Comments on: Taxing the Rich – Not a “War on the Wealthy” – Not Socialism http://www.harikari.com/politics/taxing-the-rich-%e2%80%93-not-a-war-on-the-wealthy-%e2%80%93-not-socialism.html cutting through the fat of this world Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:39:46 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: The Very Rich are Not Paying Their Fare Share of Taxes http://www.harikari.com/politics/taxing-the-rich-%e2%80%93-not-a-war-on-the-wealthy-%e2%80%93-not-socialism.html/comment-page-1#comment-48104 The Very Rich are Not Paying Their Fare Share of Taxes Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:42:21 +0000 http://www.harikari.com/?p=1803#comment-48104 [...] readers.  Do you all remember this post from March of last year about how the richest of the rich in our country were taking the lion’s share of all the [...] [...] readers.  Do you all remember this post from March of last year about how the richest of the rich in our country were taking the lion’s share of all the [...]

]]> By: The Very Rich are Not Paying Their Fare Share of Taxes http://www.harikari.com/politics/taxing-the-rich-%e2%80%93-not-a-war-on-the-wealthy-%e2%80%93-not-socialism.html/comment-page-1#comment-48105 The Very Rich are Not Paying Their Fare Share of Taxes Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:42:21 +0000 http://www.harikari.com/?p=1803#comment-48105 [...] readers.  Do you all remember this post from March of last year about how the richest of the rich in our country were taking the lion’s share of all the [...] [...] readers.  Do you all remember this post from March of last year about how the richest of the rich in our country were taking the lion’s share of all the [...]

]]> By: Hege Fund Managers are Greedy Rapists http://www.harikari.com/politics/taxing-the-rich-%e2%80%93-not-a-war-on-the-wealthy-%e2%80%93-not-socialism.html/comment-page-1#comment-48011 Hege Fund Managers are Greedy Rapists Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:20:32 +0000 http://www.harikari.com/?p=1803#comment-48011 [...] said it before and I’ll say it again:  IT’S NOT WRONG TO TAX THE RICH!  Increasing the rate on hedge-fund managers from 15% to 35% is a step in the right direction, but [...] [...] said it before and I’ll say it again:  IT’S NOT WRONG TO TAX THE RICH!  Increasing the rate on hedge-fund managers from 15% to 35% is a step in the right direction, but [...]

]]> By: The Republican Road to Recovery: MORE TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH! | harikari.com http://www.harikari.com/politics/taxing-the-rich-%e2%80%93-not-a-war-on-the-wealthy-%e2%80%93-not-socialism.html/comment-page-1#comment-47559 The Republican Road to Recovery: MORE TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH! | harikari.com Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:18:36 +0000 http://www.harikari.com/?p=1803#comment-47559 [...] thing to do at this time is to take back the hundreds of billions of dollars that the super rich pretty much stole from everybody else by RAISING their tax rate to at least 50% and using the extra revenue to rebuild our country. [...] [...] thing to do at this time is to take back the hundreds of billions of dollars that the super rich pretty much stole from everybody else by RAISING their tax rate to at least 50% and using the extra revenue to rebuild our country. [...]

]]> By: Zippy http://www.harikari.com/politics/taxing-the-rich-%e2%80%93-not-a-war-on-the-wealthy-%e2%80%93-not-socialism.html/comment-page-1#comment-47537 Zippy Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:50:54 +0000 http://www.harikari.com/?p=1803#comment-47537 Like many of the economic and social tenets far right that overtook and ran the Republican Party into the dirt, the effectiveness of “Voodoo Economics” is put forth as an absolute truth that is self-evidently correct. I honestly don’t know the answer to this: Is there any example where this economic theory has ever been successful in a sustainable way over any period of time in modern history? I sure can't think of one but maybe I'm wrong Republicans: Question your leadership and make them explain why platform elements will work with concrete examples and real math. Why is a progressive tax policy fundimentaly in conflict wtih your beliefs? We need a relevant and legitimate 2nd party in this county and right now we don’t have one. Why: Someone has got to educate the electorate and kill bad ideas like the wrong-headed and dangerous “Employee Free Choice Act” who’s deceptive name – in a Rovian fashion typically reserved for Republican causes – hides the fact that it is nothing but a bill to support the labor union machine. By enabling small groups of workers to push naive employees and - ultilmately - the businesses they work for into the unions, the guarentee a result similar to where GM is right now. In fact, the "benevolent" UAW is more responsible than even the poor leadership at GM for where that company is and no one in government has the balls to call them out. Unions will not correct the inequities that Brad accurately presents in his post - a progressive tax structure will. Question authority. Hold leadership responsible. Treat strangers well. Fight the power. Like many of the economic and social tenets far right that overtook and ran the Republican Party into the dirt, the effectiveness of “Voodoo Economics” is put forth as an absolute truth that is self-evidently correct. I honestly don’t know the answer to this: Is there any example where this economic theory has ever been successful in a sustainable way over any period of time in modern history? I sure can’t think of one but maybe I’m wrong

Republicans: Question your leadership and make them explain why platform elements will work with concrete examples and real math. Why is a progressive tax policy fundimentaly in conflict wtih your beliefs? We need a relevant and legitimate 2nd party in this county and right now we don’t have one.

Why: Someone has got to educate the electorate and kill bad ideas like the wrong-headed and dangerous “Employee Free Choice Act” who’s deceptive name – in a Rovian fashion typically reserved for Republican causes – hides the fact that it is nothing but a bill to support the labor union machine. By enabling small groups of workers to push naive employees and – ultilmately – the businesses they work for into the unions, the guarentee a result similar to where GM is right now. In fact, the “benevolent” UAW is more responsible than even the poor leadership at GM for where that company is and no one in government has the balls to call them out.

Unions will not correct the inequities that Brad accurately presents in his post – a progressive tax structure will.

Question authority. Hold leadership responsible. Treat strangers well. Fight the power.

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