Paul Ryan's Estimated Tax Cut:

[kpete]

Paul Ryan congratulated himself for giving a secretary a $75 tax cut. By my calculations, he gave himself a $19,000 tax cut.

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[dalton99a]

1. Kick

[Faux pas]

2. Kickin' with disgust

[CrispyQ]

3. He's such a smarmy asshole. -nt

[spooky3]

4. How did a career public servant manage to accumulate the

assets to generate those huge gains and dividends, and buy into a lucrative partnership, at a relatively young age?

[Wounded Bear]

5. It's quite common...

unfortunately, in both parties. Very few politicians at the national level leave office poorer than they come in. Most hit millionaire status.

[spooky3]

6. But given the restrictions on speaker fees, etc., it does

Raise the question I described. I really would like to know if these were legitimately acquired assets.

Quite a few come into the Congress with substantial assets (eg, Kerry, Issa). That’s not puzzling. But how they acquired wealth during tenure is.

[Wounded Bear]

8. Understood, and a very valid point...

probably would need term limits to correct that. I might be willing to give up some long term pols to go that route.

[GeorgeGist]

7. Lest we forget, his wife is a millionaire several times over.

[spooky3]

9. Ah, I didnt know that. Thx.

[Delmette2.0]

10. Please, please, please

Do one for Greg Gianaforte or tell me how to do it.