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In reply to the discussion: "You're goddamn right we want to take from the rich ..." [View all]IrishAyes
(6,151 posts)90. Thank you. I thought maybe so but wasn't sure.
So often when I guess, I wind up in hot water.
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And three rich old farts want to buy the entire Congress and every available Statehouse.
calimary
Mar 2014
#20
See my post #83. The only solution to this is Mad-Eye Moody's warning to Harry Potter.
calimary
Mar 2014
#86
I like your thinking. They are teaching us well. They might regret that over time.
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#98
Not only did they steal our wealth then put us in debt. We need 2 trillion dollars
rhett o rick
Mar 2014
#4
I agree the estate tax should be high, but I worry about how dodgeable it is with trusts and whatnot
MillennialDem
Mar 2014
#32
There are lots of things that should be done but how to do them is the rub. nm
rhett o rick
Mar 2014
#73
i have been telling my moderate publica epal the economy is RIGGED. wall street is RIGGED.
pansypoo53219
Mar 2014
#6
And it's pretty much run by computers now, too. Few there are doing any real "work" anymore, imo.
reformist2
Mar 2014
#27
Those computer programs are increasingly fighting each other - it's a zero-sum game.
reformist2
Mar 2014
#29
Can't do it thru DC, "D" or "R." That puppy is fully owned and operated by the 1%.
blkmusclmachine
Mar 2014
#7
You're talking about wealth redistribution, you know.... sounds good to me too!
reformist2
Mar 2014
#10
The sans coulettes don't learn though, and begin to reward the wealthy again. Give it up, get some
jtuck004
Mar 2014
#22
One thing to remember is that the rich already owe Social Security $3 trillion.
reformist2
Mar 2014
#17
Taking back... Not just taking. Those fuckers stole it from us by gaming the system
gtar100
Mar 2014
#21
Is everyone really so naive as to believe that if we elect politicians to send men with guns
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2014
#36
"how long do you think that the capitalists will allow you to 'opt out'?"
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2014
#47
One way to find out would be to organize mass demonstrations attacking the source of the Plutocrats
Dustlawyer
Mar 2014
#59
You're aware that at least one state - Kansas, I think - has proposed legislation
IrishAyes
Mar 2014
#88
As I said above, ANYTHING that interferes with capitalists making profits........
socialist_n_TN
Mar 2014
#96
I would hope that the ACLU would file suit and take it up as violative of our right to peacably
Dustlawyer
Apr 2014
#109
I agree with the sentiments of the OP. Anybody got a plan as to how the money could be reclaimed.
ladjf
Mar 2014
#37
If the wealth is legitimately made and from something productive, no problems here either...
elzenmahn
Mar 2014
#76
Well, what comes out of their mouths is bullshit, so to "shat" it out seems appropriate.
Scuba
Mar 2014
#91
A right-winger's wet dream of "left-wing" idiocy. Please don't give this guy publicity.
Donald Ian Rankin
Mar 2014
#101
Yes, as are most left-wingers. Fools like the one quoted in the OP are thankfully uncommon. N.T.
Donald Ian Rankin
Mar 2014
#105