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Related: About this forumBIG DONOR: "I told Pelosi and Schumer, if you attack the rich I'll cut you off!"
This deserves a response here.
This guy has a right to do what he wants with his money.
But the rest of us have a right to decide if this is the kind of veto power we want the party to give big donors.
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(53,788 posts)yurbud
(39,405 posts)mucifer
(23,550 posts)so if it takes buying off the democrats to get more money he will call himself a democrat and try to change us.
he knows EXACTLY what he is doing.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)as read on DU
sounds a little out of wack when you talk of wealth
C_U_L8R
(45,003 posts)and wonders why no one likes him.
Dude, Mar A Lago has a cabana with your name on it.
David__77
(23,421 posts)Anyone can think they're being penalized for paying any tax at all.
Progressive taxation is an excellent policy, and it shouldn't just apply to wage income.
yurbud
(39,405 posts)subsidies, bailouts, state department & military pressure on other governments to get a better deal...
I wonder how many of them are so pampered that it actually feels like persecution, and how many make these arguments out of cold calculation to hold onto what they got whether they think the tax they are putting off is reasonable enough.
Me.
(35,454 posts)to receive the big kiss off....all of them to level the playing field
yurbud
(39,405 posts)Me.
(35,454 posts)Though few of them are likable enough that they could garner votes.
RDANGELO
(3,433 posts)What we are against is rampant greed.
Me.
(35,454 posts)is never enough. How many personal billions will the Kocks be able to spend in the remainder of their lives
yurbud
(39,405 posts)Me.
(35,454 posts)Yearly interest, earnings, would take more than care of them.
yurbud
(39,405 posts)Would he have to sell his Hummer?
Would he have to sell one of his houses?
Take his kids out of private school?
Take one less vacation or even one less pedicure?
The answer is obvious. After a certain point, it's just about having power over others, not taking care of your family or even your descendants two or three generations out.
global1
(25,253 posts)$27.00 donations from concerned American People. If this was able to be achieved once - it will be able to be achieved again.
Tell the billionaires to shove it and then get them to pay their fair share.
yurbud
(39,405 posts)He got pretty far, then the other person who shall not be named got even farther.
Probably because the ridicule, smears, and blackout that sunk Dean weren't fooling as many people anymore.
I suspect in another election or two the media can throw all the dirt, ridicule, fear-mongering, or even blackout a progressive candidate, and it won't hurt them enough to make a difference.
Then the shit will really hit the fan.
progressoid
(49,991 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)They are all the same.
yurbud
(39,405 posts)Essentially, he is saying, "If you stop talking about this, I will give you more money."