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pangaia

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7. " air traffic controllers.... could still go on earning hundreds of thousands of dollars'

Reply to PlanetaryOrbit (Original post)

Fri Nov 8, 2013, 08:10 PM

Nov 2013

Air traffic controllers? Maybe at the highest end, approach control sectors in the busier class B air space, tower at JFK, ORD, LAX, SFO, DFW, etc... but other than that, I would be surprised. Starting salaries are pretty low..

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] PlanetaryOrbit Nov 2013 OP

Higher. One can blow a million dollars in a crazy summer. JaneyVee Nov 2013 #1

True, you know a million dollars ain't what it used to be Rstrstx Nov 2013 #5

You know, you're right. So I propose the Trotskyist model.......... socialist_n_TN Nov 2013 #10

No. Just tax anything above a million at 90% cali Nov 2013 #2

And my bottle of water will cost .... ?????????? MindMover Nov 2013 #3

that sounds like a really bad idea Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #4

55 minus 10 JHB Nov 2013 #6

adjust those for inflation sabbat hunter Nov 2013 #9

Those ARE adjusted for inflation. In the acutal 1955 numbers... JHB Nov 2013 #15

" air traffic controllers.... could still go on earning hundreds of thousands of dollars' pangaia Nov 2013 #7

The top tax rate under Eisenhower was 91% MannyGoldstein Nov 2013 #8

That was the top marginal rate truebluegreen Nov 2013 #11

I think the limit should be lower. Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #12

That is a really fucking horrible idea. Throd Nov 2013 #13

You haven't read the constitution lately and how would that be possible.Process is hard. CK_John Nov 2013 #14

Your proposal is completely wrong. A person should be allowed to earn whatever bluestate10 Nov 2013 #16

silly. spanone Nov 2013 #17

Absolutely not....... Swede Atlanta Nov 2013 #18