Brian JopekDec 12
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Show threadoldguycrustyDec 13

@BrianJopek

#Billionaires should be #taxed out of existence..

And the weird thing is they would still be super rich - AND - dumping all that tax money back into the economy would generate even more revenue for the super wealthy that own all the s*** we rely on...

It would juice the economy like a 2 or 3% fed rate cut..

Then they would be taxed again... more money dumped into the economy, they get rich again... It is a virtuous cycle.

Show threadCyDec 13
They shouldn't, because it's not good enough. Taxing them doesn't work. When you tax the wealthy, they pay to have politicians elected who remove the taxes, or to add in loopholes for the lawyers, who the wealthy also pay. The more you try, the worse you'll fail.

What you need to do is eliminate their wealth. Cancel their contracts, repudiate the debts they're owed, close their banks, repossess their land, silence their politicians. If we do any less, then we'll all be their slaves, inevitably.

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Show threadCount Holdem

@cy @BrianJopek @oldguycrusty Communism and Capitalism favor a too-small ratio of wealth, instead of judicious symmetry. This math is the cause for the rise of Democratic Socialism - or, a 'sustainable middle'. Removing the abusers by the masses, must be persistent - even if it means they just retreat to their luxury bunkers.

But Authoritarian Autocracies are also on the rise, so your plans better be long term.

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