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DisGuested's avatar

I’m tariffied that 49% of Americans don’t get this. I’m in CT which taxes the hell out of everything, next to taxachusetts yet worse given our gas tax and others. Did you know we have one of the highest hotel tax rates in the country? 15%! And our moron governor and legislature are working to strengthen the “TRUST” Act ensuring the safety of undocumented newcomers.

https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/post/general_notices/2025/gn-25-02/trust-act-guidance-memo-20250115.pdf

These people (D) are evil.

God help us, please.

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Chana Goanna's avatar

I am always infuriated by hotel “occupancy tax.” I am already PAYING to stay in a room deliberately constructed for that purpose. It’s like charging me for groceries and then fining me for eating them.

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Kevin Durant?'s avatar

*occupancy tariff

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Brett Hyland's avatar

Unless you are in NYC, I’ve got you beat at the 2nd highest effective taxes in the country, right here in riotously peaceful marxville Portland, Oregon. In fact, everyone reading this now owes the State of Oregon a feminist tax of $63.27, which doubles every month until paid or death by drowning.

Regarding the essay itself, I agree that tariffing other countries’ goods entering the U.S. goes against all principles of our own sovereign domestic confiscatory democracy protection policy and should never be implemented other than in war time or during the two-week period following the world series in years when the National League team has won.

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Litr8r's avatar

I'm in Hellinois. Taxes are outrageous, for which the taxpayer receives nothing. I feel your pain DisGuested.

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steven t koenig's avatar

If I just grow my own food and load my own ammo and build my own house and furniture, who do I send a check to?

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Kevin Durant?'s avatar

Your story does not include hefty black lesbians with loud voices. You cannot be trusted. Pay what you owe!!!

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steven t koenig's avatar

The black lesbians are slaves. I gotta tariff them too? There goes your $79.99.

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Celia M Paddock's avatar

Good to see you again, Kevin!

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Kevin Durant?'s avatar

🤗🤗🤗💗💗

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Art's avatar

Yeah, I was afraid Bari might have had him kidnapped. Now I won’t have to send the FBI SWAT team to search Tim Walz’s basement.

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YM's avatar

I would subscribe to TFP again if Bari gave Kevin the Friday column.

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Chilblain Edward Olmos's avatar

And ditched Oily.

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Chana Goanna's avatar

We should lure him over to JiP. I need to laugh to keep from screaming.

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Litr8r's avatar

Yes! Please come into the light, known as Jotting in Purple, Kev!

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Ken McGuire's avatar

Nothing like a big picture of Liawatha to get me going in the morning.

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Halsey Burks's avatar

Apache Warrior Senator Beaver Pants…bravo sir bravo!

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Kevin Durant?'s avatar

Senator Beaver Pelts is pretty good tbh

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reality speaks's avatar

Brilliant

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Tommy T's avatar

💯Kevin, the nail on the head!

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Kevin Durant?'s avatar

😇😇💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻

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Danimal28's avatar

Dude - I just smile reading this; it is like I am reading my brother - perfect rants.

As a dumb mechanical engineer designing and manufacturing highly profitable American OEM durable goods I treasure your remarks on tariffs. True.

The Marshall Plan - grift for our bureaucrats and their foreigners - needs to end and G-d bless Trump and Elon for ending it.

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Steve G's avatar

En fuego Sir….en fuego. 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡

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Kevin Durant?'s avatar

😎😎😎

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An Appeal to Heaven's avatar

One day we will hopefully lick the TUAT scourge and mercilessly pound it into submission!

Great article Kevin.

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Bruce Miller's avatar

Hey Kev Brilliant taken of that lying lunatic, Warren.

As far as big Pharma, how many know that Amgen was exposed as fudging the data that got it's PCKS9 inhibitor, Repatha, approved? The BMJ exposed that more people died in the trials of Repatha than those who took the placebo. Then Amgen fudged the data to make Repatha look successful. Criminals?

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Kevin Durant?'s avatar

Guilty until proven innocent tbh

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Unwoke in Idaho's avatar

Excellent point on tariff taxes Kevin

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Louisa Enright's avatar

Spot on Kevin!

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reality speaks's avatar

Your on a roll. Keep at it.

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Chilblain Edward Olmos's avatar

“Senator Big Heap Communism”

🛎️🔨🤣🥶😂💩🏆🫳🎤💧

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Craig Scott's avatar

Tarrifying and entertaining as hell. Kevin, you may have a future in satirical writing ;-)

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JD Wangler's avatar

You’re on fire Kevin keep it up!

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