Ocasio-Cortez floats 70% marginal tax on the super wealthy to fund Green New Deal

[muto]

No she’s an idiot. We should not be punishing people because they work hard and are successful. Now what I do support is stripping congress members like her of wages until they give Trump his 5B for the border wall/barrier and get the government opened back up.

[DarkTZeratul]

No she’s an idiot. We should not be punishing people because they work hard and are successful. Now what I do support is stripping congress members like her of wages until they give Trump his 5B for the border wall/barrier and get the government opened back up.

So... You don't want to "punish" people by taxing them... But you also want to deny pay to the people who DON'T want to waste $5 billion of taxpayer money on a useless partisan project?

Those two statements feel very much at odds with each other.

[LaserSharkDFB]

No shit. People are going to be supportive of things until it hits them, no matter how bad or good it is. Energy subsidies are pretty good despite being a colossal waste of money. Regardless the point is about the stupid idea that it will pay for her green new deal (that from what I've seen has to cover green energy subsidies, free college, single payer and a bunch of leftists dribble that isn't really well thought out)

Green energy is getting cheaper over time at an astounding rate.
Colleges are, for the most part, expensive because the government stopped funding them. An educated citizenry is good for the country.
Single payer would pay for itself; note how countries with UHC have much lower medical costs than the US.
All of these are good ideas that would benefit the country far more than putting more money in the pockets of the rich.
Happy to help.

[muto]

So... You don't want to "punish" people by taxing them... But you also want to deny pay to the people who DON'T want to waste $5 billion of taxpayer money on a useless partisan project?

Those two statements feel very much at odds with each other.

Yes because the people want a wall/barrier that is why a lot of people voted for him. God forbid he keep an election promise unlike some other presidents.

[Hella clutch]

Yes because the people want a wall/barrier that is why a lot of people voted for him. God forbid he keep an election promise unlike some other presidents.

He promised Mexico would pay for it, so no, he hasn’t kept his promise.

[draynay]

No she’s an idiot. We should not be punishing people because they work hard and are successful. Now what I do support is stripping congress members like her of wages until they give Trump his 5B for the border wall/barrier and get the government opened back up.

At that point you might as well get rid of legislators and give him a crown. Do people not think at all? Is our government so poorly understood?

[Sorshen]

Yes because the people want a wall/barrier that is why a lot of people voted for him. God forbid he keep an election promise unlike some other presidents.

Still waiting for Mexico to send the money.

[JohnBrown1917]

No she’s an idiot. We should not be punishing people because they work hard and are successful. Now what I do support is stripping congress members like her of wages until they give Trump his 5B for the border wall/barrier and get the government opened back up.

So when are you expecting to be making 10 million a year?

[NED funded]

Good thing a tax hike on the top earners won't effect the 99%.

The 99% lmao you couldnt be more of a cliche even if you tried.

[DarkTZeratul]

Yes because the people want a wall/barrier that is why a lot of people voted for him. God forbid he keep an election promise unlike some other presidents.

It is not the job of Congress to keep the president's promises.

[Sorshen]

It is not the job of Congress to keep the president's promises.

Especially when anyone with a half a working brain could see it as a typical campaign lie.

[NED funded]

Green energy is getting cheaper over time at an astounding rate.
Colleges are, for the most part, expensive because the government stopped funding them. An educated citizenry is good for the country.
Single payer would pay for itself; note how countries with UHC have much lower medical costs than the US.
All of these are good ideas that would benefit the country far more than putting more money in the pockets of the rich.
Happy to help.

It will pay for itself on the long run, in the mean time someone has to cough up 32 trillion dollars and the 70% marginal tax rate wont even cover a fraction of that. But this is not the thread for that. Just for how poorly planned the green new deal is or that the 70% tax rate will fund it.

[LaserSharkDFB]

It will pay for itself on the long run, in the mean time someone has to cough up 32 trillion dollars and the 70% marginal tax rate wont even cover a fraction of that. But this is not the thread for that. Just for how poorly planned the green new deal is or that the 70% tax rate will fund it.

If you only wanted to talk about the GND, why did you bring up everything else? Free college and UHC are not part of the GND, though they are progressive goals. And sorry that the freshman Congressman doesn't have a finely-detailed 2000-page document for her broad plan that would by necessity go through numerous changes as it goes along, but I can guarantee that she put more thought into it than Trump did his precious wall.

[NED funded]

If you only wanted to talk about the GND, why did you bring up everything else? Free college and UHC are not part of the GND, though they are progressive goals. And sorry that the freshman Congressman doesn't have a finely-detailed 2000-page document for her broad plan that would by necessity go through numerous changes as it goes along, but I can guarantee that she put more thought into it than Trump did his precious wall.

They absolutely are part of the gnd.

https://ocasio2018.com/green-new-deal

The gnd is every leftist cause bundled in one. How will it be done? Who knows? Why is a UBI there? Who knows?

[JohnBrown1917]

If you only wanted to talk about the GND, why did you bring up everything else? Free college and UHC are not part of the GND, though they are progressive goals. And sorry that the freshman Congressman doesn't have a finely-detailed 2000-page document for her broad plan that would by necessity go through numerous changes as it goes along, but I can guarantee that she put more thought into it than Trump did his precious wall.

She also has a degree in economics, while Trump has one in... does he even have one?

[DarkTZeratul]

She also has a degree in economics, while Trump has one in... does he even have one?

Business, actually.

[NED funded]

She also has a degree in economics, while Trump has one in... does he even have one?

Trumps degree has more prestige than ocasio's. BS degree in business from Wharton vs what, BA degree in economics and a minor in international relations?

[Lellybaby]

For being such an advanced country the United States treats their populace pretty poorly.

Trickle down economics is bullocks - its been tried for the last 4 decades and it hasn't worked. Things have gotten worse.

Try starting from the bottom and lifting everyone up.

I'm sure most 1st world countries would have no problems implementing (or already implemented) the proposals she is making. But for some reason the US is so capitalist driven you can't see that the status quo is slowly making your society worse.

[Draco-Onis]

Trumps degree has more prestige than ocasio's. BS degree in business from Wharton vs what, BA degree in economics and a minor in international relations?

Really? I mean the guy has the vocabulary of a 5 year old, at least she can speak in complete sentences.

[Sorshen]

Trumps degree has more prestige than ocasio's. BS degree in business from Wharton vs what, BA degree in economics and a minor in international relations?

And yet he comes forth with 'nobody knew health care could be so complicated', after talking shit throughout his whole campaign. Oh wait, that hasn't ended yet.