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Atticus

(15,124 posts) Mon Nov 4, 2019, 11:15 PM Nov 2019

The current discussion of a "wealth tax" reminded me of a protest sign we saw several years ago.

My wife and I were a part of a crowd of over 100,000 gathered in support of labor at the state Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin. As we circled the Capitol building, liberal wit was on constant display on the hundreds of hand-lettered protest signs. One stuck in my memory:

"If you don't start taxing the rich we're gonna hafta start eating them!"

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The current discussion of a "wealth tax" reminded me of a protest sign we saw several years ago. (Original Post) Atticus Nov 2019 OP

Prefer to outlaw millionaires, billionaires and soon to be trillionaires. democratisphere Nov 2019 #1

If we are going to rely on wealth tax for healthcare, childcare, bolstering social security, Hoyt Nov 2019 #2

tastes like chicken. nt TeamPooka Nov 2019 #3

Hey I was there! I think I remember that sign too. LakeArenal Nov 2019 #4

Shades of Abbie Hoffman ... eppur_se_muova Nov 2019 #5

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

1. Prefer to outlaw millionaires, billionaires and soon to be trillionaires.

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Mon Nov 4, 2019, 11:21 PM

Nov 2019

Eat them?! YUK!

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

2. If we are going to rely on wealth tax for healthcare, childcare, bolstering social security,

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Mon Nov 4, 2019, 11:46 PM

Nov 2019

jobs, climate change, etc., we better make darn sure we have a bunch of billionaires making a lot of money. .

Eating them, is probably not a long-term strategy.