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In reply to the discussion: This nation has exactly one fiscal problem. [View all]valerief
(53,235 posts)45. That's money that goes back to the rich. nt
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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