The plaintiffs’ arguments in Moore v. United States have little basis in law — unless you think that a list of long-ago-discarded laissez-faire decisions from the early 20th century remain good law. And a decision favoring these plaintiffs could blow a huge hole in the federal budget. While no Warren-style wealth tax is on the books, the Moore plaintiffs do challenge an existing tax that is expected to raise $340 billion over the course of a decade.

But Republicans also hold six seats on the nation’s highest Court, so there is some risk that a majority of the justices will accept the plaintiffs’ dubious legal arguments. And if they do so, they could do considerable damage to the government’s ability to fund itself.

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    I think your entire belief system is beyond just not making sense, and is likely representative of larger.menyal illness

    That you conflate evangelicals, Grover Norquist, and tech billionaires is beyond nonsensical

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        I mean I’m genuinely concerned he has mental health issues. That wasn’t some cheap insult

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            My life is so fuckin dope that I literally got matching “Dope” tattoos with my wife because our lives are dope and we do dope shit

            You married?

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