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DENVERPOPS

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25. They all

Fri Feb 21, 2020, 05:08 PM

Feb 2020

capitalize on those, plus capital gains are taxed at an extremely low rate and their are many ways around that.
AND how about Corporate Taxes..........The top corporations pay absolutely zero in taxes regardless of how many BILLIONS in Profits they make.

something to think about: All the goods shipped on container ships. If there were no U.S. Navy, most of the tankers and container ships would certainly be hijacked at sea. And we taxpayers fund the U.S. Navy, not the corporations, not the uber rich, us common folk. What a dream set up for the Corporations. We pay for their security to make the billions..........

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Brutal! Elizabeth Warren's "Billionaire Tears" coffee mugs [View all] underpants Feb 2020 OP

Yep. Bash success, thats a winning strategy. oldsoftie Feb 2020 #1

Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #3

No, put me down on the side of living in the real world. oldsoftie Feb 2020 #4

Perhaps you should read her plans and learn some math. She pays for everything. LonePirate Feb 2020 #5

"She pays for everything" ? left-of-center2012 Feb 2020 #8

The top 1% own 38.6 % of the wealth Red Oak Feb 2020 #12

Great post Ferrets are Cool Feb 2020 #14

I don't think people realize DENVERPOPS Feb 2020 #17

I'm not against raising their income tax rates, just against taxing assets. Wont work. oldsoftie Feb 2020 #24

They all DENVERPOPS Feb 2020 #25

When only a small few have the money and assets you have to tax both or it wont work Red Oak Feb 2020 #31

Most of Europe has abandoned "wealth taxes'. Because they DONT WORK. oldsoftie Feb 2020 #23

How does VAT help huge wealth inequality? Red Oak Feb 2020 #32

+1000 Newest Reality Feb 2020 #27

How about recovering the wealth they accumulated over the past 45 years or so KPN Feb 2020 #18

There's no legislation that will "Recover wealth" accumulated over decades. oldsoftie Feb 2020 #20

Okay then, hell let's just stick with bashing the crap out of them. KPN Feb 2020 #22

Bash the fact that one man has more wealth than the bottom 125,000,000 people in the US combined? Red Oak Feb 2020 #11

if success comes at the expense of exploiting your fellow human we should be bashing away Kurt V. Feb 2020 #26

Thank you... Newest Reality Feb 2020 #29

+1000 Kurt V. Feb 2020 #30

She better start cultivating million/billionaires to pay for all her promises without having to tax Hoyt Feb 2020 #2

You know all the merch that says "Liberal Tears"? madaboutharry Feb 2020 #6

It's unwise to pit people against one another radical noodle Feb 2020 #9

Yep. I knew Ingmar Komprad and he was humble and personable grantcart Feb 2020 #15

There is a class war Red Oak Feb 2020 #19

Could not agree more RO DENVERPOPS Feb 2020 #33

Agree. I hate that mug DrToast Feb 2020 #16

LOL, she's had them for a LONG TIME! I got one last year! Baclava Feb 2020 #7

I've had mine for a few months! eissa Feb 2020 #10

Me like captain queeg Feb 2020 #13

Love it! Go Liz! Fran2020 Feb 2020 #21

I thought she was pro-capitalism? If we are going to be a capitalist society, then we will always unitedwethrive Feb 2020 #28

Billionaires are people, and I don't think it's healthy to demonize people. musicblind Feb 2020 #34

I lost my Yang and my thousand dollars. nilesobek Feb 2020 #35