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ChicagoTeamster

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8. And recently the House Republicans proposed a Capital Gains tax cut to stimulate the economy because the extremely

Sun May 10, 2026, 10:41 AM

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wealthy are doing great in their stock portfolios and we can't let the government get more of their measly 15% tax that they'll be paying on all of this after all of their other tax breaks

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I don't know about you but I am getting sick of the wealthy in this country [View all] Stargazer99 21 hrs ago OP

"When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich." - Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) sop 21 hrs ago #1

Eat the Rich. Dave Bowman 20 hrs ago #3

Did you see some of the comments on YouTube. :O C Moon 4 hrs ago #50

Absolutely. And greed is a nasty addiction which is making people suffer . 🙁 Dave Bowman 3 hrs ago #51

and when we've had our fill of the rich, we'll turn our appetites to the peasants - robespierre, paraphrased TheProle 18 hrs ago #25

just remember... ret5hd 21 hrs ago #2

unfortunately justsomeguy01 18 hrs ago #24

the rich get hungry fast. (nt) ret5hd 18 hrs ago #26

It's God's swill! usonian 20 hrs ago #4

The stock market is an elemental spirit, a hungry ghost captured and enslaved by capitalism's witch doctors Ponietz 19 hrs ago #12

But why must the rich pay any taxes? OGBuzz 20 hrs ago #5

sarcasm ? dave99 20 hrs ago #7

Oh yes, I'm dripping with it but I couldn't find the emoji to attach to the post. OGBuzz 19 hrs ago #9

"GETTING"?! (Caps mine) I'm WAAAY PAST Mme Defarge Time! ColoringFool 20 hrs ago #6

With the ballroom and redecorating Figarosmom 18 hrs ago #19

With the proper cuts... sop 16 hrs ago #28

And recently the House Republicans proposed a Capital Gains tax cut to stimulate the economy because the extremely ChicagoTeamster 19 hrs ago #8

'Getting'?? OldBaldy1701E 19 hrs ago #10

My thoughts exactly. Bluetus 18 hrs ago #23

A lot of MAGA, like prosperity gospel, is founded on the idea that you can join their ranks. Ilikepurple 2 hrs ago #54

It looks like a few have it figured it out and used their critical thinking skills-congratulations Stargazer99 19 hrs ago #11

Billionaires should not exist VanceFan 19 hrs ago #13

A vigilante like Luigi should assassinate someone like Pritzker? MichMan 16 hrs ago #32

Mangione is a deranged, gun humping POS MURDERER Skittles 7 hrs ago #47

Good, decent people share the wealth Grim Chieftain 19 hrs ago #14

At my husband's office, he would talk to the custodians when they were in the office. cksmithy 16 hrs ago #30

Good people Grim Chieftain 16 hrs ago #31

Obscenely wealthy people become emotionally stunted, at high risk for committing "Social Murder" jmbar2 19 hrs ago #15

They prove the old adage "Money can't buy happiness". Maybe there should be a new one like: "Excessive wealth turns you Fil1957 19 hrs ago #16

it must kill them that they have to eventually die Skittles 10 hrs ago #40

This message was self-deleted by its author kimbutgar 19 hrs ago #17

The main problem in this country is the rich don't have enough money. tetedur 19 hrs ago #18

I think that every time I see an A-list celebrity in a fucking commercial Skittles 10 hrs ago #41

Shakespeare amended: lastlib 18 hrs ago #20

huh? Skittles 10 hrs ago #42

It can be applied figuratively. lastlib 9 hrs ago #45

They are a lot sicker of all of us, I imagine... displacedvermoter 18 hrs ago #21

I've been seeing rich people get their taxes cut for almost 50 years..... lastlib 18 hrs ago #22

There are hundreds of millions of us and a few thousand of them. BlueTsunami2018 17 hrs ago #27

Friend, I have been sick of them for over a half-century misanthrope 16 hrs ago #29

Being anticapitalist is being antihuman. gulliver 15 hrs ago #33

I agree. Haggard Celine 3 hrs ago #52

I want a government that will take all their money. GoodRaisin 14 hrs ago #34

I have never had a problem PCB66 13 hrs ago #35

You don't have to hate them while still wanting a fairer system. AZ8theist 12 hrs ago #37

Post # 13 wants them all murdered MichMan 12 hrs ago #38

The uber wealthy in this country Quanto Magnus 13 hrs ago #36

Who are the rich? The 1%? That would include a lot of Democrats, somsai 11 hrs ago #39

I'm Just Surprised How Fast Normal Folks Roll Over modrepub 10 hrs ago #43

What standard is used to define who is wealthy? LogDog75 10 hrs ago #44

USA: Land of Predators moondust 9 hrs ago #46

"I think it's a mercy we haven't hung them all." Ford_Prefect 7 hrs ago #48

I just rewatched "Capitalism a love story" proud patriot 7 hrs ago #49

There are a few notable decent ones. This one, for example: Buns_of_Fire 2 hrs ago #53