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Last week, the annual Met Gala was held in New York City. Among all the eye-catching looks of the night, the dress worn by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, with the words “Tax the Rich” written across the back, may have stirred up the most conversation — and controversy.
Many social media users pointed out AOC’s apparent hypocrisy. To wear a dress slamming “the rich” — I put it in scare quotes because it is such a vague term — while attending an event where a single ticket costs over $30,000, is an inconsistency to say the least.
AOC’s messaging about taxing the rich comes with the implication that somebody else — whether it be the government or another citizen — is entitled to the money that a successful person earned.
But while much focus has been placed on the juxtaposition between AOC’s dress and the event she was wearing it at, noticeably less attention has been paid to addressing the substantive claim she is making: namely, that the rich do not pay their “fair share” of taxes. Do The Rich Pay Their “Fair Share” of Taxes?
The short answer is, yes, they do — by any objective measure, at least.
Using IRS statistics, the Heritage Foundation put together this helpful graphic which pretty easily debunks the myth that the top earners essentially don’t pay taxes while the average American foots the bill. People such as Bernie Sanders, AOC, Elizabeth Warren, and others have basically built their entire brands off of this misleading idea. While those in the top 1% of earners accounted for 21% of total income in 2018, they paid 40% of all taxes. And while those in the top 5% of earners accounted for 37% of total income, that group paid 60% of all taxes.
On the other hand, while those in the bottom 50% of earners accounted for 12% of total income, they only paid 3% of all taxes. This is not to say that we should increase taxes on those with low incomes — we shouldn’t, as they deserve to keep their hard-earned money — but rather it is […]
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Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
To those who have the means, we ask that you please donate. We have options available now, but there is no telling when those options will cancel us. We have our GivingFuel page. There have been many who have been canceled by PayPal, but for now it’s still an option. Your generosity is what keeps these sites running and allows us to get the truth to the masses. We’ve had great success in growing but we know we can do more with your assistance.
Thank you, and God Bless!
JD Rucker