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In reply to the discussion: Note To Bloomberg: Like A Lot Of People, I Own A House. And Every Year I Have To Pay... [View all]scarytomcat
(1,706 posts)77. if you have a mortgage you are paying on the part the bank still owns also
that makes it a very high percentage in the early years when your payment is mostly interest
rich people should pay on their other wealth also
stock traders should pay a fee one every stock they trade
we should raise the limit for Social Security
along with a 75% bracket
the rich are getting off to easy it is hurting our country
there should be no national debt, health care for all and free schooling
this how we pay for it
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TrollBuster9090
Jan 2019
OP
The wealthy need to pay a yrly tax on their wealth,on stcks, bonds,wealth held in Banks.
onit2day
Jan 2019
#72
Indeed, an awesome rant. I love the blurb about wealth taxes and that we need on the ...
SWBTATTReg
Jan 2019
#4
Thanks! It's amazing, isn't it? They spout this fake analogy of a 'socialist' country every day
TrollBuster9090
Jan 2019
#14
Sadly, the talking heads DON'T push back on the Nazi claim. Not on Fox, anyway.
TrollBuster9090
Jan 2019
#25
OMG !! That is the best thing ANYBODY has wriotten on the ole DUer in years !!!!!!!!!!!!!
pangaia
Jan 2019
#18
Capital gains is more like 35 1/2% in CA (including Federal tax) for high incomes
BSdetect
Jan 2019
#20
I'm not familiar with California (other than the fact that it's a fantastic State), but I checked
TrollBuster9090
Jan 2019
#28
Oh, pleeez. Who is going to do all that valuing? The college grad IRS agent?
Honeycombe8
Jan 2019
#68
When I first did tax returns in the early 80's in Ohio there was a personal property tax.
wasupaloopa
Jan 2019
#51