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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Trump is a WINDBAG! In his book he says he would tax wealth.. not what you make, but what you have. Sounds like what a king would do.


5 posted on 06/14/2015 3:38:43 AM PDT by A. Morgan (Ayn Rand: "You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: A. Morgan

There is an argument for taxing wealth rather than income.

Wealth represents the accumulation of past contribution to society. Income represents present and ongoing contribution to society, the creation of new wealth.

Which does it make more sense to tax?

Taxing income instead of wealth is just fine with wealthy people. It helps prevent uncouth newcomers from also becoming wealthy. As with so many many government programs, it’s a way of protecting the haves against competition from the wannabees.


20 posted on 06/14/2015 4:06:47 AM PDT by Sherman Logan
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Taxing wealth some is actually more fair than taxing it not at all—but taking half of what those without wealth manage to earn.

The real answer is smaller government.


35 posted on 06/14/2015 5:00:40 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: A. Morgan

Trump is noisy and brash, not leadership material...

I think the balanced language of good leadership right now is somewhere between Ronald Reagan and Sarah Palin.

I do support Ted Cruz for president and Trump is part of the GOPe divide the vote dilute the debates tactics to ensure a Jeb Bush win......

When Cruz announced his candidacy early he warned about all the folks coming out as candidates and telling you how ‘conservative’ they were.

We are there now.....


42 posted on 06/14/2015 6:04:50 AM PDT by Nextrush ( FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, DON'T BE PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: A. Morgan
Trump is a WINDBAG! In his book he says he would tax wealth.. not what you make, but what you have. Sounds like what a king would do.

Trump is a poseur. This blowhard should not be president. His cowardice vis a vis the recent draw Mohammed contest is revolting.

82 posted on 06/14/2015 8:26:46 AM PDT by Stepan12 (Our present appeasementof Islam is the Stockholm Syndrome on steroids.)
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