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WillyT

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3. Can't Find My Old Post... But Here's My Idea...

Reply to Junkdrawer (Original post)

Mon Apr 14, 2014, 06:24 PM

Apr 2014

Come up with a tax formula for the top tax rates, that is "chained" to a combination of employment levels and wages.

The lower the unemployment, the higher the wages... the lower the top tax rate.

And... vice versa... if unemployment goes up/wages go down... taxes on the wealthy increase.

Make it progressive for everybody making over $250,000 a year, as an example.

If we tie them to us, they won't allow us to drown.

Somebody smarter than me would have to come up with the details.

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Trillion Dollar Question: IF We Get Our Democracy Back, How Do We Get Our Economy Back? [View all] Junkdrawer Apr 2014 OP

Well..... Motown_Johnny Apr 2014 #1

I guess implicit in my question is: If we take political control back... Junkdrawer Apr 2014 #2

Can't Find My Old Post... But Here's My Idea... WillyT Apr 2014 #3

Sounds good, except there's always the runaway loophole.... Junkdrawer Apr 2014 #5

You've got it reversed. We won't get true political democracy...... socialist_n_TN Apr 2014 #4

How do you put them on the run economically WITHOUT taking political power? Junkdrawer Apr 2014 #6

Strikes, strikes and more strikes........ socialist_n_TN Apr 2014 #9

Point taken. But then.... Junkdrawer Apr 2014 #10

Well, I'm not sure most of the factories would be gone.......... socialist_n_TN Apr 2014 #15

Use force to get all the money stashed in off-shore accounts. Economic force! nt kelliekat44 Apr 2014 #7

Yep. It's probably going to come to that or more.... Junkdrawer Apr 2014 #8

Don't pay a trillion dollars for the answer Generic Brad Apr 2014 #11

But only if you act within the next 5 minutes... Junkdrawer Apr 2014 #12

re-Start making things nationalize the fed Apr 2014 #13

I don't think we're getting anything back. We've got to undo and start over. Avalux Apr 2014 #14