Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: I've never liked politicians that demonize groups of people. [View all]boomer_wv
(673 posts)are just regular folks who did a really good job of not spending their money over the years. The book "The Millionaire Next Door" talks about these people.
I'm not sure how it seems fair to take some person who worked their entire life and managed to accumulate a few million bucks and tell them that they only actually need x, so you're just going to take the rest, especially considering that they have likely already paid taxes on it when it was earned to begin with.
Sure, rich people may not seem like a vulnerable class like immigrants or minorities, but I bet the French aristocracy felt pretty vulnerable about the time that people started lopping their heads off.
We don't need to be radical. Take taxes back to where they were during Clinton, or atleast Obama, close up loopholes, and figure out what we are spending that we don't need to. Don't double down on the republicans fiscal irresponsibility, be the party who actually starts paying down the debt while protecting everyone.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden