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coffeesp00ns · 4005 days ago · link · · parent · post: How to Cut the Poverty Rate in Half (It's Easy)
I had to stop reading once I saw in the solution that step one was to tax the rich. I mean, awesome idea, but You'll never get the majority of those people to agree with it, and they've got their hands in so many pockets of so many politicians that any bill including it would never get onto the floor, let alone see debate. It's a great thought experiment, and as a Canadian (currently going to school in OH), i think it could work, too. Unfortunately, with the US political system, mainstream media, and public opinion the way it is right now, I just can't see it getting off the ground.