re: #134 Obdicut

Yes. That is also my point. We’re not paying for it. That’s why it’s part of our debt.

This is dead wrong and you should really, really, really, really stop saying it.

It is a terrible and unfair meme.

Yes. 2% of people make a quarter of all the income in the US. It’s kind of insane.

I’m really unsure why people focus on how much they pay in taxes, instead of being staggered that 2% of people make 1/4th of all the income in the US, and realizing that that is a terribly dangerous thing for the nation and the economy.

No, I’m not saying we need to grab that wealth and redistribute it and run around screaming.

But a society with an increasing wealth disparity is not a stable society. And that’s what we are.

Yes, on that last part I am in agreement.

I also believe the estate taxes you referred to earlier are no more than a PR exercise.

Most people of means circumvent those taxes rather easily by way of early gifting, family trusts, estate trusts, etc.