Forum Post: Raise taxes on the wealthiest 2 percent
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 10, 2011, 11:10 p.m. EST by nickandmikec
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Make two signs. one that reads: Raise taxes on the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans.
My goodness. How much do you think they have? It is estimated that all the wealth of all the Billionares in America is 1.3 trillion. Our Government spends around 4 trillion, it already takes in 2.5 trillion. So even if you took ALL the money from ALL the billionares, you still could not make up for the overspending for just this year. Now all those jobs those billionares created would be gone. So next year the spending would be higher, revenue would be less, and debt would be even more ridiculous then it is now.
Unchecked greed of public servants has led to the unchecked greed of banks and corporations to purchase our Government from WE THE PEOPLE. This has been a fight since day one in this country, there has ALWAYS been a fight against central banking. On Dec. 24 1913 the central bankers took control of the reigns. Our public servants have been bought and sold ever since. Passing laws and regulations that have stifled individual freedoms, competition, and incentive preventing Capitalism from existing and flourishing. What we have here is a false free market capitalist society controlled by the very wealthy to be a facist empire. Stop the banks by changing the rules in Washington.
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More Democratic talking points. If you don't want to sound like a shill for the DNC, why don't you come here with your own words. What good is raising taxes on people with a 35% tax rate that pay an effective rate of 17%. You might as well raise it to 100% for all the good it is going to do.
Get Obama to close the loopholes his supporters like Jeff Immelt use to pay no taxes whatsoever, and you might actually make a difference.
Raising taxes on the rich is useless, and although I'm all in favor of taking down today's ineffective and inefficient Top 10% Management Group of Business & Government, there's only one way to do it – by fighting bankers as bankers ourselves. Consequently, I have posted a 1-page Summary of the Strategic Legal Policies, Organizational Operating Structures, and Tactical Investment Procedures necessary to do this at:
http://getsatisfaction.com/americanselect/topics/on_strategic_legal_policy_organizational_operational_structures_tactical_investment_procedures
Join
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/StrategicInternationalSystems/
if you want to support a Presidential Candidate Committee at AmericansElect.org in support of the above bank-focused platform.
Stiglitz and Krugman know the way
Protesters = Pitiful Losers. You know who you are. You know exactly what I am talking about and you know, deep down, that it is you. You are a, capital L, Loser with a worthless degree, no job, no prospects, no future and a bunch of maxed out credit cards. You live in your parent's basement and live off of their food. You are a soul-crushing disappointment to them. They never mention your name to their friends and cringe when those friends talk about their children.You are a follower. You will align yourself with any group that will have you. The proof of this is the abject suckness of this particular group. Obama 2008 allowed you to contribute your time and money but, after abusing your abject gullibility, they dropped your ass like a red-headed stepchild. Remember those feelings of Joy and Hope? How did that turn out? You are a serial victim of demagogues. Do you really believe that they will not yank away the football yet again, Charlie Brown? Your lack of self esteem is the only evidence that you can get anything right. You are worthless! No matter what you do; nothing will change. As the economy becomes more globally oriented, you will become even more insignificant as we, the winners of America, align ourselves with the like-minded from other nations. You will continue to be ground into the dust beneath our endangered alligator skin Italian loafers. So go and bang your drums and howl at the moon. Just be sure to remember that, with each successive whack of the economic paddle across you collective collectivist's butts, we order you to demand: "THANK YOU SIR, MAY I HAVE ANOTHER."
This entire debate would be more meaningful if folks had to disclose just how much they paid last year in taxes. I earned what I have by working 60 hour weeks for 20+ years. You are not entitled to it, no matter how loud your temper tantrum at not being given the toy you want.
the rich aren't our enemy. Say you worked your ass off or had some great idea that helped many people, you should be able to keep what you earn in order to provide for your family and for generations to come. now imagine you were born into money and only wanted to live. all rich people aren't bad, they all aren't greedy. some are, but not 2%, maybe 20% of the top .01%.
but, but, but, we have been told the rich are evil and are responsible for all the problems in the world.
The other sign should read:
Lower taxes on the middle class.