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grahamhgreen

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28. Threshold? How about none. The extra monies can be put into a fund to pay for future wars for 75

Thu Sep 25, 2014, 02:44 PM

Sep 2014

years out, like the R's did with the Post Office pensions.

Sound good to me!

Once we get the tax, we never repeal it. Kind of like the Bush tax cuts in reverse.

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Income chart - disgusting and troubling [View all] packman Sep 2014 OP

Anyone object to a special tax on the red lines to pay for the new war? grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #1

not at all J_J_ Sep 2014 #4

I'd in the past advocated a temporary top bracket premium... cascadiance Sep 2014 #8

Threshold? How about none. The extra monies can be put into a fund to pay for future wars for 75 grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #28

Good idea. Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #32

Well, I think we also should have another permanent upwards bracket adjustment too.. cascadiance Sep 2014 #34

Great idea! grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #42

Bwahahaha! They're the ones making money on the wars. nt valerief Sep 2014 #6

Soooooo they can afford it then;) grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #45

I object Man from Pickens Sep 2014 #7

So how do you want to pay for the war then? grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #14

I don't Man from Pickens Sep 2014 #15

But since the wealthiest can afford it, don't you think it's fair we make them pay? grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #26

if it's paid for at all Man from Pickens Sep 2014 #29

+ 1 million. And welcome to DU. Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #33

I concur:) grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #43

tax the rich, the non-rich pay with their lives in these idiotic wars, the rich just get richer whereisjustice Sep 2014 #48

They should seize a few trillion the oligarchs are holding offshore to avoid taxation mb999 Sep 2014 #54

This needs to be on a billboard everywhere. Rod Beauvex Sep 2014 #2

+100000 Distribute this everywhere. woo me with science Sep 2014 #20

I second that. smirkymonkey Sep 2014 #25

3rd grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #44

Another indicator pointing to Ronald Reagan as the source of our miseries. Scuba Sep 2014 #3

That's just what I was thinking. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #23

Reagan broke it. JaneyVee Sep 2014 #5

The Red Lines Make Money, the Blue Lines Pay With Their Lives and the Lives of Their Children. redstatebluegirl Sep 2014 #9

Yep, one of those upside down blue people marym625 Sep 2014 #10

The only way that I see out of it is to wrest control of our government from the Plutocracy. Dustlawyer Sep 2014 #24

makes sense marym625 Sep 2014 #47

That would be great! I tried organizing protest to demand PFE's and end campaign contributions Dustlawyer Sep 2014 #49

armchair activism is easy marym625 Sep 2014 #50

Unfortunately, things will just get worse until there is a revolt. olegramps Sep 2014 #59

I agree, but with the cops shooting unarmed Dustlawyer Sep 2014 #60

Thanks Reagan!! Fearless Sep 2014 #11

The plutocracy is working perfectly for the Ownership class. Rex Sep 2014 #12

The data presented on this chart is the most important piece of information in existence for . ladjf Sep 2014 #13

I'm not convinced that 90% really understands, thanks to our M$M 99th_Monkey Sep 2014 #22

Your description of the situation is accurate in my opinion. ladjf Sep 2014 #58

jeez. look at GWASSHATS numbers. pansypoo53219 Sep 2014 #16

We have got to start learning how to get along with each other. Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #17

The trend is obvious, but Android3.14 Sep 2014 #18

K&R stage left Sep 2014 #19

Remember back in 2009, when the President came out an argued for Wall Street bonuses to be paid Romulox Sep 2014 #21

Right on! Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #35

Yes and many were foreclosed upon .. where was their bail out? YOHABLO Sep 2014 #55

K&R! smirkymonkey Sep 2014 #27

Ronald Reagan - the worst mistake we ever made in this country. Initech Sep 2014 #30

Hard to know why the break during the Clinton administration, when merrily Sep 2014 #31

The 90s were the bubble to incomes of Skidmore Sep 2014 #37

America needs a socialist government. Under socialism the plutocracy would be taxed into Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #36

+1 liberal_at_heart Sep 2014 #39

Americans have such an irrational fear of socialism mb999 Sep 2014 #53

Americans were brainwashed, most don't even know the history of the Roosevelts AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #57

FDR's progressive tax system taxed the plutocracy out of existence AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #56

See that increase for us under Clinton? Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #38

If anyone doubts this went into overdrive w/Reagan - TBF Sep 2014 #40

Tax bracket distribution chart JHB Sep 2014 #41

the siphon up economy tk2kewl Sep 2014 #46

K & R & ... AzDar Sep 2014 #51

We have an economy that doesn't even exist for us mb999 Sep 2014 #52

K&R Keep distributing this, woo me with science Sep 2014 #61

This is the big issue with this country/government. bigwillq Sep 2014 #62

There is no limit to greed world wide wally Sep 2014 #63

kick woo me with science Sep 2014 #64