I’ve spent time among the very very poor and I’ve spent time among the very very rich. The gap that exists there should not exist. Some have so much money they honestly don’t know what to do with it, and others have so little money they honestly don’t know what to do.
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We need a #WealthTax: 2% on $50M and over, plus an additional 1% on billionaires. Everyone knows it. One of the wealthiest men I’ve ever known once said to me, “My taxes are so low it’s obscene.”

Feb 9, 2021 · 11:54 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
OK. Let's change it. How long should we wait for that?
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Til you get more progressives in office.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
What Do You Think Should Happen for Middle Classes?
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Medicare4All, repeal college loan debt, fre tuition at state universities universities, free pre-K.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Why so low? At this rate we will not be able to eliminate poverty.
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We need to repeal the 2017 tax cut (put backthe middle class ones), get rid of corporate subsidies, plus cut the defense budget etc. (Hi Anna!)
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Replying to @marwilliamson @MrDelightful2
That's...not going to come close to covering even the cost of $1400 #StimulusChecks to 330 million Americans.
Replying to @marwilliamson
Why do we need a wealth tax? What gives you the right to other people’s money? You’re literally going to punish people for being successful. That’s obscene.
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We need to de-normalize greed, whatever it takes
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We also need a 1% tax on financial trades. A .01% tax would generate 770 B in 10 years. A full 1% produces more revenue than my brain can calculate... 🧠
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