alanmessey

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by alanmessey 5y ago
For those complaining about the comparison, they did at least mention it: >>> Comparing events that happened more than a century apart has its perils. For instance, the population of the United States in 1918 was a third of what it
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by alanmessey 5y ago
It seems like you're deliberately ignoring the vastly different circumstances African Americans and their ancestors faced and continue to face in America. You are making an argument that assumes every one of these groups of people cam
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by alanmessey 5y ago
> Meanwhile the billionaires or hundred-millionaires will still be able to find a way to reduce their tax because they have enough capital to hire an army of tax accountants. > Dems shout about billionaires and hundred-millionaires fo
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by alanmessey 5y ago
First: we both know how to use search engines, so your assumption that poor rural Americans use the most...etc could also stand to be backed up with research. But fair point, here's some proof for you: I don't have access to acad
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by alanmessey 5y ago
You make it sound kind of like a random happenstance that the 'natural process' didn't happen organically for African Americans. I'd like to point out that it was actively thwarted by: * The FHA and redlining * the backl
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by alanmessey 5y ago
> The new rate would apply to those in the top tax bracket for long-term capital gains, which in 2021 covers individual filers earning more than $445,850 and married joint filers earning more than $501,600, according to the Ways and Mean