to wuf: faultlines and the rich, obama's failings

[Jack Sawyer]

If you taxed the top 1% at 100% would this help?

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But no, that's not it. The idea is not to take all the money away; the idea is that those who can easily carry a higher burden for the good of the entire society, to actually do so.Having a 10 figure salary is nice, but it also means that you can proportionality carry a much higher burden than someone who has a 5 figure salary.

[NightGizmo]

The idea is not to take all the money away; the idea is that those who can easily carry a higher burden for the good of the entire society, to actually do so.Having a 10 figure salary is nice, but it also means that you can proportionality carry a much higher burden than someone who has a 5 figure salary.

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Just because you raise the tax rate does not mean that you collect more taxes.