FDR Thought ALL Americans Entitled to the Economic Bill of Rights

[Egalitarian Thug]

34. Sure they do, you guys are such suckers. First, when they "raise taxes on the rich" it's not going

to make any significant difference to the rich, but it will piss off the upper middle class, since they are the ones making the targeted incomes, which will push even more of them over to the republican side.

The rich make their money clipping coupons. Triple the unearned/capital gains tax if you want the rich to pay a slightly fairer share. Better yet, remove all distinction of income. But no, that can't be done because that will cause an avalanche of stories of grand-mama's not being able to pay the rent and having to apply for food stamps, etc.

If there was any will at all for a real solution, the proposed plans would be things like doubling the minimum wage and tying it to a cost of living index. Ever heard that plan proposed?

Directing the Dept. of Labor to vigorously investigate and prosecute age and sex discrimination. Crickets there as well.

Eliminating the cap on SS contributions while establishing one on benefits. Anybody, anybody?

Establishing tariffs on imported goods and giving tax credits for employer training programs.

Repealing Taft-Hartley.

Eliminating deductions for shipping businesses off shore, enacting penalties for out-sourcing to foreign entities, restricting exportation of raw materials, excluding farm subsidies for any but sole proprietor farms, enacting confiscatory inheritance taxes for everything above $3,000,000 - $5,000,000, etc., etc.

These are just a few of the options available to begin turning this nation away from the suicide course it is on. So where are the Party Leaders proposing them? Oh yeah, there are none.

Except Bernie Sanders, who is not a Democrat.