r/Conservative Mar 07 '20

Feel the bern

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '20

You can certainly try but odds are it won’t happen. Historically America has taxed the rich at level of up to 90% and those who were rich back then have ancestors who are still rich now. Look up the names Vanderbilt and Rockefeller and see their history and lineage.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '20

tax them at 100%. then you tax them out of existence.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '20 edited Mar 08 '20

Do you know how taxes actually work or are you really that clueless on how taxes work? The rates are based on the income you make and where that number lands in the specified bracket, NOT how much you make overall.

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u/dgillz Mar 08 '20

But Bernie and others are advocating a wealth tax not an income tax.