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BeyondGeography

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4. I'll take Warren's math on this over yours

Sat Oct 19, 2019, 07:08 PM

Oct 2019

The numbers on public college, student debt and child care are straightforward. So to support your default setting on Warren, you immediately pivot to health care, where no one can agree on the numbers and which is not part of the wealth tax discussion. Typical.

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The French Economist Who Helped Invent Elizabeth Warren's Wealth Tax [View all] BlueMTexpat Oct 2019 OP

$275 Billion a year barely covers 25% of annual deficit, much less Hoyt Oct 2019 #1

It pays for what she says it will pay for BeyondGeography Oct 2019 #2

Yeah, right. She can't even tell us what her health plan will cost. Hoyt Oct 2019 #3

I'll take Warren's math on this over yours BeyondGeography Oct 2019 #4

See post number 5 Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #6

The CBO study out this last Tuesday says the cost for mfa will be 32 trillion over 10 yrs Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #5

This is a thread about the wealth tax, which has nothing to do with M4A BeyondGeography Oct 2019 #7

32 trillion is cheaper than the total projected cost of healthcare/insurance under the ACA system Fiendish Thingy Oct 2019 #8

Talk about leaving stuff out -- "Senator Warren, will your healthcare plan cause taxes Hoyt Oct 2019 #10

Posted wrong place, sorry. Hoyt Oct 2019 #14

I checked #5, then I looked around for the CBO report and analysis rpannier Oct 2019 #16

Thanks for posting. BlueMTexpat Oct 2019 #19

Saez and Zucman say revenue is a secondary benefit Cicada Oct 2019 #11

Have my doubts, although we could probably trade Citizens United for no wealth tax. Hoyt Oct 2019 #12

I hear it doesn't remove tough stains from clothing, either. nt PETRUS Oct 2019 #13

Except it doesn't work Sherman A1 Oct 2019 #9

Yes, there's that small detail peggysue2 Oct 2019 #15

Did you read the article? BlueMTexpat Oct 2019 #18

I didn't read the article, too dense for me at this particular time, but... LAS14 Oct 2019 #40

The short answer BlueMTexpat Oct 2019 #41

See Post #9 Sherman A1 Oct 2019 #20

Please discuss with BlueMTexpat Oct 2019 #17

This idea is going to face increasing scrutiny. redqueen Oct 2019 #21

But, note the discovery, after our Foreign Account Tax Compliance Hortensis Oct 2019 #22

True about havens, however there are myriad ways to avoid the wealth tax redqueen Oct 2019 #24

Sure. But, we would have a huge problem with any Hortensis Oct 2019 #25

True, I just need to see more from the ppl backing this tax redqueen Oct 2019 #26

:) Me either. I also like wonky, but four econ classes Hortensis Oct 2019 #27

Yes, we have ways to tax the wealthy already DrToast Oct 2019 #29

A tiny financial transaction tax would help too TexasBushwhacker Oct 2019 #32

Agreed on both points. redqueen Oct 2019 #34

We really should fix the estate tax TexasBushwhacker Oct 2019 #36

Please read the article referenced in the OP nbsmom Oct 2019 #30

The book is on sale at Target for about $20 TexasBushwhacker Oct 2019 #33

I'm all for the 'big, structural change' but I don't want to commit to an idea redqueen Oct 2019 #35

THIS!!!!!!! BlueMTexpat Oct 2019 #38

Obama was attacking this problem as part of the greater one of undoing Hortensis Oct 2019 #23

You are most welcome, Hortensis! BlueMTexpat Oct 2019 #28

Thanks so much for this post! N/T nbsmom Oct 2019 #31

My pleasure! BlueMTexpat Oct 2019 #39

Wow. Up to $2.75 trillion in revenue over 10 years. Aaron Pereira Oct 2019 #37