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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsYou want a real progressive, economy stimulating idea?
Let's talk about something we're never supposed to even think about. Let's remove all current taxes and create a wealth tax.
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You want a real progressive, economy stimulating idea? (Original Post)
last1standing
Nov 2013
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Deep13
(39,157 posts)1. I'll go one better.
National bankruptcy. All debts, public and corporate, are cancelled. This includes debts owed to Americans by foreigners.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)5. A jubilee. Yes.
Good idea.
-Laelth
grahamhgreen
(15,741 posts)2. That and raise corporate taxes
last1standing
(11,709 posts)3. If we tax wealth, corpoate taxes won't matter.
n/t
grahamhgreen
(15,741 posts)4. As long as we tax corporate wealth:)