Thom HartmannJun 2, 2023

Amazing things happened in America the last time we taxed billionaires at 90%. It’s an incredible story that every American should know!

https://hartmannreport.com/p/what-happens-when-you-tax-billionaires-fa3

What Happens When You Tax Billionaires at 90 Percent?

We did it before, and the result was the creation of the world’s first and largest middle class and a level of peace and prosperity that held its own until Ronald Reagan took a meat-axe to it…

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Show threadWm.son

@ThomHartmann

And no one is even asking for 90%!

Jun 3, 2023 at 12:29amWeb
Show threadKathy E. Gill 🇺🇦Jun 3, 2023

@Sfwmson @ThomHartmann

At marginal rates? On tens of millions? Hell yeah we should be at 90% marginal rates.

A billion is every second for 32 years. Unfathomable numbers.

Show threadWm.sonJun 3, 2023

@kegill @ThomHartmann

I don't disagree, but it can also be something more palatable, like 50 % on anything over 15 million...or 90% on everything over 500 million.

Show threadKathy E. Gill 🇺🇦Jun 4, 2023

@Sfwmson @ThomHartmann

That’s what progressive rates are … tiered.