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2019-01-07 Home Front: Politix
Julian Castro cites 90 percent tax on rich in defending Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on tax hikes
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Posted by Frank G 2019-01-07 10:46|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ]  Top
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#1 90% tax is punishment for success and achievement. How about a 90% tax on bone-head left-wing politicians who use government for self-enrichment and a life time job.
Posted by JohnQC 2019-01-07 11:10||   2019-01-07 11:10|| Front Page Top

#2 "I Am Cornhoolian!"
Posted by M. Murcek 2019-01-07 11:49||   2019-01-07 11:49|| Front Page Top

#3 ANd why was the rate lowered from 90% (way back when) to 50% and even 37%? Evil right-wingers stealing from 'the people'?
Posted by Bobby 2019-01-07 11:49||   2019-01-07 11:49|| Front Page Top

#4 various countries in Euro land are sometimes cited for high marginal income tax rates (e.g., Finland at 65%, Sweden at 70%) but these countries also have enormous Value Added Taxes in the 20% range

I wish the news anchors would ask lefties about the VAT also
Posted by lord garth 2019-01-07 11:58||   2019-01-07 11:58|| Front Page Top

#5 And the same rich folk that tax would target would either avoid it or leave.

Duh. Traded brains for teeth and eyes.
Posted by gorb 2019-01-07 12:21||   2019-01-07 12:21|| Front Page Top

#6 What the rich do to protect themselves then is to buy politicians, get a NYC phone book size exemptions, and employ accountants to insure they keep their assets. You corrupt the whole process. We live in it already. You just throw gasoline on the fire.
Posted by Procopius2k 2019-01-07 12:48||   2019-01-07 12:48|| Front Page Top

#7 ^ Yes. and then they go Boofay and C*ck and say they are in favor of it.
Posted by M. Murcek 2019-01-07 12:53||   2019-01-07 12:53|| Front Page Top

#8 Ocasio-Cortez and Julian Castro: Now do you understand whey Latin American nations are pesteholes?
Posted by Bertie Snunter9710 2019-01-07 13:08||   2019-01-07 13:08|| Front Page Top

#9 Any tax on earnings greater than 0% is a fine on productivity.

Tax government products AKA title (land, Patent, Copyright, extraction) instead of fining people for being productive.

It's the capitalist thing to do. Just ask Winston Churchill.
Posted by Bright Pebbles 2019-01-07 13:30||   2019-01-07 13:30|| Front Page Top

#10 Tax government products AKA title (land, Patent, Copyright, extraction) That is downright un-American!
Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2019-01-07 14:58||   2019-01-07 14:58|| Front Page Top

#11 But it is capitalist.
Posted by Bright Pebbles 2019-01-07 16:36||   2019-01-07 16:36|| Front Page Top

#12 Translation, please, for go Boofay and C*ck.
Posted by trailing wife 2019-01-07 16:58||   2019-01-07 16:58|| Front Page Top

#13 This is an attack on the righteous. The Most High God requires 10%. The Dims want to rob you of the rest.
Posted by Ebbavirt Clunk4147 2019-01-07 17:14||   2019-01-07 17:14|| Front Page Top

#14 Let's start with all the left wing billionaires.

I'm sure they'll be thrilled to be guinea pigs in this exciting social experiment.
Posted by charger 2019-01-07 17:36||   2019-01-07 17:36|| Front Page Top

#15 Boofay and C*ck

Just skimming through comments, but possibly.... Warren "Hyacynth" Buffet and the eeeeevil "too many" Koch brothers?
Posted by Whurong Gling9816 2019-01-07 17:46||   2019-01-07 17:46|| Front Page Top

#16 Warren "Hyacynth" Buffet

Whahahhaha
Posted by Besoeker 2019-01-07 17:48||   2019-01-07 17:48|| Front Page Top

#17 Hmmm. Why, oh why, did I spell "Hyacinth" with two "Y's?" Unwise.
Posted by Jusosh Sleagum9356 2019-01-07 22:42||   2019-01-07 22:42|| Front Page Top

#18 The discus? Apollo, don't risk it!
Appalling! It falls like a biscuit,
And, growing and growing...
Yo, Zephyr, quit blowing!
Oof! Right in the viscus... er, brisket.
Posted by Sleagum Ebboter4917 2019-01-07 22:45||   2019-01-07 22:45|| Front Page Top

#19 Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Posted by Greremble Croluque8578 2019-01-07 22:49||   2019-01-07 22:49|| Front Page Top

23:55 Zenobia Floger6220
23:24 trailing wife
22:49 Greremble Croluque8578
22:45 Sleagum Ebboter4917
22:42 Jusosh Sleagum9356
21:51 USN, Ret.
20:51 magpie
20:46 Alaska Paul
20:39 Bill Borgia6417
20:35 Lex
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19:53 Airandee
19:49 Bright Pebbles
19:40 Ebbavirt Clunk4147
19:39 Bright Pebbles
19:17 USN, Ret.
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