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hifiguy

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67. It's called progressive taxation,

Reply to TeddyR (Reply #65)

Sat Sep 26, 2015, 07:16 PM

Sep 2015

and it was the law of the land from the Thirties until Zombie King Raygun. It worked.

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Rich Democrats Don�t Care About Income Inequality Any More Than Rich Republicans [View all] 99th_Monkey Sep 2015 OP

File under 'Colour me not shocked'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #1

Amen billhicks76 Sep 2015 #90

Some of them around here state time and time again that they care more for social issues. stillwaiting Sep 2015 #96

It doesn't surprise me one bit that this thread will sink to the bottom. Township75 Sep 2015 #2

Sad but true FreakinDJ Sep 2015 #10

No, it might have been taken seriously SCantiGOP Sep 2015 #18

The photo is part of the Time article excerpted in the OP. nt merrily Sep 2015 #36

Exactly. This is pure, misleading right-wing propaganda brought here WHY? Hortensis Sep 2015 #37

The best way to share wealth is to support a safety net in your own country that makes JDPriestly Sep 2015 #61

You're preaching to the converted, Priestly. :) Nothing irritates me Hortensis Sep 2015 #63

"throw it out of helicopters?" JDPriestly Sep 2015 #72

And just getting to those lines may be onerous or effectively Hortensis Sep 2015 #93

Meals on Wheels is relatively well run. JDPriestly Sep 2015 #94

Well said, as always. historylovr Sep 2015 #70

Contrary to sinking to the bottm it's on the greatest threads page. totodeinhere Sep 2015 #77

KICK! SusanaMontana41 Sep 2015 #86

There's abundant evidence of that sad fact right here on this site. n/t RufusTFirefly Sep 2015 #3

Yep. nt historylovr Sep 2015 #7

Yup. truebluegreen Sep 2015 #33

you got that right! wildbilln864 Sep 2015 #4

They knew each other via Jackson Stephens when Bill was Governor. LiberalArkie Sep 2015 #17

GW calls Bill his brother from another mother. Seriously. Tommymac Sep 2015 #85

Of course! Juicy_Bellows Sep 2015 #5

K & R historylovr Sep 2015 #6

They work with Phil Gramm at UBS. Octafish Sep 2015 #8

Phil Gramm, one of the architects behind the abolishment BuelahWitch Sep 2015 #23

It really is a small world. Octafish Sep 2015 #71

Can anyone imagine Bernie Sanders hanging out with George Jr. like this? jalan48 Sep 2015 #9

Not surprising, considering that Little Boots hifiguy Sep 2015 #13

And the Hillary supporters are ok with this because? jalan48 Sep 2015 #27

They think, for some demented reason, hifiguy Sep 2015 #28

Bernie can hang with anyone, but he would not push for the same or similar policies. merrily Sep 2015 #38

I guess I just don't see him in a photo with George Jr. yucking it up. jalan48 Sep 2015 #42

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. This one's worth double. merrily Sep 2015 #45

Oh for gosh sakes! Does that mean Obama is a.... CajunBlazer Sep 2015 #66

Huh? Posting a photo of Presidents means I can't tell a conservative from a liberal now? merrily Sep 2015 #68

Or Jimmy Carter. You remember how he was snubbed. LiberalArkie Sep 2015 #107

of course they don't. "I've got mine, screw you" knows no party lines. NRaleighLiberal Sep 2015 #11

YES Thespian2 Sep 2015 #34

The one and only difference between most rich "Democrats" hifiguy Sep 2015 #12

And a rich white person is not racist to a rich back person, but to none rich blacks, now that is a LiberalArkie Sep 2015 #14

A dear friend of mine in law school was from a VERY well-to-do hifiguy Sep 2015 #29

Or the immigrant status, or the yellow skin or red skin or even jail time. LiberalArkie Sep 2015 #32

Agreed. But zentrum Sep 2015 #15

Riddle Me This - How Could HRC Ever Feel The Pain Of The 99% cantbeserious Sep 2015 #16

She nor Bill never would be able to comprehend it. LiberalArkie Sep 2015 #19

Roger That - HRC Represents The 1% First And Always - A Perfect 1% Stealth Canididate cantbeserious Sep 2015 #20

The Clintons ARE in top-tier of 1%-ers themselves as well. "CLINTONS� INCOME TOPS 99.9% OF AMERICANS" 99th_Monkey Sep 2015 #24

For someone who was 'dead broke' when Bubba left the WH in 2001 hifiguy Sep 2015 #31

See link at Reply 50 for info on Clinton finances. merrily Sep 2015 #39

Bubba's? hifiguy Sep 2015 #44

I may have to edit that post. It seems closer to their combined INCOME that year. merrily Sep 2015 #50

WHAT? hifiguy Sep 2015 #54

Hey now. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #97

So broke they took the furniture with them, pocoloco Sep 2015 #106

If FDR could comprehend it, I suspect Bill and Hillary could too. Whether they do or not is a more pampango Sep 2015 #25

I suspect that FDR's poliomyelitis radically altered his outlook on life RufusTFirefly Sep 2015 #35

yes redruddyred Sep 2015 #88

We don't know what motivated FDR. However, FDR never tried to play like he had no money. merrily Sep 2015 #40

Nor did his distant cousin Theodore. hifiguy Sep 2015 #55

Teddy Roosevelt and the Kennedys were wealthy but also JDPriestly Sep 2015 #64

All 99% are not in pain. And 99% means an annual income of under 389K*.Broad brush painting Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #46

Know Thy Enemy - Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks - And Their MIC, Media And Political Minions cantbeserious Sep 2015 #48

Who are not the young students still in college included in this single social study. Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #49

And Your Point Is cantbeserious Sep 2015 #51

You first. Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #52

Not Taking Your Bait cantbeserious Sep 2015 #57

Too facile and too low. On income alone, it's $389,000 per annum. (And 50% are below $52,000) merrily Sep 2015 #69

^ Exhibit A for the title of this thread. Marr Sep 2015 #91

The title of the thread is based on a false premise. Folks want to go with it, be my guest. Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #103

Ugh. SoapBox Sep 2015 #21

+1000000 SammyWinstonJack Sep 2015 #74

Tell me, over and over and over and over again marym625 Sep 2015 #22

Are you a misogynist, mary? Or simply a hater? Which one is it? RufusTFirefly Sep 2015 #41

are you really groucho marx? will you marry me? redruddyred Sep 2015 #89

Duh. PowerToThePeople Sep 2015 #26

Those would be the dems that are bankrolling HRC jkbRN Sep 2015 #30

It's not only the bankrolling. It's things like the media, the debate schedule, claiming merrily Sep 2015 #43

But there are in favor of a social safety net for the poor treestar Sep 2015 #47

I offer this only in the spirit of consideration, but why do you think that the... Shandris Sep 2015 #56

You have to have been "poor" to understand anything about the poor and therefore can not fashion Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #59

Yes, as a matter of fact you do. Shandris Sep 2015 #62

As long as they want a decent social safety net treestar Sep 2015 #83

What do you mean by "income inequality"? TeddyR Sep 2015 #53

It's called taxing the very rich, at much higher rates, like we had w/ the Eisenhower Administration 99th_Monkey Sep 2015 #60

Why would you tax the very rich TeddyR Sep 2015 #65

It's called progressive taxation, hifiguy Sep 2015 #67

Progressive taxation = Soviet Russia? gollygee Sep 2015 #79

We are not Soviet Russia, and this is not a Republican website. geek tragedy Sep 2015 #102

"those who have worked for it" gollygee Sep 2015 #75

Do you think that anyone can really 'earn' a billion dollars a year? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #99

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2015 #58

And, who went to Yale Law School? Hint: leveymg Sep 2015 #73

Jealously is a green eyed monster, and threads like this are good evidence of that truth. Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #104

Someone ought to recall under what circumstances Bill Clinton and Barack Obama grew up DFW Sep 2015 #115

Republican Lites, not Democrats . orpupilofnature57 Sep 2015 #76

Yep, when it comes to $$$$$$'s often R = D = I. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2015 #78

There might some truth in this study, but a "group of Yale Law students" cheapdate Sep 2015 #80

I know 99th_Monkey Sep 2015 #81

Income inequality is a hugely important issue. cheapdate Sep 2015 #82

And last I checked, the fight is on 99th_Monkey Sep 2015 #84

I wish the dialogue were about *wealth* inequality rather than *income* inequality. Marr Sep 2015 #92

+everything. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #100

100% agree with you. cheapdate Sep 2015 #108

Voters figured that out quite a while ago. See the poll numbers for both Political Parties. And see sabrina 1 Sep 2015 #87

And Americans care little about global income inequality Recursion Sep 2015 #95

For people who are both Democrats and also Wealthy Privileged Elites, to which group do you GoneFishin Sep 2015 #98

Bookmarked daleanime Sep 2015 #101

Not surprising in the least. TM99 Sep 2015 #105

+10 nt 99th_Monkey Sep 2015 #110

These people care very deeply... you'll have to excuse me, sniff... about the injustice of it all whereisjustice Sep 2015 #109

Just "everyday people", in a pigs eye. n/t 99th_Monkey Sep 2015 #111

The Gated Community Elete... StarzGuy Sep 2015 #112

"will never change"? 99th_Monkey Sep 2015 #114

People that pay attention noticed the country go from regulated capitalism to plutocracy. Rex Sep 2015 #113