A.G. Gancarski
Gov. Ron DeSantis hasn’t been shy about criticizing the most conservative U.S. Supreme Court in decades for not being reliably right-wing enough, and he revisited those qualms during his latest condemnation of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
Arguing that there is “no source of constitutional authority for Harris to try to tax unrealized (capital) gains,” DeSantis cast doubt on whether the high court would see it that way in the end.
“I’d hope to say that the Supreme Court would nix it. But, you know, these Judges, you just don’t know. I mean, sometimes they’re good but then sometimes they don’t do what’s right,” DeSantis said while speaking to press at the Citrus County Property Appraiser’s Office in Crystal River.
The Governor has criticized the Supreme Court frequently in recent years, with some of his sharpest rejoinders coming after Donald Trump picked three Justices during his term in office.
He said last year during his campaign for President that Trump’s picks don’t measure up to real conservatives like Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas. He said the “Republican appointees are not in lockstep,” as evidenced by Brett Kavanaugh deciding to “go left,” and Neil Gorsuch’s “opinion reinterpreting the Civil Rights Act from 1964 to include protecting transgender individuals.
Independent reports suggest the Harris plan would only apply to people worth more than $100 million, exempting most Floridians. But DeSantis contends that it would also have a trickle-down effect on the middle class, meaning it would hurt more people than a hypothetical “massive billionaire” selling stock to make up for unactualized profits.
“You could be a retired cop, a retired teacher that has a 401(k). If you have that stock that is going to affect you, because the value will go down. It’s going to create huge volatility in the marketplace to be able to do that,” DeSantis predicted.
7 comments
Tom
August 29, 2024 at 1:15 pm
Given his status as an also ran from another political party, he sure has plenty of opinions one what everyone else is up to. He should go back to thumbing through Project 25 and ash himself what happened to his dreams of Camelot.
ELVIS [FKA EARL]
August 29, 2024 at 5:52 pm
Good evening Sage Patriots,
RELAX YOUR SPHINCTERS, as I, ELVIS [FKA EARL] have already spoken to “THE SUPREAMS” about “Ron The Ronalds” concerns.
I’ve got a Sage Message for all Sage Patriots from Clarance Thomas:
RELAX YOUR SPHINCTERS as there will be NO, ZERO, NADA tax on Unrealized Capital Gains.
Thank you Sage Patriots,
I, ELVIS [FKA EARL] GOT YOUR BACK !!!!
rick whitaker
August 29, 2024 at 10:53 pm
EARL AKA SPINCTERMAN, cornball humor for sure. got any more pops?
LexT
August 30, 2024 at 7:48 am
I wish all the Justices thought like Clarence Thomas.
rick whitaker
August 30, 2024 at 6:48 pm
LEXT, yeah, i bet you do. and you are going to vote for the con felon trump, right, i thought so.
JustBabs
August 30, 2024 at 11:15 pm
If they leverage those assets, in any way, to gain something, that “something” should be taxed. It’s realized. “How Wealthy Households Use a “Buy, Borrow, Die” Strategy to Avoid Taxes on Their Growing Fortunes”
MH/Duuuval
August 31, 2024 at 10:33 am
THE WORMS ARE TURNING
“Today, lawyers for Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, the election workers Trump ally Rudy Giuliani defamed by accusing them of fraud in the 2020 election, asked a federal court to enforce the judgment that awarded them $146 million. They have asked for a court order requiring Giuliani to turn over his properties in New York and Florida, his luxury car, and his personal valuables including three New York Yankees World Series rings. Giuliani’s spokesperson accused the women of bullying Giuliani.”
Big Bux Donald is next…
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