Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)

3. I like my theory of wealth redistribution.

Reply to Name removed (Reply #1)

Sun May 26, 2019, 05:00 PM

May 2019

Put an expiration date of six months on all U.S. currency. You can't hide it in a bank or overseas either. And no money laundering. It's just like personal checks.

Think of it as "Brewster's Millions" for 330 million Americans.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

15 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

One brutal sentence captures what a disaster money in America has become [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2019 OP

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2019 #1

I like my theory of wealth redistribution. CaptYossarian May 2019 #3

So what do you do if you're a non-rich person who saves? jmowreader May 2019 #10

It's meant to make Mitt Romney crazy. CaptYossarian May 2019 #14

the booming economy! KT2000 May 2019 #2

The economy sucks! ProudLib72 May 2019 #4

Wow ck4829 May 2019 #5

Retirement or suicide? SCVDem May 2019 #6

The 26 richest people in the world have more wealth than the bottom 50% (3.8 plus billion people) Celerity May 2019 #7

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth Hortensis May 2019 #8

This is very bad. Has there been a study to show exactly why? Honeycombe8 May 2019 #9

Our candidates must educate Americans about this inequality. PatrickforO May 2019 #11

Reward work, not wealth moondust May 2019 #12

"Free Enterprise" means just about anything goes. Free to impoverish, exploit, steal, Auggie May 2019 #13

Not surprising. Many, many people have more car debt alone than they have retirement savings. MadDAsHell May 2019 #15