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grahamhgreen

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7. I prefer a wealth tax on all wealth above 25 million.

Reply to former9thward (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 9, 2014, 04:10 PM

Oct 2014

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POLL: How should we pay for the war? [View all] grahamhgreen Oct 2014 OP

Which war? I'm afraid you'll have to narrow this down a little bit NightWatcher Oct 2014 #1

War on pace? New, the war to degrade and destroy Isis grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #35

special tax? easychoice Oct 2014 #2

How about not go to war, tax the rich and use that money on education, food stamps, SS, liberal_at_heart Oct 2014 #3

This is, of course, the best option. grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #5

Best idea yet. n/t Paper Roses Oct 2014 #8

Amen to that! /nt TampaAnimusVortex Oct 2014 #14

Soak the living shit out of the rich meow2u3 Oct 2014 #4

Define rich because I supported the current president Sopkoviak Oct 2014 #10

Income tax on all incomes. former9thward Oct 2014 #6

I prefer a wealth tax on all wealth above 25 million. grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #7

Selective taxation for one group, tax breaks for another group, former9thward Oct 2014 #13

Progressive taxation is a foundational belief for Democrats. How bout you? grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #19

Progressive taxation does not mean no taxation. former9thward Oct 2014 #21

Right! Tax the rich, feed the poor. They can afford it, right? grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #22

As another poster in the thread said, ' a bumper sticker slogan'. former9thward Oct 2014 #23

No, I want to return to the tax rates of the Greatest Generation. They were the greatest, you must grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #28

No, I don't agree they were the "greatest". former9thward Oct 2014 #30

The surtax was progressive:) The greatest generation taxed the wealthiest at 94%, in my view grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #31

No they did not. former9thward Oct 2014 #32

Why not have the option for No War? dilby Oct 2014 #9

Well, it would skew the poll. I want to find out if there is any other oprion for paying for the war grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #15

Tax the military-industrial complex heavily! muntrv Oct 2014 #11

I'm including that in option 1. We can also limit their profits, as we did in WWII. grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #16

Donations - if you are in favor, donate DrDan Oct 2014 #12

How about UglyGreed Oct 2014 #17

This option is no longer available to us. Well, it is, but we still have past expenses we need to grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #18

Well then UglyGreed Oct 2014 #20

Have Obama and his adminstration pay for it bigwillq Oct 2014 #24

Adding:) grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #26

ha bigwillq Oct 2014 #27

I hate discussions about how to pay for war. NaturalHigh Oct 2014 #25

+1 ... TeeYiYi Oct 2014 #33

We don't. We wait for a republican president and blame the republicans B Calm Oct 2014 #29

Borrow the money from the Pentagon and repay it with wooden nickels. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2014 #34