This might be shocking to hear, but it appears Chelsea Manning has no freaking clue what she’s talking about:
taxation is a sharing of responsibility ? only the wealthy believe that taxation is theft ?? they dont pay taxes ? we should make them ??✊ https://t.co/2vqxe9ObT7
— Chelsea E. Manning (@xychelsea) July 9, 2017
Yes, because this is who we should listen to on civic responsibility:
And you should be in prison. But life isn't always fair. https://t.co/l2z7ilSWHr
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) July 9, 2017
Let’s unpack this, shall we? First up, tell us more about who pays the most taxes in America:
The rich don't pay taxes? Stupidest tweet I've seen all day.
Also, way too many emojis https://t.co/tOADgjL2vM
— Chet Cannon (@Chet_Cannon) July 9, 2017
Yes, it is:
#Facts: 1. Top 1% pays 45% of FedGov taxes. 2. Bottom 80% pays 15% 3. IRS is a law enforcement agency. 4. #duh https://t.co/wPoBFiy4nb
— John Schindler (@20committee) July 9, 2017
The top 1% pay 50 percent of all income tax. Sit this one out traitor. https://t.co/cRIbjCVJrC
— Ben McDonald (@Bmac0507) July 9, 2017
And how about feelings on if taxation is theft?
Hi. Not wealthy. Income taxation is theft.
https://t.co/t4Km0owtBK— Michelle Ray (@GaltsGirl) July 9, 2017
Hi! Under-employed, broke-ass single mom and nursing student here. Not rich. Still think taxation is theft. https://t.co/LEx6muJFpv
— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) July 9, 2017
Im BARELY middle class and 100% believe #TaxationIsTheft
If I wasn't being savagely taxed out of prosperity, I'd be much better off https://t.co/hZHZKbRaIb
— Just.In.Liberty (@jphilman0206) July 9, 2017
Later on, Manning decided that the wealthy do pay taxes after all and need to pay more:
https://twitter.com/molratty/status/884145627134910464
She doesn’t see it, does she:
These views are held simultaneously by some people:
– The "rich" pay no taxes
– The GOP is trying to give rich people a huge tax cut— Nick Pappas (@NickAPappas) July 9, 2017
Many others commented on taxpayers paying for Manning’s transition. Her response:
it was only $600 over 2 years ? thats less than a new ipad ? if i sent a check to the treasury would that make everyone happy ?? ?? https://t.co/miemroaEww
— Chelsea E. Manning (@xychelsea) July 9, 2017
Um, OK? Send the check. As for what the government will spend this new tax revenue on, it’s a doozie:
we need to dismantle the military/police state, with its walls and borders and replace it with healthcare and infrastructure for all ???? https://t.co/nVsVVwmEa8
— Chelsea E. Manning (@xychelsea) July 9, 2017
But back to her first tweet, how do you “make” rich people pay taxes without the police? Maybe this is how … Manning is also worried about robots:
all jobs are going away ? replaced by automation ??️ the jobs are not coming back, we need to figure this out ! we need each other ?????????
— Chelsea E. Manning (@xychelsea) July 10, 2017
A future of automated tax-collection robots and emojis, apparently:
https://twitter.com/lbourgie/status/884260108502536193
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