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Nevilledog

(51,203 posts) Tue Jul 21, 2020, 02:26 PM Jul 2020

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Hmmmm.... This just might work.

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Hmmmm.... This just might work. (Original Post) Nevilledog Jul 2020 OP

Imagine. LakeArenal Jul 2020 #1

Right? It's so simple! Nevilledog Jul 2020 #2

Ike's percentage would be good. Frustratedlady Jul 2020 #3

What was his party again? CaptYossarian Jul 2020 #6

Republican, but I think I read where he upped the tax rate for the rich to around 80-90%. Frustratedlady Jul 2020 #8

Yes. CaptYossarian Jul 2020 #9

Brilliant idea.. Permanut Jul 2020 #4

LOL! Lucky Luciano Jul 2020 #5

Every last one of us ingrates would lose our jobs!! lunatica Jul 2020 #7

LakeArenal

(28,847 posts)

1. Imagine.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 02:30 PM

Jul 2020

Nevilledog

(51,203 posts)

2. Right? It's so simple!

Reply to LakeArenal (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 02:31 PM

Jul 2020

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)

3. Ike's percentage would be good.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 02:33 PM

Jul 2020

Maybe then, we could recover some of these huge CEO wages/perks.

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)

6. What was his party again?

Reply to Frustratedlady (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 05:16 PM

Jul 2020

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)

8. Republican, but I think I read where he upped the tax rate for the rich to around 80-90%.

Reply to CaptYossarian (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 08:59 PM

Jul 2020

Am I right?

Now, we're lucky if they pay any taxes, at all.

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)

9. Yes.

Reply to Frustratedlady (Reply #8)

Wed Jul 22, 2020, 06:25 AM

Jul 2020

He also created the Interstate highway system, helped defeat fascists, warned us about the Military-Industrial Complex, and never faked bone spurs.

Today, he'd be to the left of Bernie. We need more "Republicans" like him today. That would make America great.

Permanut

(5,653 posts)

4. Brilliant idea..

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 02:34 PM

Jul 2020

of course, no one knows if it would really work, since it's never been tried.

Lucky Luciano

(11,261 posts)

5. LOL!

Reply to Permanut (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 05:14 PM

Jul 2020

lunatica

(53,410 posts)

7. Every last one of us ingrates would lose our jobs!!

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 05:21 PM

Jul 2020

Haven’t you heard how they’ve created our jobs for us?!

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