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David Skoglund's avatar

Respectfully disagree Tess. Billionaire level wealth should be taxed out of existence!

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Tess's avatar

Well they definitely should be taxed!!!!

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David Skoglund's avatar

Tess; Economic power begets political power. Therein lies the problem.

Justice Louis Brandeis:

тАЬ You can have wealth concentrated in the hands of the few or you can have democracy. But you canтАЩt have both.тАЭ

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David A Pitock's avatar

We have to get the big money ЁЯТ░ out of politics,maybe taxation is the way to start, just not sure 100%. Bill Gates earned his.

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Denise Donaldson's avatar

Gates earned his the same way Musk did: right place, right time, knowing when to back a technology. Plus limitless ambition.

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David Skoglund's avatar

Repealing Citizens United would be a good start.

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Ole Anderson's avatar

Gates earned his by fleecing every person who owns a computer. He is no ethical poster boy

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