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In reply to the discussion: "You're goddamn right we want to take from the rich ..." [View all]Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)44. "That's why it will take a revolution"
In other words, lots of bloodshed and at the end of the day the people with the guns are still making the rules for everyone else.
Screw that.
Opt out and ignore the bastards to death.
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And three rich old farts want to buy the entire Congress and every available Statehouse.
calimary
Mar 2014
#20
See my post #83. The only solution to this is Mad-Eye Moody's warning to Harry Potter.
calimary
Mar 2014
#86
I like your thinking. They are teaching us well. They might regret that over time.
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#98
Not only did they steal our wealth then put us in debt. We need 2 trillion dollars
rhett o rick
Mar 2014
#4
I agree the estate tax should be high, but I worry about how dodgeable it is with trusts and whatnot
MillennialDem
Mar 2014
#32
There are lots of things that should be done but how to do them is the rub. nm
rhett o rick
Mar 2014
#73
i have been telling my moderate publica epal the economy is RIGGED. wall street is RIGGED.
pansypoo53219
Mar 2014
#6
And it's pretty much run by computers now, too. Few there are doing any real "work" anymore, imo.
reformist2
Mar 2014
#27
Those computer programs are increasingly fighting each other - it's a zero-sum game.
reformist2
Mar 2014
#29
Can't do it thru DC, "D" or "R." That puppy is fully owned and operated by the 1%.
blkmusclmachine
Mar 2014
#7
You're talking about wealth redistribution, you know.... sounds good to me too!
reformist2
Mar 2014
#10
The sans coulettes don't learn though, and begin to reward the wealthy again. Give it up, get some
jtuck004
Mar 2014
#22
One thing to remember is that the rich already owe Social Security $3 trillion.
reformist2
Mar 2014
#17
Taking back... Not just taking. Those fuckers stole it from us by gaming the system
gtar100
Mar 2014
#21
Is everyone really so naive as to believe that if we elect politicians to send men with guns
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2014
#36
"how long do you think that the capitalists will allow you to 'opt out'?"
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2014
#47
One way to find out would be to organize mass demonstrations attacking the source of the Plutocrats
Dustlawyer
Mar 2014
#59
You're aware that at least one state - Kansas, I think - has proposed legislation
IrishAyes
Mar 2014
#88
As I said above, ANYTHING that interferes with capitalists making profits........
socialist_n_TN
Mar 2014
#96
I would hope that the ACLU would file suit and take it up as violative of our right to peacably
Dustlawyer
Apr 2014
#109
I agree with the sentiments of the OP. Anybody got a plan as to how the money could be reclaimed.
ladjf
Mar 2014
#37
If the wealth is legitimately made and from something productive, no problems here either...
elzenmahn
Mar 2014
#76
Well, what comes out of their mouths is bullshit, so to "shat" it out seems appropriate.
Scuba
Mar 2014
#91
A right-winger's wet dream of "left-wing" idiocy. Please don't give this guy publicity.
Donald Ian Rankin
Mar 2014
#101
Yes, as are most left-wingers. Fools like the one quoted in the OP are thankfully uncommon. N.T.
Donald Ian Rankin
Mar 2014
#105