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Sparkly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-08 01:16 PM
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Why not tax the bejeezus out of the richest 1%??
That's all I can think of. :shrug:
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no limit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-08 01:17 PM
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1. What would stop them from leaving the country as a result?
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ingac70 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-08 01:21 PM
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6. Let 'em leave...
and ban them from doing business in the US.
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drmeow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-08 01:22 PM
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10. See above and also
freeze their US assets. You don't want to pay US taxes, I guess you don't get to have a US house (or 3 or 4 or 10) anymore.
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Sparkly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-08 01:47 PM
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12. There ya go!!
I can't think of any better solution. :shrug:
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TBF Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-08 01:17 PM
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2. You know what, that's not a bad place to start.
Think about what 99% of Buffet's billions could do for our country, and he'd still have millions to live on.
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arcadian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-08 01:18 PM
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3. Why do you hate America?
:rofl:
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louis-t Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-08 01:19 PM
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4. The people who made more than $2 mil because of
lax regulation should pay back $1 mil.
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Kazak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-08 01:20 PM
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5. No, no, no...put more in their pockets...
it'll trickle down to us, right?!! :eyes:
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OhioChick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-08 01:24 PM
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11. Yeah, We're already getting pissed on. n/t
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LeftishBrit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-08 01:21 PM
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7. Not a bad idea.
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-08 01:21 PM
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8. Well, the richest 1% are too busy trickling on the bottom 95% to pay more taxes.
:evilgrin:
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Virginia Dare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-08 01:22 PM
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9. That is how President Obama should fund our economic stimulous..n/t
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