Microblog Memes

And every single one of those companies has gone through rounds of layoffs in 2025. Not only that, but each one of them had released statements saying that their layoffs were (paraphrasing) "strategic reductions in force" unrelated to economic factors.

Which is a long way of stating the obvious: corporate tax cuts don't encourage job growth. Even if that stupid theory were true, companies would have eliminated chunks of their workforce with or without the tax breaks because AI investments (/gambles) are majorly driving this iteration.

Well my ISP dillegently itemizes every single state local and federal tax they pay as an additional "fee" on my monthly bill. Therefore, I should see that the federal item drop off my bill, right? Right?

But MY bills are cheaper!

Except they're not? This is a perfect snapshot of "trickle down" economics failing. Well, failing for the electorate, huge win for the rich.

All economic systems funnel money to the top without an educated, democratic electorate.

Robert Reich has both a bluesky account and a mastodon account. There's no reason to use a xitter screenshot.

If you ever need to remind yourself if Americans are stupid, remember that they elected a born rich criminal with one failed presidency already under his belt who made it very clear he would work to benefit corporations and that he was not a fan of unions or worker rights.

I mean....that is Grade A stupid right there.

Anyone got a link to the inevitable fact checking post? I trust Mr Reich, but it's always nice to follow up.

I wonder where that guy’s son is from.

Welp, there's 5 businesses right there that I will not ever buy anything from again.

They can't pay their fair share of taxes, I guess I can't be a customer.

So their taxes drop, the cost of goods and services go up because…..why?

Why is it considered so damn important to keep rich people happy? Just fucking eat them. Or put them in a zoo isolated from the rest of us and tended to by the shitty AI they are so crazy about. Make the entire thing pay per view so I can watch them turn their environments into hellscapes while we live perfectly fine without them.

Ahh the tariffs make so much sense now, moving corporate taxes to the plebs.

This is what you voted for protest-non-voters.

Oh cool so Walmart can afford ppl walking out with full shopping carts now

Best part is if and when they try to restore them or raise them they will bitch about the rates being impossible snd 'they will just leave'.

Fucking shitfuckers...

Regardless of how taxed these corporations are, they all steal surplus labor value from the working class. Democrats only want to prevent the parasite class from killing the host, not to remove it.

I guess this is where im supposed to say thank you and kiss chuck Schumer's feet? standards are loooooow. Let's introduce competition into the electoral process and raise them.

That's a lot of money to trickle down, can't wait!!!! /s

thank god i don't live in the US.

EU citizens, never stop fighting.

Corporate giveaway? Call it what it is: corporate socialism. Using the people’s money to line the pockets of oligarchs

Why do they get the property protection systems of the community when they don't contribute to the community? Why do they get litigation system access if they don't help pay for the system?

Well... Damn

Now do the 99%