We already know this—and they also boost our GDP. This isn’t new news. It’s just news Republicans didn’t want folks to know. And they have no plan on how they’re going to make up for the lost revenue. - ThreadSky

cwebbonline.com • 3 days ago

We already know this—and they also boost our GDP.

This isn’t new news. It’s just news Republicans didn’t want folks to know. And they have no plan on how they’re going to make up for the lost revenue.

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reginamia.bsky.social•3 days ago

blissb33.bsky.social•2 days ago

I don't think they care. They want us all to die.

notamaggot.bsky.social•3 days ago

they add $91 billion to our country, MORE than they cost to be here

pollyannat.bsky.social•3 days ago

500 billion short in tax revenue already this year. with the lack of GDP also no way we make it out of this year without a major recession.

nivula.bsky.social•3 days ago

Lost revenue and the cover up for the funding they just took and Mike Johnson wants every for (4 yrs).

340 billion dollars. Each a**hole who pushed the lie of "MASS" deportation gets a million. Personal audits for all of them.

Making movies calling people we can't see faces of "terrorists".

kikoeru.bsky.social•3 days ago

Attorney-general's and Governor's know this so well.

annesatellite.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes they do, taxing what's left of the middle class

rushdawg1981.bsky.social•2 days ago

They aren't worried about revenue. They will simply slash spending for programs like Social Security etc...

seeyea.bsky.social•3 days ago

They also contribute to the U.S. economy and Social Security system by paying taxes, including payroll taxes. However, without legal status, they cannot access the benefits from these contributions unless they become legal residents or U.S. citizens, making it a one-sided contribution.

scottlappin.bsky.social•3 days ago

At some point we also need to focus on the exploitation of the undocumented. If we are going to fight for their right to stay…let’s fight to give them a fair chance staying here.

lostvagus.bsky.social•3 days ago

💧Alone, we are only a single drop of water. Together #wearetheflood 🌊

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12thdim.bsky.social•3 days ago

It needs to be repeated, especially on twitter where the Republicans hang.

yolo2024.bsky.social•3 days ago

Until someone paints the billionaires as the true thieves that they are in all this nothing will ever change.

thedarkrattler.bsky.social•3 days ago

They pay more without receiving any of the benefits yet Republicans have convinced their base that they are leaching off the system, being lazy while at the same time stealing jobs to pay for expensive houses.

babsart.bsky.social•3 days ago

Of course they do.

williamebales.bsky.social•3 days ago

When you hoard wealth & you don't put it back into society, you automatically begin destroying your own future. You now have to depend on foreign revenue to stay ahead. If the people don't earn enough wages to pay for normal life necessities, then the demand of your products goes down nationally.

chris-george-alex.bsky.social•3 days ago

Historically contrarian take: the corporation business model was not created as a tax dodge.

ruth-and.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yeah. Some of us know that. But. Alas we’re Dens

witchofjustice.bsky.social•2 days ago

SO many MAGATS try to say that immigrants COST us tax payer $$!! Because Dumpster says it. The Cult believes!

mmjjee.bsky.social•3 days ago

& #KEASNOV COMMITS MORE CRIMES THAN ANY IMMIGRANT !

lalashark.bsky.social•3 days ago

Corporations want to enslave Americans. The Trump MAGAts are too dumb to understand it. ☠️

thedynastychick.bsky.social•3 days ago

The working class doesn’t need billionaires but the billionaires need the working class

cwebbonline.com•3 days ago

📌 Undocumented immigrants paid a 5.27% federal tax rate—more than some wealthy Americans and 55 mega-corporations that took home $3.7B on $200B in income.
https://americansfortaxfairness.org/undocumented-workers-pay-higher-effective-tax-rate-55-mega-corporations-several-billionaires/#:~:text=Undocumented%20immigrants'%205.27%25%20federal%20tax,on%20%24200%20billion%20in%20income.

lostvagus.bsky.social•3 days ago

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eykyu.bsky.social•3 days ago

eileenhstuff.bsky.social•3 days ago

Easy way to save social security. People do not know that in 2025 the maximum earnings subject social security tax is $176,100.

Most of us pay social security tax on every penny we ever earn, but not the top %.

If we eliminate this cap and cap benefits paid out, that will save social security.

lostvagus.bsky.social•3 days ago

💧Alone, we are only a single drop of water. Together #wearetheflood 🌊

Use @5calls.org to easily leave a message for your representatives and senators.🗣️🤳💪💙

eileenhstuff.bsky.social•3 days ago

Thank you for this. Excellent 😃😃😃

friedo90423867.bsky.social•3 days ago

In France and Germany, the nobility was banished ages ago. Why has America tied itself to this moneyed aristocracy again? Please think about your education system.

lightspeedsara.bsky.social•3 days ago

We worship “self-made millionaires” as if seeking millions (billions) were the core of the American dream

friedo90423867.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes, it almost seems that way. There's nothing wrong with becoming rich through hard work. But you don't have to become an asshole. Ah, wait a minute, "hard work and a billionaire," um, no. No one has ever become a billionaire through hard and honest work. At least I don't know any.🤷🏼‍♀️😳

reggiestein.bsky.social•3 days ago

They also pay Social Security tax and most of them will never collect.

nateroth1004.bsky.social•2 days ago

And into SS but are ineligible to reap the benefits.

portlandval.bsky.social•3 days ago

Instead of talking about how immigrants drive a booming economy? The Republicans deport the workforce with zero plan to replace them. It’s reckless and will tank the economy and cause shortages. It’s so stupid.

donjorizzy.bsky.social•3 days ago

@ufw.bsky.social

piggysue222.bsky.social•3 days ago

nerdybabka.bsky.social•3 days ago

Here's a crazy thought. What if we gave them citizenship? Then they could actually benefit from the Social Security they pay into with their taxes. I bet they'd even contribute more to the economy since, you know, they'd be less afraid of getting deported.

juliacourtenay.bsky.social•3 days ago

Well their plan is to take away healthcare and social security to those that paid into it, and to gut education so those jobs in the fields will be filled by the poverty-stricken uneducated masses.

ravenmachado.bsky.social•3 days ago

That’s right.

mrbunnyulamakins.bsky.social•3 days ago

Pay more in taxes while being Exploited! #WageTheft

orphanannie1958.bsky.social•3 days ago

And the bastards are sharing undocumented workers tax information with ICE.

constantlyconsider.bsky.social•3 days ago

Ok so this has been known just about forever and used as a talking point and gotten zero traction. Also immigrants are more than tax revenue, they’re human fucking beings. So please stop reinforcing stereotypes and other harmful narratives with this quite honestly outdated crap.

406inthelou.bsky.social•3 days ago

📌

406inthelou.bsky.social•3 days ago

📌

relentlesspursuit.bsky.social•3 days ago

And they are human beings. Trying to make a better life for themselves and their loved ones.

I dont understand why MAGA wants to hurt these people so badly. It feels like cruelty is the only point.

kimbere2531.bsky.social•3 days ago

We all knew this.

kevindoessomegood.bsky.social•3 days ago

I mean, my dog also pays more in taxes than major corporations. She's a very good girl and just wants to play ball with our legitimate and necessary systems of governance and also with actual balls.

whyno1.bsky.social•3 days ago

🤣🤣🤣 Good one

bouvierdogmom.bsky.social•3 days ago

And now Trump is trying to access tax records to deport immigrants. They are paying taxes, working not committing crimes and Trump wants to deport them ! It will create a deficit !

sessine.bsky.social•3 days ago

You might be missing the important message here. If you are an illegal alien, don't pay taxes, as they will find you and deport you. You will not only miss the taxes of those deported but of all of them. Now and in the future. This could be near 20 billion a year.

bouvierdogmom.bsky.social•3 days ago

I completely understood that

sessine.bsky.social•3 days ago

The toddlers in charge seem to miss the cause and effect. Didn't mean to offend you 😀

semper-talis.bsky.social•3 days ago

They should have used past tense: either these people will be deported soon or they won't pay taxes anymore, with the constant threat of the IRS sharing their data with the DHS (and subsequent deportation).

jerseyshoreglen.bsky.social•3 days ago

Or how to deal with the $30 bag of salad.

bellhui1b.bsky.social•3 days ago

But the Immigrants will end up in ICE JAILS!
WHO is defrauding Americans?

yodada.bsky.social•3 days ago

None of this administration's decisions include any kind of cost-benefit analysis to predict the long-term impact on the economy. Almost like they're terrible businessmen....

joekassel.bsky.social•3 days ago

I sure that rich Republicans are ready and willing to pick cabbage, clean their own home, cut their own lawns, plenty of ways to cope with the unavailability of workers.

mirihawk.bsky.social•3 days ago

We tried to tell y'all this before the election

chaplainrichard.bsky.social•3 days ago

Trump and Co don’t care because they’re motivated by racism. It’s not a good faith policy position that they’ve come to after weighing various facts. It’s racism and who they think America belongs to.

They also do not have to worry about the economic implications, like us regular folks

lesliehilton0131.bsky.social•3 days ago

Believe it. They do.

oregoncowgirl.bsky.social•3 days ago

As a tax pro for nearly 40 Years. I’ve been saying this for a long time if US citizens could be evicted out if the US because they didn’t file & pay their taxes maybe they would file. But as I’ve seen it immigrants are more likely to file on time and actually pay what they owe and NOT commit fraud

alazarinmobius.bsky.social•3 days ago

Well, they could raise the top rate of income tax and wealth taxes. The ultra-rich would still be ultra-rich but would have contributed their fair share.

jefelvs.bsky.social•3 days ago

Of course they do

fireandwater.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is the kind of thing that Democrats should have been talking about incessantly during the election. Then follow it up with talk of wanting to have sensible immigration and being willing to work with GOP to solve this.

in-zeus-i-trust.bsky.social•3 days ago

jlgittinger.bsky.social•3 days ago

Except a sociopathic billionaire with zero scruples and unauthorized access to government infrastructure.

in-zeus-i-trust.bsky.social•3 days ago

mubasharmalikawan.bsky.social•3 days ago

Oh my God The Donald Trump Now Available in All Over Europe😱

kims-sky.bsky.social•3 days ago

allymae.bsky.social•2 days ago

They paid 70 percent of our SS TOO

eykyu.bsky.social•3 days ago

notabotalot.bsky.social•3 days ago

Here's a story from 2018 confirming that, as you said, this isn't news:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/making-sense/4-myths-about-how-immigrants-affect-the-u-s-economy

notabotalot.bsky.social•3 days ago

They're just scapegoats, that's all. Republicans are following the fascist playbook to a T.

notabotalot.bsky.social•3 days ago

They also commit fewer crimes than the CEOs of those corporations.

lostvagus.bsky.social•3 days ago

💧Alone, we are only a single drop of water. Together #wearetheflood 🌊

Use @5calls.org to easily leave a message for your representatives and senators.🗣️🤳💪💙

rltjr.bsky.social•3 days ago

The amount undocumented immigrants paid in taxes (2022) thru ITINs: $96.7 billion in U.S. taxes & $59.4 to the federal government & $37.3 to state & local governments (sources IRS, ITEP and worldwide Tax Summaries). That’s beyond local economy contributions (and a labor gap).

vinja24.bsky.social•3 days ago

Well that is over now when they are deported. Now the rich must pay

ausart.bsky.social•2 days ago

Don’t forget how the establishment dems enable this and appease this by agreeing there is a “border problem”. I would even say they collude on this.

mhairiforrest.bsky.social•3 days ago

or the lost workers

labelsoren.bsky.social•3 days ago

And guess who republicans want to make up the difference? Not the millionaires and billionaires! US!! We are gonna be paying hella more!

smofo.bsky.social•3 days ago

And undocumented immigrants also get way less benefits than corporations do.

pepper13.bsky.social•3 days ago

No plan because taxing corporations more would never occur to them.

fseegers.bsky.social•3 days ago

they don't even know HOW to replace these undocumented immigrants, because sure as hell MAGA voters won't do these jobs. They should do it... they're responsible for these workers being deported.

boardwalking.bsky.social•3 days ago

Who’d have thought..

gretafied.bsky.social•3 days ago

Gut agencies and bankrupt America. Owning the libs..

art4ant.bsky.social•3 days ago

They pay into our social security without ever benefiting from it

larrytenney.bsky.social•2 days ago

DOGE brags about inflated dollars he says he cut but they don't ever calculate the revenue they're losing

bouvierdogmom.bsky.social•2 days ago

Totally !!! All their lives they have been allowed to play at earning a living. Losses never affected them. Musk and Trump are the worst when it comes to management of any sort. They have no talent nor expertise to run a government. Musk is a software engineer at best.

imnotakittie.bsky.social•3 days ago

The labor/payroll data is complete bs.

j-e-l1.bsky.social•3 days ago

Did someone not know this…???!!!

robynmb.bsky.social•3 days ago

Ring this out loud and clear, again and again. Let it be common knowledge🙏🌟

mktsutherland.bsky.social•2 days ago

📌

x002657x.bsky.social•3 days ago

I'm always torn by posts like this. I don't want "Liking" it to reflect that I'm glad to learn it, but I believe the message must be shared with others, despite it being so dire.

jschm2681.bsky.social•3 days ago

Taxes by Migrants-“Undocumented immigrants paid $96.7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes in 2022. Most of that amount, $59.4 billion, was paid to the federal government while the remaining $37.3 billion was paid to state and local governments.” https://itep.org/undocumented-immigrants-taxes-2024/

nickcyclingchemist.bsky.social•3 days ago

Keeping Americans dumb is the real plot to this administration.

earthfan.bsky.social•3 days ago

And in Red states, immigrants are leaving due to risk of deportation. Leaving serious gaps in the skilled and unskilled labor market. All sectors of economy will likely be negatively impacted. Trump’s economic policies are a disaster.

ramblingrose61.bsky.social•3 days ago

disgraceful treatment of hardworking, innocent people!!!!!!!

theignoble.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is accurate.

camelotoh.bsky.social•3 days ago

IF the farmers and construction can find labor replacements, the price will be higher...inflation. If they can't find replacements, we lose production, lowering GDP and ultimately buying elsewhere (with tariffs)=inflation.

johnhedin.bsky.social•3 days ago

Wait till Mucks robots, harvest the field then what?

edfloden.bsky.social•3 days ago

Can we deport the corporations?

justjack01.bsky.social•3 days ago

do you really think maga hillbillies know that??? LOL from fox news? LOL

ollie72bskysocial.bsky.social•3 days ago

Omg this is Disgusting!!!

vincentahtch.bsky.social•3 days ago

Aren’t they going back to a system like they had back in the days when people were making pyramids?

ladyoshea.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes, they did! Sadly lies, propaganda, pure bullshit sold some of us into the grift! tRump has never been worth anything he’s a conman working his final Ponzi scam by stealing everything for power and elite status from the oligarchy… they own him and the MAGA cult!

freyaanduin.bsky.social•3 days ago

and now it seems Florida wants child labour back to replace them

kelpurnia.bsky.social•3 days ago

Their plan is to shut down and/or sell and privatize government services without lowering our taxes. And probably by raising our taxes while eliminating the things we're OK with paying our taxes for. And then we get to pay for services that our taxes used to pay for while we're still paying taxes.

justadude-69.bsky.social•3 days ago

trixiejt.bsky.social•3 days ago

Well GOP still doesn’t know. They’re not on here - Fox, SXitter Newsmax & right wing echo chamber of horrors won’t say a word

marinersmax.bsky.social•3 days ago

Get rid of workers on farms. It’s to cut down on food waste!

debrafield5.bsky.social•3 days ago

absolutely

donjohn8.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes, but they do consume considerable Healthcare (emergency room) and education expenses, costing local governments more than they're receiving from the Federal government.

scottlappin.bsky.social•3 days ago

Is that where we are in this world…in 2025? “They” are expensive…?
“They” are human beings, trying to make it through a system that is built to keep them down. There is no Ellis island where our ancestors came in “legally” by “putting our X here”.

donjohn8.bsky.social•3 days ago

I didn't say I didn't sympathize with them, I'm just stating what I recall from articles focused on researching this when I lived in Houston.

andraswf.bsky.social•3 days ago

Also, not even true

donjohn8.bsky.social•3 days ago

What's not true?

When the undocumented need medical care, they go to emergency rooms where their legal status is protected.

andraswf.bsky.social•3 days ago

Immigrants, regardless of their status require less than what they contribute

donjohn8.bsky.social•3 days ago

>>The research literature has generally found that increases in immigration raise state and local governments’ spending—particularly on education, health care, and housing—more than their revenues.<<

https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60569

yulibear.bsky.social•2 days ago

In Florida the plan is to make up for it with child labor

tdee17.bsky.social•2 days ago

Just read that. That’s what Florida gets and they will probably put their kids to work too. Couldn’t be me or mine. Ever!

dargondice.bsky.social•3 days ago

I just saw an article about Florida’s state government wanting to loosen up child Labor laws to replace the workforce vacancies caused by the deportations.

robhawes.bsky.social•1 day ago

If only they had the wisdom to ask someone.

lavenderhoney.bsky.social•3 days ago

This would be a cool story if it was about the money. 🫠

pb48.bsky.social•2 days ago

We know.

jeanneleduc.bsky.social•2 days ago

But, they're brown.. 🤬🤬🤬🤬

millie29.bsky.social•3 days ago

Undocumented pay $100B annually.

https://itep.org/undocumented-immigrants-taxes-2024/

saltyaltruist.bsky.social•3 days ago

They do have a plan. The plan is to put African Americans back in the fields.

The right has been planning this move for decades. The left didn't take them at their word.

lolacanuck.bsky.social•3 days ago

It's the same all over the world. Undocumented pay taxes, but get no services since they are undocumented - just a money grab, and yet they are also scapegoated for everything wrong in society.

goldie70.bsky.social•3 days ago

Sad!

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