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So so for the sake of political simplicity ,why not just say to the bottom 80% -"let's greatly raise taxes for the rich, and than let's discuss about how to use
by petra 10y ago
So so for the sake of political simplicity ,why not just say to the bottom 80% -"let's greatly raise taxes for the rich, and than let's discuss about how to use it to help society "? Sounds like a great political promise.
Or maybe there's a problem ?
- morgante 10y agoYet the candidate who basically ran on that platform didn't even make it past the primary while someone doing the opposite is now president. Politics isn't rational.
- dragonwriter 10y agoThe problem is that if you say that, "the rich", who control more economic power than the bottom 80%, will expend considerable resources to discredit your ideas and you personally, and you won't get elected. We have a democratic republic in theory, but very much a plutocratic one in practice.