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Nationwide, roughly 10% to 20% of households do not file federal income tax returns, largely because their income falls below the standard deduction (currently around $15,000 for singles and $30,000 for married couples). By state, the "non-filer" rate tends to correlate with poverty levels and...

Unfortunately, household income data by party are not available. But we can make some inferences from congressional districts. I'm glad you make a good income in Mississippi. My point remains that restricting voting rights by whether people pay taxes is not likely to favor Republicans. Y'all...

btw the cost of living generally is a reliable index of standard of living i guarantee you when you compare cost of living across countries they are higher in rich countries than shithole states (err countries)

whatever it is we are shipping our tax dollars as foreign aid to y'all....no thank you notes or flowers expected we are glad to do it for our non-baller friends

On top of that those higher income Democratic districts send huge amounts of foreign aid to the poor Republican disctricts in the form of farm subsidies, Medicaid, disability benefits, and infrastructure projects. No flowers or thank you notes expected.

I think Republicans would be in a lot of trouble if senior citizens (many of whom do not pay taxes) were excluded from voting. Older voters are one of their strongest demographic groups. That's the funny thang about y'all. Y'all think y'all are ballers when in fact y'all are the fat people...

[NAME REDACTED] recalled at least one incident in which EPSTEIN took her off of the Island when she was between 13 to 15 years old. He drove her and/or flew her to either New York or New Jersey. She was, “introduced to someone with money, money… It was Donald Trump.” [NAME REDACTED] and EPSTEIN...

Life expectancy is much longer and getting longer in blue states compared to red states. Violent crime, including homicide, is lower in blue states.

Fortunately Ukraine is sharing their anti-drone expertise with us.

One of the great skills of MAGA is squaring circles.

Russia is sharing with Iran information about the locations of U.S. military forces in the Middle East that Tehran could be using to help guide its missile attacks in the region, according to U.S. officials and a former Russian intelligence officer, in the strongest indication yet of cooperation...

Likely with the help of Russian intel.

Unemployment rate for native-born workers: February 2026 4.7% February 2025 4.4% Reinforces my point that immigrants (whether those with high levels of education or low levels) are much more complements to native-born workers than substitutes. Moreover, their entrepreneurial chops have...

Im glad to see the president understands that Americans benefit from illegal immigration.

How does policy at the state and local level affect this sorting and stratification? State and local policy affects geographic and social sorting mainly through housing rules, education systems, taxation, infrastructure, and local economic development policy. These policies shape who can move...