'The rich should pay more' — Bill Gates calls for higher taxes on the wealthy in New Year's Eve blog post

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

11 minutes ago, 90DayFinancier said:

I am pointing out that telling someone to "just write a check if you don't think it's fair" doesn't address his primary concern that the uber wealthy will continue to accumulate excessive wealth because returns on investment are taxed at a far lower rate than taxes on wages.

Your key component is addresses leads mE to believe that because he is an excessively rich man his opinion (which it is) holds that he thinks ht is unfair ... sounds pretty subjective on his part. Do you believe he has a straighter moral compass than you? Is smarter than you? Offers more to society than you? He embodies the 1%, he can give away 100s of millions of dollars and still be Solomon rich. All that does not give a superior point in this arguement

[90DayFinancier 910]

52 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

If Mr. Gates wants to raise taxes, and let’s be fair, it would not just be on the wealthy, then let him run for President, and work out a deal with Congress to raise the taxes.  

This argument makes little sense. Making money and running a country have little in common as far as skills sets.

 

If everytime Americans want reform they should not have to run for president.  Change and adjustments should make sense and Congress should be able to reflect the will of the people.

[Dashinka 24,500]

1 hour ago, 90DayFinancier said:

This argument makes little sense. Making money and running a country have little in common as far as skills sets.

 

If everytime Americans want reform they should not have to run for president.  Change and adjustments should make sense and Congress should be able to reflect the will of the people.

The.let him spend his vast wealth lobbying for higher taxes on all.  I could not care less what his opinion is, or why he is even giving it. 

[90DayFinancier 910]

25 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

The.let him spend his vast wealth lobbying for higher taxes on all.  I could not care less what his opinion is, or why he is even giving it. 

Doesn't it interest you in the least why someone would act against their perceived self interest?

[Dashinka 24,500]

4 minutes ago, 90DayFinancier said:

Doesn't it interest you in the least why someone would act against their perceived self interest?

Is it against his self interest to attempt to garner support from the tolerant Left?

[90DayFinancier 910]

1 minute ago, Bill & Katya said:

Is it against his self interest to attempt to garner support from the tolerant Left?

"Garner support" for what? Trying to get people to accept his philanthropy?

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

1 hour ago, 90DayFinancier said:

Doesn't it interest you in the least why someone would act against their perceived self interest?

Perhaps he seeks inner peace, forgiveness for prior sins or merely want people to like him. You claim awareness of his motivation?

[Dashinka 24,500]

1 hour ago, 90DayFinancier said:

"Garner support" for what? Trying to get people to accept his philanthropy?

As others have mentioned earlier, to keep the Leftist from attacking him and his family. The media loves Left learning rich people.

[Ban Hammer 13,342]

53 minutes ago, Randyandyuni said:

Perhaps he seeks inner peace, forgiveness for prior sins or merely want people to like him. You claim awareness of his motivation?

he's trying to apologize for windows ME

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

I have no issue with changing the tax laws to take a higher percentage out of passive incomes than comes out of wages, or at least make them equal.  The issue I have is that my tax rate on my wages is already lower than on passive income, so I do not see the need to raise taxes on said passive income.    Perhaps we need a couple more passive income brackets, say 35% & 40%

[TBoneTX 45,292]

11 hours ago, Bill & Katya said:

what his opinion is, or why he is even giving it. 

Because like all liberals, he's so much smarter, so much wiser, so much more sage than Normal folk.

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

15 hours ago, Ban Hammer said:

he's trying to apologize for windows ME

he is not rich enough