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Former Fed Chair Paul Volcker: ‘We’re in a Hell of a Mess’

Gwad
Gwad Member Posts: 2,855
https://fortune.com/2018/10/23/former-fed-chair-paul-volcker-were-in-a-hell-of-a-mess/

“The central issue is we’re developing into a plutocracy,” Volcker told the Times. “We’ve got an enormous number of enormously rich people that have convinced themselves that they’re rich because they’re smart and constructive. And they don’t like government, and they don’t like to pay taxes.”
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  • SFGbob
    SFGbob Member Posts: 33,188
    Gwad said:

    https://fortune.com/2018/10/23/former-fed-chair-paul-volcker-were-in-a-hell-of-a-mess/

    “The central issue is we’re developing into a plutocracy,” Volcker told the Times. “We’ve got an enormous number of enormously rich people that have convinced themselves that they’re rich because they’re smart and constructive. And they don’t like government, and they don’t like to pay taxes.”

    Most of the Billionaires I hear about all support higher taxes and the Rats.
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 115,561 Founders Club
    People should get rich the old fashioned way - being a government lifer and collecting money from foreign countries

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  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781
  • Fenderbender123
    Fenderbender123 Member Posts: 2,989
    I'm still waiting to see solid examples of rich people not paying taxes. All I ever see are intentionally misleading examples that play language games and/or examples that lack context to fit the narrative.
  • HoustonHusky
    HoustonHusky Member Posts: 6,011
    You want to tax rich people make the corporate tax rate nominal and tax dividends as income.

    And watch all the lawyers scream...
  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457

    I'm still waiting to see solid examples of rich people not paying taxes. All I ever see are intentionally misleading examples that play language games and/or examples that lack context to fit the narrative.

    See Trump, Donald.

    Also, most of the information is that wealthy people pay a lower tax rate. And they get to write off personal shit like airplanes and yatchs. So their taxable income is lower than it otherwise would be.
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 115,561 Founders Club
    2001400ex said:

    I'm still waiting to see solid examples of rich people not paying taxes. All I ever see are intentionally misleading examples that play language games and/or examples that lack context to fit the narrative.

    See Trump, Donald.

    Also, most of the information is that wealthy people pay a lower tax rate. And they get to write off personal shit like airplanes and yatchs. So their taxable income is lower than it otherwise would be.
    Pathetic
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 115,561 Founders Club
    Kyle sounds like a loser
  • Sledog
    Sledog Member Posts: 38,610 Standard Supporter
    edited November 2019
    2001400ex said:

    I'm still waiting to see solid examples of rich people not paying taxes. All I ever see are intentionally misleading examples that play language games and/or examples that lack context to fit the narrative.

    See Trump, Donald.

    Also, most of the information is that wealthy people pay a lower tax rate. And they get to write off personal shit like airplanes and yatchs. So their taxable income is lower than it otherwise would be.
    Weren't you just bragging about advantages buying your truck and on taxes because you flip burgers?