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Comment Re:So this is actual profit (Score 1) 162

Why isn't anyone talking about taxing the rich? Massachusetts passed a surtax (4%) on certain income over $1M in addition to the regular 5% tax in 2013. As far as I know, no millionaires left. From the 1940's to the 1980's the highest rate was around 90% decreasing to around 70% (then Reagan and Grover Norquist killed the idea of higher taxes on the ruling class and estate taxes that only affected estates over about $5M). This revenue provided for things like the Interstate Highway (1950's), helped build a strong middle class, unions created a strong income base for high school grads. We could also raise the FICA cap to fund SS forever. Claw back some of the billions, remember that of all the people in the US, billionaires make up approximately 0.00034%. From googlo - roughly 800 billionaires controlling 3.8% of the nation's wealth, which is more than the bottom half of the population combined.

Comment The party of small government (Score 0) 71

The GOP in the south has completely morphed into "Big Brother". Ever since NIxon's "southern strategy" of moving all the racists from the democrat to the republican party, they are no longer the party of small government and personal freedom. They are moving in the direction of controlling every aspect of your life. These information blocks are just another example of their grip on power.

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