Let’s talk about this for a minute. The Walton Family gets $4,000,000 richer every HOUR. The average WalMart employee makes $11 per hour. This is who we are talking about when we talk about wealth taxes that will be used to fund programs like 1/5 https://www.bloomberg.com/features/richest-families-in-the-world/ …
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This is what we mean when we suggest a top *marginal* tax rate of 70% or more to use for upgrading infrastructure and converting to renewable energy sources. (Please google “marginal tax rate” before arguing that we can’t tax anyone at 70%). 3/5
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We have the money in this country to fund *every single thing* that we are talking about. When you say “how will we pay for it?” I’m going to refer you to this article. 4/5
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We just have to decide that defending the right of the 99% to pursue life, liberty, and happiness is more valuable than defending the right of the few to accumulate obscene amounts of wealth. 5/5
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