A billionaire I know once told me “My taxes are so low it’s obscene.” There should be a #WealthTax of 2% on assets over $50M & and an additional 1% on assets over $1B. Our government’s groveling at the feet of the ultra rich is the surrender of our democracy to oligarchic rule.

Jul 5, 2021 · 6:39 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson @march4progress
Do you mean 20%? Because I’d go for 20%.
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Its those guys who buy the campaigns to get people elected, poor candidates who deserve office will not get elected w/o funds to beat the bad guys.Our country needs to dig deeper for leaders. Change how to choose, eliminate bad business moguls
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How the fuck do you land on 2% lol????? How is it not so much closer to 100%?
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Screw that. The Fair Tax for everybody. It even taxes illegal activities and is revenue neutral. Anything else is stupid jealousy.corporations pay fair share? Not when the little guy gets the tax bill because he can't pass it on. Wake up lady.
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Ron Paul said correctly that the tax rate should be ZERO. FEDGOV is nothing but waste, fraud and abuse. Nationalize all it assets.
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He does. But no amount of private charity can compensate for a basic lack of social justice.
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