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| Darkman124 06/21/18 10:29:30 AM #23: | Esrac posted... Obviously we should raise taxes too. I get why Republicans choose not to, but tax increases should be on the table. How much do you suppose the tax rates should go up and on which economic demographics? i would guess we'd probably need a VAT, unfortunately, but also a return to the original corporate tax levels without a return to the existing cuts--functionally a significant tax hike on our largest corporations, while maintaining the regional tax system now put in place that prevents evasion (the one bright spot in the GOP plan). we'd probably also need to kill the entire tax deduction for providing employee insurance and remove the requirement for employers to do it. that has been a tremendous drain on our resources much better spent on a public option. --- And when the hourglass has run out, eternity asks you about only one thing: whether you have lived in despair or not. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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