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Great for Bernie. zentrum Jan 2019 #1
I guess this is Bernie's response to Elizabeth Warren's tax proposal. TexasTowelie Jan 2019 #2
I don't think of it as a response, shanny Jan 2019 #27
US tax code needs to encourage behaviours amcgrath Jan 2019 #3
"A tax of 85% that is simply sitting in banks" mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 #6
Many of the billionaires today created their own businesses, and people like Elon Musk Calista241 Jan 2019 #23
I must have missed where anybody suggested "confiscating everything." shanny Jan 2019 #28
I'm all for confiscating everything. Farmer-Rick Feb 2019 #51
y'know, that is a very good point. shanny Feb 2019 #52
"It's only theirs because we let them keep it." EX500rider Feb 2019 #55
It's a tongue in cheek comment but if you want to explore that idea Farmer-Rick Feb 2019 #60
Matter of perspective.. EX500rider Feb 2019 #61
Well, I have facts to back me up. It's not just an opinion Farmer-Rick Feb 2019 #63
So, a wealth tax like Warren proposed? TomCADem Jan 2019 #4
Wealth tax is similar but significantly different. Voltaire2 Feb 2019 #36
I am more against it than for it. Cold War Spook Jan 2019 #5
There are plenty of ways to cover high taxation available csziggy Jan 2019 #9
Correct hueymahl Jan 2019 #16
But they can build exceptions for family businesses and farms TexasBushwhacker Jan 2019 #10
Good answers. I can't believe I wrote that. No more Family Feud. Cold War Spook Jan 2019 #30
For starters, your $3.5 million dollar business is one hundred percent exempt. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2019 #48
I am actually against any type of inheritance tax. Cold War Spook Feb 2019 #49
Stop being mean to the Job Creators!!!!! n/t QC Feb 2019 #58
As a society, we shouldn't be in the business of supporting dynasties TexasBushwhacker Jan 2019 #7
Totally in favor. NO INHERITED WEALTH!! Coventina Jan 2019 #8
So above that amount, you favor a 100% tax. oldsoftie Jan 2019 #13
absolutely n/t Coventina Jan 2019 #33
Well, maybe 5-10% of the country would support confiscation. oldsoftie Jan 2019 #35
Oh please. The 1% are eating us. They need to be eliminated. Coventina Feb 2019 #40
So now you've gone from confiscation to "elimination". Wow. oldsoftie Feb 2019 #42
Eliminated as in.... no more oligarchs. Coventina Feb 2019 #46
Perhaps you should contact the Senator who is proposing this legislation.... George II Feb 2019 #45
Agree. I think most career politicians are hypocrites. Coventina Feb 2019 #47
Didn't Elizabeth Warren just do this? Is he copying her or reacting to her? NurseJackie Jan 2019 #11
Lulzd. Voltaire2 Feb 2019 #37
As long as the tax is on cash & stocks, not running businesses & farms. oldsoftie Jan 2019 #12
Agree, but how do you draw the line? hueymahl Jan 2019 #17
Well, cash & its equivalents would be easy to list. oldsoftie Jan 2019 #24
Mars is a family owned business Sgent Jan 2019 #32
I really want that car. Cold War Spook Feb 2019 #50
I've seen some crazy shit get funded thru GoFundMe, you never know!! oldsoftie Feb 2019 #57
It's one piece of the bigger puzzle TexasBushwhacker Feb 2019 #56
The world was different back then. Today, a company can operate from anywhere. oldsoftie Feb 2019 #62
It's good to see Bernie resuming Senatorial duties again. I fully support this measure Tarc Jan 2019 #14
Bernie feels like he isn't getting enough attention. That damn AOC and Warren gal GemDigger Jan 2019 #15
And Harris DavidDvorkin Jan 2019 #18
It looks like... billpolonsky Jan 2019 #21
That's the wonderful truth. He led an impressive shift in our party line. JudyM Feb 2019 #54
+1,000,000 This. diva77 Feb 2019 #59
lol shanny Jan 2019 #29
Yes, Thankfully.. and Kamala. Cha Jan 2019 #31
Lulzd. Voltaire2 Feb 2019 #38
All I will say is that it seems like the middle class is struggling to make ends meet, and the SWBTATTReg Jan 2019 #19
Go gettem burny... Maxheader Jan 2019 #20
you say that like giving the base something to work toward is a bad thing shanny Feb 2019 #53
Another reason why Howard Schultz is running? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2019 #22
Once again, Bernie proves that his voice will be valuable in the primaries. earthshine Jan 2019 #25
I think they may have to look at going further Jarqui Jan 2019 #26
Exactly. Whatever law they pass, you can find a way around most of it in short order. oldsoftie Feb 2019 #44
He used to rail against the "millionaires and billionaires and the top 1%"... George II Jan 2019 #34
3.5 million is less than a billion. Voltaire2 Feb 2019 #39
Because everyone in Congress is a multi millionaire, not a billionaire. oldsoftie Feb 2019 #43
This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Feb 2019 #41
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