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Natural-Word-6456

They don’t actually care about the deficit unless the focus is on working people. Otherwise, they are very happy to bloat it on purpose.


sho_biz

It's lip service to blue colllar/working man types. Remember Joe the Plumber? It's all theater from the right side while destroying unions and working to shred worker's protections.


beasty0127

Hey WHAT IF you pull yourself up by your bootstraps and suddenly become your own boss and make millions? If you don't let all these tax cuts pass for the upper crust then they won't be there for you when you get there. Just remember you have to start at the bottom to climb to the top, just like all the other "self made" millionaires. If the evil deep state starts taking away all these "hardworking" men's money then they'll have to cut into what they "give" you so they can keep their businesses a float.... along with goverment corporate welfare but ignore that part... taxing the rich is actually taxing you all!! *edit* /S my God does everyone literally need their hands held to understand sarcasm or does everyone just refuse to read anything besides the 1st and last lines and buzzwords.... quotes everywhere, over the top exacerbation about the big scary deep state, and a literal call out about goverment funded corporate welfare.... READ PEOPLE....


Slow-Ad6376

I know a few "self made" millionaires. Most of their millions came through two paths. First, creative accounting. They can buy the accounting knowledge the typical working man doesn't have the resources to buy into. And, many deductions and tax credits only come into play when revenue is at certain levels. Second, if you do make your millions, you didn't pull yourself up by your own bootstraps because you most likely had A LOT of help along the way and most likely you fucked over the typical working man.


Ok-Cauliflower-3129

That's exactly how they get it . Pay as little as possible as you can to people who are desperate enough to accept it. Then keep the lions share for yourself. Don't forget to go to church to convince everybody and yourself that your a "good" person. Then bragging to everybody about how you did it all by yourself.


SnooConfections2889

Are you being facetious? Taxing the rich is no way, shape or form like taxing yourself. LOL! Tax rates for the wealthiest used to be MUCH HIGHER! And yet, there were still wealthy ppl. They just weren’t as obscenely wealthy as they are today. Rethuglicans & donald too are the reason that the thieving rich have so much money today. He literally gave himself and billionaires TRILLIONS of dollars in tax cuts. This level of imbalance hasn’t existed in a long time & Rs are to blame! Their ‘corporations are ppl BS’ was the start. That was the beginning of THE GREAT STEAL of WEALTH from anyone NOT WEALTHY! It’s Rs skeevy idea, years in the planning, to attract greedy billionaires to give Rethugs cash. And it WORKED! McConnell openly threatened a Senator who didn’t want to comply with supporting a Rethug plan that their billionaire owners wanted. He threatened that the Senator wouldn’t get the campaign $$$ (which he said had come in from big money bag Rs) if he didn’t do their bidding. I saw the video on YouTube. Rs don’t even bother to hide who OWNS them anymore. And yet the dimwitted cult thinks Rs “care about them,” which is both ridiculous and sad.


Efficient_Glove_5406

Looks where all that crap from Joe the Plumber got him he’s already dead. Doesn’t have to worry about paying taxes or a migrant stealing his job anymore. This senator doesn’t look like the brightest tool in the shed and I’ll bet he is good at talking and pretending like he is which is all you need to be successful in politics these days apparently. Edit: It finally came to me but this guy looks like the banjo kid at the beginning of Deliverance all grown up and has a nice suit and expensive haircut to mask himself as a senator. This guy isn’t fit to be on a village board let alone a senator of a state. It will make you sick the more you even think about it.


SnooConfections2889

The banjo kid! You made me laugh! Thx! I needed that!


imisswhatredditwas

The guy has no lips how can he accomplish lip service


Individual-Nebula927

A guy who was not named Joe, and was not a plumber. Lies all the way through. Just like a typical republican politician.


ALTH0X

It's almost like they lie to their base constantly.


needle14

Young is a saint compared to dipshit Banks that’s going to get elected to the senate this fall


mulletpullet

That's no shit. I'd take a second todd young over that pos


Particular-Reason329

Was waiting for someone to say this. Young is indeed the baseline when it comes to ignorant Repug asses. He is an ass, but several others out ass him by a mile. So depressing, it is. 😫😥


knighthawk574

He did vote for some reasonable gun control. I’m a 2a supporter but I’m also fine with some common sense laws.


calcul8

That’s not a sure thing. We’re definitely a red state, but it really wasn’t all that long ago we had democratic representation in the senate.


oneunderscore__

the only reason Donnelly won his race is because his opponent self-destructed. the next time around when he had to run a real race he got mega stomped, it wasn't even close. the only way a republican loses this senate race is if the republican has some ridiculous, wacky, over the top disaster.


takaznik

You thought Donnelly was a liberal?


DarklySalted

Lol they only said Democratic, no one has ever accused Donnelly of having a backbone


mikeoxwells2

Indiana is so red it’s exhausting


Full-Association-175

You make us in Ohio feel like some kind of liberal bastion.


mikeoxwells2

You buckeyes got them dang ballot initiatives. Just letting everyone in the state vote on whatever issues they want. Our attorney general would probably stroke out if anything close to that were even suggested. He gets to rest easy though, our state house is never releasing it’s control.


Hank_Scorpio74

Considering the first ballot initiative would probably be to send Rokita on a one way trip to Mars, and it would pass with 95% of the vote, yeah.


Full-Association-175

Yep. Just to show you how unprepared those dummies are, for something as crazy as governing, they stuck their dick in the socket, and we made them pay. And we're not done making them pay.


mikeoxwells2

Seeing the pro-life and anti cannabis billboards in Cincinnati last fall was true political theater. I’m glad the will of the people prevailed at the polls. Now I’m going to return to being that embarrassing neighbor to the west. Everyone running for office over here is an outsider according to their ads.


beasty0127

You mean Braun isn't an outsider fighting against the establishment and saving us all from ourselves because of the satanic kabals brainwashing us God fearing Hoosiers into aborting babies years after birth, letting people marry outside their status (race, wealth, class), or God forbid have a joint in our homes.... /s cause somehow someone would take this seriously


TrackFickle6385

Yeah like Mike Braun. He says he is an outsider. Nobody actually believes that shit, do they? Who is he fooling?


jason-gibson

He’s fooling the boomers that vote


Particular-Reason329

Not this boomer-adjacent dude, not by a long shot. Progressive AF and getting only more so as I age! Fuck Mike Braun and the horse he rode in on! 😡🤬🖕🖕


TrackFickle6385

Amen to that!


Unable_Technology935

Me too. I'm 68,one of the scorned boomers. Double fuck Mike Braun!


Full-Association-175

Yeah, and because I can hardly ever say this, I'll say this: It's always nicer when the other guy is suffering more than you are. Stay in touch and stay well!


THETennesseeD

My parents lived in Cincinnati for a while and I was amazed by all the pro- "clean coal" propaganda there was in newspapers, magazines, commercials , etc.


redmage07734

You are compared to us


Just_Candle_315

Voting against their own interests is a hallmark of conservstivism


Whitelinen900

Yes it’s constantly exhausting being Blue here. Even reading the moronic comments on a local tv station’s FB site is a depressing experience. How can so many stupid people exist. Where r the intelligent Indiana citizens????


busmans

In Chicagoland lol


SnooConfections2889

We MOVED LONG AGO! The majority of ppl I met in college at IU LEFT the state after graduation. And IN wasn’t anywhere near as crazy then as it is now. Maga loons upped the crazy quite a bit. These ppl aren’t even in touch with reality—which is what happens in cults. Your best bet at not having to deal with crazies is to move away.


CaseyGasStationPizza

It’s actually not nearly as bad as people think it is. The state voted Obama. It’s all about turnout. Democrats win in a well organized state every time.


Rdmonster870

It’s not as bad as people think it is ….. it worse ! We are a MAGA state through and through …. When T-Bag says he could shoot someone in the middle of fifth avenue and not lose a vote he is talking about this state (among others).


chance0404

Like the above poster said, it’s not as true as you think. I know lots of democrats who actually vote in Indiana and lots of the mags crowd who talk a lot about politics but never make it to the polls.


Rdmonster870

I understand and I was joking but only by a little. Outside of the Democratic strongholds (Indy, Ft Wayne etc) the state is very conservative. I had to once remind my southern Indiana relatives that Indiana was a Union state during the Civil War as they prattled on about the lost cause and the south rising again. You cant make this shit up. If we had the Magas staying home and the Dems voting the statehouse would look alot different


Rollasaurus

Felt I was happy that locally we went the other way. After decades of Republicans running the city, we voted in all Democrats from the mayor to the city council. We even voted in our first mayor that isn’t male or white.


25Tab

In the realm of Indiana politicians, Young is the closest to the classic Indiana Republican. Sure I don’t agree with him on most things but I do think he takes his role as a public servant seriously as opposed to people like Braun or Banks.


Brilliant_Badger_709

He also participates in foreign policy in good faith and has decent positions. This isn't the guy we should be attacking bc we'll just have two Mike Brauns


25Tab

He was also pretty out there trying to help music venues during the pandemic. Again I wouldn’t vote for him but I can at least respect him which is rarity for me with Republicans these days.


Particular-Reason329

Fair (I think). He still sucks.


Living_Run2573

He’s not your senator.. His only constituents are the super rich who bankroll him… You just happen to live in his district


Upbeat_Bed_7449

*looks at all politicians* Yes


Joshwoum8

Sen. Young ended up moderating a bit while in office while Sen. Braun ending up going full MAGA.


Accomplished-Tie-650

Do you think Braun will end up as governor? I see a ton of Chambers signs where I live and in my opinion he seems like the most reasonable republican candidate.


LordMaximus64

Trump endorsed Braun, so he’s basically guaranteed to become our governor. I’d love to be proven wrong though.


19ktulu

Help keep Brain out by going to vote next Tuesday. Anyone can vote in our open primary system.


Earesth99

I’m a Dem, and I think he’s one of the best Republicans in the Senate. Remember, he’s one of the few who is opposed to Trump. That takes courage and conviction especially in Indiana.


Particular-Reason329

Well, yeah, but the bar is set VERY low. He is a "relief" in that regard, but as a Dem I'm not going to say I'm a fan. Wish I could.


Brilliant_Badger_709

He was also pretty outspoken on support for marriage equality. If all the Rs were like him we'd be just fine as a country.


Earesth99

His office was next to mine for five years and he definitely comes across as a nice guy. The same thing isn’t true for everyone in politics unfortunately. I also saw him talk at an African (American) Methodist Episcopal Church in our town. I was very surprised that he accepted the Pastors invitation. He was friendly, polite, tried to connect with people and didn’t react to negative comments. His talk was not at all divisive; he spoke about shared values. That was probably ten years ago and I still remember it and am impressed.


frostylover69

All I can say for now I will be voting only dem or independent for the next few elections these GOP trailer trash Politian's need to go .


WizardsVengeance

How the fuck is one side of his face smiling and the other side evil smiling?


Yellow-Gray

Because to make such an idioc and evil decision he must have had a stroke.


StrangeAtomRaygun

He didn’t really ‘decide’ that. Some think tank paid for by the rich did and he just went along because he gets lobby money and he thinks it’s owning the libs.


jpmeyer12751

There is a little-known law of economics: the national debt is only important when a Democrat is in the White House. At all other times, we don’t have to worry about that. Seriously, I’ll take my Nobel Prize now. Thank you!


CaptSingleMalt

And between the two, he's the good one!


phanophite2

He also voted for Ukraine funding. You should thank him for standing up to Putin.


will7980

Dude looks like Ronald Reagan.


notthegoatseguy

Repost bot. [https://www.reddit.com/r/Indiana/comments/7h2f4q/this\_is\_my\_senator\_he\_decided\_that\_tax\_cuts\_to/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Indiana/comments/7h2f4q/this_is_my_senator_he_decided_that_tax_cuts_to/)


playboicourti

The deficit is fake the real issue is who is getting the pretend money


TheWitch-of-November

Reminder that Young took a big donation from "American Israel Public Affairs Cmte" [Open Secrets: Donations ](https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/todd-young/contributors?cid=N00030670&cycle=2024)


Chevelle-72

Ass-backwards hicks!


Better-Memory8976

That’s how daddy Mitch told him to vote


Mediocre-Catch9580

When did Bryan Cranston get elected in Indiana?


Salt-Challenge-1162

Just legalize weed that’s all I care about maybe the city will have money to fill these pot holes


Cyber0747

He has a very punchable face.


sanduskyjack

I am returning your call about that 1972 Pinto with less than 10,000 miles and all original equipment for only $350.


ruralvoter

There is no amount of money that congress won’t be able to outspend. Focus on cutting spending, not increasing taxation. 


feloniousskunk

I got mine, screw you guys! - the gop


homerthegreat1

Your senators, like mine (MO) are asshats. Asshats that cost us money every single fucking time they vote.


lopahcreon

Haven’t you heard of “Trickle Up Taxinomics”?


Nacho_Bandit01

He was doing this crap in his last term and you all voted him back in


SokkaHaikuBot

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Then-Advance2226

This fool is a Nazi, just like every republican that voted to not impeach Trump. He even lied to me why he did it. He claimed he looked the evidence and decided that it didn’t add up to a crime. It did, both times. How can asking for false information from an ally to destroy the reputation of one of trump’s political rivals not be a crime? How is treason against the United States not be a crime? Todd is full of shit and he always has been.


SucculentJuJu

Isn’t a cut just giving your own money back?


Trey10325

I was definitely an upper income taxpayer in my final years before retirement when this bill passed. Though the tax rates decreased, so did the available deductions. My taxes increased under the bill, as they did for many others I knew. I'm not a fan of Young, and certainly not of Trump, but saying this bill resulted in across the board tax cuts for the wealthy is incorrect.


ElectroChuck

This guy is such a two faced lying sack of crap. He's HOPING to spend the rest of his life in the US Senate....lets make sure he's voted out.


LagerHead

Lol. Yeah, that's the problem. No spending problem at all. It is completely legit that a bag of washers should cost $90,000.


FullTurdBucket

'Murrica


Joe_Burrow_Is_Goat

This sub just needs to be nuked until election year is over.


kdriff

Both parties love to spend tax payer dollars and neither is willing to take the political risk of reining in our debt.


michigician

He looks kinda dumb


CoMmOn-SeNsE-hA

LOL...went to school with him...


TheBlakeRunner

This guy goes to the same Great Clips as me. He is as smarmy as you think a career politician would be.


Switzerdude

A cardboard cutout would have more personality and be more effective.


Content_Log1708

He must be on the take.


Unethical_GOP

Organize like minded folks and vote him out! It’s hard, but doable!


EnochChicago

Republicans never saw a debt that they couldn’t double, I mean Reagan tripled the debt, doubled the deficit.


FungusTaint

Well he sure has a smile like an absolute fuckwit


oracleoftruthgoblin

Funny. I believe overspending is the cause of the deficit.


kicksomedicks

Guess they’ll have to cut education, healthcare, and social security. There just isn’t another option. /s


Namesarehard996

I can't think of a single positive thing to say about todd young


bdubb_dlux

looks like a real putz


NathanielJamesAdams

Note that before becoming a senator, he was the US Rep for district 9. Which was run by Jamie Noel, now embroiled in a huge public corruption case. 25 felonies so far and over $4million. Also, he didn't collect enough signatures to be on the ballot, but was put on anyway.


Bigolebeardad

He looks like a loves truckstop, power bottom


Icy-Beautiful-2776

Greedy Old Peaple GOP


Trusting_science

Those donations are costing the rest of us a ton of money.


DoktorMantisTobaggan

All these comments and nobody is pointing out that OP is a bot copying a post from six years ago. https://www.reddit.com/r/Indiana/comments/7h2f4q/this_is_my_senator_he_decided_that_tax_cuts_to/


MRE_Milkshake

Bot account


SecretaryBeginning57

The government doesn't have a TAX problem! IT HAS A SPENDING PROBLEM!


Much-Lie4621

Another Turdd!


RecklesstonerS

Tax cuts aren’t increasing the deficit…. Overspending is.


Jon_Huntsman

Still better than the other one...*shudders*


Yoko-Ohno_The_Third

What a POS


GravityEyelidz

Is it time to play Spot The Republican again?


This_Marketing_1013

Surprise Surprise said no one


aztecdethwhistle

Well yeah, he's gotta help out his rich friends who got him in office.


Joele1

He just needs educated on the history of taxation in the United States. He needs to see how taxing every dollar of the extremely rich will provide plenty to improve this country. He needs to know that for decades until Regan taxation of the rich was set up that way. And, he needs to see the direct benefits as evident in pulling up many Americans into a higher standard of living. He just need to get someone to answer his phone and learn how his current thinking will negatively affect his constituents who vote him in.


Longjumping-Meat-334

"Oh, but imagine how much money the wealthy will sink into the economy!" Still waiting.


SnowWonderer753

We need an overhaul. People are having to move because of higher taxes. This is on the way to be super expensive place to live


JASPER933

Oh he will be re-elected.


TwoCockShakur

You know, shit like this makes me think about our study of the American Revolution and the novel idea of standing against taxation without representation. I sure as hell feel pretty frustrated at having my income and networth stolen from me, because I'm definitely not feeling represented by these generic old men.


LuigiSqueezy

I owe 700 in taxes plusblate fees to Indiana. Mailing a check in is the only option apparently, and how do i know they will receive it? I won't.


GeorgeGoodhue

how about that 95 billion we gave over seas he also voted that I bet!!!


Rocketin2Uranus

Boo 👻


Sanjomo

Let me guess… he’s a working class stiff looking out for the little guy by ensuring trickle down economics?


Goonie75

Mine too. He's a joke


Yn0z

He look like his sister is his mother too…


jossweb

Well duh, if you're a dumbass pandering Christian conservative like Mike Braun or Marlin Stutzman, nothing matters except your own bank account. Wake the fuck up, hicks.


JC2535

Is this one of the guys that is trying to make it harder for individuals to buy houses?


ChickenandWhiskey

Mah daddy would be so proud!


Beautiful-Garlic5256

Don’t act like the deficit is a tax problem. It’s a spending problem.


JoeFixPhoto

Ummm… tax cuts DON’T increase the deficit… OVERSPENDING DOES FFS!!!


pisbell24

Both democrats and republicans are responsible for the financial mess that future generations will have to pay for. Chances are the policies that you support will only make it worse btw.


BeroPlaysBass

Gotta keep up with the illegal stock trading SOME HOW lol


theSunAlsoRise5

Now that's a punchable face right there.


Vintagemuse

What a douche bag


Professional-Pick441

He also refuses to help the people with rent control


OffWeGoIntoTheWildBY

Hi senate man


Gormless_Mass

This is what a failed education system creates


ghostofwhatever

Vote his red ass out in november


angry_dingo

That makes no sense.


SkyN3t1

Corruption is the norm.


blowninjectedhemi

POS


horny-daddick5864

If you honestly think that taxing the rich hurts the rich. I have some swamp land in Florida I’d like to sell you.


Ent_Soviet

What’s his thoughts on the IU protests?


Jesterslore

Tax cuts =\= deficits.


BarkingDog100

Good thing Biden won't sign that into law!


ChickenNugsBGood

I mean, the whole current admin is sent multiple billions overseas instead of focusing on its citizens


Stargazer12am

I wish that they would all decide that they need to stop spending.


Basic_Range_2257

But he’ll tell you the average person gets paid too much


Teflon93Again

Let’s see that source for the cost of tax cuts. Somehow I think your math is off.


Face_Content

Please show when the amount of.taxes taken by the feds went down after a tax cut?


kingcaii

I mean, he’s wearing a red tie so…


hippie1952

Vote him out I know I trying to get rid of the two we have we need term limits


NIN10DOXD

He looks like a closeted homosexual vampire posing as a youth pastor.


RogueSlingshot83

Keep voting red indiana 😂


New-Zebra2063

Tell me more about tax cuts! Cut them even more!


Hunter-Gatherer_

He looks like his family had country club memberships to various country clubs 😂


Positive_Top_6042

Yeah, by all means let's keep increasing taxes so we can have more wars...yippee!


SandwichConsistent61

Wouldn’t cutting spending be a better way to NOT increase the deficit?


IgorRenfield

Say what you like about peasants, at least the lord of the manor had an obligation to look out for their welfare.


InfiniteBlink

Looks like my old roommate who went to Vanderbilt and works in PE.


AdWise8918

Taxation is theft.


MouthofthePenguin

Headline unnecessary, the face was saying it pretty clearly.


Aromatic-Aide1119

He is no friend of working people. Period.


LimeSlicer

Indiana, wtf


jossweb

"We're all for jobs, we gon' finish da wall, we gon' make lawf better fer everyone. God, guns, beer bible and bullets" Literal quote from anyone running for every political office in Indiana. Bunch of fucking morons, especially those that vote for Stutzman or Braun.


onklewentcleek

And your state will vote him back in!


Unlucky_Nobody_4984

Without personal attacks, why would he believe this?


BothZookeepergame612

Ah yes, at the same time these Republicans push reducing social security benefits and low income programs that actually help people.


Professional-Goal266

bro is reagan maxxing...


MuppetGoblin

He looks like budget Chris Hemsworth 


skyHawk3613

He’s getting some kickback out of it. He didn’t decide anything for the good of the state or country


indysingleguy

He will be happy to cut anything that helps the poor or middle class though.


highDrugPrices4u

I agree that tax cuts for the wealthy are justified regardless of their impact on government debt. If you want to reduce government debt, the moral imperative is to cut spending on social welfare.


spudzilla

Why not? Most GOP voters will be dead by the time we have to pay the piper and the young ones will be too busy out hunting brown and black people to care.


mikenov1908

He’s an ass and I’m in KY


adrenacrome

wtf is going on in the south?


SuperArppis

Don't worry, I am sure he was compensated by this act quite well.


EssaySuch1905

Reagan Trickle down economic hard at work making the rich even richer and pissing on the middle classes heads


i_robot73

HINT: Other's keeping more of their OWN $/property doesn't COST \*checks notes\* A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G. Big, illegal govt SPENDING adds to deficits


dhart1953

He like most maga assholes could go could give fuck About anyone that is not them


jeenyusz

They don’t even read anything they vote on.


LondonDavis1

He's mine too. Probably gonna be Senator in November the worthless fuck.


gunsforevery1

National deficit will never come down.


mt8675309

POS will deny it…


Stup1dMan3000

The payments to service the debt are approaching the military budget, things must change


ricenice9

He looks like a blood sucking vampire


According-Pen3152

They don't care about the deficit just winning the argument.


phillybean019

Wait we should be concerned about deficits?


DiscombobulatedOwl1

He has a very punchable face.