Terrorists break into US Capitol Building

[Seran]

I don’t know who Atlas Shrugged guy is and not going to bother looking it up. If I remember correctly some French dude coined that phrase first but Marx made it popular.

I agree with you our tax code is broken. Here is a concept…how about a flat income tax rate for everyone instead of a progressive one with tons of exemptions? I don’t really have a huge problem with the current welfare programs. There are opportunities for improvement. It’s my understanding that you and some others may want things like universal healthcare, additional housing programs, a universal basic living wage, canceling of all student loan debt, and a bunch of other expensive nonsense stuff. I give a hard no to that. Keep welfare appropriately low.

Our domestic and military spending couldn't be supported by a flat tax, because to make it so a decent number of people could afford it you would have to compromise the lower and upper rates to something near 20-25%. Which is way too regressive and benefits only the top earners in the country.

Same thing with a VAT in our country, it would hurt the majority of Americans who spend 20-40% of their disposable earnings on goods and services. While providing a massive cut in taxes to the ultra wealthy who realistically only pay 5-10% of their disposable earnings on goods and services.

No to a universal basic wage, we're in lockstep there. When I say basic living, I meant just food, shelter and a single payor system which would be based off of the current employer/employee contributions and a sliding scale for others. Truly free Healthcare should only go to the disabled and those truly unable to work.

Just like the Clinton reforms in the 90s, able bodied folks should be required to be obtaining education, working or actively looking. I'd pass a major reform to needs based social security which cuts off anyone without a legitimate physical disability or an incurable mental illness like schizophrenia. Anxiety and depression wouldn't make the cut.

[Seran]

You know that was a Karl Marx quote first right? Of course you didn't.

No, it's not and most Americans don't read Karl Marx. The quote is originally French, but again no one reads French socialists. Ayn Rand is the popular adaptation of that quote that a large number of Americans have been exposed to. Speaking to something someone might have familiarity with is how one has civil conversations. Fuck, even Congressional Republicans have been known to quote Ayn Rand.

Actually the source of the ideal originally comes from them damn Christians.

Acts 4:32-35
All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales and put it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to anyone who had need.

I'm with you though that Jesus guy was also a filthy socialist.

[Neveragain]

No, it's not and most Americans don't read Karl Marx. The quote is originally French, but again no one reads French socialists. Ayn Rand is the popular adaptation of that quote that a large number of Americans have been exposed to. Speaking to something someone might have familiarity with is how one has civil conversations. Fuck, even Congressional Republicans have been known to quote Ayn Rand.

Actually the source of the ideal originally comes from them damn Christians.



I'm with you though that Jesus guy was also a filthy socialist.

Christ absolutely was not a socialist. After the sermon on the mound, he specifically tells those that ask him to use his powers to take from others that they didn't hear a fucking word he said.

Of course when socialists talk about Jesus being a socialist they always leave this little tidbit out.

[Suppressed Poet]

Then he said to them, “Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” Matthew 22:21

Definitely not a socialist (which didn’t exist back then). Christ made it crystal clear he was not there to engage in politics...

[Gelston]

Lol, Karl Marx is very well known in the US. Idiot.

[Seran]

Christ absolutely was not a socialist. After the sermon on the mound, he specifically tells those that ask him to use his powers to take from others that they didn't hear a fucking word he said.

Of course when socialists talk about Jesus being a socialist they always leave this little tidbit out.

Mark 10:25
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God

[Suppressed Poet]

Bro I’m not getting in a Bible verse war with you or going to argue that one. Christ was not a socialist. Just trust me on that one…or don’t and choose to be ignorant.

[Methais]

I can't wait to read what type of defense he comes up with here.. let's see:

1) "Of course I know Karl Marx created the quote, but Ayn Rand made it famous"
2) "Of course I know Karl Marx created it, but that wasn't what Suppressed Poet was referring to in the context of his post"
3) "We don't know that Ayn Rand didn't first create the saying and Karl Marx used it in his book first"

No, it's not and most Americans don't read Karl Marx. The quote is originally French, but again no one reads French socialists. Ayn Rand is the popular adaptation of that quote that a large number of Americans have been exposed to. Speaking to something someone might have familiarity with is how one has civil conversations. Fuck, even Congressional Republicans have been known to quote Ayn Rand.

Actually the source of the ideal originally comes from them damn Christians.



I'm with you though that Jesus guy was also a filthy socialist.

If Jesus was a socialist then he would also be breaking "Thou shalt not steal" which is one of the Ten Commandments. Explain that math, retard.

[Gelston]

Mark 10:25
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God

Christ was a monarchist.

[Neveragain]

Mark 10:25
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God

And this has what to do with stealing from Peter to pay Paul?

Next you're going to tell us that Jesus was cool with prostitution because he stood up for a prostitute.

Or

Jesus was cool with theft because he spent his time with thieves.