If Karl Marx were mayor of New York City, million/billionaires would still be filthy rich.

[AStern]

I wrote this because it's probably true.

Thank you for listening.

[leftstreet]

1. They'd have to sell a lot of Pet Rocks

or cellphones, or coffee pots, or something

No more profiting off the common good, like utilities, health care, internet, housing....

[Fiendish Thingy]

2. That's because Trump would still be president. Nt

[AStern]

5. No. If Eisenhower were President - they'd still have a shit ton of money.

They did when FDR was in office as well.

[Fiendish Thingy]

6. When Eisenhower was president, the top tax rate was 90%, not the current 30%

And you could count the number of American billionaires on one hand (OK, two at the most).

[AStern]

7. So millionaires in the 1950s were poor?

nt

[Fiendish Thingy]

8. They paid more taxes than they do now. Nt

[AStern]

9. And were still wealthy

My point is that regardless of the tax rate - the wealthy will always exist. So what are they so worried about?

[BlueTsunami2018]

3. Not if Lenin was.

Then we’d be getting real shit done.