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librechik

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4. the plan will adjust things across the board--there is a bit more than

Reply to Human101948 (Original post)

Thu Oct 22, 2015, 09:02 AM

Oct 2015

taxing the 1% involved. As Bernie put it, it might be a little more than the 1% that get an increase. Also loopholes will go away. (theoretically--hard to imagine the House letting that happen.)

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Can the 1% really pay for ‘free stuff’ Democrats want? Laugh all you want; the numbers might work [View all] Human101948 Oct 2015 OP

This country used to balance runaway capitalism and it worked. Now, those with $$$$'s game the RKP5637 Oct 2015 #1

Well, my family intend to take our brains to the elementary school where we have our Dem caucus, PatrickforO Oct 2015 #2

K&R!!! RKP5637 Oct 2015 #3

the plan will adjust things across the board--there is a bit more than librechik Oct 2015 #4

I'm fine with that... Wounded Bear Oct 2015 #14

The $32 Trillion Hidden Offshore Needs IRS Attention. Octafish Oct 2015 #5

+1!!! There is sooo much out there they get away with. Dustlawyer Oct 2015 #8

The gains from the growth we have enjoyed over the past approximately 30 years have gone JDPriestly Oct 2015 #11

As long as we allow them to make campaign donations, have Super Paks, and use their corporate media Dustlawyer Oct 2015 #15

Yes. Well Said. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #18

I always thought that was John Dillinger... Wounded Bear Oct 2015 #16

I'd focus on the "free stuff" the corporations and ultra wealthy are getting - TBF Oct 2015 #6

Their tax cuts were supposed to go into PAYROLL..... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #7

My father used to explain the "miracle" of the loaves and fishes in the New Testament thus: JDPriestly Oct 2015 #9

Old swe story w0nderer Oct 2015 #13

I love that story. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #20

:-) w0nderer Oct 2015 #22

Depends. The global "1%" starts at about $34K Recursion Oct 2015 #10

We got those things here because we had a democracy, we taxed imports and with those taxes JDPriestly Oct 2015 #21

K & R N/T w0nderer Oct 2015 #12

Not free stuff. We worked, labored for it. The 1% and their lapdogs took it. Our money. n/t jtuck004 Oct 2015 #17

K & R for th OP and for the Octafish post below. dreamnightwind Oct 2015 #19