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ErikJ

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17. High tax on rich would solve a lot of problems.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 12:54 AM

Mar 2016

It would raise everybody else's pay. It would reduce greed and the corruption it breeds. It would increase govt revenue for more and better public services and infrastructure. etc etc

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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