Posted on 01/22/2018 11:53:18 AM PST by John Semmens
Assemblymen Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) and Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) are pushing a measure aimed at confiscating half of the business tax cuts resulting from the federal Tax Cuts & Jobs Act for use by the state government.
"Businesses have been exploiting the workers and ripping off customers for too long," Ting complained. "That Trump's tax cuts would now further reward them for their predatory behavior is unconscionable. Our measure would expropriate the expropriators and turn half of these unjust tax cuts over to the state for a more socially just redistribution."
Ting said he is not concerned that his proposed action might spark the departure of some businesses because "that will leave more room for the state to expand its role in directing the utilization of our vast natural resources. The notion that entrepreneurs are of any use at this stage of history is misguided. By eliminating this unnecessary class of parasites the state can more effectively deploy assets that are wrongfully controlled by private interests and achieve the more equitable distribution of wealth foreseen by the great Karl Marx."
The two men's proposed lurch toward a more intensified degree of socialism for the State of California is not out-of-step with current state policies and programs. Despite an abundance of natural advantages, according to the Census Bureau, the state now has the highest percentage of inhabitants living in poverty of any state in the nation. High taxes, crippling regulations, and overly generous welfare programs have produced an environment where nearly 20% of the population is now below the poverty line.
Ting denied that these statistics reflected poorly on the state's socially progressive governing philosophy. "If things were really so bad why would California be such a favored destination for immigrants?" he asked. "I would argue that the influx of these proletarian classes from south of the border affirms the correctness of our path and builds a strong political base for future advances along the same lines."
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It’s the Governments money ,Trump stole it ,LOL
As far as semi-satire goes, the government of California whack jobs are so utterly bonkers, I doubt it will not be long before they start pitching “wealth taxes”. That is, if someone has a billion dollars, they must surrender half of it to the state, for example.
Currently, California has 124 billionaires who have a total net worth of $532.4 billion. Imagine how their state legislature and bureaucrats would slather at the prospect of getting $266 billion with just a stroke of the pen?
And why stop with just billionaires? Many more people who live there have from $100-$999 millions of dollars, so why not take half of *their* money as well?
And if they go into an utter Daffy Duck greed frenzy, why not those with from $1 million to $99 millions as well?
Typically, they would just laugh off their gigantic debts, and think that all this “free money” was their to spend on any and every whim they could imagine.
Calezuela
18mos and Kali collapses.
A little research on this shows that Ting seems to be serious. Unbelievable!
DON’T GIVE THEM ANY IDEAS!!!!
And if those greedy businesses decided to get the hell out of Kalifornia you wouldn't be collecting jack shit!
YOU CANNOT FIX RETARDED!
You do know that this is how most California Democrats really think, right?
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