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JT45242

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28. Agreed ... That's too low a number. Personal story
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 10:39 PM
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I was a school teacher for 20 years. I rolled that pension onto a 503b when I joined a non profit.

I have lived frugally and will hopefully end with between 1-1.5 million when wife and I die if we don't require long term nursing care.

Giving about 20 percent to a variety of charities. The rest is split between our two kids. If it was taxed heavily would not be fair relative to how we lived.

But if I had climbed the corporate ladder and had $5 million, that should be taxed at some decent rate. Especially since most of it was put in as tax deferred money into retirement accounts or the equity build up in the house.

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Start with average income vs median income.. I'm willing to negotiate from there ck4829 Saturday #1
Progressive or graduated taxes Cirsium Saturday #2
I think the problem is that the "wealth" of the ultra wealthy Bettie Saturday #23
I Need To See Data... ProfessorGAC Sunday #38
Tax the wealthy like you want to drown them in a bathtub. bucolic_frolic Saturday #3
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Saturday #21
I don't think that's a difficult question Bluetus Saturday #4
I'm a big fan of a wealth tax... WarGamer Saturday #9
Maybe... The Revolution Saturday #15
10m wealth... that's a lot of house and assets. and 0.3% on 10m wealth is just 30k tax WarGamer Saturday #17
The people with $10M of net worth are not the problem in our society Bluetus Saturday #25
Wealth Tax isn't punishment lol... WarGamer Saturday #30
We should set a high bar. I agree with you. Bluetus Saturday #32
I have no problems with billionaires... they just need to pay up! WarGamer Sunday #34
I don't have envy of those who work hard and are successful because of it Bluetus Sunday #37
We'll know that when we finish. -misanthroptimist Saturday #5
Start at the top income...work your way down... ret5hd Saturday #6
How is it defined when giving out TAX CUTS?! leftstreet Saturday #7
$400k was the last dividing line... WarGamer Saturday #8
In income, not net worth. NutmegYankee Saturday #10
For the wealth tax... I'll start taxing families and individuals at $10M WarGamer Saturday #11
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I'm only referring to personal wealth... the farm should be an LLC WarGamer Saturday #18
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Every billionaire will suddenly put all their money into an LLC tinrobot Saturday #24
I think something can be worked out for family farms which was the example. WarGamer Saturday #31
And what if Superman was a Nazi? dpibel Saturday #33
Top down, and I'll let you know when we get there. Iggo Saturday #12
How was it done under Eisenhower? thucythucy Saturday #13
I'm thinking you need to include any income asset or investment, haele Saturday #14
This message was self-deleted by its author. demmiblue Saturday #20
"...taxing of inherited wealth in excess of $1 million." IMO, stupid. flvegan Saturday #22
Agreed ... That's too low a number. Personal story JT45242 Saturday #28
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Saturday #29
Varies by kind of tax... JT45242 Saturday #26
How many... ZDU Saturday #27
I am a TSP Millionaire DenaliDemocrat Sunday #35
Bill Clinton taxed the wealthy. Maybe see how he did that and Nixie Sunday #36
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