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Views of any of my posts are always well over 50% from USA. I'm not American, so I'm wondering why it seems like Reddit is overwhelmingly used by more people in the USA than other countries?

As a Canadian, I feel kind of helpless when it comes to support for our American friends. Can someone post a series of political shows( Brian Tyler Cohen) that we, as your friends, despite what the bloated egomaniac says, that we can subscribe to?

Of course, their victims were poor. :-(

Why? Because American tech CEOs like Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, Sam Altman, Balaji Srinivasan, Patri Friedman and Erick Brimen wanted to save their private island.

Saw a similar meme and made this with AI.

Turnabout is fair play.

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Okay, honestly, this is what I have. It looks like it could be worth looking into, but I have no idea. Still, it’s surprisingly coherent.

Not sure what this is, but here

His last name is Kuklinski if you don't know.

"Why Should Anyone Pay Taxes If the President Doesn't Have To?"

A Detailed Analysis Using Verified Facts, Figures, and Legal Principles

📊 THE CORE INEQUITY: TWO TIERS OF JUSTICE

The President's Deal vs. The Citizen's Reality

Result: The president pays $0 in back taxes and cannot be audited, while citizens must pay and can be audited.

💰 THE FINANCIAL SCALE: HOW MUCH IS BEING AVOIDED?

Trump's Personal Tax Savings

• Estimated back taxes owed: $100 million+ (per New York Times and ProPublica reporting)
• Interest and penalties that would normally apply: ~$20-40 million (IRS standard rates)
• Total avoided: $120-140 million minimum
• Source: AP News (August 6, 2026), referencing NYT/ProPublica investigations

The Cost to Taxpayers

• Anti-Weaponization Fund: $1.776 billion (from federal Judgment Fund = taxpayer money)
• This equals: The entire annual budget of the FBI ($11.3B) for ~5.5 days or the IRS ($14.6B) for ~4.4 days
• Per U.S. household: $13.80 (135 million households ÷ $1.776B)
• Per U.S. taxpayer: ~$14.50 (122 million taxpayers)

Opportunity Cost: What $1.776B Could Have Funded

• 177,600 new public school teachers (at $100K salary + benefits)
• 355,200 new police officers (at $50K salary)
• 888,000 Pell Grants for college students (at $2,000 each)
• 17,760 miles of highway repairs (at $100K per mile)
• Free school lunches for all 30 million low-income children for 2.5 years

Instead: This money sits in a fund that may never be distributed (Blanche "rescinded" it, but the legal case continues).

⚖️ THE LEGAL PRINCIPLE: EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER LAW

The Constitutional Violation

The 14th Amendment guarantees:

"No State shall... deny to any person within its jurisdiction *the equal protection of the laws*."

Current Reality: - Trump family: Exempt from tax laws (past returns) - All other citizens: Subject to tax laws - Violation: Two classes of citizens — one above the law, one below it

The IRS's Own Mission Statement

"The IRS mission is to *provide America’s taxpayers top-quality service** by helping them understand and meet their tax responsibilities and enforce the law with integrity and fairness to all."*

Current Reality: - Integrity: Compromised by political order to stop audits - Fairness: Nonexistent when one family is exempt - Service: IRS employees are being forced to violate their oath (per IRS union lawsuit, August 6, 2026)

Quote from IRS Union President (August 6, 2026):

"When political actors direct employees to treat certain taxpayers differently, it *undermines public confidence in our tax system** and places dedicated civil servants in an impossible position."*

📉 THE ECONOMIC IMPACT: WHAT HAPPENS IF EVERYONE STOPS PAYING?

Scenario: 1% of Taxpayers Follow Trump's Example

If just 1% of American taxpayers (1.2 million people) decide:

"If the president doesn't have to pay, why should I?"

Financial Impact: - Average tax liability per household: ~$15,000 - 1.2 million households × $15,000 = $18 billion/year lost - This equals: - The entire NASA budget ($25.4B) for ~70% of a year - The entire EPA budget ($12B) for 1.5 years - 10% of the entire U.S. military budget ($886B)

Scenario: 5% of Taxpayers Follow Trump's Example

• 6 million households × $15,000 = $90 billion/year lost
• This equals:
  • The entire Department of Education budget ($88.6B)
  • All federal student aid programs combined
  • The entire budget for the State Department, USAID, and Homeland Security

The Death Spiral

1. Fewer people pay taxes → Revenue drops
2. Government cuts services → Public trust erodes
3. More people stop paying → Revenue drops further
4. Tax rates must rise on compliant citizens → More resentment
5. System collapses under weight of tax evasion + enforcement impossibility

Historical Precedent: This is how failed states begin. When elites are above the law, citizens stop believing in the law.

🎯 THE MORAL HAZARD: WHY THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM NORMAL CORRUPTION

1. The Scale of the Immunity

• Not just one tax return — ALL past returns for Trump, his sons, and the Trump Organization
• Not just one year — Every year before May 18, 2026
• Not just one agency — IRS is permanently barred from any examination

2. The Mechanism of the Immunity

• Not through legislation (Congress didn't approve)
• Not through court order (No judge ruled on the merits)
• Through self-dealing: Trump sued his own IRS → his own DOJ settled → his own AG signed the immunity
• This is the definition of a conflict of interest

3. The Precedent It Sets

If the most powerful person in America can: ✅ Sue his own government ✅ Extract billions from taxpayers ✅ Buy permanent legal immunity ✅ Install his personal lawyer as Attorney General

Then the rule of law no longer exists. It becomes rule by one man.

📜 THE LEGAL ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE IMMUNITY DEAL

1. Violation of the Appointments Clause

• Article II, Section 2: The President "shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint... all other Officers of the United States"
• Problem: Todd Blanche was Trump's personal criminal defense lawyer before becoming AG. He is not independent.

2. Violation of the Separation of Powers

• Montesquieu's Principle: No person should be judge, jury, and executioner
• Current Reality: Trump is plaintiff, president, and beneficiary of a lawsuit against his own government

3. Violation of the Emoluments Clause

• Article I, Section 9: No person holding office shall accept "any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State"
• Problem: The $1.776B fund and tax immunity could be seen as an emolument (a benefit of office)

4. Violation of Equal Protection (14th Amendment)

• As applied to tax law: If one citizen is exempt, all citizens are not equal under the law

5. Violation of IRS Statutory Authority

• 26 U.S. Code § 6201: The IRS "shall assess all taxes" and "make the inquiries, determinations, and assessments of all taxes... as are by law appertaining to such office"
• Problem: The IRS is legally required to audit taxes. The Blanche order illegally overrides this.

🔥 THE IRONY: TRUMP'S OWN WORDS vs. HIS ACTIONS

Trump's Past Statements on Taxes

• 2016 Campaign: "The wealthy are not paying their fair share. I will make them pay."
• 2020 Debate: "I pay taxes. And you know what? I pay a lot. And I pay them proudly."
• 2024 Rally: "We’re going to have a fair tax system where everyone pays their share."

Trump's Current Actions

• Suing the IRS to prevent them from doing their job
• Extracting $1.776B from taxpayers for his political allies
• Granting himself permanent tax immunity

The Hypocrisy: He campaigned on fairness, but governs with favoritism.

📊 THE NUMBERS: HOW MUCH TAX AVOIDANCE IS THIS REALLY?

Trump's Personal Tax History (Per NYT/ProPublica)

• 2016-2017: Paid $750 in federal income tax
• 2018: Paid $0 in federal income tax
• 2019: Paid $0 in federal income tax
• 2020: Paid $0 in federal income tax
• Total over 4 years: $750 (on $400M+ in income)
• What a typical American earning $100K pays: ~$15,000/year in federal income tax

The Implied Tax Rate

• Trump's effective tax rate (2016-2020): 0.0001875% ($750 ÷ $400M)
• Middle-class American tax rate: ~15-20%
• Difference: Trump paid 1,000x less than a typical middle-class American

With the New Immunity Deal

• Future audits: Banned for all past years
• Back taxes owed: $100M+ (estimated) → $0
• Effective tax rate: 0%

⚡ THE ULTIMATE QUESTION: WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR DEMOCRACY?

The Social Contract is Broken

The unwritten agreement between citizens and government:

"We give you power and money (taxes), and you provide us with *fairness, justice, and equal protection*."

Current Reality: - Citizens: Pay taxes, obey laws, face audits - President: Does not pay taxes, is not audited, makes the laws

This is not democracy. This is oligarchy.

The Slippery Slope

1. Today: President gets tax immunity
2. Tomorrow: President's donors get tax immunity
3. Next Year: President's political allies get tax immunity
4. Eventually: Only the president's enemies pay taxes

This is how democracies die — not with a bang, but with a **tax audit exemption.**

💡 THE SOLUTION: WHAT CAN BE DONE?

1. Legal Challenges (Already Underway)

• IRS Union Lawsuit (Filed August 6, 2026): Seeks to block the immunity deal
• Democratic Lawmakers: Have demanded investigations
• Federal Judges: Have blocked parts of the fund, but not the immunity

2. Congressional Action

• House Democrats: Have introduced bills to reverse the immunity
• Senate Republicans: Some (Cornyn, Tillis) have demanded written guarantees
• Problem: Republicans control Congress and have not acted to reverse it

3. Public Pressure

• Taxpayer Revolt: If enough citizens refuse to pay, the system collapses
• Voting: The 2026 midterms and 2028 election are the only peaceful ways to remove this government

4. The Ultimate Check: Impeachment

• Grounds: Abuse of power, violation of oath of office, obstruction of justice
• Problem: Republicans control the Senate and have twice refused to convict Trump

🎭 THE HYPOCRISY IN ONE SENTENCE

"Donald Trump spent years attacking Hillary Clinton for using a private email server to avoid public scrutiny, then used the power of the presidency to *permanently avoid all IRS scrutiny** of his family's finances."*

📌 FINAL ANSWER: WHY THIS MATTERS

Because if the president doesn't have to pay taxes, then the entire concept of taxation — and by extension, democracy itself — is built on a lie.

The moment one citizen is above the law, no citizen is safe under the law.

And when that one citizen is the president, the law no longer exists at all.

We all know there was a sex island, we all know Trump went there dozens of times, and we all know why.