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Uncle Joe

(58,255 posts) Fri Jul 23, 2021, 06:20 PM Jul 2021

How do you feed your family, how do you pay to see a doctor, when you're spending, 40, 50, 60%

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How do you feed your family, how do you pay to see a doctor, when you're spending, 40, 50, 60% (Original Post) Uncle Joe Jul 2021 OP

DURec leftstreet Jul 2021 #1

Twitter replies: Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #2

Bernie did you steal these ideas from the rent is too dam high party ? RANDYWILDMAN Jul 2021 #4

Thanks for the addition Rhiannon. Uncle Joe Jul 2021 #6

You're more than welcome, Uncle Joe - some good replies there! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #7

"I have to keep working. I will be the poor ancient check-out lady at the grocery store today. She Evolve Dammit Jul 2021 #3

Then poorer than poor states like Arkansas want to raise taxes. Sales taxes hit the poor the worst. rickyhall Jul 2021 #5

What's in the bill that addresses affordable housing...? Grins Jul 2021 #8

They could renovate their way faster and cheaper and labor intensive bucolic_frolic Jul 2021 #9

Maybe something like disallowing tax deductions for developers of upper income housing (empty) Grasswire2 Jul 2021 #10

leftstreet

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1. DURec

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Fri Jul 23, 2021, 06:28 PM

Jul 2021

Rhiannon12866

(204,466 posts)

2. Twitter replies:

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Fri Jul 23, 2021, 06:55 PM

Jul 2021

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RANDYWILDMAN

(2,661 posts)

4. Bernie did you steal these ideas from the rent is too dam high party ?

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Fri Jul 23, 2021, 07:06 PM

Jul 2021

asking for a friend

Uncle Joe

(58,255 posts)

6. Thanks for the addition Rhiannon.

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Fri Jul 23, 2021, 08:39 PM

Jul 2021

Rhiannon12866

(204,466 posts)

7. You're more than welcome, Uncle Joe - some good replies there!

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Fri Jul 23, 2021, 08:41 PM

Jul 2021

Evolve Dammit

(16,689 posts)

3. "I have to keep working. I will be the poor ancient check-out lady at the grocery store today. She

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 07:06 PM

Jul 2021

could barely stand." That is what they want, and they already have it. Congratulations you sons of bitches for destroying the safety nets and lower and middle classes.

rickyhall

(4,889 posts)

5. Then poorer than poor states like Arkansas want to raise taxes. Sales taxes hit the poor the worst.

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Fri Jul 23, 2021, 07:30 PM

Jul 2021

Grins

(7,178 posts)

8. What's in the bill that addresses affordable housing...?

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Fri Jul 23, 2021, 08:44 PM

Jul 2021

The “budget reconciliation bill for building affordable housing”? How will that work?

Anyone?

bucolic_frolic

(42,980 posts)

9. They could renovate their way faster and cheaper and labor intensive

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Fri Jul 23, 2021, 09:17 PM

Jul 2021

And probably keep some people in the homes they already live in.

Grasswire2

(13,565 posts)

10. Maybe something like disallowing tax deductions for developers of upper income housing (empty)

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Sat Jul 24, 2021, 03:38 PM

Jul 2021

Rapacious developers and investors (many offshore) who buy up affordable housing properties, tear them down and build more expensive condo/apartment housing that sits largely unoccupied -- and then these investors get a tax write-off for the lost investment.

That's a racket. And it's so destructive.

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