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Originally Posted by nation-x
You know who had that kind of support? FDR when he raised taxes to 90%+ on the wealthy.
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That's half true. He had that kind of support when he raised taxes coming out of a massive depression and world war. We no longer have massive depressions and world wars. Now we have lengthy recessions that pinch people just enough to harm them but not enough to make them revolt... and we have combat actions that are prolonged but use poor people and expensive weapons to reduce the visible impact they have on the middle class and the wealthy.
The wealthy are insulated from any harm AS LONG AS they make sure the poor and middle class are doing 'well enough' to prevent a revolt. It's when the greed becomes too rampant that the masses finally become motivated enough to get off their asses and do something. I don't see things getting 'bad enough' to turn that way, but the wealthy would be better off if they avoided getting as close to the line as they have in recent years.
Mass Poverty is always much worse for the rich than it is for the poor, the rich have much more to lose and mass poverty is what causes the poor to do something. As the saying goes, 'fat men won't fight' - and the rich benefit tremendously from keeping everyone fat enough to avoid getting off their couch and into the streets.
