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wuuutt? no tax cuts for rich people and big corporations? unblock Nov 2012 #1
Yes, single-payer would help defray the higher wage. cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #3
The BIG problem with single-payer is Jackpine Radical Nov 2012 #12
yup. ironic isn't it, that big companies prefer to pay an effective tax on labor. unblock Nov 2012 #38
It also lets them keep wages down because everyone is tied to their job Jackpine Radical Nov 2012 #39
Universal solution: Don't spend more than you make. nt jody Nov 2012 #2
That would destroy any modern economy in a week. cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #4
Some states have that policy and many families do also. nt jody Nov 2012 #6
True, but not analogous to the national economy cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #7
You need to talk to citizens in Greece and Iceland. nt jody Nov 2012 #10
Well, since the USA is not Greece or Iceland... cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #13
Its not a problem yet, but it will eventually be...but not in the same way of Greece davidn3600 Nov 2012 #37
Look at who has swallowed the right-wing talking points Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2012 #32
LOL have a blissful evening. nt jody Nov 2012 #33
most public companies see their share prices plummet and would become takeover targets unblock Nov 2012 #9
So do farmers Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2012 #35
What makes you think primitive economies have entrenched inequality? NoOneMan Nov 2012 #23
That isn't even possible for minimum wage earners gollygee Nov 2012 #16
Naive. Matariki Nov 2012 #30
Nearly every family I know is in debt for its house and car Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2012 #34
That would be a great first step. kentuck Nov 2012 #5
Well said... ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #8
I'd be interested in trying at eliminating the min. wage 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #11
would that mean employers could pay $1 an hour and the gov't would subsidize HiPointDem Nov 2012 #31
Single payer alone would be an incredible economic boost Freddie Nov 2012 #14
you forgot population control, we need a world wide one child policy. n/t Hamlette Nov 2012 #15
Yes, and we can come closer to becoming China. Cleita Nov 2012 #17
I didn't mean to imply we enforce it like China Hamlette Nov 2012 #27
Population is an important issue. LWolf Nov 2012 #18
Actually, we just need to distribute birth control like candy Hippo_Tron Nov 2012 #24
I thought you were going to say "corporate personhood" ~nt 99th_Monkey Nov 2012 #19
Nope: Its restore Pre-Reagan tax rates on the rich to 70%. ErikJ Nov 2012 #20
We need to take a serious look at corporate welfare. Blanks Nov 2012 #21
Until the carbon in the atmosphere ensures we bake to death NoOneMan Nov 2012 #22
MOAR TAX CUTS111 YoungDemCA Nov 2012 #25
Improve for the 99% but not the 1%. They want ALL the money and they want it NOW. nt valerief Nov 2012 #26
Raise wages. Tax the rich. Cut the military budget WAY down. Warpy Nov 2012 #28
Simple solutions RegieRocker Nov 2012 #29
That would do more than anything that could be done madokie Nov 2012 #36
Won't work without raising taxes on the rich. Sirveri Nov 2012 #40
I can get behind that. I usually say "livable" minimum wage since 10/hr isnt livable in many places. Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #41
But that would take a lot of tyrannical control away from employers. moondust Nov 2012 #42
An exception which needs a different solution: the let's-send-American-jobs-to-foreign-countries-to AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #43
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