Jonathan Turkey has thoughts on proposed tax policy

[irisblue]

(and I used to respect this guy )

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yep the proposals to change US tax law by Pres Biden & Sen Warren is scaring richie riches.
Also he'll now get gigs on those right wing shows.

[Carlitos Brigante]

1. He's a piece of shit, who just happened to oppose

Junior and Cheney.

[hibbing]

2. Class warfare has been over for 50+ years

And we all know who won that.

Peace

[lapucelle]

3. Rousseau died in 1778. Turley is an ill-informed asshat. N/T

[UTUSN]

4. Let me guess: Impeach Dems, not Repukes!1

[gratuitous]

5. Gee, the super-rich having to support the system that made them so wealthy?

Why can't they just have a free ride forever? It's a reign of terror, it is! Mercy sakes, Jonathan; nobody's putting your wealthy pals in the guillotine. We're saying it's time for them to support - through taxes - the financial, regulatory, and legal frameworks that made them so fabulously rich. Get off the fainting couch, put away your clutching pearls and grow the fuck up.

[irisblue]

6. I like the way you put that.

[Claire Oh Nette]

7. Small circle

Since the "super rich" make up a fairly small number of americans who've benefited from the AMerican System in proportions not commensurate with their accidents of birth or lucky timing in the market, fuck em.

Like the poors bemoaning th eestate tax. Cry me a river when you have to pay 40% on every dollar AFTER you and your spuOse inherit $11,000,000 at 0%. That $40,000 per million after than is really going to crimp their lifestyle.

As for the mobile argument? They're already mobile. If they want access to American markets, including the stock market, they can pony up.

$750 a year??? It's theft. Wage theft. Tax evasion. Greed. Grift.

They can pay up.

[demmiblue]

8. The French History Podcast fact checks him on Twitter (he deleted his tweet):

The French History Podcast

Rousseau had been dead for 15 years by the time The Terror occurred. Please learn your French history before publishing an article about it in a national newspaper.

Jonathan Turley

Since philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau spoke of “eating the rich” during the Reign of Terror in 1793, politicians have had an insatiable appetite for class warfare politics. Sen. Warren's "wealth tax" is the latest example. . .

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It's in the first paragraph of his opinion piece at The Hill:

For the purveyors of identity politics, there is no surer bet than leading the masses against the “super rich.” Since philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau spoke of “eating the rich” during the Reign of Terror, politicians have had an insatiable appetite for class warfare politics.

https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/544112-elizabeth-warren-fuels-class-warfare-with-new-wealth-redistribution-ideas

[cally]

9. I missed his economics doctorate

Oh wait, he’s just a bad lawyer

[JHB]

10. I notice he deleted the tweet that the OP one is a continuination of:

So what did he actually say? Anyone have a screen grab from somewhere?

On edit: Never mind. Kevin Kruse comes to the rescue:

[irisblue]

12. when you get checked by Prof Kruse on a point of historical fact

the dunking was well earned
🏀🗑🏀

[WHITT]

11. Class Warfare

Warren Buffet (who used to be worth more than $60 billion, but he's given a lot away, is still one of the wealthiest people on the planet), said:

There's class warfare, all right, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning

BAM.

[BlueNProud]

13. I see he's branching out into a full service right wing pundit