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socialist_n_TN

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8. Yep. Confiscate the wealth, ESPECIALLY the hard assets........

Reply to jwirr (Reply #5)

Wed May 9, 2012, 08:41 PM

May 2012

They might be able to stash money off shore, but they can't take houses, cars, yachts, factories, stores, etc. Either sell them or run them as co-ops where appropriate.

If you taxed the Koch brothers WEALTH at 99%, they would still have $20 million apiece.

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