How about this on a T-shirt or bumper sticker:

[Mr.Bill]

DEFUND THE RICH

[oldtime dfl_er]

1. I make tshirts

and I love it! Mind if I do it?

[Mr.Bill]

5. Go for it.

Post pics when you do it.

[oldtime dfl_er]

9. Not sure how to post a picture

https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/DEFUND-THE-RICH-by-LoveAndDefiance/93537455.FB110

[Mr.Bill]

11. Damn, I should have known someone already thought of it.

And $19.90 for a T-shirt? What do they think we are? Rich?

[oldtime dfl_er]

35. I know I know

but at least a few bucks goes to an independent artist.

[AZ8theist]

29. here ya go!!

To post pictures:
Open an IMGUR account (it's free)
Copy and paste pictures. With Windows 10 I use windows/shift/S to capture a portion of your screen.
Then cntrl V to post in imgur. You can copy and paste into any OP.

[oldtime dfl_er]

34. THanks!

[madaboutharry]

2. I think people have the right to be rich.

What they should not have the right to is paying taxes that do not reflect their wealth.

A few days ago, I heard either on CNN or MSNBC that Jeff Bezos paid income taxes on $83,000. That is just old fashioned bullshit.

[Mr.Bill]

6. Sure they have the right to be rich.

And we have the right to not fund it. And when they don't pay taxes and we do, we are funding them.

[mahina]

3. I'm printing up Common Courtesy is Common Sense

And buying a represent.us bumper sticker as soon as possible

[SergeStorms]

19. We have...

the best government money can buy.

But don't raise the issue of campaign finance reform. You want to see a graph take a nosedive? 99.0% of Americans support it, but the chances of ever passing meaningful reform? Straight down. Zero.

The chance of that 1% maintaining the status quo? Straight up. 100%.

Democracy?

[mahina]

31. Watch the vid and read represent.us

I think you’re mistaken about adopting hopelessness. There’s a way around Congress and it’s explained clearly.

[Goonch]

4. Okey Dokey

[I_UndergroundPanther]

7. I want one

How much and where do I go?

[BlackSkimmer]

10. You just posted the other day how difficult it is to make ends meet.

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Don’t waste your money on a shirt no one will pay any attention to, nor will it change a damn thing.

I don’t know about anyone else, but I never notice other tshirts other people wear.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

12. You're right about the financial situation

Prolly won't get it.

However I have worn shirts with sayings on them and they get noticed. Especially my CLAWS shirt,Cat Lovers Against White Supremacy.

That one everyone seems to like

[Mr.Bill]

14. I'm in the habit of pretty much never wearing anything

with graphics on it. I buy blank T-shirts at Michael's for as little as $2 each when on sale.

T-shirts can be a great money maker when bought in bulk. In the 80s I was in charge of purchasing 10,000 shirts for a 10K run. With two-color printing they cost 2.80 each.

[calimary]

20. Same here. Except for the ones with my Indivisible group's name on it.

[eppur_se_muova]

28. I first read that as "my invisible group's name" and thought ... yeah, that would work.

Just any regular tee-shirt.

[calimary]

36. That'd actually be a pretty funny one!

[BlackSkimmer]

21. I've run a lot of races. Still have many of those tshirts.

I might notice a running tshirt, maybe, but in general, I pay no attention to the clothing of others. That’s why I find a defund anything or f anything tshirt (or a tax the rich dress) to be useless. Silliness. I guess it makes the wearer feel they’re doing something.

[brush]

8. Nah, just as in defund the police, it means no funds for them...

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when it should be re-allocate funds for police. If one's creativity makes you rich and you pay your fair share of taxes, you deserve what you earn.

Now a slogan that says "tax the rich fairly", I'm for that.

[pazzyanne]

25. + 1 nt

[brooklynite]

13. If it makes you happy...

...the average voter doesn't have income resentment.

[Mr.Bill]

15. You're way over-thinking it.

It's just a funny T-shirt, not a revolution.

[brooklynite]

16. I'm not a huge fan of self-indulgent memes either.

You're just playing to a crowd who already agrees with you.

[Mr.Bill]

17. Actually a few here didn't agree with me.

Which is fine. If I stimulated some discussion and perhaps a few people got a small laugh, that's okay with me. And if you havent noticed, this website is all about people who agree with each other on most things. Most threads here are playing to people who already agree with you.

Have a great day!

[BlackSkimmer]

22. Good point!

And well said!

[FakeNoose]

18. It's great ... but I'd suggest one change

Defund the Ultra-Wealthy

or

Defund the One-Per-Centers

"The Rich" is OK, but it doesn't sound selfish enough or nasty enough.

[Mr.Bill]

23. Very true.

My thought process that lead me to Defund the Rich was remembering the slogan "Eat the Rich" from decades ago. That went a little to far for me, but it was meant for shock value, I suppose.

[FakeNoose]

26. Hah! I thought it was a jump-off from "Defund the Police"

[Mr.Bill]

27. Oh, that also was part of it. n/t

[BobTheSubgenius]

24. Love it!

[edbermac]

32. How about this?

[Mr.Bill]

33. Good one!. n/t