Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

[luthervol]

You really gonna run with that as policy? What is wrong with you people? If I know that 70+% of my income is going to the Black Hole of the Potomac, I'll retire and clip coupons (and by coupons I don't mean half off at Ruby Tuesday's). Why would I want to work hard only to have my efforts stolen by socialist thugs?

What would be the percentage at which you would quit working?

 

[volfanhill]

What would be the percentage at which you would quit working?

What is the percentage you would quit trying?

 

[luthervol]

OF course you have to completely ignore math... but I guess if 'Nobel Laureates' think that taking basically all of the top 1%ers money it must have some validity.

Nobel prizes have as much validity as the Heisman trophy anymore.

What level of annual income would make you a 1%?

 

[luthervol]

What is the percentage you would quit trying?

I don't understand your question.

 

[NurseGoodVol]

Bill Gates admits he is under-taxed even though he has paid more in taxes than any person in history.

Lol... what’s his latest net worth I wonder?

 

[luthervol]

Lol... what’s his latest net worth I wonder?

I'm not sure. How is that relevant?

 

[Smokey123]

What level of annual income would make you a 1%?

To be among the top 1 percent of U.S. earners, a family needs an income of $421,926, a new report from the Economic Policy Institute finds.

 

[NurseGoodVol]

How many times have we tried stealing from the wealthy? Doesn’t work either. The fact is we have a spending problem no one wants to address. Too many sacred cows.

I’d be willing to sacrifice the sacred cow of foreign spending... holla!!

 

[NurseGoodVol]

I'm not sure. How is that relevant?

it was a passing comment Luther, relax

 

[luthervol]

United States Net Worth Brackets, Percentiles, and Top One Percent - DQYDJ

In 2016, we estimate that you need $10,374,030.10 in wealth to be in the top one percent. To be in the top 10%, you’d need $1,182,390.36. Here’s a look at our estimates for the wealth of the top one percent in the United States in 2016:

Also, I'm not sure she ever stated the top 1%.. Did she?

 

[volfanhill]

I’d be willing to sacrifice the sacred cow of foreign spending... holla!!

Not nearly a big enough of one to make a difference. Decent start though.

 

[volfanhill]

United States Net Worth Brackets, Percentiles, and Top One Percent - DQYDJ

In 2016, we estimate that you need $10,374,030.10 in wealth to be in the top one percent. To be in the top 10%, you’d need $1,182,390.36. Here’s a look at our estimates for the wealth of the top one percent in the United States in 2016:

Also, I'm not sure she ever stated the top 1%.. Did she?

We should never discourage wealth building

 

[luthervol]

it was a passing comment Luther, relax

Sorry about that. I should have factored in that it was 11;00 on a Sat. night.

 

[tumscalcium]

United States Net Worth Brackets, Percentiles, and Top One Percent - DQYDJ

In 2016, we estimate that you need $10,374,030.10 in wealth to be in the top one percent. To be in the top 10%, you’d need $1,182,390.36. Here’s a look at our estimates for the wealth of the top one percent in the United States in 2016:

Also, I'm not sure she ever stated the top 1%.. Did she?

Jealousy is no reason to take money from people.

 

[luthervol]

We should never discourage wealth building

No one is discouraging it.

 

[luthervol]

Jealousy is no reason to take money from people.

Is there a point hidden in there somewhere.

 

[volfanhill]

No one is discouraging it.

Taxing the crap out of it is

 

[tumscalcium]

Is there a point hidden in there somewhere.

You’re too stupid to understand.

 

[luthervol]

Taxing the crap out of it is

No it doesn't.
At what tax rate do you think people people stop trying to make more money?

 

[luthervol]

You’re too stupid to understand.

I thought not. But cute comment.

 

[1972 Grad]

We should never discourage wealth building

I guess I'm better off than I realized.

 

[luthervol]

I guess I'm better off than I realized.

Come on '72. Everyone with half a brain knows that response doesn't go with the quoted post. Your avoidance of responding to me has been admirable but it's getting a little transparent and a tad embarrassing at this point.

 

[luthervol]

I guess I'm better off than I realized.

Shouldn't have had that last beer.

 

[tumscalcium]

I thought not. But cute comment.

Your irrational hatred of successful people is well documented. Don’t get mad at me that you’re too stupid to understand.

 

[evillawyer]

How many times have we tried stealing from the wealthy? Doesn’t work either. The fact is we have a spending problem no one wants to address. Too many sacred cows.

Seemed to work pretty well in the 50s and 60s when our top tax brackets were something like 90%