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Hermit-The-Prog

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35. Easy, with sensible legislators: If you want to play here, pay here.

Reply to aggiesal (Reply #33)

Thu Feb 20, 2020, 11:59 AM

Feb 2020

Part of the reason we are where we are is because we've allowed multi-national corporations to extort us.

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

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Warren buys full page ad in Adelson's NV newspaper showing how much wealth tax he'll pay [View all] Dennis Donovan Feb 2020 OP

President Warren has plans MoonlitKnight Feb 2020 #1

Omg I'm so happy this morning! nt stopwastingmymoney Feb 2020 #20

Bravo to Warren! joost5 Feb 2020 #32

You can also tell she's a good teacher soldierant Feb 2020 #61

It might have been better if she'd said what that would leave him with Warpy Feb 2020 #68

She does trc Feb 2020 #74

People are just not going to figure that out Warpy Feb 2020 #78

She does. If you read the ad, it says this tax makes up only 6% of his PatrickforO Feb 2020 #75

I struggled with the fine print but didn't see it. Warpy Feb 2020 #77

I really like Katie, too. She's very good. PatrickforO Feb 2020 #73

Warren is fighting for all of us marieo1 Feb 2020 #53

Good for her. She is not going to win the nomination though. Too little too late redstateblues Feb 2020 #2

2 of 50 states is not too little too late ... aggiesal Feb 2020 #19

There you Warren people go again with those pesky facts! DemocracyMouse Feb 2020 #59

I'm sorry (sad face) ... aggiesal Feb 2020 #64

Didn't Biden people say all along that he had it wrapped up? Bradshaw3 Feb 2020 #29

I never said that. I like Warren. You honestly think redstateblues Feb 2020 #58

I think she has a chance Bradshaw3 Feb 2020 #66

Good! Adelson creeps me out. Frustratedlady Feb 2020 #3

You are talking about the casino business DBoon Feb 2020 #6

Yeah, it's the "stuff" I was referring to. Just sayin'. Frustratedlady Feb 2020 #8

He also has a casino in Macau leftieNanner Feb 2020 #12

Wow yes put it in print , in case some do not get it lunasun Feb 2020 #4

+++ still_one Feb 2020 #5

Wow! Love it!! secondwind Feb 2020 #7

She should run a version of this in all them primary states DBoon Feb 2020 #9

Wonderful!!!! nt LAS14 Feb 2020 #10

Excelent. Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #11

Oh yes, that is chutzpah! PatSeg Feb 2020 #13

Just switched my pref to Warren. jmbar2 Feb 2020 #14

Welcome to the persistence MoonlitKnight Feb 2020 #45

Very clever grantcart Feb 2020 #48

K&R uponit7771 Feb 2020 #15

Put these kinds of ads on television. How about the tax on Murdoch ? Pepsidog Feb 2020 #16

✔️ blm Feb 2020 #26

How come DENVERPOPS Feb 2020 #65

Go for it Senator Warren! defacto7 Feb 2020 #17

It smacks a little bit of "Vote for me, and your state gets $2.3 billion!"-ism Rabrrrrrr Feb 2020 #18

The bigger point is the rich haven't been paying their fair share and if they do, OMGWTF Feb 2020 #23

I don't read it that way ... aggiesal Feb 2020 #25

The U.S. market is still big enough that all billionaires want to play in it. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #30

I get what you're saying ... aggiesal Feb 2020 #33

Easy, with sensible legislators: If you want to play here, pay here. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #35

Exactly BigOleDummy Feb 2020 #38

+++ ... aggiesal Feb 2020 #63

I think a tax on stock trades makes a lot of sense, too. Rabrrrrrr Feb 2020 #72

Current student loan debt ... aggiesal Feb 2020 #76

Inferred. Not implied. LanternWaste Feb 2020 #55

Like it! calimary Feb 2020 #21

Does anybody have the link to her fundraising page Doremus Feb 2020 #22

https://elizabethwarren.com OMGWTF Feb 2020 #24

I love this. And...I work in a field MontanaMama Feb 2020 #27

Tell them to reconsider where they get their news. TryLogic Feb 2020 #42

Yeah... MontanaMama Feb 2020 #52

You are right. Steelrolled Feb 2020 #44

And this is why an ad like this is worrisome to me crimycarny Feb 2020 #46

Yes. These folks confuse their own small business MontanaMama Feb 2020 #54

The candidate who peaks closest to the election has the best chance. Srkdqltr Feb 2020 #28

Hooray!! marieo1 Feb 2020 #31

Warren is my preferred candidate, volstork Feb 2020 #34

The powers that be?? TryLogic Feb 2020 #41

I vote every time the polls are open and have done volstork Feb 2020 #49

I like that! JustAnotherGen Feb 2020 #36

A wealth tax is a one-time seizure. Qutzupalotl Feb 2020 #37

I am sure her wealth tax is yearly. TryLogic Feb 2020 #40

You're right. It was originally pitched as one-time, but is now annual. Qutzupalotl Feb 2020 #43

In my line of work, I run into some high-net-worth individuals occasionally. LudwigPastorius Feb 2020 #39

Pretty much illustrates why it will never happen. maxsolomon Feb 2020 #47

"America has always been an Oligarchy and that won't change, even if Dems take the Senate." LudwigPastorius Feb 2020 #50

There are other aspects to politics besides wealth inequality. maxsolomon Feb 2020 #57

Please Please do this elsewhere DBoon Feb 2020 #51

Kickin' Faux pas Feb 2020 #56

To say nothing of his pal Paul Singer sandensea Feb 2020 #60

That will still leave him with over $30 billion, so he should tclambert Feb 2020 #62

As a Raiders fan... bluecollar2 Feb 2020 #67

Is That A 10% Rate? n/t DallasNE Feb 2020 #69

I'm not sure why she's stopping at just $2.3 billion a year. hughee99 Feb 2020 #70

That's great. PatrickforO Feb 2020 #71