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Economic Activism and Progressive Living

kelly1mm

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8. 76% of US population is over 18. So, we went from 11.5 Trillion to almost 9 Trillion

Reply to Vincardog (Reply #7)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 06:41 PM

Dec 2014

per year out of 14 Trillion GDP.

So, you want to pay for this with import tariffs. in 2013, the US imported 2.7 Trillion in goods (from all countries, not just low wage countries, but I am just trying to prove a point)

So, to generate 9 Trillion on 2.7 Trillion of imports we need a 350% tariff.

See a problem with that?

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Please follow this link to vote for my Guaranteed Minimum income proposal for the The Big Ideas Proje [View all] Vincardog Dec 2014 OP

Did you include the source of the funding? upaloopa Dec 2014 #1

Import taffifs on goods from low wage countries. Unfortunately, if a serious proposal, kelly1mm Dec 2014 #2

Another problem is selling the idea to people upaloopa Dec 2014 #3

IF they don't need or want it they can contribute it to ASPCA Vincardog Dec 2014 #4

how do you define millionaire? Anyone who declared $1 Million income last year Vincardog Dec 2014 #5

I assume per person in a joint return? If so, you are taliking about less than 300,000 people kelly1mm Dec 2014 #6

OK Americans age 18 + Vincardog Dec 2014 #7

76% of US population is over 18. So, we went from 11.5 Trillion to almost 9 Trillion kelly1mm Dec 2014 #8

OK 18+ and last years income < $200,000 Vincardog Dec 2014 #9

$200,000 plus (per person) is less than 2 milion people. That changes it to needing 8.6 Trillion kelly1mm Dec 2014 #10

So did you click the link and vote to discuss it? OR is an internet vote too expensive? Vincardog Dec 2014 #11

Of course I clicked the link. That is how I found out your funding source and amount. No kelly1mm Dec 2014 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author kelly1mm Dec 2014 #12