That’s a hard pass for me. I’d rather opt out of social security. It’s a ponzi scam. If the government had put that into a private account, I’d have millions of dollars in there.

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    What kind of insane conservative nonsense is this? “We used to have something” means we still have it? Or people wanting to do something means it already exists?

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      That is the topic. Increasing the taxes. SMH.

      We should be middle of the road for taxes. That’s what we receive in return.

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        Hell no. USA #1. We should have a 50% tax rate or higher. Especially for companies that only make money by manipulating money.

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          So you’d be fine being taxed at 50%? I wouldn’t. In most other countries the citizens pay a higher burden than the corporations. So you’d be fine with 50% of your wages gone?

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            Hold your goalposts there partner, corporations might pretend to be people, but last I checked, people still aren’t corporations.

            You can lose this argument gracefully, or you can lose it like a clown, your choice.

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              You’re the clown who isn’t being clear.

              If we tax corporations to death, they’ll just move to a lower tax area.

              It’s what they did with manufacturing. Taxes need to be fair. Otherwise companies won’t play.

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                    I’m glad we agree. People making less than ~300K are certainly paying their fair share, it’s time for corporations to step up and face that 50%+ tax rate.

                    The rich can follow suit.