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jalan48

(13,797 posts)
16. This is Bernie's message and it resonates with millions of Americans. It's the corporate media that
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 11:01 PM
Feb 2019

tries to convince us that talking about wealth redistribution/class warfare is bad.

You don't hear it because the liberal media has really been the conservative press all along. nt Baltimike Feb 2019 #1
Bazinga watoos Feb 2019 #11
You are wrong on the estate tax. former9thward Feb 2019 #2
I have mixed feelings on that DFW Feb 2019 #4
Sounds smart (the German tax plan)...sounds like they avoid the hype around elections and ... SWBTATTReg Feb 2019 #21
Just zapping everything without considering consequences is what we usually see. DFW Feb 2019 #22
A better term for the estate tax is the "brat tax" meow2u3 Feb 2019 #10
great idea shanny Feb 2019 #26
The Paris Hilton (estate) tax applies to only over 5.5 million. LanternWaste Feb 2019 #29
The revenue tax act of 1913 which was allowed by the 16th amendment... MichMan Feb 2019 #3
My biggest issue with focusing on wealth distribution is if we took all the wealth from the upper Hoyt Feb 2019 #5
I think it's the inequality of taxing income versus unearned income, as well as estates. ... SWBTATTReg Feb 2019 #23
Understand. That's why I think some tax should apply. My point is that a wealth tax is not Hoyt Feb 2019 #27
No solution has to solve ALL issues... LakeSuperiorView Feb 2019 #28
True. But I think it's time for a master plan, rather than a piecemeal approach that Hoyt Feb 2019 #30
OK, but that is usually a conservative tactic to prevent anything from happening. LakeSuperiorView Feb 2019 #31
Piecemealing it is is "total chit" too, if you want to straighten things out and get to doing Hoyt Feb 2019 #32
If we wait for a total solution, we'll be sitting here forever with nothing done. LakeSuperiorView Feb 2019 #33
may I gank this barbtries Feb 2019 #6
Absolutely. GaYellowDawg Feb 2019 #12
Democrats don't say this kennetha Feb 2019 #7
Really? GaYellowDawg Feb 2019 #14
Now your are desperately back-filling kennetha Feb 2019 #17
Here's your problem. GaYellowDawg Feb 2019 #18
Elizabeth Warren said much of that yesterday mcar Feb 2019 #8
Two things republicans are good at. Blue_true Feb 2019 #9
Stealing bdamomma Feb 2019 #24
It's far greater than 'wealth restoration', it's about being controlled by corporate power. YOHABLO Feb 2019 #13
You're right. GaYellowDawg Feb 2019 #15
This is Bernie's message and it resonates with millions of Americans. It's the corporate media that jalan48 Feb 2019 #16
Don't even fall into the frame of coming up with a response.... Locrian Feb 2019 #19
Money is food to most of us. sigpooie Feb 2019 #20
Welcome to DU bdamomma Feb 2019 #25
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