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socialist_n_TN

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23. We'll see......

Reply to bemildred (Reply #21)

Sun May 12, 2013, 12:08 PM

May 2013

It's never been done (socialist reform) without the THREAT of socialist revolution. And it won't happen again without the same threat. Also, every time the system has been "reformed", capitalism has shredded the reforms in a couple of generations. Reforming capitalism is like riding a tiger. It's VERY hard to do and you're always in danger of being eaten.

Are you ready for our grandchildren to have to go through the same shit again in another couple of generations? At some point the "reform" efforts will fail and we're into fascism. And the jury is still out. The time of fascism might be now.

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Let's Tax Offshore Wealth [View all] Octafish May 2013 OP

Let's tax wealth. Make them invest it in something useful or take it back. nt bemildred May 2013 #1

SOSO since 1981... Octafish May 2013 #10

we need a maximum wealth People Power May 2013 #22

Yes, I like that, put a limit on it, it could even be pretty high. bemildred May 2013 #25

Hear Hear, Sir! The Magistrate May 2013 #2

Outstanding suggestion, Sir! Octafish May 2013 #14

I've often thought that.... Wounded Bear May 2013 #3

How about a Virtual War? Octafish May 2013 #17

We need a billionaire's nightmare inheritance law combined with a wealth tax on corporations. Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #4

And also fix the tax loopholes in inheritance laws that lets those estates escape capital gains tax cascadiance May 2013 #9

We should, and are completely free to do so, scrap the entire tax code and replace it with Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #11

Absolutely! Octafish May 2013 #18

Let's just take it all from them. If it ain't here in the US then fuck them! L0oniX May 2013 #5

Outstanding! Octafish May 2013 #19

Which "We" can do this? Bannakaffalatta May 2013 #6

Weren't "tax shelters" ways that taxes created jobs? zbdent May 2013 #7

absolutely! K&R nt antigop May 2013 #8

Seize their assets - redistribute them n/t leftstreet May 2013 #12

And I agree. timdog44 May 2013 #28

We've had the list since Clinton's admin. They sued Visa & MC and WON elehhhhna May 2013 #13

K&R nt abelenkpe May 2013 #15

Damn straight. truebluegreen May 2013 #16

So I guess this mean y'all are ready for a socialist revolution? socialist_n_TN May 2013 #20

We are ready for a socialist reform, not revolution. bemildred May 2013 #21

We'll see...... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #23

So you want to give up, or are your spreading the alarm, or what? bemildred May 2013 #24

I'm a communist........ socialist_n_TN May 2013 #26

OK. bemildred May 2013 #27

Revolutions ARE difficult and, for most people, a last resort...... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #29

My pleasure. bemildred May 2013 #32

Thank you...... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #34

Make them think twice: 150% tax on every dollar stored off shore. Initech May 2013 #30

We might be able to replace some school roofs and have airconditioning Rosa Luxemburg May 2013 #31

+1,000 malaise May 2013 #33

If the money is offshore for the purposes of evading taxes, then there ought to be Mr. David May 2013 #35

Gee, gang...welcome to the rational side. What took you so long? BanTheGOP May 2013 #36