Ryan GrimVerified account

lol - Yeah, like that will fly with the Kochs, the Mercers, the Adelsons & the rest of the powerful filthy-rich. Bannon must want 2B fired.

Dont forget the Steyers, Bloombergs, Soros, Bezos, Shultz, etc. I mean be fair

The powerful filthy-rich, are the powerful filthy-rich. They all have an agenda, & it's not based on ensuring OUR lives are improved.

Its true. Just hope people know its on both sides of the isle. Even those that say they want to change it. All talk no action when in power

I clearly do.

Should be much higher. Let's start with 90% for $5m, 75% for $1m, 60% for $500k, 50% for $100k and 40% for $50k.

People won't work and make 10%.. when you get older and start earning money you will figure that out for yourself

I'm 34 and always had a job. Been w/ same company for 12 years. I just believe it's important to "live simply so others can simply live."

In Massachusetts house payments are 2500 a month, plus car payments insurance etc, health insurance is almost 1900.. now raise two kids

Yeah, I grew up in DC and live in LA, you get no sympathy from me. Don't have kids if you can't afford them.

And no one will get out of bed to earn 30 or 40% of what they earn.. they won't work.. socialism has failed everywhere it's been tried

Add 11% state/local & you're at 55%? Isn't it indenture servitude to spend majority of year working for others & not to pay wife's bills?

The rates were actually much higher for high earners in the 1950s and 1960s. Remember, That 44% is only applied to income AFTER 5mil

Which created a demand for tax shelters. A tax code riddled with carve-outs is inefficient and economically unwise.

Saying the rich need tax shelters while your country tries to take away Healthcare for 32mil people is hilarious

If I was paying 44%, I'd be looking for a tax shelter and so would you. Nobody is taking away any body's health care.

Not sure how you interpret "massive defunding of medicaid" as NOT taking away HC. And the 90% top tax rate in 50s created the middle class.

Trumpcare is nothing but a massive tax cut for the ultra-wealthy that will result in tens of thousands of people needlessy dying.