• moseschrute@lemmy.mlEnglish
    371·
    3 months ago

    Can someone check my math? I’m estimating Trumps first term tax cuts saved the top 1% at least $100b durning his first term. Trump is complaining about less than $9m being spent here. $9m is 0.009% of $100b. Did I get that all right?

    • btaf45@lemmy.world
      16·
      3 months ago

      Can someone check my math? I’m estimating Trumps first term tax cuts saved the top 1% at least $100b durning his first term.

      It is closer to $2.5. trillion.

    • LinPing1976@lemm.ee
      131·
      3 months ago

      The experiment wasn’t even for transgender animals. It was for transgenic which is an entirely different thing.

      • Ledericas@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        3 months ago

        transgenic mice has been used in research for decades too. you ever heard of scid mice, those are transgenic mice.

    • PanArab@lemm.ee
      81·
      3 months ago

      But you aren’t a conservative. If you ever argued with one about this it will boil down to: taxes are theft, the rich are entitled to those tax cuts.

      • Bytemeister@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        3 months ago

        taxes are theft, the rich are entitled to those tax cuts. and it’s much easier to steal from poor and/or uneducated people.

        Fixed it for you.

        • PanArab@lemm.ee
          5·
          3 months ago

          I’m not a conservative. Just in case it wasn’t clear. I believe taxes are a bandaid, a stop gap that let’s the rich get away with too much, when we should instead seize the means of wealth generation.

          • Bytemeister@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            3 months ago

            Sorry if there was any confusion. I meant for my post to be clarifying and entertaining.

            I didn’t not intend to accuse you of support or dissent of anything.

              • Bytemeister@lemmy.worldEnglish
                4·
                3 months ago

                True, and very sad when you consider that there is ample time and space to clarify, apologize, edit, or just walk away in the case of a miscommunication. We weren’t on the same page, and a little chat took care of that.