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MrsCoffee

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28. Plenty. Just not a big enough platform to sell them from.

Reply to speak easy (Reply #16)

Fri Mar 12, 2021, 09:49 PM

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Sanders: In my view, we can no longer tolerate billionaires becoming obscenely rich ... [View all] Donkees Mar 2021 OP

K&R! nt Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2021 #1

What of the billionaires? Will no one think of the billionaires? Cirque du So-What Mar 2021 #2

We've been here before, it was called the Gilded Age. sop Mar 2021 #3

Hopefully, the filthy rich will refer to this era ... Jopin Klobe Mar 2021 #22

Good point, and an appropriate reference for the actions required. LastDemocratInSC Mar 2021 #23

THIS! malaise Mar 2021 #53

DURec leftstreet Mar 2021 #4

Yes! Thank you. nt crickets Mar 2021 #5

Tax Them Like Working People DanieRains Mar 2021 #6

The UK Wealth Tax Commission receommends a one-time 5% tax on all net worth over 500k GBP WarGamer Mar 2021 #63

I have no problem in principle with that but Disaffected Mar 2021 #70

Hell yes! BigmanPigman Mar 2021 #7

Get off my lawn! taxi Mar 2021 #8

Jeff Bezos turns down Bernie's invitation to speak on income inequality next week Arazi Mar 2021 #9

In my opinion income inequality is a losing issue Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2021 #10

I once worked for the highest paid CEO in America... (John Hammergren, McKesson) mac2766 Mar 2021 #24

So let's get rid of the minimum wage and install a maximum Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2021 #25

Well... that's nowhere near what I said. mac2766 Mar 2021 #32

Those taking $143 million are exercising stock options. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2021 #39

I agree. mac2766 Mar 2021 #40

I would do it the other way around DFW Mar 2021 #55

That's obscene. smirkymonkey Mar 2021 #49

Look up the word obscene Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2021 #58

I did. smirkymonkey Mar 2021 #59

My mind is in the gutter? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2021 #67

I am so done with you. smirkymonkey Mar 2021 #72

wealth equality is the number one interlocking stat that determines the overall well-being of a Celerity Mar 2021 #50

Thank you for putting this together. scipan Mar 2021 #60

Disagree. WarGamer Mar 2021 #64

And I agree with you. ShazzieB Mar 2021 #68

Let them eat cake - urinal cake Mr. Ected Mar 2021 #11

+++ Well said. KPN Mar 2021 #17

THIS. People who have accumulated this much money are UNDERTAXED. crickets Mar 2021 #29

Hell, yes! zentrum Mar 2021 #12

Not Optional Roy Rolling Mar 2021 #13

Yes. Blue_true Mar 2021 #34

I remember back when he couldn't tolerate millionaires AND billionaires. Now just billionaires? George II Mar 2021 #14

"I wrote a best-selling book. If you write a best-selling book, you can be a millionaire, too." speak easy Mar 2021 #16

Plenty. Just not a big enough platform to sell them from. MrsCoffee Mar 2021 #28

How about a best selling book about how to write a best selling book ? speak easy Mar 2021 #33

You should run for office. George II Mar 2021 #37

Funny that, eh? I s'pose ethics is sliding scale once the millions are banked. LanternWaste Mar 2021 #18

I agree with his synopsis that vastly concentrated wealth is unsustainable, Blue_true Mar 2021 #35

Well, Twitter does have a character limit. Do you agree with what he said about billionaires? Violet_Crumble Mar 2021 #38

Times change. Yesterday's millionaires are today's billionaires... Violet_Crumble Mar 2021 #44

The times didn't change all that fast. Back in 2016 there were 10.8 million millionaires... George II Mar 2021 #57

Just leave the millionaires alone!!!! MrsCoffee Mar 2021 #74

... betsuni Mar 2021 #51

Same as it was just about a century ago... Ford_Prefect Mar 2021 #15

We're not much further than that, I will agree FakeNoose Mar 2021 #27

It has been this way several times in history. Blue_true Mar 2021 #36

The pattern is similar I agree. The possible outcome isn't. Ford_Prefect Mar 2021 #42

I wouldn't mind it so much except that money power. Goodheart Mar 2021 #19

I hear ya, Bernie! OldBaldy1701E Mar 2021 #20

We should. But the political will isn't there, even with Democrats LiberalLovinLug Mar 2021 #21

Damn straight, Bernie. Dagstead Bumwood Mar 2021 #26

Exactly how does one prevent a person from becoming very wealthy? Blue_true Mar 2021 #30

He could have stopped at ... Xoan Mar 2021 #31

Is breaking up tech giants like breaking up big banks? betsuni Mar 2021 #41

I disagree with Bernie EndlessWire Mar 2021 #43

He's a millionaire because he wrote a best-selling book, not because he was exploiting workers . . . wackadoo wabbit Mar 2021 #45

Amazon. betsuni Mar 2021 #46

I don't care about EndlessWire Mar 2021 #47

Are you seriously asking me what I know about the exploitation of workers? wackadoo wabbit Mar 2021 #56

First off, I am entitled to have an opinion.. EndlessWire Mar 2021 #61

this is more than a bit misleading, it would take over 60 THOUSAND Sanders to equal ONE Bezos Celerity Mar 2021 #48

"and no one advocates limiting HIS wealth." I do. nt JanMichael Mar 2021 #69

Ridiculous. He thinks there should be limits on wealth? Totally absurd! NurseJackie Mar 2021 #52

There already are de facto limits on wealth for the VAST majority of Americans. It is called the US Celerity Mar 2021 #54

absolutely... and the vast majority of Americans agree. WarGamer Mar 2021 #62

Part good idea. Part terrible strategy and worse than terrible sales technique. gulliver Mar 2021 #65

Us working stiffs are sick and tired of being stiffed!!! oasis Mar 2021 #66

Question: how much are they allowed to have? brooklynite Mar 2021 #71

'care work done by poor women is worth 10.8 trillion US dollars: 3X bigger than whole tech industry' Donkees Mar 2021 #73