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AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)

14. we need to TAX THE FUCK OUT OF THEM.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 01:20 AM

Mar 2016

We don't even need to do that. Just tax them at a moderate rate. Taxes today are way low.... even tho' the GOP seems to have sold the "We're being taxed to death!" meme.

There's so much money....if such a huge chunk didn't go to the military for useless stuff.

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I know I should kill my TV [View all] SHRED Mar 2016 OP

Alms for the poor. Alms for the poor. dchill Mar 2016 #1

Alms for an ex-leper awoke_in_2003 Mar 2016 #3

They don't gove us charity Hydra Mar 2016 #2

We change the system and then tax them more. rusty quoin Mar 2016 #4

We won't need to tax if they don't have access to the power structure to exploit Hydra Mar 2016 #7

Oh cool. I like that. I need to learn more. rusty quoin Mar 2016 #9

It's worth learning Hydra Mar 2016 #13

Okay, thanks Hydra. rusty quoin Mar 2016 #15

Charlie Rose shadowmayor Mar 2016 #5

If charity solved social problems, we would not have so many homeless people JDPriestly Mar 2016 #6

But there is that tiny little voice inside of you saying you should not kill your TV because........ Duckfan Mar 2016 #8

Hugs SHRED Mar 2016 #18

Here's my take and my opinion: SheilaT Mar 2016 #10

"...missing such coverage will improve your life." This needed repeating. Thank you. n/t jtuck004 Mar 2016 #20

The funny thing is when people try to appeal to their sense of fairness. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2016 #11

60 minutes is right wing propaganda fbc Mar 2016 #12

we need to TAX THE FUCK OUT OF THEM. AlbertCat Mar 2016 #14

But Stanford and Harvard need those $10 Million donations! elljay Mar 2016 #16

High tax on rich would solve a lot of problems. ErikJ Mar 2016 #17

Yes, we do. It's called a clawback Warpy Mar 2016 #19

They should be given a pile of monopoly money felix_numinous Mar 2016 #21