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@ISIDEWITH submitted…2yrs2Y
Former president Donald Trump pitched yet another idea meant to win over hourly workers that surprised his own advisers: Stop taxing overtime.“We will end all taxes on overtime. You know what that means?” he said Thursday during a campaign stop in Arizona. “That gives people more of an incentive to work. It gives the companies, it’s a lot easier to get the people. … It would be unbelievable. You’ll get a whole new workforce by doing no taxes on overtime.”Though no details were provided, the proposal marks the Republican presidential nominee’s latest overture to low- and middle-income voters. Last month, he called on the federal government to carve out similar exemptions on tip earnings and on Social Security payments, regardless of income level.On Friday, economists questioned how it would work.“If you did not put any guardrails on this, it would be a huge revenue loser,” said Brendan Duke, senior director for economic policy at the left-leaning Center for American Progress. Such a shift, he said, could lead employers to classify as much of a worker’s wages as overtime as possible. “As long as you’re not violating the federal minimum wage or the state minimum wage, it’s off to the races.”
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Sen. Rand Paul publicly opposed Trump's Gaza proposal, criticizing it as contradicting "America First" principlesTrump suggested seizing control of Gaza and potentially deploying U.S. troops to transform it into a "Riviera of the Middle East"Secretary Rubio supported Trump's vision, promoting the idea of "Making Gaza Beautiful Again"Trump expressed willingness to send U.S. troops to Gaza if deemed necessary for securityTrump plans to take control of and develop parts of Gaza according to his statementsSpeaker Mike Johnson showed preliminary support for Trump's proposal while awaiting detailsDemocrats hold leverage through control of U.S. weapons sales to IsraelDemocratic lawmakers have halted a $1 billion arms sale to IsraelThe blocked arms sale includes 1,000-pound bombs and Caterpillar armored bulldozersPaul warned against "another occupation" that would cost American lives and resources
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President Joe Biden announced a ban on new offshore oil and gas drilling along most of the US coastline on Monday in a move designed to bolster his environmental and climate legacy as he prepares to leave office.The order will protect 625mn acres of ocean on the US east coast, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific coasts of Washington, Oregon and California, as well as portions of the Northern Bering Sea in Alaska, the White House said on Monday.“My decision reflects what the coastal communities, business and beachgoers have known for a long time: that drilling off these coasts could cause irreversible damage to places we hold dear and is unnecessary to meet our nation’s energy needs,” Biden said.The executive action will not prevent oil and gas companies obtaining leases in the central and western parts of the Gulf of Mexico, areas that produce almost 15 per cent of the nation’s oil supplies. Nevertheless, the move is expected to complicate the policy agenda of incoming president Donald Trump, who has vowed to “drill, baby, drill” and boost US oil production, even though it is already at a record level.The Trump transition team said it was a disgraceful decision designed to exact “political revenge on the American people” and the incoming president said he would immediately “unban” Biden’s prohibition on new offshore drilling.“I have the right to unban it immediately . . . we can’t let that happen to our country. It’s our greatest, it’s really our greatest economic asset,” Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt in an interview on Monday.Biden’s action will probably be challenged by the oil industry in court and face pushback from Republicans in Congress. But overturning the order could prove challenging and may require an act of Congress, according to legal experts.Biden is using his authority under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, to protect the areas from drilling — the same mechanism which former president Barack Obama used previously to ban offshore drilling in some Arctic and Atlantic waters in 2016.In 2019, a federal judge ruled that an executive order by former president Donald Trump that lifted an Obama-era ban on oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean was unlawful.
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Los Angeles Public Schools have begun distributing "red cards" or "Know Your Rights" cards to help immigrants understand and assert their constitutional rights during encounters with federal law enforcementThe initiative is supported by Mayor Karen Bass's Office of Immigrant Affairs and includes a comprehensive Community Resource GuideThe cards are available in 16 different languages, making them accessible to diverse immigrant communitiesDue to unprecedented demand, the ILRC has temporarily suspended their free distribution program to nonprofitsThe cards are designed as standard business cards (3.5" x 2") and can be printed at any print or copy shopLarge orders over 1,000 cards can be placed through RedCardOrders.com, which uses a union printerThe initiative responds to Trump's policy change allowing ICE and CBP arrests in sensitive locations like schools and churchesLAUSD has declared itself a "sanctuary district" and safe zone for families facing immigration enforcementThe district has launched "L.A. Unified 2025: We Are One" campaign to create welcoming environmentsThe resources are available to both citizens and non-citizens
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@ISIDEWITH asked…14yrs14Y
On June 26, 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the denial of marriage licenses violated the Due Process and the Equal Protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. The ruling made same sex marriage legal in all 50 U.S. States.
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@ISIDEWITH asked…3yrs3Y
Political ideologies are coherent sets of beliefs and values that form a framework for understanding the role of government and the organization of society. They guide political behavior and policy decisions, influencing views on topics like economic distribution, individual liberties, and social justice.…
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