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Did you bother to read the cite. Somehow I doubt it. This thread is about taxes on the very wealthy and the correlation to the disparity in wealth. I don't believe I have ever seen a tax bill that would exclude "Hollywood" or sports figures. This is absurd and an attempted thread hijack.
Actually it injects reality into the debate. The days of 90% taxes you and the author long for was replete with loopholes for special interests. There is no doubt that any attempt to punish the wealthy will provide refuge for those favored by the ruling class. This vengeance will in no way help the middle class, it will simply make government stronger.
You think those folks are the rich the Op is referring to? They're pikers compared to the very wealthy, old money folks from all around the world. You and I would never breath the same air or space with this kind of person ever.
If they did fall within the extremely wealthy club. i.e. Oprah, should be taxed the same. You have people like the walton children...4 in the top 10 wealthiest in the U.S. who diddly to get their mega billions.
Actually it injects reality into the debate. The days of 90% taxes you and the author long for was replete with loopholes for special interests. There is no doubt that any attempt to punish the wealthy will provide refuge for those favored by the ruling class. This vengeance will in no way help the middle class, it will simply make government stronger.
If liberals complain about the wealth gap, then they should have gotten angry at Bubba for signing away their jobs, just like conservatives should have gotten angry at Bush. The liberals should LOVE Bush, and the conservatives should LOVE Obama. What's the difference between the 2? Well, one has a {D}, while the other has an {R}.
Inflation is the opium of the ruling class. Inflation does NOT affect them in any way
If they did fall within the extremely wealthy club. i.e. Oprah, should be taxed the same. You have people like the walton children...4 in the top 10 wealthiest in the U.S. who diddly to get their mega billions.
I'm not even referring to them. You can make a billion now but doesn't mean you belong to the club. However, I see your point.
Not since before the great depression have we had such inequality in wealth distribution. There is a correlation between the disparity and taxes. The lower the taxes the higher the disparity. The greater the taxes the less the disparity and the larger the middle class. Anyone who tells you that taxes on the rich kills the middle class just needs to look at the charts.
But all of that money allows them to control the informatiion that a good deal of the population recieves, that way they get them to act against their own self interest. Like Fox """News"""
But all of that money allows them to control the informatiion that a good deal of the population recieves, that way they get them to act against their own self interest. Like Fox """News"""
You can see that in the same old tired preprogrammed responses. Govt. bad, rich good, taxes = theft, it is not a revenue problem it is a spending problem, blah blah blah. I would kill for an original thought from the right posters. They are so predictable.
You can see that in the same old tired preprogrammed responses. Govt. bad, rich good, taxes = theft, it is not a revenue problem it is a spending problem, blah blah blah. I would kill for an original thought from the right posters. They are so predictable.
I would be refreshing to hear the left actually address those points rather than recite them. But alas, it is too much to hope for.
I would be delighted to hear how punishing the wealthy benefits you. I would also be interested in how giving the government more powerful is desirable. I somehow suspect we will get some vague side step here. But here's to hoping!
You think those folks are the rich the Op is referring to? They're pikers compared to the very wealthy, old money folks from all around the world. You and I would never breath the same air or space with this kind of person ever.
They are in far less numbers compared to celebrities and athletes who hold huge pay... the old money folks don't hold a candle to the new money folks... by numbers and money... the old money folks are more for story-telling and movie-making....
They are in far less numbers compared to celebrities and athletes who hold huge pay... the old money folks don't hold a candle to the new money folks... by numbers and money... the old money folks are more for story-telling and movie-making....
New money? Take a look at the hedge fund managers who have made billions in the last few years...that is billions with a big B.
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