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Please pretend that I am on the ballot. At the first Republican special-election convention held in Dallas this September, Donald Trump promised that every adult American citizen would receive a "dividend" of $5,000, but on the condition that Republicans maintain a majority in both houses of Congress. #Trump2026 #Izbori #AmeričkaPolitika (translated)

Shares of BBVA and Sabadell have experienced significant increases on the stock market a year after the takeover bid, driven by the good moment of the banking sector and the distribution of dividends, with BBVA standing out with a 55.7% increase. #BBVA #BancSabadell #MercadosFinancieros (translated)

Torsten Heinrich wrote that he has never rented from a corporation, but from private individuals who had invested in real estate alongside their jobs. He knows at least seven people who over decades built up to 150 apartments through saving and loans. Two of them constructed and rented out multi-family houses with loans; several started from scratch, including one person from a refugee family. Heinrich argued that private real estate investments also need to be measured against other investment options. Real estate has already performed poorly compared to government bonds or index funds; the main argument for them is the possibility of value appreciation, which is tax-free after ten years. However, this is countered by high renovation costs, as well as work and hassle with tenants. In contrast, paper investments require hardly any effort and, according to him, do not entail additional payments, such as for new insulation or heating regulations. According to Heinrich, the abolition of tax exemption after the holding period is another reason not to invest in real estate. Anyone assuming that the taxation of private real estate sales has no impact on construction activity is effectively making an intellectual capitulation statement. #Immobilien #Investment #Vermietung (translated)

I-E B. wrote that the PSD government's program omitted, compared to that proposed by USR, PNL, and UDMR, the reforms that, in his opinion, disturbed the system. Among the absent measures, he listed a 13% reduction in the number of parliamentarians, according to the 2021 census, limiting the number of secretaries of state from each ministry to a maximum of three, and banning the accumulation of pensions with salaries in the public sector, about which he said the bill had already passed the Senate. He also mentioned the reform of special pensions and changes in justice: the election of the CSM by all judges and prosecutors, limiting delegations that he considered to be made "with dedication," selecting the Judicial Inspection through a real competition, and measures to prevent the expiration of criminal cases. His list also included civil control over the secret services, banning undercover officers in the press, political parties, and cults, as well as the proposal that half of the state's savings be returned to people through lower labor taxes. I-E B. asked why the reforms that reduce privileges were absent from a program that spoke about an efficient and responsible state. He argued that maintaining an oversized parliament, special pensions, and a justice system in which cases expired would represent the management of the status quo, not reform. #Guvernare #Reforme #PSD (translated)

Private equity has hollowed-out high streets. Famous names, jobs, supply chains destroyed. Aided by the state: PE gets tax relief on interest payments. No tax on dividends paid to owners holed up in tax havens. No inquiry into serial bankruptcies. It is gangster capitalism. archive.ph/zisBU

Drako estimated that KC had avoided being led 0-2 after a last fight won thanks to the performances of kyeahoo and Caliste. According to him, C9 had lost a game that was built up gradually, while the work around Canna's Jayce had paid off. He also criticized Tactical for missing the two most important fights. Drako indicated that the series was tied, 1-1, and asked his readers how they anticipated the rest of the BO5. #Esports #LeagueOfLegends #Game5 (translated)

Ivan Bartoš wrote that Andrej Babiš failed to mention that during his first term as prime minister, Agrofert received a total of 23.5 billion in subsidies and public contracts. He also claimed that the company is now again drawing money in violation of Czech laws and European Union rules. Bartoš stated that Babiš paid himself a dividend of 4 billion 250 million from Agrofert before the elections, even though he previously claimed that the company did not belong to him. He added that EU money should help balance domestic and European disparities and support innovations and people. He described the recovery of improperly obtained funds as an obligation of the ministers and officials of Babiš's government. #Babiš #Agrofert #dotace (translated)

Bally Bagayoko stated that in Saint-Denis and Pierrefitte, he saw families who counted every euro, retirees who were giving up on heating, and young people told that there was no money. He contrasted these situations with record dividends and the increase in wealth for the rich, believing that the crisis benefited some and penalized others. He claimed that this system was protected, particularly by the concentration of media ownership in the hands of billionaires. According to him, the debate focused on the people receiving aid rather than on tax exiles. He advocated for taxing superprofits, pluralism in information, and reinvestment in public services, adding that change would come from working-class neighborhoods and the people who keep the country running. #JusticeSociale #Inégalités #Politique (translated)

Paul Vannier wrote that the National Rally voted against eight measures examined the day before in the finance committee, which, according to him, would have made the wealthiest contribute to the financing of public services. He cited the creation of a universal tax aimed at the very wealthy residing abroad, the elimination of the flat tax on dividends, two proposals to raise this tax, the tripling of the surcharge on very high incomes, an increase in the minimum tax rate on large fortunes, a measure against circumventing inheritance rights through the spreading of donations, and the deindexation of the highest tax brackets from inflation. Vannier added that the RN had voted with the Macronists. #JusticeFiscale #Richesse #ServicesPublics (translated)

Clémence Guetté called into question the usefulness of Sébastien Lecornu and claimed that he had presented two misleading measures. She disputed the announcement of an increase in the national education budget, estimating that when accounting for inflation, the budget for middle and high schools would actually decrease by 560 million euros. She added that this would lead to the elimination of 1,600 teaching positions and criticized Lecornu for not proposing anything regarding teachers' salaries, the condition of school facilities, or Parcoursup. Regarding fuel, she reported that Lecornu planned to tap into French strategic reserves to lower prices. According to her, the decrease would be 12 to 18 cents for only three months and would depend on distributors, who would not be required to pass on the reduction in their costs. Guetté accused Lecornu of wanting to avoid having Total and major oil companies contribute, in order to preserve dividends for their shareholders. She finally warned that the budget would, in her view, be unprecedentedly violent for the middle classes and the most vulnerable individuals, while the wealthiest would be spared. She concluded that her camp would censure the government. #ÉducationNationale #Carburants #Politique (translated)

Dividend King estimated that the new proposals aimed at increasing the flat tax would mainly penalize small savers rather than the wealthiest. According to him, the latter would distribute very few dividends personally, transferring them from operating companies to holding companies, where the mother-daughter regime would allow them to exempt 95%. He added that there are other ways to benefit from funds held in a holding company without distributing dividends or salaries, without detailing them. He criticized the deputies behind these proposals, including Eric Coquerel, for confusing revenue and profit. According to him, the measures targeting Bernard Arnault in particular would penalize small savers who are building wealth through a PEA or a regular securities account (CTO). He finally estimated that a reduction of the flat tax to 15%, or even 10%, would lead to the exit of hundreds of billions of euros from holding companies. #Fiscalité #Économie #Patrimoine (translated)