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Started by Head Bussa, Jan 20, 2019, in Life Add to Reading List

  1. Charlie Work
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    Charlie Work Level 5 Goblin

    Feb 6, 2019
    Lol, this isn't an argument.

    "Investors and shareholders holding rich people accountable" is circular reasoning. Capital can't hold capital accountable. A childish proposition. Just nonsense given the state of anti-trust and dwindling labor unions in our country. Your "markets" are failing to do anything besides concentrate more wealth in the hands of less people than ever. We have a material reality to look at in which neoliberal market fetishm has been the ruling ideology for 40-50 years. Liberalism s--- the bed.

    I could dig up a paper I wrote in econ 101 about the financial crisis or something. You can just Google it though if you need it explained to you. Better yet, watch The Big Short. That should be right up your alley lol.

    I'm not asking for their money. I'm planning on taking it. They clearly lack the empathy to give it up willingly. You're the one asking them lol. Pls save us rich people.
     
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  2. Enigma
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    Enigma Civil liberties > Police safety

    Feb 6, 2019
    Once again.... the top marginal tax rate has been as high as 90% in the United States! Go look at what the top marginal tax rate was in the 50s-80s.
     
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  3. blair
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    Feb 6, 2019
    Do you understand how public companies operate? Clearly not.
    Government regulation exists in full force. One collapse a decade ago does not equal zero regulation. The Big Short, although a good movie, doesn’t paint the full picture. And even so, if you’re referencing that movie, you’d know a substantial amount of blame falls on the shoulders of fraudulent mortgage lenders. People breaking the law, not for lack of regulation.

    Stand up with the resistance, take what you deserve. Lol, good luck.
     
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  4. Charlie Work
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    Charlie Work Level 5 Goblin

    Feb 6, 2019
    We don't need a revolution for redistribution. At least not yet.
     
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  5. blair
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    It’s never going to happen.
     
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  6. Charlie Work
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    Charlie Work Level 5 Goblin

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    Read Shifting Involvements by Albert O. Hirschman. History is going to run its course.
     
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  7. blair
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    And by history runnings it’s course you mean you’re going to go take money from people in a higher tax bracket than you?
     
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  8. reservoirGod
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    reservoirGod reckless adventurer.

    Feb 6, 2019
    https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/statistics/historical-highest-marginal-income-tax-rates
     
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  9. blair
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    You’re in a high tax bracket. People like Charlie Work coming after you
     
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  10. reservoirGod
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    Feb 6, 2019
    I don't make $10,000,000 a year... and if I did I would gladly pay 70%.
     
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    I would absolutely smash this babe. So hot. Does she have any Bikini pics?
     
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  12. lil uzi vert stan
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    and this administration has been a nice confirmation that having a "businessman" in charge, without any true political experience (s/o charlie, the jon benet pedo)....... isnt a good thing lol
     
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  13. Charlie Work
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    Andy voted for Trump btw
     
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    Enigma Civil liberties > Police safety

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    :allears:
     
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    The media and the #resistance love affair with AOC (who I also love ofc) is such a perfect example of why their politics are such f---ing garbage. AOC and Bernie are politically the same, but becuase Bernie says "and some Democrats are also inadaquate on _____ issue" more often than AOC, they love her and hate him. They are 100% loyal to aesthetics and political etiquette and could care less about actual politics.
     
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