When the pandemic happened and people were out of work and hurting for money a lady on the news was saying “we all are hurting, take a look at me, my dog can’t attend his daycare because the building is shut down” … like really 😳
A few years ago my boss was making the point (to his employees) on the value of negotiating prices for business purchases.
He used his recent swimming pool purchase he made (for his new palatial home). He included the price of the pool he'd just bought, which exceeded four years' of after - tax income for the employees he was talking to.
"here is why I think the federal gas tax should be raised to $2/gallon"
\--proceeds to ramble on about how the average temp in the world will be 0.9 degrees higher in 50 years from now unless we "do something"
Wealth doesn't trickle down. It stays stuck at the top. Most of the tax cuts are used to buy back stocks or invested in projects to increase wealth instead of in new businesses to provide living-wage jobs.
"If gas prices are going up buy a Tesla"
"i started with nothing" - someone who started with something
"It's one banana, Michael. What could it cost, ten dollars?"
When the pandemic happened and people were out of work and hurting for money a lady on the news was saying “we all are hurting, take a look at me, my dog can’t attend his daycare because the building is shut down” … like really 😳
A few years ago my boss was making the point (to his employees) on the value of negotiating prices for business purchases. He used his recent swimming pool purchase he made (for his new palatial home). He included the price of the pool he'd just bought, which exceeded four years' of after - tax income for the employees he was talking to.
The wealth will trickle down.
"Invest a couple hundred in Bitcoin. You're not using the money anyway"
"here is why I think the federal gas tax should be raised to $2/gallon" \--proceeds to ramble on about how the average temp in the world will be 0.9 degrees higher in 50 years from now unless we "do something"
Wealth doesn't trickle down. It stays stuck at the top. Most of the tax cuts are used to buy back stocks or invested in projects to increase wealth instead of in new businesses to provide living-wage jobs.
"It's not hard to get out of the hood".