The plaintiffs’ arguments in Moore v. United States have little basis in law — unless you think that a list of long-ago-discarded laissez-faire decisions from the early 20th century remain good law. And a decision favoring these plaintiffs could blow a huge hole in the federal budget. While no Warren-style wealth tax is on the books, the Moore plaintiffs do challenge an existing tax that is expected to raise $340 billion over the course of a decade.

But Republicans also hold six seats on the nation’s highest Court, so there is some risk that a majority of the justices will accept the plaintiffs’ dubious legal arguments. And if they do so, they could do considerable damage to the government’s ability to fund itself.

  • Semi-Hemi-Demigod
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    “My goal is to cut government in half in twenty-five years, to get it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub.” - Grover Norquist, Republican lobbyist

    • @Sanctus@lemmy.world
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      197 months ago

      That sounds like some shit a dude with the name Grover would say. Is he also the monster at the end of this book?

      • TrenchcoatFullOfBats
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        117 months ago

        If the book is titled “Imagine What America Would Look Like if a Single Shitbag Convinced Republicans to Vote Against Every Tax Increase for Thirty Years”, then yes, yes he is.

        • @Sanctus@lemmy.world
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          77 months ago

          We are long overdue to cut out these middlemen in our representation. Not saying I know how, but it seems like even a small amount of power corrupts absolutely.

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            Step 1. Reallocate our Netflix subscriptions to lobby congress for free Netflix.

            Step 2. With free Netflix and a new lobbying powers get other shit done.