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Nye Bevan

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6. Most congressmen, senators and officials aspire to move to Wall Street,

Reply to Enthusiast (Original post)

Tue Nov 19, 2013, 09:14 AM

Nov 2013

or become highly paid lobbyists, after their public service.

This provides a huge built-in disincentive for these folks to support significantly higher taxes on the rich.

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For Democrats, a Tax-the-Rich Road to Victory [View all] Enthusiast Nov 2013 OP

du rec. xchrom Nov 2013 #1

A history lesson might help with this... JHB Nov 2013 #2

Excellent point. Enthusiast Nov 2013 #4

Changing times StarrGazerr Nov 2013 #7

Wow...that is interesting. zeemike Nov 2013 #9

Basically they took scissors to the rates at the low end... JHB Nov 2013 #16

And just how is that "trickle down" working since 1985? mountain grammy Nov 2013 #11

Yeah. Trickle down has been an utter failure......nt Enthusiast Nov 2013 #18

I thought Republicans liked the "good old days". StarrGazerr Nov 2013 #3

+1 Enthusiast Nov 2013 #5

Most congressmen, senators and officials aspire to move to Wall Street, Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #6

Yes, but I would like to see a minimum wage to $10+ first. Dawgs Nov 2013 #8

If that were the ONLY plank on the platform, I'd vote it. marble falls Nov 2013 #10

Agreed. Make "tax equity" an issue. No more "welfare for wealth" tax breaks, loopholes, or rates. Coyotl Nov 2013 #12

They want Austerity? How about Austerity for the Rich? Fuddnik Nov 2013 #13

k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Nov 2013 #14

k/r marmar Nov 2013 #15

The key to a more equitable distribution of income here - in addition to being a winning pampango Nov 2013 #17