Terry McGlynn, editor-in-chief of Small Pond Science, went viral Wednesday after he posted his wish list of things he wants instead of a tax cut. How sad when someone gets a tax cut they didn’t want — we’re quietly crying into our sweaters.
I don't want a tax cut.
I want maintained bridges
I want less infant mortality
I want well-paid teachers
I want federally funded science
I want my social security back
I want clean water
I want natural parks intact
I want renewable energy
I don't want a tax cut— Terry McGlynn (@hormiga) December 20, 2017
It didn’t take a scientist to let McGlynn know how to solve his dilemma. It’s really easy, actually.
…you can write another check to the treasury for whatever amount you want
— Ryan (@chasinghumility) December 20, 2017
Go to https://t.co/XKup19hfkg and give it all back, and then some. Lead by example, just everyone else the hell alone. https://t.co/a6pCY5qyaQ
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) December 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/teeocee/status/943569649173696513
I want a tax cut. Send extra money to the Treasury, if you'd like. https://t.co/hoPvWbygcx
— Chris Hynes (@realchrishynes) December 20, 2017
Simple. Donate your tax cut to the federal treasury. Donate more than your tax cut if you believe you are undertaxed. Put your own money where your mouth is. Stop telling me where to put mine. https://t.co/OLUdaTSIhm
— Ken Gardner (@KenGardner11) December 20, 2017
Then send the IRS more of your money, by all means. https://t.co/rlsHcix9q0
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) December 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/Bagehot99/status/943587731476832256
https://twitter.com/liars_never_win/status/943562870838779906
You are aware of course you can pay as much as you would like. No one will make you keep your money. Give the government (the worst management corp in the world) as much as you like. They will allow it. https://t.co/pshNG00Z8V
— Stacey (@ScotsFyre) December 20, 2017
You are free to give your tax cut to the government. They take checks. https://t.co/32732P0pFi
— Michelle (@michnic70) December 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/BKeachDay/status/943609842849255429
https://twitter.com/JammieWF/status/943611061802070017
https://twitter.com/PolitiBunny/status/943569153407045633
Then pay more taxes. Voluntarily. You don’t get to say where my money goes. I earn that, not you. https://t.co/Oja3GwGv5o
— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) December 20, 2017
If you actually believe the government is the most effective manager of the things that matter to you, nobody is stopping you from making a donation. https://t.co/xU8tyhqmsE https://t.co/34SI17MEIq
— Corie Whalen (@CorieWhalen) December 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/Miss_Wisconsin/status/943611408226320384
Use your tax cut to donate to all these causes… #Freedom https://t.co/PPfjI3bQc9
— Bryan Jones (@bpjauburn) December 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/TheRealBepo/status/943607712130191362
Literally nothing stopping you from paying more than you owe in taxes. What you’re really saying is “I don’t want other people to get a tax cut.” https://t.co/yvjz9m0AYl
— gloomhauer (@gloomhauer) December 20, 2017
I want those things to be voluntarily funded like they can and should be instead of through theft. https://t.co/PgkTHBkWUt
— Autumnated Osaka?? (@AutomatedOsaka) December 20, 2017
And you believe you are entitled to decide where my money should go because you believe the government should pay for it? https://t.co/4kL0oeEcwo
— Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) December 20, 2017
Reality check:
You live in California:
$1.3 trillion in debt
$1.6 billion deficit for 2017
California has the highest state income taxes
California spends $5.80 per mile of state-controlled highway vs Texas
California ranks 47th for highway conditions https://t.co/9Uohu864Ts— Ryan B. Leslie (@RyanBLeslie) December 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/B30wu1f2/status/943593071542964225
Good luck with your fantasies. All *I* want from the government is to be left alone, but do I get it? Nope. Government's purpose is to give the powerful more power, not to give the powerless stuff they want. https://t.co/PJq3yeUArg
— Maggie McNeill (@Maggie_McNeill) December 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/JustEric/status/943562449919397888
"I want, I want, I want," he said, complaining about the greed of others https://t.co/SoWvNzmeji
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) December 20, 2017
This reminds us of a 3-year-old’s tantrum.
NO! I WANT I WANT I WANT! https://t.co/W39WJVGs7M
— Conservative Review (@CR) December 20, 2017
Woke 8 year old. https://t.co/Fua9vGwPli
— Crusty Gobblestein (@NathanWurtzel) December 20, 2017
I want a pony. https://t.co/7pf3p0PDFE
— jon gabriel (@exjon) December 20, 2017
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