Thu Feb 27, 2020, 07:43 PM

OliverQ (3,363 posts)

'Rich People Have Profited Enough': New Poll Shows Two-Thirds of Americans Support Wealth Tax

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/02/27/rich-people-have-profited-enough-new-poll-shows-two-thirds-americans-support-wealth

This doesn't bode well for the moderates, especially Bloomberg. People are fed up with the rich and corporations keeping the rest of the country oppressed. When 85% of Dems, 66% of Independents, and 47% of Republicans support a wealth tax on the rich, that's a very popular policy and anyone trying to maintain the status quo and protect the billionaire/corporate class is unlikely to do well.

This is why Bernie is surging and holds a 13 point lead.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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7 replies	Author	Time	Post
'Rich People Have Profited Enough': New Poll Shows Two-Thirds of Americans Support Wealth Tax (Original post)	OliverQ	Feb 2020	OP
When are you switching	Watchfoxheadexplodes	Feb 2020	#1
To what?	OliverQ	Feb 2020	#2
I think there's more to it than tax changes	Turbineguy	Feb 2020	#3
Precisely.	Laelth	Feb 2020	#4
Show one moderate who is not for reversing recent tax cuts, increasing capital gains	Hoyt	Feb 2020	#5
Reversing tax cuts isn't enough.	OliverQ	Feb 2020	#6
Not true. Not for Bloomberg, but he is for raising rates, and he'd	Hoyt	Feb 2020	#7

Response to OliverQ (Original post)

Thu Feb 27, 2020, 07:50 PM

Watchfoxheadexplodes (3,496 posts)

1. When are you switching

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Thu Feb 27, 2020, 08:00 PM

OliverQ (3,363 posts)

2. To what?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Thu Feb 27, 2020, 08:03 PM

Turbineguy (35,642 posts)

3. I think there's more to it than tax changes

but it's a start.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Thu Feb 27, 2020, 08:16 PM

Laelth (32,014 posts)

4. Precisely.

And if AOC had endorsed and campaigned for Warren, she'd be in Sanders' position now.

The party needs to listen to the American people. If we don't, we will regret it.

-Laelth

If I were to vote in a presidential
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Thu Feb 27, 2020, 08:24 PM

Hoyt (54,770 posts)

5. Show one moderate who is not for reversing recent tax cuts, increasing capital gains

tax, etc.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to Hoyt (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 27, 2020, 08:25 PM

OliverQ (3,363 posts)

6. Reversing tax cuts isn't enough.

We need to raise the top tax bracket much higher. Bloomberg has no intention of ever doing that, and I doubt Biden will either. We also need much heavier regulations on Wall Street, corporations, and banks.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Response to OliverQ (Reply #6)

Thu Feb 27, 2020, 08:29 PM

Hoyt (54,770 posts)

7. Not true. Not for Bloomberg, but he is for raising rates, and he'd

probably have a better chance at it than Sanders or Warren. Take a look at his tax proposals.

Merely increasing taxes on wealthy ain’t gonna cut it, either.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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