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Victor_c3

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6. written differently than how I would put it, but basically what I was going to say

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Reply #5)

Tue May 6, 2014, 09:46 AM

May 2014

If they support a new tax or a tax increase at least they'll have some say on the terms of it.

Increased minimum wage, increased wealth taxes, and a whole slew of progressive reforms are going to be coming in the not-to-far-off future and I'm sure some of the wealthy see it too.

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CNBC survey shows millionaires want higher taxes to fix inequality [View all] johnnyrocket May 2014 OP

The other 49% have Congress by the balls and holding everyone down. liberal N proud May 2014 #1

Nah, it just a handful of guys - Kochs, Peterson, Adelson and a couple others. Scuba May 2014 #2

More like the 1 percent I guess liberal N proud May 2014 #3

y o y can't the banker jumping disease spread to these guys? n/t 2pooped2pop May 2014 #4

Jumping Banker Disease (JBD) only afflicts those who are prone to feelings of guilt and remorse n/t Victor_c3 May 2014 #7

i don't think any of those bankers had any feelings of guilt and remorse 2pooped2pop May 2014 #10

The last thing the sensible rich should want is a society where the people have nothing to lose but Douglas Carpenter May 2014 #5

written differently than how I would put it, but basically what I was going to say Victor_c3 May 2014 #6

It is either improve the lot of the masses... or face the Guillotine, France 1790s style scheming daemons May 2014 #8

Anyone with 1/2 a brain can see that a society with huge gaps between the rich and the poor toddwv May 2014 #9

THEY know wealth can't be produced without labor and built up without customers MisterP May 2014 #11