Once again, this is shit I'm not saying. Trying to equate me to a slave holder... would be like me comparing you to Hitler, because he didn't care what happened to the Jews whose liberties he sought to deny. Its a shitty analogy, and pathetic that you insist on trying to make it. But, if you feel compelled to continue, just refer to that analogy as a response.
I did make those arguments, several times... and ypu couldn't be bothered to care.
As for laws, I'm very god there's no polital capital to put the laws you want to implement on the books. I'm glad that reality is far less oppressive in this country, and far more accepting of liberty and capitalism. We can dismiss the fantasy you want.
what did that one asshole say something like I think voting should be like money. Every dollar you have gives you a bigger vote.
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Why do you hate freedom so much?
For everyone else this is very instructional about how to deal with libertarians. Their professed love of freedom stops at actual freedom. Because that would undermine the existing class structure and the movement wasnt funded and paid to do that.
Wow you statist.
For everyone else reading you'll note that its never ascertained exactly who will suffer the "net reduction " in liberty and what liberties will be curtailed. This is most likely because nobody on the face of the planet gives a shit if Jeff Bezos has slightly less net worth so they have to lump everybody in. It's this weird abuse of solidarity. You'll also note too that evidently concentrated accumulation of capital isn't considered harm despite the overwhelming evidence of how much it has distorted almost every single facet of human life.
You were speaking about what value someone brings to society. Your hate boner for libertarianism is off-topic, and not part of this thread.
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I bet Jeff Bezos cares. I bet the other people caught up in such a wealth tax would care.
We know for a fact that mark Cuban cares about the issue.
You guys are tying to make it about libertarianism. I'm trying to stick to the actual thread, which is the false narrative that the wealthy are not paying their fair share. SO, do you want to talk about the numbers, again?
I'd be glad to point out that they are, and that there's a terrifyingly large number of people who don't know the difference between income and wealth.
You don't know much about modern schooling do you? Like how there's a variety of for-profit companies that make tests for public schools.
Its like the whole "Teach a Man to Fish" line. Teach him to fish and then sell him over-priced, poorly made fishing poles.
They're really didn't. Try again.
Sears could've survived since they sell different products than Wal-Mart. Their leadership had other ideas.
He stole DOS.
These aren't the little guys. Very often they're the children of already wealthy people. You'll find very, very few rags-to-riches stories and even fewer who did it honestly.
which they are not, or else we wouldn't have homelessness, we wouldn't have poverty, it wouldn't exist if the wealthy were "paying their fair share". from the jump you are here to spin your narrative that they are. which you should realize by now that the arguments around this are naturally going to fall into the same pattern! so again, start with yourself! remove yourself from the conversation.
This analogy has jumped the tracks... and isn't coming back.
Nope, not really.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/did-bill-g...e-heart-of-dos
Netflix started out tiny, and was an interesting idea on how to get people DVDs. It exploded as soon as bandwidth improved, and streaming became a thing. Blockbuster had their chance to own it... and laughed.
As for how it relates to this thread, generational wealth is not a crime, and it's not worthy of punishment due to resentment.
Sam Walton appealed to "lower-class" people, and they flocked to him for his cheap prices. He was closer to rural areas, and people didn't travel further to go to malls. When suburbanites realized that they could save money, they also went there, and they abandoned K-Mart, Sears, and all the other "anchor" stores and department stores.
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They are, according to the numbers, as well as the United States government. No need to spin it at all, the people in charge are the ones who make that determination, as they are the ones who make the laws. If you can find criminal fraud, then prosecute, and take them to court. Until then, your argument is entirely based on emotion, and your feelings.
If you don't want to continue the conversation, then don't. I'm not forcing you to respond.
"being born into royalty isn't a crime, and it's not worthy of punishment due to resentment."
~Henry the 16th or whatever.
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