Professor Kyle
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a) why not?
b) we're not (not even close) & never have. So many regressive taxes fund every aspect of our government.
c) this "soak the rich" rhetoric from mainstream conservative columnists completely misrepresents the reasonable notion of raising marginal tax rates for both revenue & fairness.
09:03 PM - Apr 11, 2023
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George Bishop
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In response to Professor Kyle.
I saw we try it for a decade or two, and then see if it worked.
10:58 PM - Apr 11, 2023
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Donna Bratton
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In response to Professor Kyle.
Proportional taxes built post-war middle-class prosperity the likes of which had never been known before.
09:22 PM - Apr 11, 2023
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Stewart Tan
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In response to Professor Kyle.
Her argument is simplistic to be generous.

The objective isn't to soak the rich but to have the rich pay their fair share. It shouldn't be a shock to the system, it's even in the tax code (multiple tax brackets). Paying a higher rate may sound unfair but not really.
09:20 PM - Apr 11, 2023
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Professor Kyle
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In response to Stewart Tan.
Absolutely. But that way of phrasing it buys into the "Democrats are socialists!" nonsense.
09:21 PM - Apr 11, 2023
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Michael J Sheridan
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In response to Professor Kyle.
We've spent 40+ years letting the rich accumulate the sort of wealth I used to associate with Scrooge McDuck swimming in piles of money in his vault.

Not a damn thing has trickled down that I can see.

Those rich fuckers should be grateful all we're contemplating is a little soaking.
09:09 PM - Apr 11, 2023
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