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obnoxiousdrunk

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Is it time to take from the rich to give to the poor? [View all] Greatest I am Mar 9 OP

Overdue. dutch777 Mar 9 #1

The current wealth & income inequality is unsustainable Bernardo de La Paz Mar 9 #2

Your graphs are defeating your point. former9thward Mar 9 #11

If you think $2 per day is suitable in the US, dream on. But yeah, second graph doesn't quite make the point Bernardo de La Paz Mar 10 #17

Define "rich" and "poor" brooklynite Mar 9 #3

International scale: As long as we keep it to the global south, right? ck4829 Mar 10 #24

No TexasDem69 Mar 9 #4

It might help us a little if you were a bit more forthcoming. . . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 9 #9

The question was should we redistribute wealth TexasDem69 Mar 9 #12

But of course it's okay NanaCat Mar 9 #14

That's not forced redistribution TexasDem69 Mar 9 #16

Try not paying any taxes and see how forced it can be. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 10 #20

So this was freely and consciously chosen? Really? ck4829 Mar 11 #51

Yes, corporate welfare is a thing, and billionaires benefit unequally from infrastructure Bernardo de La Paz Mar 10 #21

Sorry, but the tax system already redistrubutes wealth and already is socialist Bernardo de La Paz Mar 10 #19

What is socialism? I have heard sex before marriage, statehood for Puerto Rico and DC, and caring about people more than ck4829 Mar 10 #23

Wealth redistribution is socialism TexasDem69 Mar 10 #25

So that's why having billionaires is antithetical to our form of government ck4829 Mar 11 #50

Do you advocate a fixed tax? Happy Hoosier Mar 10 #38

Yes ck4829 Mar 10 #22

We're to the point where any money collected RubyRose Mar 9 #5

Long overdue. 2naSalit Mar 9 #6

They bought the govt through their donations. aocommunalpunch Mar 9 #7

BBQ is always messy. nt limbicnuminousity Mar 9 #8

Where is Robin Hood when you need him:) mitch96 Mar 9 #10

Robin Hood Tax - Bernie Sanders 2015 Donkees Mar 11 #55

I really like Bernie.. nt mitch96 Mar 11 #57

Me too. n/t whathehell Mar 11 #60

The trouble with the notion is when the takers are done taking, they end up being keepers, and pretty much always DFW Mar 9 #13

Lol..Bill Clinton didn't originate that whathehell Mar 10 #35

I should have known it was too easy for Bill Clinton to have made it up. Thanks for the clarification. DFW Mar 11 #58

The OP was vague.. whathehell Mar 11 #59

When is it NOT the time. Stinky The Clown Mar 9 #15

Bezos, the Waltons, musk, etc. redqueen Mar 10 #32

Let's start with the churches. pfitz59 Mar 10 #18

Let's not TexasDem69 Mar 10 #26

Probably because there's no reason for social clubs to be tax-free. Think. Again. Mar 10 #29

Huh TexasDem69 Mar 10 #31

Don't change the conversation... Think. Again. Mar 10 #33

I tend to view things from what's right TexasDem69 Mar 10 #34

I'm curious... Think. Again. Mar 10 #37

Do D&D groups get tax free status? TexasDem69 Mar 10 #40

How is a self-serving, group function-oriented organization a charity? Think. Again. Mar 10 #42

I haven't been to church in 20 years TexasDem69 Mar 10 #45

That might not be a bad idea, seeing what it's become. Think. Again. Mar 10 #47

The real anti-Christian zealots are the seven mountains dominionists ck4829 Mar 11 #56

The people are asking for it. Our leaders aren't listening AllyCat Mar 11 #54

Um, except they're not social clubs, whathehell Mar 10 #36

What else are they? Think. Again. Mar 10 #39

Oh, I don't know.. whathehell Mar 10 #43

I see, like comedy clubs are humor institutions. Think. Again. Mar 10 #44

Riiiiiiiiiiight..Sure..Ok. whathehell Mar 10 #46

Neither am I.... Think. Again. Mar 10 #48

That's nice.. whathehell Mar 10 #49

No reason to "take" from the rich... Think. Again. Mar 10 #27

i'll take a thigh. ret5hd Mar 10 #28

As long as obnoxiousdrunk Mar 10 #30

Do it in the form of taxation. whathehell Mar 10 #41

Define Rich in America JustAnotherGen Mar 11 #52

Yes. Next question. AllyCat Mar 11 #53

Long, long, long overdue. Fla Dem Mar 11 #61