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4. Are we "the richest country in the world"?

Sat May 9, 2020, 04:28 PM

May 2020

Or are we a country with a lot of rich people in it. Most of our "wealth" is in private hands.

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I'm against welfare recipients getting our tax dollars and I'm super liberal. [View all] tecelote May 2020 OP

And in the meantime?? gibraltar72 May 2020 #1

Vote Blue! tecelote May 2020 #3

This is why I am for a UBI. roamer65 May 2020 #2

The billionaires should fear us. Not the other way around. gibraltar72 May 2020 #8

That. onecaliberal May 2020 #19

Are we "the richest country in the world"? Yavin4 May 2020 #4

And those unable to work? Roland99 May 2020 #5

Good point! tecelote May 2020 #7

Taxes are taxes. Corp/individual taxes go to the same place Roland99 May 2020 #11

+1 CountAllVotes May 2020 #9

You can have Ivanka's. But you might want a mask first! Roland99 May 2020 #12

I'll pass CountAllVotes May 2020 #14

In the richest country in the world... tecelote May 2020 #17

Absolutely! tecelote May 2020 #18

Welfare sounds right to me ... GeorgeGist May 2020 #10

If done right, yes. tecelote May 2020 #15

Yes! tecelote May 2020 #16

Walmart just choked on their tea. n/t AwakeAtLast May 2020 #21