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JackRiddler

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19. Well, since you're treating it like a mystery.
Reply to Rond Vidar (Reply #17)
Wed Oct 28, 2015, 09:00 PM
Oct 2015

A wealth tax is not hard to understand, but I thought I'd give you what you probably wanted to hear.

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Top 100 CEO Retirement Savings Equals 41% of U.S. Families [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2015 OP
What they forget to mention is that over two hundred million of that 59% that's left have nothing, jtuck004 Oct 2015 #1
A small excerpt from "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens Glorfindel Oct 2015 #3
It past time for the workers to unite and revolt and reclaim the money that was stolen from them. olegramps Oct 2015 #11
"The road map for this was clearly laid out by FDR." > That's just a map to get back to where we are jtuck004 Oct 2015 #12
Many came before Roosevelt and led the way in that we can agree. olegramps Nov 2015 #30
It was his wife that deserves the credit. Nearly all of the impetus for that came from her. That jtuck004 Nov 2015 #32
Not to mention that the CEO's also have generaous retirement pensions, part-time "consulting", etc. SharonAnn Oct 2015 #16
great post uawchild Oct 2015 #2
Maybe it's time to consider a wealth tax. Scuba Oct 2015 #4
How exactly would that work? Rond Vidar Oct 2015 #5
Simple. Just tax and tax and tax them until they're only fabulously wealthy. Scuba Oct 2015 #6
A wealth tax isn't the same as an income tax. Are you proposing taxing assets, or just income? Rond Vidar Oct 2015 #7
A wealth tax would apply to assets. A tax on income is referred to as "income tax." Scuba Oct 2015 #8
Yes, so I repeat the question. How exactly would you tax wealth? Rond Vidar Oct 2015 #9
I don't have a plan, but we could perhaps start with those corporations/individuals who are ... Scuba Oct 2015 #10
I basically agree with a "wealth tax," although the amount is important because paper "wealth" Hoyt Oct 2015 #26
I'd begin with off-shore accounts in Caymans, Bermuda, Switzerland. mpcamb Oct 2015 #28
The first and most effective method would be strick limitation of inheritance of wealth. olegramps Nov 2015 #31
Nationalize the banks. JackRiddler Oct 2015 #14
Happier than the thousands who would be beheaded under your proposal, certainly. Rond Vidar Oct 2015 #17
Well, since you're treating it like a mystery. JackRiddler Oct 2015 #19
All I wanted to hear was a simple explanation of exactly what sort of wealth tax was being proposed. Rond Vidar Oct 2015 #21
Because your pretending to be dense is annoying. JackRiddler Oct 2015 #22
+1. Kind of sad that those types aren't very slick anymore. closeupready Oct 2015 #24
I'm not aware of any pretense on my part. Rond Vidar Oct 2015 #25
Very pious of you. JackRiddler Oct 2015 #27
This is great news! JackRiddler Oct 2015 #13
"retirement savings", lol Enrique Oct 2015 #15
Saw the whole interveiw this morning on Bloomberg... Gloria Oct 2015 #18
You're just pushing class warfare! Release The Hounds Oct 2015 #20
"POLITICS OF ENVY!!12!!!!*" HughBeaumont Oct 2015 #29
Disgusting alcibiades_mystery Oct 2015 #23
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