Democratic Primaries

Voltaire2

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24. Ah so your problem is that we don't tax poor people enough.

Fri Apr 19, 2019, 10:21 AM

Apr 2019

Interesting. You do know that all the working poor pay the regressive payroll taxes that fund social programs like social security and medicare, right?

Yeah, TAX THE POOR, that ought to be our campaign theme.

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Bernie Sanders and the Myth of the 1 Percent [View all] Voltaire2 Apr 2019 OP

I have no problem with him having money, I'm glad he's done well. Agschmid Apr 2019 #1

EXACTLY. The problem is billionaires. Not millionaires EndGOPPropaganda Apr 2019 #2

Moving the goalposts? BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #22

True. It's why we need Warren janterry Apr 2019 #3

The Myth is that the 1% is an evil cabal that votes exclusively in their financial interest. riverine Apr 2019 #4

Very well put. nt BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #23

Exactly. BlueMTexpat Apr 2019 #27

I'll go with Jimmy and Bernie on this. Go Vols Apr 2019 #28

I don't think they are "as fractured" as the rest odf the country. Tom Rinaldo Apr 2019 #33

Canapes. betsuni Apr 2019 #5

The other myth is that you can raise enough money by only raising taxes on that 1%. You cant. oldsoftie Apr 2019 #6

odd that other developed nations can provide their citizens with nice stuff Voltaire2 Apr 2019 #7

They don't pay their anesthesiologists $400,000 a year. riverine Apr 2019 #8

they work for their money so they deserve it. they put in years JI7 Apr 2019 #13

I just had a surgery a few months ago. The anesthesiologist was the cheapest part of my bill. oldsoftie Apr 2019 #14

that is a reasonable cost breakdown - note that the insurers didn't get a lot of that bill riverine Apr 2019 #15

It's not clear where our healthcare dollars are going, and nobody seems to want to know marylandblue Apr 2019 #16

Hospital costs top the list at over $1 billion riverine Apr 2019 #18

Did you mean $1 trillion for hospitals? marylandblue Apr 2019 #19

Well my case isnt a good example re: insurers. I self paid. Negotiated prices with each provider. oldsoftie Apr 2019 #20

How much went to insurance administration costs? marylandblue Apr 2019 #25

Not odd at all; they tax ALL their citizens. We dont. They have a sales tax. We dont. oldsoftie Apr 2019 #11

Ah so your problem is that we don't tax poor people enough. Voltaire2 Apr 2019 #24

You dont understand the magnitude of the revenue issue. Just jump to "the poor". Fine oldsoftie Apr 2019 #29

Excellent point. Right now, our needs for healthcare, education, Social Security, welfare, deficit Hoyt Apr 2019 #9

Which is why this silly MMT theory is gaining traction. riverine Apr 2019 #10

Oh we've been using MMT for wars and stuff for decades now, have you looked at the debt? Voltaire2 Apr 2019 #21

I'm glad to see you, with 37k posts, pointing out the OTHER thing everyone misses; oldsoftie Apr 2019 #12

A wealth tax partly solves that problem. marylandblue Apr 2019 #17

I agree, but it is only part of the solution. For example, I think Elizabeth Warren has proposed a Hoyt Apr 2019 #26

And then you'll get the message of post #24. oldsoftie Apr 2019 #30

Oh, you haven't been called a "corporatist" yet. Hoyt Apr 2019 #31

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Apr 2019 #32