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LearnedHand

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3. It's unbelievable how far this oozing festering carbuncle is reaching into people's lives

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2025, 10:50 AM

Jul 12

I also can’t believe how hugely the Dems are missing the ready-made messaging about who exactly is the party of BIG BIG BIG government. In addition to all the services and regulations they are incinerating, the TSF/felon government is OFFICIALLY in your:

Pants
Bathroom
Bedroom
Mind/thoughts
Reading list
Mobile phone
And now office snacks

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Trump Tax Law Quietly Takes Aim at Popular Perk: Office Snacks [View all] Zorro Jul 12 OP

We never did get free snacks where I worked. Ocelot II Jul 12 #1

At one point they were thinking about taxing employees for these kinds of benefits newdeal2 Jul 12 #2

It's unbelievable how far this oozing festering carbuncle is reaching into people's lives LearnedHand Jul 12 #3

Yup. I don't know why we are not good with creating viral messages or videos newdeal2 Jul 12 #5

Oh, that will pay off the national debt! Turbineguy Jul 12 #4

Wall Street banks lose a tax cut MichMan Jul 12 #6

This is a trivial deduction for major corporations unblock Jul 12 #7

Nothing is being prohibited; there will just no longer be a tax break. MichMan Jul 12 #8

Companies will choose unblock Jul 12 #10

Catering these tax-deductible snack and lunch services has also become a non-trivial industry that will go away... Hugin Jul 12 #9