Paw Paw Area Democrats

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Republican Rep. Bill Huizenga (MI-4) deserves to be defeated in the next election.
• Huizenga voted against the Protecting Our Kids Act on June 8, 2022.
• Huizenga voted against the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act on June 24, 2022.
• Huizenga voted against the Active Shooter Alert Act on July 13, 2022.
• Huizenga voted against the Honoring Our PACT Act on July 13, 2022.
• Huizenga voted against the Women’s Health Protection Act on July 15, 2022.
• Huizenga voted against the Right to Contraception Act on July 21, 2022.
• Huizenga voted against the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act on July 28, 2022.
• Huizenga voted against the Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2022 on July 29, 2022.
• Huizenga voted against the Inflation Reduction Act on August 12, 2022.
• Huizenga voted against the Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act on September 15, 2022.
• Huizenga voted against the Presidential Election Reform Act on September 21, 2022.
• Huizenga voted against the Mental Health Justice Act on September 22, 2022.
• Huizenga voted against the Break the Cycle of Violence Act on September 22, 2022.
• Huizenga voted against the Mental Health Matters Act on September 29, 2022.
• Huizenga did not even show up to vote on the Max Cleland VA Medical Center Act on November 17, 2022.
• Huizenga did not show up to vote on the Lymphedema Treatment Act on November 17, 2022.
• Huizenga voted against the Veteran Service Recognition Act on December 6, 2022.
• Huizenga voted against the Respect for Marriage Act on December 8, 2022.
• Huizenga voted against the VA Employee Fairness Act on December 15, 2022.
• Huizenga voted against the Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act on December 22, 2022.
• Huizenga voted against expelling Rep. George Santos (NY-3) on December 1, 2023.
• Huizenga voted against the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act on April 20, 2024.

-- Ted Huebel

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/10/middleeast/israel-sde-teiman-detention-whistleblowers-intl-cmd/index.html

Israeli whistleblowers detail horror of shadowy detention facility for Palestinians | CNN At a military base that now doubles as a detention center in Israel’s Negev desert, an Israeli working at the facility snapped two photographs of a scene that he says continues to haunt him.

For the first time in history, billionaires have a lower effective tax rate than working-class Americans.

[See the graph below.]

America's billionaires now collectively hold a record $5.8 trillion. That’s more than the wealth of the entire bottom half of the US, roughly 65 million households. But virtually none of the wealth growth experienced by the richest Americans over the past few decades may ever be taxed.

That’s because the income tax doesn’t cover billionaire wealth, which is tied up in the value of stocks and other assets. Stocks, for example, are only taxed when they are sold. (And the capital gains tax rate is substantially lower than income tax rates.)

But the super wealthy don't have to wait to sell stocks or assets in order to benefit from their massive fortunes. They can take advantage of increases in the value of their stock portfolios by using stock as collateral to borrow all the money they need instead of taking taxable income. Elon Musk, for example, used his shares in Tesla as collateral to rustle up around $13 billion in tax-free loans to put toward his acquisition of Twitter. And with acquisitions comes more power and wealth. It’s a way for the super-rich to have their cake and eat it too.

None of us should accept an economy where teachers, nurses, and firefighters pay a higher tax rate than billionaires. If we want billionaires to pay what they owe, we’ve got to tax their wealth — not just their income.

Wealth tax. Now.

Today's the day to vote for our local libraries!

Which one of these groups do you fit into?

😆😆😆 Senator Aric Nesbitt is hilarious pretending Biden has a border crisis.

There was a bipartisan bill that gave Republicans nearly everything they wanted in border legislation, but Republicans killed it because Trump wants to be able to complain that Biden isn't fixing it. Just more proof that Republicans are more interested in winning than solving our problems.

Republicans have a Failure to Govern Crisis.

https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2024/01/29/trump-haley-biden-lankford-murphy-immigration-reform-bill

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"Project 2025" is a document from the Republican party of America. TLDR; Republicans want to turn America into a religious run organization, and if you dont conform to the new rules, it would be best to leave the country if they win.

Project 2025 | Presidential Transition Project Presidential Transition Project The 2025 Presidential Transition Project paves the way for an effective conservative Administration based on four pillars.

Fines make crime legal for those who can afford it. Jail, however, is the great equalizer.

An opportunity to tell a vicious lie that casts Democrats as villains, while also demonizing Latinos, AND threaten women with sexual violence if they don't vote Republican? I'm amazed she was able to deliver the line without giggling.

What happened since 'the good old days' when the American Dream was a real possibility for most people?
History has the answers if you care to know the truth.

My Ultimate History Crash Course | Robert Reich Are we in a second Gilded Age?Is Trump really a Fascist?Why are we so politically polarized?How did corporations take over our politics?To understand the pre...