ProPublica reported that “The IRS analyzed the tax data of the 25 richest Americans to quantify how unfair the system has become.” They report:
By the end of 2018, the market value of these 25 companies was $1.1 trillion.
In contrast, the sum of 14.3 million ordinary American working-class people is equal.
Federal tax bills for the top 25 individuals in 2018: $1.9 billion.
Working-class bill: $143 billion.
Other data from ProPublica shows that the rich will not pay their share. They reported in 2007 and 2011 that Amazon CEO did not pay federal income tax. In 2018, Tesla CEO Elon Musk paid zero taxes. The tax rate for the top 25 richest Americans is 1.1%. The average tax rate for Americans is 13.3%. By using tax avoidance strategies, the wealthy can see their wealth increase dramatically, and through loopholes in the tax law, they can report income that is far below their wealth growth. These strategies have not translated into ordinary working Americans. If ordinary people make more money at work, they have no choice but to pay more taxes. Can the millions of Americans who support Trump and the Republican Party and support tax cuts for the rich prosper by paying higher taxes than billionaires? The claim that when the top 1% and large companies perform well financially, it “trickles down” to the middle class is a “big lie” that Republicans have been spreading since the Reagan era.
Another exciting message that MAGA voters mistakenly believe is that Republican voter suppression legislation is essential to protecting voter integrity. Although the 2020 presidential election was cleared by more than 65 court rulings, including the Supreme Court, of all unfounded fraud accusations made by Trump, Trump and his congressional supporters created “big lies.” The Brennan Justice Center report said: “From all angles, the 2020 general election is one of the most important elections. safest Elections in our history. The number of voters who voted by mail and in person has reached a record high, and the ballots have been counted in time. “Republicans are passing bills that allow the Secretary of State to discard election results and choose winners based on partisan politics. To support these candidates is to vote to end democracy.
Anyone who has taken a high school psychology course knows that Trump’s mental health is disturbing. There have been presidents in the United States who have shown mental health problems, but thousands of psychiatrists and psychologists have publicly stated that Donald Trump has shown extreme personality disorders such as narcissistic personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder. These barriers prevent people from sympathizing and disregarding fairness, rules, and any authority that restricts their ability to gain control or power. Patients with these diseases use their charm to manipulate and incite others to blindly believe that everything they say is true. They create hatred of anyone who opposes them and motivate their followers by instilling fear based on lies.
Since Trump was elected president, the psychology of those who support Trump, Trumpism, conspiracy theories, autocracy and voter suppression have attracted the attention of mental health professionals. People worry about why they support extremism, cult personality politics, hate-based politics, support violations of the Constitution, and mistakenly believe that the United States is a white Christian country.Getting millions of people attracted by racist policies, white supremacy, angry politics, and authoritarianism is a threat to democracy
The sociological findings that millions of American voters cannot distinguish between lies and truth are shocking. If they know the difference between a lie and the truth, but don’t care as long as the liar is a Republican, it’s even worse. If we lose democracy, do these voters realize that their rights may not be protected by the Constitution? Do they realize that if the Democrats are in power, they can choose to govern by marginalizing Republican voters and their needs and freedoms, just as the Republicans do with the Democrats now? Be careful what and who you vote for.
