The USA was strong because the rest of the developed world was in ruins.

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The USA was strong because the rest of the developed world was in ruins.

Author: WestCoastIrishFan (16166 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 3:33 pm on Aug 16, 2022

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Replies to: "The USA was strong because the rest of the developed world was in ruins."

The answer is simple...raise taxes on the rich. That's always the answer, right libs? [NT] [LINK] - WestCoastIrishFan - 1:47pm 8/16/22 (26) [View All]
- Do you support a repeal of the R's last $2T tax giveaway to the wealthiest 1%? [NT] - ND521 - 4:27pm 8/16/22
  - everyone paid less federal taxes. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 4:38pm 8/16/22
    - False, almost all benefit to the 1%. Capped property/local tax deductions also hurt in many states. [NT] [LINK] - ND521 - 4:59pm 8/16/22
      - so you’re upset that some wealthy paid more in taxes. interesting. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 5:16pm 8/16/22
    - Even some of the 1% got hammered in CA, HI, NY, NJ, DC, OR, MN, IA, VT & WI due to lost deductions. [NT] - ND521 - 4:59pm 8/16/22
- Here's another perspective.."Inequality is slowing U.S. economic growth"...I know these links [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 3:56pm 8/16/22
  - Ty... what is your worker pay utopia? Is it everyone makes the same? Is it based on value added to - IrishMac - 1:51pm 8/17/22
  - Green energy is going to do as much damage to lower and middle income citizens as anything in histor - WestCoastIrishFan - 4:23pm 8/16/22
    - LOL...don't give up so easily...let's hear your (substantiated) arguments as to why inequality isn't - TyroneIrish - 5:05pm 8/16/22
      - why do you say it is? [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 5:31pm 8/16/22
- "CEO compensation has grown 940% since 1978 Typical worker compensation has risen only 12%..." [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 3:26pm 8/16/22
  - They are 940 times more valuable. Don’t kid yourself none of us could be a CEO. [NT] - LanceManion - 4:30pm 8/16/22
    - CEOs of today are no more valuable than those of 70 years ago when the ratio of their - TyroneIrish - 5:00pm 8/16/22
      - but what is their pay difference from front line workers! [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 5:54pm 8/16/22
  - The USA was strong because the rest of the developed world was in ruins. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 3:33pm 8/16/22
    - Certainly a factor, but how about the 90% upper income tax bracket...didn't seem to slow us down, - TyroneIrish - 3:46pm 8/16/22
      - Bbbbut Ty, 'One Percenters' only have a minimum of $11.1 million. They needed the R's last scheme. [NT] - ND521 - 4:46pm 8/16/22
      - just do some research... [NT] [LINK] - WestCoastIrishFan - 3:54pm 8/16/22
        You are not accounting for "How" CEOs have been paid over time...in the 1950s, it was a rarity for [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 4:33pm 8/16/22
        should an A list actor make so much more than the SAG worker running errands for said actor? [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 4:39pm 8/16/22
        Are you opposed to a progressive tax policy?...if the A list actor can draw billions in revenue [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 4:54pm 8/16/22
        why do you give an a list actor a pass but not a ceo? [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 5:18pm 8/16/22
        An A List actor is likely to vote D. [NT] - Stark Raving Dad - 6:28pm 8/16/22
- It’s interesting that the notion that some can escape govt dependence bothers people. - LanceManion - 2:26pm 8/16/22
  - . [NT] - NedoftheHill - 3:23pm 8/16/22
  - it creates a weaker country. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 2:44pm 8/16/22