david robertsJan 4, 2023

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People in California and New York pay 20% of federal taxes and have 4 Senators. People in 21 states--AK ID UT MT WY ND SD NE KS OK IA MO AR LA MS AL TN KY IN WV SC--pay 15% of federal taxes and have 42 Senators.

What's that old saying? Oh yeah, taxation without representation.

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“People in California and New York pay 20% of federal taxes and have 4 Senators. People in 21 states--AK ID UT MT WY ND SD NE KS OK IA MO AR LA MS AL TN KY IN WV SC--pay 15% of federal taxes and have 42 Senators. What's that old saying? Oh yeah, taxation without representation.”

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@drvolts

DC and PR together have 0 senators.

With the White Supremacist filibuster, 42 votes is enough to stop all progress in the senate.

What happened to the effort to end the filibuster.

Aug 12, 2023 at 6:24pmWeb