{"id":19176,"date":"2020-10-17T13:04:55","date_gmt":"2020-10-17T17:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nearariver.com\/?p=19176"},"modified":"2026-09-10T12:16:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T16:16:06","slug":"money-tree-bj-rae-near-a-river-encouragement-for-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/money-tree-bj-rae-near-a-river-encouragement-for-all\/","title":{"rendered":"The Money Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>If you have ever seen a money tree, please break off a branch and grow many more of them!\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19177 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Which-Is-It-300x261.png\" alt=\"the money tree bj rae joe biden's contradictions near a river\" width=\"300\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Which-Is-It-300x261.png 300w, https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Which-Is-It.png 336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Higher taxes mean less disposable income. And, at the moment, especially due to covid, we all need as much money as possible.<\/p>\n<p>No one <em>wants<\/em> to pay higher taxes. But, unless Washington finds the mythical money tree, someone has to pay for the covid stimulus packages.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Money doesn&#8217;t magically appear out of thin air,<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">nor does it grow on a tree.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Someone somewhere pays for every single thing.<\/h4>\n<p>If America doesn\u2019t cover these expenses, our economy will eventually tank and we\u2019ll all suffer more. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato.org\/blog\/bidens-math-just-taxing-rich-doesnt-add\">one candidate plans to increase the federal budget by six to eight trillion dollars<\/a>, in spite of the fact that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usdebtclock.org\/\">America\u2019s debt is currently more than twenty-seven trillion dollars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">If elected President,<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">how could this man possibly prevent our economy from crashing<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">due to too much expense and not enough revenue?<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">He\u2019s made the all of the following statements.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atr.org\/biden-if-you-elect-me-your-taxes-are-going-be-raised?amp\">&#8220;If you elect me, your taxes are going to be raised.\u201d\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;On Day One, I Will Move to Eliminate Trump&#8217;s Tax Cuts.&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontheissues.org\/2020\/Joe_Biden_Budget_+_Economy.htm\">\u201cJust the end of this year, we agreed on a very difficult decision about our tax code, raising another $600 billion, making significant compromises.\u201d\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2020\/05\/22\/biden-taxes\/\">\u201cNobody making under $400,000 bucks would have their taxes raised. Period. Bingo.\u201d\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Is it possible to eliminate Trump\u2019s tax cuts without raising taxes for those who earn less than $400,000?\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/this-is-how-much-american-workers-saved-during-the-first-year-after-trumps-tax-reform-2020-03-03\">Trump\u2019s tax cuts resulted in the sharpest drops for tax payers earning between $25,000 and $100,000 a year.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many Americans have had more money in their pockets since Trump enacted his 2018 tax cuts. So if Joe Biden simply eliminates Trump\u2019s tax cuts, even those of us who earn less than $400,000 a year will have less money due to increased taxes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-obama-economy\/middle-class-decline-looms-over-final-years-of-obama-presidency-idUSKBN0KR0HD20150118\">During Biden\u2019s term as our leader, Federal Reserve survey data showed that families in the middle of the income scale earned less and their net worth was lower than when he became our vice president.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to questions about his plans for our economic future, I question <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsgac.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/HSGAC_Finance_Report_FINAL.pdf\">whether his son Hunter should ever set foot into the White House.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While I don&#8217;t agree with everything President Trump has said and done, I am a realist. I do my own research, and I struggle with Joe Biden&#8217;s contradictory statements.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-align: center;\">Parents, remember that your primary job is<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">to give your children the best life possible!<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Before you vote,<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">ask yourself if the money will come<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">from a money tree<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">or from your family&#8217;s bank account.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Let the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/encouraging\" slimstat=\"5\">encouraging words<\/a>\u00a0in these\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/river\" slimstat=\"5\">near\u00a0a\u00a0river<\/a>\u00a0posts help you<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">soar like an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/eagle\" slimstat=\"5\">eagle<\/a>\u00a0above life\u2019s storms.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Consider the source of your information,<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Try to create an honest government,\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/home\/why\/\">Carefully consider the future,<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/eyes-near-a-river-bj-rae-encouragement-vote\/\">And vote with your heart!<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Enjoy BJ\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/encouraging\" slimstat=\"5\">encouraging words<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/river\" slimstat=\"5\">near a river<\/a>!<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">BJ\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/encouraging\" slimstat=\"5\">encouraging<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/eagle\" slimstat=\"5\">eagle<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/river\" slimstat=\"5\"><u>Near\u00a0a River<\/u><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">common core<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/dictionary\/english\/reading-book\" data-slimstat=\"5\">reading book\u00a0<\/a>for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/child\" slimstat=\"5\">children<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">is available on<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/\">Amazon.com<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">and\u00a0Barnesandnoble.com.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Buy BJ\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/river\" slimstat=\"5\"><u>Near\u00a0a River<\/u><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/eagle\" slimstat=\"5\">\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/eagle\" slimstat=\"5\">eagle\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/dictionary\/english\/reading-book\" data-slimstat=\"5\">reading book<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/child\" slimstat=\"5\">children<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">you care about today!<\/h4>\n<div id=\"wpd-post-rating\" class=\"wpd-not-rated\">\n<div class=\"wpd-rating-wrap\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have ever seen a money tree, please break off a branch and grow many more of them!\u00a0 Higher taxes mean less disposable income. 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