 🫡 yes sir
@gingerpaste.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 15:09
He looks like wolverine
I agree, I will sign that petition.
@osorankusanovic.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 14:47
Because all those contractors get paid and then donate to republicans. A money laundering scheme.
Such common sense but the Republicans will never do it because they love their lobbying money. 🙄
@humorhelps.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 14:45
agree, we all need to see the way trump is wasting our country with his lies.
@chrissy525.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 14:42
👏💙
KWH @michael-lacey.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 14:40
*a dumbass war to distract from the epstein files.
@yourdaddy01.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 14:36
He is correct,sure as fuck not from helping the people of the united states
This is how we fix our broken government! Let's do it!!! 💙🇺🇸💙
You know, Trump is going to be the first trillionaire president, before he's kicked out of office or after he's forced to resign. He won't care either, because he would have accomplished his entire plan, to destroy America from within -- the Putin wish list.
Because of Trump's hatred for our country, he will do so much more damage to American interests than Russia could have ever asked for. The diabolical aspect of it, he likes the harm he's causing, even to his MAGA supporters.
But…their little secret?
They like wars.
They get rich from wars.
Your kids fight and die.
Theirs don’t.
They get to use their war toys and pretend to be tough guys.
They love wars.
@wyit.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 14:10
Yes 100%
War and it's step-sibling corruption. War is a corporate money machine.
Real discussions based on facts to move the country forward for all.

A full respect for individuals rights of self determination.

A commitment to freedom from fear
of violence, hunger and illness.

And resources used so all may prosper.
MI Vote El-Sayed
What I love most about the "we can't afford Medicare for All because we have all this debt" excuse is that it TOTALLY IGNORES that between employers, workers, and government, we're already spending more than enough to cover everyone. Just use THAT money, you dweebs. Won't add a penny to the debt.
Because it's the Trump plan
Jerry @jmmichigan.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 13:47
Brilliant
This is a simple, accurate message.
Every democrat running for office should repeat this. It won’t be controversial, it will be extremely popular. 
Elon stole everything last year. I remember it like yesterday.
It's because we have the worst president in the history of the world.
Must be the Jews
A 90 % wealth tax on billionaires would go a long way to wiping out this national debt.
We reduce taxes to billionaires, deficit rises. We sell bonds to cover that deficit, billionaires buy the bonds and then make even more money off interest on those bonds. Viscous circle.
@geo1860.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 12:36
Endless wars and endless taxcuts for the Epstein Class.
@comtechdiagnostics.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 12:31
.
When Democrats get back into power,

one of the first things they need to do is

SAVE AMERICA:

We did it before, we can do it again.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hi...
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@robshello.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 12:28
That means every American owes over $100,000. 40 trillion is hard to fathom, $100,000 in debt, I can understand.
@idontgetit24.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 12:24
I’m tempted to move from Ohio to Michigan just to vote for him.
Diane @dianesf.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 12:22
It's because Donnie is paying his 'friends' for getting him in with $$
Well, at least all that debt has gone to raising the standard of living for all Americans, with institutional infrastructure improvements like thousands of miles of high speed rail, massive solar energy projects, improved public housing, and climate change abatement measures.

O wait thats China
Well, at least the money went to the improvement of social programs like universal health care, ECE, subsidized child care, free post secondary education, and better care for seniors and eradicating poverty.

O wait thats most of the rest of the world. Your shit got cut.
To whom is it owed ?
Yes!
I’m beginning to wonder is Putin paid Trump years ago to destroy the U.S.

If he did, Trump is doing pretty damn good job at it.
@seasunal.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 12:40
There’s no question.
This regime was never concerned about the citizens
Mcnutt @ginny1956.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 11:53
It’s the republicans fault we’re in debt.😒😒
Yes! In a PERCENTAGE basis & NO LOOPHOLES.
@augustsym.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 11:44
That is not the debt of the American people
that is a debt created by politicians and the greedy rich sucking all of our fucking tax dollars into their pockets 
@davemark.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 11:35
So DOGE cuts increased govt expenditure?
I am a proud Canadian from the province of Ontario- which includes Lake Ontario, and I do believe that it is in the best interest of Michiganders to vote for El-Sayed! He has a plan & most importantly he has a heart for the people of Michigan! Vote blue
Crazy part is that Medicare for All as a system would probably lead to more efficient budgeting and likely reducing the deficit.
TriSec XX @trisec.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 11:42
There's no profit in that. We won't do it.
NodeZ3r0™ @wopr.systems · 29/08/2026 10:34
It’s due to endless corporate handouts and tax breaks for billionaires at the expense of public services. Capitalism prioritizes profit over people's needs. https://wopr.foundation/the-block?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=signalboost&utm_campaign=capitalism_billionaire_wealth_gap
I find it hard to work out how anyone could argue with a single word of this, unless they were a billionaire, led a major corporation or were bought and paid for by one of the first two categories.
oh is that all?

jfc
Since Rapelicons love the 1950s then they should go back to the 91% tax rate.

No, they don't want to hear that.

Please Michigan, Vote for Dr. El-Sayed 🇺🇸💙
@monika5516.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 09:37
Yes, that’s a great plan! Go for it!!💙
Good thing we increased the Department of WARR!!!! budget from $800 billion to over a trillion in a single year. We were really underfunded on that before.
Well, the sarcasm is a little off, but you can still tell it's there 😁
The Trumps are investing heavily in the military industrial complex. There’s no incentive for them to end the Iran war.

Venezuela? They did not free the people. They took their oil and put the money in off shore accounts.

Gaza? They didn’t hide their desire to colonize it.

We pay.
They profit.
@davemark.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 11:37
Abolish Trumps
@karentheminiac.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 09:28
Sir, I'm from the UK and think that what you are doing is great. Please keep giving it to those evil morons in power.
Jon @drjonr.bsky.social · 31/08/2026 17:01
His grandma is hilarious!
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Look where Shyt-for-Brains and the RepugnaCON Congress has been sending the money. It goes NOWHERE that serves the people.
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@hoefjes.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 07:59
And IRAN DID NOT POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT.

US attack is illegal. Illegal orders the military have sworn to REFUSE. They now face malnoyreshment and testosteron injections?

J U S T. L E A V E
G O. H O M E
take care of the internal rot by Swamp Inc c s
Maidhc @bookhound.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 07:47
How do we get a guy like this into our Govt?

🇬🇧
Common Sense serves the Common Good
.
Greedy Bastards 🤢
>51% of US debt is owned by Israel through banks, investors, companies. The Treasury fiscal data shows the breakdown, it’s getting obvious now.

80%
- 30% foreign governments and investors,
- 55% U.S. Institutional and Private Investors, and
- 12-15% The Fed

20%
Intragovernment

FOLLOW THE MONEY!
Darth cheney:

"Deficits don't matter."

--->Good that he's STILL dead!
@yvonnebowie.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 07:03
This man talks SENSE ! INCLUSIVITY ! HE REALLY WANTS US ALL TO BE LOOKED AFTER, COMFORTABLE AND HEALTHY.
@dapost-7.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 06:38
You hit the nail on the head👍🏼
Its so refreshing to see common sense goals!
This is the energy we need from the left.
@rileyrussell81.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 06:08
$40 Trillion Dollars. If you take the National Debt, and divide it by the population, every man, woman and child owes $115,000. That's $115,00 Per Person, not per family. How many people can come up with that kind of money? And the spending continues...
Spanky Mcfarland Throwing Money from Window
ALT: Spanky Mcfarland Throwing Money from Window
Is it because men are trying to play women's sports?
Folks, check the facts about the national debt over the last 25 years.

You won’t like what you find.
spqr @spqrius.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 05:25
eminent domain all the corporations that took subsidies - TAKE THE PROFITS TO FIX WHAT WAS BROKEN BY THE GREEDY CEOS EXECS, THEN BREAK THEM UP.

ALTERNATIVES:

REVOLUTION, CIVIL WAR, TERRORISM, MANGIONE
MMT, modern monetary theory, says debt as economic investments is good. Infrastructure, education, research and healthcare can return that money and more.

Debt because your richest refused to pay their share, fruitless wars and loans, subsidies and contracts to billionaires? Nope.
Nessa65 @nessa65.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 05:06
Agreed ❤️
What was it in Trump's background that made people think they could believe anything he said? He told 30,000 lies in his first term. Prior to that, his work experience was nothing but serial bankruptcies.
Producer of The Apprentice, Mark Burnett, doesn’t get nearly enough blame. He knew Trump was a sham businessman and cast him anyway, even had to “dress” his offices to make them look good on TV. Maybe that’s where the gold spray paint fetish came from.
🐸🍿🇺🇸
This your boy??
His comments about American imperialism and 9/11 are pretty accurate. His sidelines into racist territory is dumb.

Other than that, he's a literal nobody who is an unknown to everyone outside of political wonk circles and terminally online people.
@grumpy0ldman84.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 04:55
🤬
You are great! Fuck trump
Your ideology from hell, actually yours is worse cause your also hiding sharia!!!

No thanks,
Where has he called for Sharia?

There are nations which are 95% Muslim and yet use English Common Law.

So why would we have Sharia anyway?

It is like how people say UHC comes with Euthanasia when only 12 of 70 have it.
Nazis weren't socialists. They imprisoned socialists first. Fascism was literally created to stamp out socialism and all "leftists".

Also, he no more embodies "sharia" than the average Christian embodies Westboro Baptist Church.
@knewsy.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 04:26
Dang we need more of you!! You can tell the story!!! Keep it up
Who is this supposed donor?
can’t ague 🤔
Healthy, well fed children and financially secure parents excel in life. Giving back to society, much more than they're given. We must put a stop to the centuries old rule by malignant, murderous narcissists.
@desertmystic24.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 04:11
Trump is bankrupting our country just like his failed businesses. At the same time he is lining his own pockets along with his family, the tech bros and the rest of the band of thieves. Question is why are we allowing it.
Yes!!!!!!!
🤔🤷‍♂️
I’m Canadian but I’d absolutely vote for this guy! Please Michigan, do the right thing!! 🙏🏻
Don't forget about venezuela
Your so stupid 🙄

Gov Healthcare for All will cost 5 trillion every 2 yrs n thats a conservative estimate.

Plus ➕️ socialists will send us into oblivion with all the illegals they want.

There's Gov Healthcare here in Australia do you know the waiting times for an ultrasound? 😅
We already spend more than that on healthcare in this country.

Also, your racist xenophobia has no relevance here.
Tim Lowe @timlow3.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 03:44
The HeadScratcherati still can't figure out how these people are getting elected.

Time to stop listening to them. #VoteForFighters primary the rest.
@damo71.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 03:41
Michigan, I hope you know your assignment and complete it with flying colors.
Oooooh...I like you. More of this, please. Dem politicians, PAY ATTENTION.
Purely for my own entertainment, can you do some pull ups 😂
Army War Department
Alt: Pete Hegseth can't do pull up
Omg I love you! Can’t you move to Kansas? We need somebody like you! 👍👍👍💯🥰❤️🙏🏻
Oak @toak.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 03:20
Abdul, please refine this narrative. The Fed, the only issuer of $USD, does not need rich persons $ to pay for anything. There is no finite pool of $ where some get and others do not.
We can afford MCA only if we have the resources to deliver on it. NOT because we don’t have the money. #LearnMMT
Nikmed45 @nikmed45.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 03:14
Ty Mr president( soon) first the senate
@steve3797.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 03:11
.. All you have to do is "ASK" for what is rightfully yours ..
@petraplasm.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 03:09
Hear hear!!!!
@steve3797.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 03:09
I like how you just say it simply thank you
@simonsays2.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 03:02
Truth!
@breena121478.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 02:59
Agreed!
U da bess. Keep it up
@grissomp.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 02:55
I love him!❤️
I’m with you. Let’s do that.
@charlottebc.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 02:54
Please, please, please don’t have clay feet!
You forgot Venezuela and Cuba.
🔥🔥🔥🔥
@lifefliesby.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 02:26
way to go magats. so dumb.
ElieMar @eliemar.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 02:23
Vote for Democracy at Midterms against Trump/Republicans/Project2025

Trump regime serve BILLIONNAIRES & OLIGARCHS
Not working class

Vote💙 #usa
Democrats for:
Lower Costs
Affordable Housing
Higher Wages
Free Health-Child Care
Free Tuition
Science
Climate Change
GUN CONTROL
No to School Shooting
Dude! Hell yeah!
25-30% was Trump alone
Michelle @mlh2025.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 02:19
It would be really nice if somebody in the government gave a rat about the American people. Hopefully elections go well and we run the GOP out of town. Then things CAN change.
It’s Trump covering everything in fake gold, destroying everything he touches’
This is the message James Talarico has been sending successfully in Texas that has the GOP panicking. Why? Billionaires don’t want to pay taxes.

Texas is ranked 48th in Healthcare. Why? Billionaires.
Texas ranks as 4th worst state for healthcare in 2026, WalletHub study finds
Texas ranked as the fourth-worst state in the nation for healthcare in a new WalletHub study that compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia on healthcare costs, access and outcomes.
Paula @paula228.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 02:04
Ooooh he’s good
yes, please keep on talking about it, this is unsustainable, Americans will never be able to repay it, it will just go up and up and Super rich get their taxes cut, and there are no money for free healthcare yet Trump is building his ballroom and wages wars. America can't afford wars.
Of course he is right, tax the the hell out of the billionaires and corporations especially the rich illegal billionaires like musk and Peter thiel, bezos and all those Walmart owners that don’t even pay a living wage! They should be taxed at the Kennedy tax level. Better yet the Eisenhower tax!
Thue had me going on this for years.
Self serving favors on our dime while Amer ppl struggle. 😡
Kathy @khegler2024.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 01:35
We the people want to know in detail what Congress is doing with our money!!!
If you are keeping track at all, the war is costing billions. We are paying for detention centers, National Guards in cities, Trump's vanity projects (i.e.,his ballroom & reflecting pool), security for his golf trips, Kash Patel's party life, and Duffy being AWOL while he filmed his reality show.
years of spending $1T a year on defense.

what did we get for it?

a military that is helpless against Iran.
🎯
Tax them, tax the rich
bsky.app/profile/rbre...
AMEN El-Sayed!!!🙌🏼Republicans have “WAR ON THE BRAIN.”
It’s the first thing that they do, when they get power! ….. THAT and cut taxes for the rich!!
Someone I can respect. Finally.
True. Tax them at 1960 levels. They’re all a pack of greedy pigs that don’t care about humanity or the planet. And let’s not forget to raise a minimum wage to $25 an hour. 
Capitalism is oligarchy rebranded. Oligarchy makes all slave to a system of inequity.
They use health insurance to inflate medical costs to rob suffering families their inheritances. How will they rob you on your death bed and hold your body ransom if they have to pay for your health care. Duuuu
... 🤔 Taxing 200 Billionaires 5% in California is going to be an UGLY fight. Them ads are going to get NASTY.
Well said.
@cybskysocial.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 00:21
Or safe food or safe from attacks or safe from predators or our democracy . Trump his family , the rich and gop are stealing oyr money
I’m gonna need you to become the US president
Who got filthy, stinking rich off our $40 Trillion Dollar Debt?

Follow the money
I’m wondering where all of that money is, they’ve claimed to have saved by cutting services to its citizens? Instead, they’ve increased the deficit by trillions. And it’s only been a year and seven months. We have to get rid of him. It’s gone on far too long.
Hell yes! I would vote for you in a heartbeat if I could! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@4gabriel.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 00:00
Oh it gets even better sir
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
@mormissing.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 01:37
I think if our troops stop getting paid, they need to consider that a nullification of their contract to serve.
It is NOT ‘debt’.
At least not in the way that households or businesses conceive of debt.
If that national debt was ever paid off….. there would be NO money 😒
Eg. Here in Australia there is much angst about ‘national debt’ reaching $1 trillion this year. However actual Federal government borrowings are actually just $69 billion 🤔
Most of the rest of this ‘debt’ is currency issued (notes & coins, as well as the spreadsheet entries of electronic funds).
Another hint: social security has no effect on the national debt.
Fuck trump, ICE, & israel!
Semper Fi! Slava Ukraini!
Resolve, Revolution, Relentless.
🌊🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🌈🩸🌍💙
I am happy for two reasons. That this guy is running for senate and I get to vote for him.
Tish @tjane64.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 01:18
Me too! I‘m ready to suit up to volunteer for him too- LFG!
No. It’s because the Trump crime syndicate is looting our Treasury.
mrxexon @mrxexon.bsky.social · 28/08/2026 23:46
Robber barons.

I always knew they'd return. And let's not forget the warmongers and their military/industrial complex.

We're going to need a lot of rope...
Go Blue!
Brilliant.
Wear a tight black shirt every day. Apparently it pisses them off. Keep bringing the message!
Grimby @omegagrim.itch.io · 28/08/2026 23:27
no quite right in germany at least, income is taxed. rich people get lones against the stuff the have, no taxes there.
They also tax their middle class about 3x more than we do, AND they have a 25% VAT.

We won’t solve our debt crisis without both a VAT and raising taxes on everyone (start by eliminating MITD, SALT, and the capital gains exemption on primary residence).
Rienco @rienco.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 06:52
That 49,5% in NL is the top bracket for income from labour. Billionaires get their income from their assets and there are plenty of ways to lower what they need to pay. Unfortunately.
The interesting thing is those billionaires don’t leave their country for lower taxes.
Kathleen @kparent.bsky.social · 28/08/2026 23:27
Wow, he's a breath of fresh air, nice to see a smart, normal, decent guy running for office.😍
Since Reagan, Republicans have gleefully
wrecked the economy in favor of winning
elections, which are paid for by the rich
to secure their tax cuts and wipe out any regulations against corruption.

To Republicans, debt is irrelevant. So is
government. And democracy. Only greed
and gain matter.
One of the most succinct statements on American wealth, I’ve seen!
While the national debt is irrelevant to Republicans as an ethical issue, like everything else, it’s weaponized by Republicans to be a political tool, to force Democrats to lower taxes and to sell off the social safety net.

Also, the wealthy can cash in on the national debt. using treasury notes.
👏👏👏
@bluebird555.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 10:28
The rich love the national debt because they can buy US treasuries to make money off the interest we pay those who buy them...the rich.
Because they make money. This level of corruption doesn't happen without a groundwork that is well established.
@mormissing.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 01:34
Debt is irrelevant, until they can use it to win against the
Democrats. 
Now do the increase under Biden. Both parties are morally bankrupt and unless you are advocating for a rational #thirdparty nobody is buying your power grab that simply mimics what came before.
@tick44.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 12:23
There will never be a third party. Become a Democrat and vote for the right people. Its the only way.
Jane Doe @waywoke.bsky.social · 28/08/2026 23:13
Don't worry, Abdullll ( lol) trump has a tarp for that
"Stop going to dumb ass wars".
Vote for
Abdul El-Sayed
for Senate
🌊🗳️🌊
Tax the damned billionaires.

Believe me. They can afford it.
S
@sherondasays.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 13:54
They can afford it and they know it. Ain't nobody buying the poor act.
Not even to do with military spending. It’s because of lack of taxation, particularly for the rich
We cannot sustain $1 BILLION EVERY SINGLE DAY to wage this pointless war.

Also : TAX THE RICH.
@retiredinsojo.bsky.social · 28/08/2026 22:59
WHY,

Because Minority Leader Jefferies and company would rather Israel be able to afford universal healthcare.
we had a surplus in the late 90’s where tf did it all go!!
To the ultra wealthy as a tax cut. To rich donors as a corrupt payback. To the Trump crime family. Forever wars and vanity projects.

Revoke Citizens United! Money in politics is a huge problem (temptation)for morally weak politicians. And there are an awful lot of morally weak politicians!
War
Ann Truwe @atruwe.bsky.social · 28/08/2026 23:36
Bush jr spent it on dumbass wars.
@human333777.bsky.social · 28/08/2026 23:36
Tax cuts for the rich, boosted by gw and turbocharged by rump
@mebe7.bsky.social · 28/08/2026 22:55
"Vote for Abdul...he has the best muscles!...."
👍
@a2run.bsky.social · 28/08/2026 22:50
No single payer healthcare, no publicly funded university… but plenty of defense contractor money
Don’t forget, the “President” they installed, also has become an actual billionaire, while in office (he lied about it in the past, of course). #TaxTheRich #ReaganWasACrook
And no bid contracts to donors as payback. Corruption is costly and Trump is a crook.
F8-Ball @f8ball.bsky.social · 28/08/2026 22:50
ALL THE WAY!
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