Let's Try It This Way...Under What Instances, Is It Okay To Praise The President On DU ???

[lovemydog]

260. I love your optimism and fierceness

and I'm right here with you. We live in interesting times. The seriousness of economic matters, the critical importance in reducing inequality and redistributing wealth back to those who deserve it and actually work hard every day and deserve to afford a home and good health care, demands that we all look ourselves in the mirror and consider our words carefully. We've got to significantly raise taxes on the rich, in my opinion. Bring them back to levels over 50% of their income. Raise capital gains taxes over 40%. Remove all corporate tax loopholes. Demand they pay their share. I know for me, I don't sit back and let it slide in real life when I hear self-described leftists whine and moan about the President or the Democratic Party. I basically tell them that I believe in leftist principals and that requires at minimum voting for the most progressive people on the ballot in every election, and also doing what one can to reject overly corporate machinations. For example, that can be as simple as getting rid of corporate credit cards or taking your money out of a megabank and putting into a local bank or better yet a credit union.