Well let’s tax them more and stop that. That may we will go into a recession where the less affluent will bear the brunt of it.

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    I too would like to tax the rich more, but a certain set of congresspeople refuse to support bills to do this.

    Hint: Republicans. It’s the Republicans.

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      Knowing it would cause others to be poor? That is weird.

      I know it’s the republicans. Why I vote Republican. I pay enough in taxes.

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        How would taxing the rich cause others to be poor?

        Typical republican response: all doom and gloom, no logic or rational thinking.

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          Guess you didn’t read the article or just can’t figure out how taking more money from people would reduce the amount of money they could spend which would cause the country to go into a recession.

          It’s basic economics.

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            That’s just fearmongering man. The rich being slightly less rich is nowhere near the problem you may think.

            The article says boomers are the wealthiest retiring generation, so they’re putting all their money into the economy which goes into the pockets of the already extremely-wealthy rather than things like social security. Of course they don’t want you to support raising taxes or else less will go to the rich!

            The rich can handle being slightly less rich better than the majority of citizens can handle the price of everything continuing to rise.

            It makes sense though because you indicated in the past you’re in the top 5%, so of course you don’t want to pay more in taxes, but that’s because you’re part of the problem at your level of wealth.

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              If the government seizes less of nueromancer’s wages nuero is likely to either spend it, which stimulates the economy, or invest it which also stimulates the economy. As long as Neuro does not bury or hide it under a mattress the money will stimulate the economy as well or better than the government seizing and giving it to someone.

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                Greed is literally the desire to have more of something. Sometimes it’s money, sometimes it’s power, it can be other things too.

                Your accusatory comments do nothing to further the conversation. You’re just mad at liberals because you’ve been told to be because they take things. This is part of what keeps us from uniting as a population to tackle issues that affect us all.

                You’re also bad at forming an argument because you are so confidently incorrect at what you just said I don’t even need to prove you wrong. I just looked up the term used in the dictionary and discovered you used it incorrectly.

                Get a better reason to be mad at others and come back when you have proof.

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                  what you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

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                They don’t get the concept it’s not greedy to want to keep some of my own money for myself.

                I’d take liberals more seriously if they’d be willing to increase their taxes but their solution is always taking someone else’s money

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                  No, this is just how you feel because you’re in the top 5% and don’t want to do your part.

                  Please find a single comment of mine that states I want people to be taxed based on political affiliation. Otherwise you’re just making shit up now. These accusations do nothing to further the conversation or be respectful. Isn’t that a rule in this community?

                  Or you could just do what you always do when you’re proven wrong in a thread here and don’t want to admit it and just stop replying, like our many threads over the past few weeks.