The original 1913 income tax was 1% for people with incomes above $3,000 (about $80,000 today) and 6% on $500,000 or more ($13 million). About 3% of the population was taxed. Just keep that in mind when Democrats lie and say the wealth tax will remain targeted at just the top.

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And therein lies the rub. Communists will use freedom of speech to divide the people and conquer. So defending the principles of freedom also means understanding that we may have to fight against speech that is undesirable because of the intended outcomes of that speech.

Maybe that is a circular argument but at some point those who wish to live in a free society have to take a stand against those who would use their freedoms against them.

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Exactly. Like e.g. there are parts in the world where you can leave your house and your car open, and nothing will happen. While there are parts where your sandwich will get stolen if you leave it unattended for a second. How did people in both examples get where they are? Sure the safe society didn't embrace people who came in and steal and fuck thjngs up.

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