They Don’t Make Good Yachts Anymore | The West Wing
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- Опубліковано 22 чер 2024
- “A million dollars isn’t what it used to be.”
Season 3 Episode 4: Ways and Means
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The way he holds the pen at the end, one of the ones Mrs. Landingham put in his pocket every day.
For the curious: there is, in reality, no official veto stamp. I suppose a president could make and use one if they wanted, but the usual procedure is that the president returns the proposed legislation unsigned and attaches a signed letter explaining their objection to it
I suppose add this to the list of ways The West Wing diverges from our timeline, along with the historical presidents, the text of the 25th amendment, the existence of Qumar, and the peace deal in the Middle East
Didn't they also resolve healthcare?
@@theshlaufonly in the America where republicans and corporations lose can something like that happen.
I love the details in this clip. Did you notice the Secret Service Agent outside the door? Well thought out set up.
I still tell people they dont make good yachts anymore. The Beer was better, the road had less bumps, and the miller kept his thumb off of the scale
Nice kingkiller reference ;)
The slight at the American dream was fantastic
Democrats hate the American Dream. They want everyone dependent on government handouts.
and true
Connie Britton is such a beautiful, classy woman. I wish she had been on the show more.
They're acting like a veto threat is such a revolutionary idea. Presidents *always* talk about vetoing bills they don't support. And by the way? This wouldn't be his first veto. Ainsley's first episode had her and Sam arguing about a bill he had vetoed.
I assume this was part of a larger bill (eg an appropriations or spending bill) which presidents tend to not veto? Though I assume the idea of vetoing a tax cut in an election year tends to be unprecedented, and this show has never been the most consistent with what Bartlet’s done (or hasn’t done)
@@ethanpan2335 In a later episode, the one with the dinner for the Nobel laureates, C.J. makes it clear that the bill is specifically and solely about repealing the estate tax. It would definitely have made more sense to have folded it in with a larger bill, though.
@@ethanpan2335 On the appropriations bill, I believe that would be a line-item veto, which the federal executive branch does not possess. Unless it was "veto" in the sense of "Congressional Democrats won't support this because the President doesn't"
Tell that to Jeff Bezos. A yacht that has two swimming pools, a movie theater and needs its own support vessel…with a helipad.
He’s a democrat
As a short, can you please post Margaret forging the president's signature and vetoing things and sending them back to the Hill? Thanks.
A Gentleman of Taste
$1 million dollars isn't what it used to be (now).
Where do they get off talking about "if we're going to spend tax breaks" - *YOU* DON'T SPEND A TAX BREAK.
IT IS *OUR* MONEY, YOU DON'T GET TO ACT LIKE IT IS *YOURS* TO "SPEND"!!
Capital Gains is a type of income tax at least in Canada, and it's taxed at half of what regular income is.
Tax rate should be zero. The income has already been taxed once. Shouldn't be taxed when it's saved.
@@SWOBIZ could you explain to me what you think Capical Gains is? Could be something different in the US, but from my research it's income from the sale of a capital asset, and doesn't have much to do with saved money.
@@thresherGnat Certainly. Say I earn $50,000, and pay 5,000 in taxes. If I invest some of my remaining income instead of spending it, I get taxed a second time. By deferring consumption, my savings is growing the economy. If you want prosperity, don't double-tax savings & investment.
@@SWOBIZ If you invested $50,000 and earned $100 in interest, dividends, rent or royalties, you would only be taxed on the $100. And it would be property income, not Capital Gains.
Capital Gains would be buying $50,000 of stocks or commodities and selling them for $50,100. Even then, only the $100 earned would be taxed and that would be after deducting Capital Losses.
Again it might be different in the US, but my limited research says it isn't.
As someone who works on yachts and is currently typing this from the one I work on, Toby is incorrect
Toby is often incorrect, not just in nautical matters.
Very similar to Will Bailey and the interns.
Love Harry
Toby wants to be rich...
Due to Biden, I will not be a multimillionaire again.
Awww. The Trump ‘tax cut’ cost our household $4300 the first year.
Sorry if I don’t shed any tears for you.
Estate taxes are great in theory, until you realize how they're used as another tool to prevent generational wealth. "So let's see, with the real estate (house), life insurance policies, car value, personal property, stock and bonds, and other incidentals...oh would you look at that, you just manage to qualify for an extra 10% taxable! Yes, the law states that some of these accounts aren't taxable, but are you really going to spend what little money we're letting you keep to pay a lawyer and argue with the government?"
Of course, estate taxes are used to reduce intergenerational wealth. That's their purpose. The growing wealth gap in this country will eventually lead to a revolution and inherited wealth and unfair tax breaks are 2 of the primary factors driving wealth inequality. So yes, preventing excessive intergenerational wealth transfers is important to our future.
2 percent of Americans have a net worth over $2.4 million and 5% over 1 million that this estate tax would qualify for, however the present day federal estate tax only applies to estates worth over $13.6 million…… let that sink in…. Now I personally argue that the spoiled rotten kids of multi millionaires are gonna do just fine with $10 mil rather than $13. You’ve been drinking a way too strong cocktail of dumb bitch juice mixed with delulu sauce and need to do some dam research
The estate tax should be aimed at the big inter generational wealth transfers involving billion of dollars. The fight over the estate tax threshold that is orders of magnitude smaller than the billion dollar estates that have been protected by a cadre of highly paid lawyers and accountants diverts attentions. The estate taxes paid by those at or barely above the threshold are minuscule and rounding errors compared to properly implementing an escape proof estate tax on the estates of the Forbes 400. It also avoids targeting the small farm and businesses.
Do you think estate taxes strip estates clean? No. Do they in part prevent people from receiving money that they didn't earn? Yes. That's a good thing. Also, no one is qualifying for estate taxes because of a car. And if they did....so what?
Next he'll tell us there is no war in Ba Sing Se.