Fifty Years of Tax Cuts for Rich Didn’t Trickle Down (unemployed, regular)

[Mad_Jasper]

Originally Posted by notnamed

Fairly obvious conclusion given the stagnant wages(despite rising productivity), wealth concentration, and monopolization trends/shrinking GDP share of small businesses.

Fifty Years of Tax Cuts for Rich Didn’t Trickle Down, Study Says

A better title would have been:

Fifty Years of Federal Taxation Have Enriched Politicians, Empowered Corporations and Special Interests, and Decimated the Middle-Class.

[lifeexplorer]

Originally Posted by jeffdoorgunner

Just who exactly decides what a "fair market rate" is?

Duh, the parties who are involved in the transaction. Who else could that be?

[lifeexplorer]

Originally Posted by jeffdoorgunner

I'm a firm believer in KISS. to me the tax question is easily solved. Just have a flat tax rate on ALL income. Not just wages. In fact every year simply tax a persons net worth. Your net worth is $500,000 tax rate is 10% you pay $50,000. Your net worth is $50,000 You pay $5000...........and so on.

Why should anybody be forced to pay more taxes?

[lifeexplorer]

Originally Posted by Mad_Jasper

A better title would have been:

Fifty Years of Federal Taxation Have Enriched Politicians, Empowered Corporations and Special Interests, and Decimated the Middle-Class.

Now we are speaking of the truth.

[Cape Cod Todd]

Hmmm Tax cuts for the rich don't trickle down?

Have you ever been offered or started a job working for a poor person?

[lifeexplorer]

Originally Posted by AfriqueNY

Capitalism left unchecked will always devolve into fuedalisn.

Feudalism cannot be established without the help of the government.

[lifeexplorer]

Originally Posted by Cape Cod Todd

Hmmm Tax cuts for the rich don't trickle down?

Have you ever been offered or started a job working for a poor person?

Yes, couple offers to rob a bank.

[greywar]

Originally Posted by Cape Cod Todd

Hmmm Tax cuts for the rich don't trickle down?

Have you ever been offered or started a job working for a poor person?

The vast majority of jobs are done working for people who arent wealthy. You know that...right?

My garbage man works for both rich and poor people. Your argument lacks any basis.

[lifeexplorer]

Originally Posted by greywar

The vast majority of jobs are done working for people who arent wealthy. You know that...right?

My garbage man works for both rich and poor people. Your argument lacks any basis.

Whom does your garbage man work for? If for the city, he’s paid by the rich via taxation.

[BoBromhal]

Originally Posted by beach43ofus

Totally agree. How do we get more people to see it?

oh my lollers. You agreeing with Dorian?