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Warpy

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28. Raise wages. Tax the rich. Cut the military budget WAY down.

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 05:36 PM

Nov 2012

Then with money in the treasury, we can talk about lowering the Medicare age so that everyone in the country is covered.

We can do it. We have the wealth in this country to do it. We just need to pry it away from the fat cats and generals and pay people enough that they can afford to pay their taxes, too.

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Almost all of our problems end up having the same solution. [View all] cthulu2016 Nov 2012 OP

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