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Author Topic:   Extremism. Where is the logic?
ringo
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Message 7 of 24 (800971)
03-02-2017 11:21 AM
Reply to: Message 4 by Phat
03-02-2017 3:29 AM


Re: I Stand For The Working Class...
Phat writes:
Today's left believes in taxing the possessions out of the wealthy...
I don't. I believe it's a privilege to contribute to society in the form of taxes. The working classes should pay the bulk of the taxes - but they should be paid enough so that they can do so. If the average worker's wage was $30 dollars an hour (just picking a hypothetical number out of thin air) I wouldn't care if the billionaires contributed a nickel.

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ringo
Member (Idle past 430 days)
Posts: 20940
From: frozen wasteland
Joined: 03-23-2005


Message 9 of 24 (801105)
03-03-2017 10:39 AM
Reply to: Message 8 by Phat
03-03-2017 10:24 AM


Re: I Stand For The Working Class...
Phat writes:
If they can't part with their precious money, it should be taken from them.
That's a second-hand solution: let them steal the money and then take it back. They should be prevented from stealing the money in the first place.
The workers should be able to take control of their workplace, if necessary - with or without compensation to the original "owners". That is a fairly extreme position but one that would cause less pain in the long run.

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