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08-18-2012, 05:50 PM
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Pooh-Bah
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Income Redistribution Political Party
I was wondering if this would work. All income over 100K is confiscated and redistributed to everyone equally as a check. Yes, it may hurt the heart surgeon, however you could provide incentives. The farmer running 10,000 acres may decide to sell 9,500. It would break up the land monopolies. But, the reality is the top 10% seem to be paid far more than they are worth. Gingrich uses the revolving door to set up businesses on K street. Santorum somehow makes tons even though he only had a job for a year. Ron Paul made his money off the laws written by health care lobbiests while we lag Japan in 6 years in life expectancy. Romney pays 13% but the housewife pays 47.5% on her investments, using that to gain uncompetitive advantage. Obama ghost writes books, using his popularity gained by paying off lobbiests to gain fame. Then you got the hollywood actress that slept with the director. Then you got the actors that got the luck of the draw Hanks, Cruise, and Clooney. Then you got the CEOs the set-up massive stock option plans, then the lobbied for inflation to bump up the stock price ripping off shareholders. Then you got Elon Musk, who got the government loans even though there were dozens in the electric car industry that would do as good or better job frugally.
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08-18-2012, 05:51 PM
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Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Apr 2003
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Re: Income Redistribution Political Party
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08-18-2012, 05:51 PM
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Re: Income Redistribution Political Party
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08-18-2012, 05:52 PM
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Re: Income Redistribution Political Party
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08-18-2012, 05:56 PM
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Pooh-Bah
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Sunshine State
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Re: Income Redistribution Political Party
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08-18-2012, 05:56 PM
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Di4B0l1cal d00m
Join Date: Mar 2010
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Re: Income Redistribution Political Party
Sorry to disappoint Riverman but STTTEEEEEELLLHHOOUUUSSEEE lost all its zing as an insult about 6 months ago.
Steelhouse, that is all nice and everything, but how will it make sure everyone has more? If we want to have more incentive to work then there are certainly better ways right?
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08-18-2012, 05:59 PM
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Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Aug 2005
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Re: Income Redistribution Political Party
We already have this it's called the Democratic party. HEEEYYYYYYOOOOOOOOOOO! You didn't build that STEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUU UUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEE imo.
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08-18-2012, 06:12 PM
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Under your bridges
Join Date: Oct 2010
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Re: Income Redistribution Political Party
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Originally Posted by steelhouse
I was wondering if this would work. All income over 100K is confiscated...
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This is not going to work.
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08-18-2012, 07:04 PM
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Pooh-Bah
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Re: Income Redistribution Political Party
Technically Romney, Obama, Santorum, McCain, Meg Whitman, Gingrich, Teachers Unions, and Ron Paul not only are part of this party, they each collected the peoples money and decided to collect more than their fair share. If it is socialism Obama and especially Mitt Romney are socialists. Surprised I didn't get 90% approval by now, and plans to start offices and donations.
"HEEEYYYYYYOOOOOOOOOOO! You didn't build that". How is buying a company using debt, putting that debt on the books of the company, then sending the profits overseas, then pumping out a dividend, so you pay only 15% tax not including what you funnel to your ira accounts using a k share scheme to get 10x the returns building anything. When Obama says you didn't build that, he is referring that our military and publics works projects offer value.
Last edited by steelhouse; 08-18-2012 at 07:12 PM.
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08-18-2012, 07:08 PM
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Pooh-Bah
Join Date: Dec 2011
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Re: Income Redistribution Political Party
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Originally Posted by steelhouse
Technically Romney, Obama, Santorum, McCain, Meg Whitman, Gingrich, Teachers Unions, and Ron Paul not only are part of this party, they each collected the peoples money and decided to collect more than their fair share. If it is socialism Obama and especially Mitt Romney are socialists. Surprised I didn't get 90% approval by now, and plans to start offices and donations.
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08-18-2012, 07:09 PM
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Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: London
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Re: Income Redistribution Political Party
we will welcome all your rich, all your talent and all your prospects. Many txs
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08-18-2012, 07:23 PM
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Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Oct 2007
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Re: Income Redistribution Political Party
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All income over 100K is confiscated
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wat
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08-18-2012, 07:32 PM
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Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Jul 2009
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Re: Income Redistribution Political Party
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Originally Posted by Riverman
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Originally Posted by Riverman
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Originally Posted by Riverman
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2,1,3
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08-18-2012, 07:34 PM
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Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Oct 2007
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Re: Income Redistribution Political Party
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Originally Posted by zikzak
2,1,3
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To live in, or... I don't even know how that would work.
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08-18-2012, 07:37 PM
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Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Dec 2009
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Re: Income Redistribution Political Party
Riverman rules! On the otherhand has anyone ever seen steelhouse and riverman in a room at the same time?
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