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In reply to the discussion: This nation has exactly one fiscal problem. [View all]MadDAsHell
(2,067 posts)17. We should all be taxed more. A lot more. To the tune of like 75% of income.
I don't know why everyone is so obsessed with only taxing one part of the population. Instead of agencies having to beg for money, think of the depth and breadth of services that could be provided if the powers that be had 75% of every person's income at their disposal.
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But when the cost of feeding a child is consumed by bloated military spending
HereSince1628
Jan 2015
#10
I was 'gifted' with both VSR and VCR, so I can't claim to be free of the corruption
HereSince1628
Jan 2015
#16
I was born in 1960, so missed out on the Vietnam draft by a few years. 'VSR' and 'VCR'? Don't
KingCharlemagne
Jan 2015
#18
Thank you for clarifying. I hardly think enlisted\conscripted troops or lower-level
KingCharlemagne
Jan 2015
#30
Ah, geez, my Dad got 35% VA disability (I think) for his Korean War (Inchon) wounds, so
KingCharlemagne
Jan 2015
#32
What will American people still be paying due to the sand land wars in 2030?
HereSince1628
Jan 2015
#34
The Nobel economist Joseph Stiglitz estimated a total bill (conservatively) of
KingCharlemagne
Jan 2015
#35
To be fair even if you raise the taxes on the weathly I doubt they could pay that much back either.
cstanleytech
Jan 2015
#61
Definitely valid point(s) you raise about how taxing the rich may not raise enough to pay for the
KingCharlemagne
Jan 2015
#66
You are going in the right direction, but think the actual situation is worse than described.
lark
Jan 2015
#14
It's that we allow the rich to legally bribe our politicians to get everything they want, to our
Dustlawyer
Jan 2015
#25
+10. The glorification of the super wealthy in the US is widespread and disturbing,
appalachiablue
Jan 2015
#50
Nice snark, but I'm dead serious. There's an awful lot that needs to be paid for in this country...
MadDAsHell
Jan 2015
#39
Why not just 90% on all of us? There's healthcare to be provided, roads/bridges to be fixed, etc nt
MadDAsHell
Jan 2015
#38
Correct. Many top wealthy were taxed 90%, put money back into grow their companies which benefited
appalachiablue
Jan 2015
#51
Actually, it's poor people who will throw a punch at you if you suggest raising taxes on the rich.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2015
#20
Well, it's because THEY'RE going to BE that very rich person one day, dontcha know?
HughBeaumont
Jan 2015
#36
This is also why there is a spike in suicides amongst males in their mid-fifties....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2015
#49
I agree with one exception. There is far too much military spending and waste.
Enthusiast
Jan 2015
#40
+10. The day RR was elected and Carter was defeated I was absolutely stunned, and I didn't even
appalachiablue
Jan 2015
#54
You knew more than I did, but we agree how his election was a hard turn to a very different
appalachiablue
Jan 2015
#58
The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jan 2015
#53
We don't have a fiscal problem we have the EXACT same problem that the Founding Fathers had
ChosenUnWisely
Jan 2015
#62
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/The_Pentagon_January_2008.jpg
blkmusclmachine
Jan 2015
#69
Now that we are here, we really have no choice unless we start shutting down
silvershadow
Jan 2015
#70