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Biden Vows To Veto House Republicans’ ‘Fair Tax Act’ Proposing Elimination Of IRS

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January 13, 2023

Biden Vows To Veto House Republicans’ ‘Fair Tax Act’ Proposing Elimination Of IRS

Several U.S. House of Representatives Republicans have proposed legislation that would significantly decrease funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The move comes after the newly elected Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, stated that he would challenge the funding granted to the U.S. tax agency in the previous year.

Biden Administration Opposes Bill for Rescinding Funding for IRS Enforcement of Tax Laws

After Kevin McCarthy, the speaker of the United States House of Representatives, announced his intention to repeal the tens of billions in funding that was approved for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) last year, House Republicans voted on a bill that aims to eliminate the federal income tax and replace it with a “Fair Tax” and a national consumption tax that would be collected by each state. The bill is called the “Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act” and it calls for a “rescission of certain funds made available to the IRS.”

The H.R. 25 bill, also known as the Fair Tax Act, was co-sponsored by representative Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA). “Instead of adding 87,000 new agents to weaponize the IRS against small-business owners and middle America, this bill will eliminate the need for the department entirely by simplifying the tax code with provisions that work for the American people and encourage growth and innovation,” Carter said in a statement. “Armed, unelected bureaucrats should not have more power over your paycheck than you do.”

“This reckless bill would increase the deficit by nearly $115 billion over 10 years per an estimate by the Congressional Budget Office by enabling wealthy tax cheats to engage in additional tax fraud and avoidance,” the Biden administration said in a statement on Jan. 9, 2023.

Reports indicate the proposed legislation is not supported by Democrats, who currently control the Senate. Furthermore, the White House has stated that U.S. president Joe Biden will veto any bill that aims to defund the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Biden administration’s statement emphasizes that the “bill would rescind funding passed in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that enables the IRS to crack down on large corporations and high-income individuals who cheat on their taxes and evade the taxes that they owe under the law.”

The White House added:

If the president were presented with H.R. 25 – or any other bill that enables the wealthiest Americans and largest corporations to cheat on their taxes, while honest and hard-working Americans are left to pay the tab – he would veto it.

Meanwhile, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is preparing to have a new commissioner run the tax agency, and reports indicate that it will likely be Danny Werfel. The news also follows statements from the acting special agent-in-charge of the IRS-Criminal Investigation’s New York office, who said “cryptocurrency is here to stay.”

In recent times, American crypto advocates have been plagued with anxiety over the advent of a new tax reporting requirement that will necessitate digital currency exchanges, Venmo, Cash App, PayPal, Airbnb, and eBay sending 1099-K forms to their users. The IRS, with its unyielding gaze, has set its sights on payments of $600 or more for goods and services received through a third-party payment network.

The IRS knows if you gave your brother $600 but still can’t tell us how Nancy Pelosi became a millionaire. None of it makes sense
— 🇺🇸Travis🇺🇸 (@Travis_in_Flint) January 3, 2023
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U.S. lawmakers want Americans to believe that the $600 rule and the deployment of 87,000 new IRS agents is a concerted effort to combat the nefarious billionaire tax evaders and mega-corporations. However, many Americans are not so easily swayed, and believe that this added enforcement and the $600 rule is nothing but a preposterous ploy aimed at the common man.

The IRS audits the poor 5 times the rate of the rich.
87,000 new IRS agents aren’t for billionaires.
They are for $600 Venmo transactions.
— Julio Gonzalez – juliogonzalez.com (@TaxReformExpert) January 10, 2023

Advocating for Abolition of the IRS: A Repeated Idea by Various Proponents

The bill is not the first time Republican officials have discussed abolishing the IRS. On Oct. 30, 2022, the U.S. senator from Texas, Ted Cruz (R-TX), tweeted “Abolish the IRS!” and repeated the sentiment earlier this week.

Abolish the IRS!
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) October 30, 2022

Former representative Ron Paul, R-Texas, has advocated for shutting down the IRS on many occasions. Paul believes the IRS is intrusive and that it violates privacy rights by requiring individuals and businesses to disclose personal financial information. He has advocated for a flat tax or a national sales tax as an alternative to the current income tax system.

The late American economist, historian, and political theorist Murray Rothbard also argued that the IRS represented a violation of property rights and an illegitimate use of government power. Rothbard wrote extensively on the subject, and in his view, the IRS, as an enforcement arm of the state, was a tool of coercion and oppression and therefore must be abolished. Meanwhile, as far as the Fair Tax Act is concerned, Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), said he supports the Fair Tax “because it simplifies our tax code.”

“This transforms the U.S. tax code from a mandatory, progressive, and convoluted system to a fully transparent and unbiased system which does away with the IRS as we know it,” the Virginia representative added.

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What do you think about Biden saying that he would veto the Fair Tax Act? What impact would the elimination of the IRS and implementation of the Fair Tax Act have on the U.S. economy? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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Donald Trump Trading Card NFTs Skyrocket In Value Despite Being Mocked For His ‘Major Announcement’

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1 month ago

December 18, 2022

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Donald Trump Trading Card NFTs Skyrocket In Value Despite Being Mocked For His ‘Major Announcement’

After the former 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump revealed his non-fungible token (NFT) trading card collection, Trump’s NFTs sold out within hours after the announcement. Statistics from Opensea, three days after the sale, show that the Trump NFT trading card collection’s floor value is now .49 ether or roughly $578.

Trump NFTs Sell out, Cards Quadruple in Value on Opensea, Left-Leaning Political Commentators Are Outraged

Donald Trump once said in 2019 that he was not a fan of bitcoin (BTC), and today the former president has leveraged blockchain technology to release his NFT trading cards. The collection of 45,000 cards features images of Trump dressed as Superman, an astronaut, a cowboy, and many other designs. However, there’s been accusations that the team behind Trump’s NFTs used stock images from Shutterstock and left the Shutterstock watermarks on the NFT photos.

Half the people mocking Trump for selling NFTs today were silent when he was selling out our nation’s future through record inflation.
— Libertarian Party (@LPNational) December 15, 2022
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Despite the claims, Trump’s NFT cards have been very popular and during the last 24 hours, cryptoslam.io stats show Trump’s collection is the second-largest in sales behind Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC). Trump NFT sales increased by 50.19% during the past 24 hours and there’s been $3,597,251 in sales. The $3.5 million in sales was across 4,749 transactions and 1,839 buyers and 2,155 sellers.

Good morning and Happy Saturday to everyone who agrees it’s great that House DEMs introduced a bill to bar trump from office under the 14th Amendment, so he can spend more time selling ridiculous digital trump card NFTs.
— BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ (@mmpadellan) December 17, 2022

On Opensea, the current floor value for Trump’s NFT cards is around .49 ether or $578, which is more than 4x larger than the original $99 price when the sale launched. There’s roughly 15,811 Trump NFT owners and 35% are unique owners, according to Opensea metrics on Dec. 18, 2022. One user owns approximately 1,000 Trump NFT cards and is the largest holder of the entire collection. Some people have claimed the unknown Trump NFT owner with 1,000 cards is Donald Trump himself.

liberal NFT mfers seeing Trump Trading Card NFTs mooning pic.twitter.com/WOdU2vYmAY
— Ashley (@AshleyDCan) December 16, 2022

Of course, Trump’s NFT trading cards caused an outcry from left-leaning political pundits since the 45th U.S. president made his announcement. Current U.S. president Joe Biden mocked Trump in a tweet that says Biden “had some MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS the last couple of weeks,” using all capital letters like Trump. The left-leaning political commentator Lindy Li made fun of Trump’s NFT announcement as well, when she said:

Trump’s big announcement is that he’s selling NFTs. Melania’s big announcement was that she was selling a $185,000 NFT. Ivanka’s big announcement was to promote Goya beans. Don Jr’s big announcement was to sell $500 cameos. The most pathetic family to ever occupy the White House.

Other proponents of the left, like former New York Times (NYT) author, Kurt Eichenwald, tried to expose Trump’s NFT venture. Eichenwald published a blog post on his Substack that claims “Trump’s trading card grift is worse than you think.” Eichenwald found that shell companies are associated with a company called NFT International LLC. The former NYT columnist also linked the firm to some people with negative reputations but in the end, Eichenwald concludes that “none of this means that NFT International is crooked.”

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Brandt Says DOGE Bear Market Is Over, Kiyosaki Advises Buying BTC ‘Before Fed Pivot,’ Bitcoin.com Backed Ramírez Challenges For WBA Boxing World Title — Week In Review

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Report: Saudi Government Privately Mocks Joe Biden’s Mental Acuity, Crown Prince Denies US President’s Oil Requests

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October 25, 2022

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Report: Saudi Government Privately Mocks Joe Biden’s Mental Acuity, Crown Prince Denies US President’s Oil Requests

According to a recent report, members of the Saudi government and crown prince Mohammed bin Salman have been privately mocking U.S. president Joe Biden by questioning his keenness of thought and mental acuity. The report follows Biden’s recent trip to the region in July, when the U.S. president pressed the Saudis for more oil production, but the Saudi government refused his requests.

Report Says Fist-Bumping Biden Privately Mocked by Members of the Saudi Government, Saudi Television Broadcast Makes Fun of ‘Sleepy Joe’

Saudi Arabia’s government doesn’t seem to like U.S. president Joe Biden, as a report from the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) shows crown prince Mohammed bin Salman and many others have mocked the American leader. Biden and vice president Kamala Harris were also made fun of on a television broadcast aired in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi television broadcast openly mocks Biden’s alleged cognitive decline and leverages the nickname “Sleepy Joe.”

During a show broadcast on Saudi television, U.S. president Joe Biden and vice president Kamala Harris were made fun of over Biden’s alleged cognitive decline.

Three reporters from the WSJ — Stephen Kalin, Summer Said, and Dion Nissenbaum — wrote on October 24, that unnamed members of the Saudi government say the prince and his team privately make fun of president Biden. “Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s 37-year-old day-to-day ruler, mocks president Biden in private, making fun of the 79-year-old’s gaffes and questioning his mental acuity, according to people inside the Saudi government,” the WSJ reporters said.

The reporters added:

He has told advisers he hasn’t been impressed with Mr. Biden since his days as vice president, and much preferred former President Donald Trump, the people said.

The latest news report from the WSJ and the Saudi television broadcast openly mocking Biden follows Saudi Arabia’s request to join the BRICS nations. U.S. president Joe Biden was heavily criticized in America for his reasons to visit Saudi Arabia in July, as the American president traveled there to ask the crown prince to increase oil production. Reports noted that the Saudi government was not impressed by Biden because he wouldn’t shake the crown prince’s hand.

Biden’s visit with crown prince Mohammed bin Salman in July did not go well, and the U.S. president’s fist-bump was criticized, alongside his need to bring up the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Instead, Biden opted to leverage a pandemic-inspired fist bump, and while the U.S. president begged for more oil production, he continued to mention the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. “I made my view crystal-clear,” Biden said at the time. “I said, very straightforwardly, for an American president to be silent on an issue of human rights is inconsistent with who we are and who I am.”

The crown prince of Saudi Arabia and the government flat-out refused Biden’s requests for more oil production. In fact, Saudi Arabia revealed a reduction in oil production, and the Saudi government has been very friendly with the members of the BRICS nations.

On October 24, when the White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (KJP) was asked about the Saudi rulers privately making fun of the U.S. president’s mental acuity, KJP had nothing to say. “I don’t have any comments,” the White House press secretary replied to the reporter.

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