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loyalsister

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26. There are ETHICAL millionaires who know better

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #24)

Sun Nov 17, 2019, 01:12 PM

Nov 2019

If they still believe their sense of entitlement needs to be catered to in any way, they are not with us in spirit. We need to abandon the mistaken beliefs about wealth worship that has been upheld by both parties for far too long.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Suggestion to Warren (she is the only person with a D after their name who is doing this) [View all] Eliot Rosewater Nov 2019 OP

But she doesn't want to "go back to the good ole days" DrToast Nov 2019 #1

She is really smart, as if it needs to be said. Your proposed remedy is not so smart. BeyondGeography Nov 2019 #6

You misread my comment, I said CALL it something else. Eliot Rosewater Nov 2019 #10

Call it taxing the rich greedy mothafuckas... that's much better. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2019 #29

The phrase "let's go back to the good ole days..." has a very different meaning to persons of color spooky3 Nov 2019 #2

Or perhaps she could say... Gumboot Nov 2019 #3

Fairness is a value to most Americans and it's time the rich pay their fair share of taxes. dlk Nov 2019 #4

I prefer, Magoo48 Nov 2019 #5

That works for me. DCofVA Nov 2019 #7

Love BOTH of BlueMTexpat Nov 2019 #20

I think she's exactly on the right track loyalsister Nov 2019 #8

I said CALL it something else.. Eliot Rosewater Nov 2019 #11

And I said that's yesterday's politics loyalsister Nov 2019 #15

You do realize MILLIONS of non rich people will not like the phrase "tax the rich?" Eliot Rosewater Nov 2019 #17

We have been enabling powerful wealthy people and letting them exploit people for decades loyalsister Nov 2019 #19

Are you purposely not understanding what I am saying? Eliot Rosewater Nov 2019 #24

There are ETHICAL millionaires who know better loyalsister Nov 2019 #26

The sooner America rids itself of millionaires and billionaires the better... Joe941 Nov 2019 #9

Rid? Exactly how would you go about that? Eliot Rosewater Nov 2019 #12

The response, of course, would be like "I do pay taxes! I paid a million dollars in taxes!" BuffaloJackalope Nov 2019 #13

Why not just say "I just want the rich to pay their fair share." CTyankee Nov 2019 #14

I like it Eliot Rosewater Nov 2019 #16

"just ask Frank Luntz of the GOP and why he told them to stop calling it Global Warming" melman Nov 2019 #18

Oh, melman, that's the point. Luntz's job was to rebrand things so that they don't sound scary and betsuni Nov 2019 #21

lol betsuni melman Nov 2019 #23

Don't say it, shout it out! Voltaire2 Nov 2019 #22

Yeah, like with FRANK LUNTZ, what you CALL something will impact how it is supported. Eliot Rosewater Nov 2019 #25

What? melman Nov 2019 #28

Zero... call it what it is: tax the fuck out of greedy selfish rich mothafuckas!! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2019 #31

It is your unfounded assumption that Warren's attacks on billionaires are misfiring. Voltaire2 Nov 2019 #30

You can say that again, resonating is right... Warren's kickin' azz!! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2019 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2019 #27

Lets Go back to the good ole days. like maybe 1996 ? stonecutter357 Nov 2019 #33