1/ Imagine if we had a presidential candidate saying “Yep it’s true. We’re going to give you free healthcare. We’re going to pass a Green New Deal. We’re going to make college tuition free for everyone. We’re going to cancel all your college loans.”
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2/ And when people asked “But how are we going to pay for all that?” the candidate would say “By taxing the segment of people whose tax cuts and corporate subsidies have amounted to the biggest transfer of wealth in our history over the last 40 years.”

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3/ Call me whatever, but I cannot imagine that the American people would turn that down.
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Then those people take their ball and go home.
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“We need a massive infusion of economic hope and opportunity into the life of the average American.” Marianne Williamson
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How about taking it from a Peace Dividend? TulsiGabbard.org
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All the greedy uber rich are Democrats...circle that square
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You can tax all the rich billionaires in the USA 100%, that will be enough to run the government for 6 weeks. They want 4T for the Green New Deal. Are you that dumb?
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Because the math does not work - even if you assume no one will change their behavior - it is worse when most do change their behavior. doubling income tax revenue - which is optimistic - is still only 1/3 of what you need.
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And if they said that ... I'd vote for them!
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Restore tax levels to the Eisenhower erahttps://apnews.com/article/2184e9f18f6f4acca1ed007bdcdca818
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At federal level, taxes don't pay for anything; taxes reduce the money supply and help to control for inflation. Talk to @StephanieKelton. Still, totally correct that we need to tax the rich because huge income disparity is lethal to democracy.
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