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Atticus

(15,124 posts)
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 01:29 PM Jun 2020

To the Republicans always asking "Where will we get the money?" whenever social programs

are proposed, may I recommend ""Sutton's Law"? Not an actual statute, the "law" was named after lifelong bank robber Willie Sutton who, when asked why he robbed banks replied "BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE MONEY IS".

So, if a senator or representative was searching for a source of tax revenue to pay for things like Corona virus testing, PPEs, economic stimulus payments, etc., it would make one whole hell of a lot more sense to raise taxes on hundreds of billionaires who already have all the private jets they need or on millions of working class families struggling to pay the rent, put food on the table and shoes on their kids.

Willie may have been a crook, but he never robbed poor people.

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To the Republicans always asking "Where will we get the money?" whenever social programs (Original Post) Atticus Jun 2020 OP
US corporations have over $2 trillion of untaxed income hidden in offshore tax havens PSPS Jun 2020 #1
Exactly. crickets Jun 2020 #4
they never ask that about tax cuts or military spending. Voltaire2 Jun 2020 #2
Republicans have been running this scam since at least the '70s. Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2020 #3

PSPS

(13,620 posts)
1. US corporations have over $2 trillion of untaxed income hidden in offshore tax havens
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 01:47 PM
Jun 2020

If that were confiscated and taxed at 90%, that would bring in $1.8 trillion in revenue. That amounts to $5,500 for every living person in the entire country. Imagine what could be done with that.

crickets

(25,986 posts)
4. Exactly.
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 03:19 PM
Jun 2020

Tax the right people (there is no excuse for any individual to have a $billion or more in assets) and corporations rather than giving them tax cuts or turning a blind eye to their evasions. Trim some of the incredibly bloated military budget, and bother to apportion more of it to take care of veterans.

Bam - tons of money, right there

Voltaire2

(13,210 posts)
2. they never ask that about tax cuts or military spending.
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 02:08 PM
Jun 2020

only about stuff that would actually benefit everyone.

And it is not limited to Republicans. The aversion to spending on social programs spills across party lines. Luckily most of our party is not stuck in the post-reagan rut.

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