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I believe that if we don't tax the rich that they will hoard all the assets they can, causing economic stagnation. If we do tax the rich, and give to the poor, the poor will recirculate that money, although by buying consumable products and trashing the environment.


Yep. Get ready for the apologists though, who are going to tell you this obvious narrative is wrong because of (citation from mises.org),
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I believe that if we don't tax the rich that they will hoard all the assets they can, causing economic stagnation. If we do tax the rich, and give to the poor, the poor will recirculate that money, although by buying consumable products and trashing the environment.


Your graphic is a myth.. that falsely misleads people to believe that high tax rates are necessary for a good economy when it infact high taxes are detrimental.

The economy was a disaster under Roosevelt and didn't really recover until after he died.

On Clinton:

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The first period, from 1993 to 1996, began with a significant tax increase as the economy was accelerating out of recession. The second period, from 1997 to 2000, began with a modest tax cut as the economy should have settled into a normal growth period. The economy was decidedly stronger following the tax cut than it was following the tax increase.

In summary, coming out of a recession into a period when the economy should grow relatively rapidly, President Clinton signed a major tax increase. The average growth rate over his first term was a solid 3.2 percent. In 1997, at a time when the expansion was well along and economic growth should have slowed, Congress passed a modest net tax cut. The economy grew by a full percentage point-per-year faster over his second term than over Clinton’s first term.”
JD Foster

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Apr 30 2014 11:13am
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I believe that if we don't tax the rich that they will hoard all the assets they can, causing economic stagnation. If we do tax the rich, and give to the poor, the poor will recirculate that money, although by buying consumable products and trashing the environment.



vote conservative to save the earth :D

Im afraid that pollution has gone too far now, better have healthy economics to support technology to have a chance to save the planet

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Apr 30 2014 11:31am
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I believe that if we don't tax the rich that they will hoard all the assets they can, causing economic stagnation. If we do tax the rich, and give to the poor, the poor will recirculate that money, although by buying consumable products and trashing the environment.


Roosevelt failed to meaningfully tackle the depression, your infograph is wrong. The depression continued until the advent of the Second World War.

Lower taxes do not create bubbles, misallocated resources do, as well as the cyclical debt/credit cycle, and an eventual crash is just the flushing out of those bad investments.

Deregulation and lower taxes led to explosive economic growth in the 80s to the present. JFK to Reagan to Clinton to Bush were all a part of it. The idea that lowering taxes led to an immediate recession a year later is as ridiculous as it sounds.

The wealthy don't hoard, that's generally something only the uneducated poor do.

They invest and either spend or reinvest profit.

Clearly they should be taxed because we need to raise revenues and fund programs, but the idea that a 90% tax on the wealthy is "good for the economy" is a farce. No credible economist believes that.
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This is one of the dumbest things I've ever read.
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This is one of the dumbest things I've ever read.


You dont read much do you?
It wasn't even his dumbest post on this page.

The corporate entity thing might throw some people for a loop but the rest is pretty true.
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You dont read much do you?
It wasn't even his dumbest post on this page.

The corporate entity thing might throw some people for a loop but the rest is pretty true.


japans history books being the most recent example i think
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