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37. You fail to comment on where that $9 - 14 trillion went. Handing cash to "jobs creators" ...

Reply to Jim Levy (Reply #3)

Thu May 23, 2013, 06:18 AM

May 2013

... in the name of ending poverty is a scam. Too bad you can't see that.

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Annual income of richest 100 people enough to end global poverty four times over [View all] HiPointDem May 2013 OP

another faux analogy graham4anything May 2013 #1

tax the hell out of them and pay workers better, for starters. do you think that would help, oh HiPointDem May 2013 #2

No. You are talking about trickle down, proven to NOT work.plus graham4anything May 2013 #4

that's not trickle down, word salad man. that's fdr tax & jobs policy. HiPointDem May 2013 #5

The poorest don't pay any tax at all. And nothing taken out of a person not working graham4anything May 2013 #7

Go-go, Word Salad Man! HiPointDem May 2013 #9

So? No answers to actual questions, just mocking?. graham4anything May 2013 #16

Do you really, honestly think that is the implication of the OP? kristopher May 2013 #20

I really, truly, sincerely do believe that the OP is a faux analogy. graham4anything May 2013 #47

Don't divert the topic kristopher May 2013 #50

the OP says the title is the graph. So I am 100% correct. graham4anything May 2013 #51

you need to brush up on your trickle down fishwax May 2013 #54

Golly, here I thought hiring bridgeworkers and meat inspectors would benefit all of us. aquart May 2013 #6

Is this directed to me? I think you mean the OP, not me. graham4anything May 2013 #8

Your solution to global poverty is to increase taxes on the 99%? Fumesucker May 2013 #27

the small mom & pops already pay sales tax. Time to stop robbing them by shopping online graham4anything May 2013 #48

Who's "getting rid of 100 people"? n/t cui bono May 2013 #22

"getting rid of people" Democracyinkind May 2013 #32

If the 1% actually did what they claim to do "Create Jobs" liberal N proud May 2013 #42

Various report place the amount spent since 1964 ... Jim Levy May 2013 #3

Welcome to DU. May your mind open like a flower. aquart May 2013 #10

"Why do you feel entitled to sneer at a man...?" Jim Levy May 2013 #12

Yeah, because the US seriously tried to end poverty? Democracyinkind May 2013 #21

Maybe you're a lot richer than I Jim Levy May 2013 #25

"sounds" "feels" Democracyinkind May 2013 #29

Sounds like a made-up number to me Martin Eden May 2013 #45

Hey, it works gangbusters for corporations, war profiteers and pharmaceutical conglomerates. HughBeaumont May 2013 #39

yes, i think taxing & otherwise limiting the percent of global income the rich take & redistributing HiPointDem May 2013 #13

I read the OP twice ... Jim Levy May 2013 #17

Not even close. kristopher May 2013 #26

The subject of the thread is taxing INCOME, not ASSETS. Democracyinkind May 2013 #31

To add to the ohter points about what you missed in the article muriel_volestrangler May 2013 #49

You cannot solve a problem you never seriously set out to solve, either. Your math sucks, btw. jtuck004 May 2013 #35

You fail to comment on where that $9 - 14 trillion went. Handing cash to "jobs creators" ... Scuba May 2013 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author Progressive dog May 2013 #43

Since 1964, wow only 49 years, 2% a year Progressive dog May 2013 #44

Do you have a cite for that 9 trillion? DanTex May 2013 #55

The French Tried this in 1789 Jim Levy May 2013 #11

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Thanks for the constructive criticism Jim Levy May 2013 #15

where is the argument i am supposed to rebut? you copy and paste 1950s anti-communist HiPointDem May 2013 #19

The French were Communists? Jim Levy May 2013 #23

No but... Democracyinkind May 2013 #33

FDR wasn't an isolationist, but Ron Paul is. graham4anything May 2013 #18

The french confiscated the assets of the 100 wealthiest citizens and redistributed it globally? Democracyinkind May 2013 #24

I said ... it didn't end poverty in France Jim Levy May 2013 #28

You're saying the French tried what the article lines out. I'm saying that's simply not true. Democracyinkind May 2013 #30

Revolution against a feudal aristocracy is trying to alleviate poverty Progressive dog May 2013 #46

Uh, you might want to re-check your information there... Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #56

. blkmusclmachine May 2013 #34

World Bank figures shows that there are still 1.2 billion people living in extreme poverty. dipsydoodle May 2013 #36

So basically they can hang with $180 billion sfpcjock May 2013 #38

du rec. nt xchrom May 2013 #40

Redistribution lottery. sibelian May 2013 #41

k&r woo me with science May 2013 #52

Scarcity is an illusion. Fire Walk With Me May 2013 #53

Yep. We feed trillions of animals, get sick eating them, and 40,000 humans starve to DEATH each day. stuntcat May 2013 #59

kick woo me with science May 2013 #57

kick HomerRamone May 2013 #58