Trump warns of 68% tax increase!

[Ninurta]

$200 tax for suppressor is no more and many more talking points. Main thing is the boarder is shut down inspite of the democrat judges trying to run interference.

While it's true that the tax stamp for suppressors is - or will be - gone, that's not a "gain" really, it's just an attempt at misdirection. They're trying to say "lookit what we done for ya!" when really, they didn't do much at all, and certainly a lot less than they could have.

Granted, 200 bucks is way too much tax for what amounts to a tiny metal tube with a bunch of baffles inside it. Think what it would be like if they taxed 200 dollars on every car muffler, which is essentially the same thing. However, the greatest impediments were left in place - you still have to have your name put on a Federal register, and you still have to submit a set of fingerprints, and you still have to wait 8 months to a year to take possession of that metal tube containing a series of baffles. They did exactly Jack Squat about those impediments.

You can go down to Pep Boys and purchase and walk away with a car muffler today - all in one stop, no waiting. BUT in order to get hold of a much tinier version of the same thing, you have to jump through hoops and twiddle your thumbs for a year or so while you wait for the government to give you permission for a thing that is guaranteed they can't interfere with right there in the Bill of Rights... yet interfere they do.

Furthermore, those impediments such as the registry and the fingerprints and the waiting were all in place ONLY to support the tax stamp, to make sure folks who were supposed to be taxed actually were. Without the tax, the rest is thoroughly illegal and unconstitutional. If they don't at least try to get it thrown out on that basis in the next year and a half - which is plenty of time to get it started - then I'm done with them altogether. They failed us this time, and if they fail us again on that, then they are not worthy of a job in DC - they should just stand back and let serious folks handle the big stuff.

So, while the Big Beautiful Bill does a lot of nice things, it doesn't do what was promised, because the Republicrats just laid down and cried when challenged. that's not how you win.

Credit to the Republican who tried, there just weren't enough of them. Most turned out to be Republicrats, working in lockstep with the Democans to continue stomping on folks' rights.

Now I wait to see if Musk is going to make good on his threat to create an "America Party", and if he does, see just what it stands for. Until then, I'm a Libertarian now, because they are the only party left that gives a crap about American Liberty.

The rest are just posers playing at being adults.

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