Save our City: Tax the Rich

by San Francisco Voter

Wed, Jul 3, 2002 9:00PM

Wednesday's homework is reading the Bay Guardian and this week's BG, 7/3/02, is a must read, with a comprehensive set of articles on how and why we must tax the rich now to Save Our City!

For more information: http://www.sfbg.com/36/40/cover_brutalbudg...

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§Tax The Poor, Give Them Dignity

by Charles Dollarsworth

Thu, Jul 4, 2002 11:32AM

Actually, taxing the rich (beyond the enormous burden we already shoulder on your behalf) would drive out the productive element in a community. Then, all you are left with is the shiftless and poor. And we all know you can't get anything done.

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§See ya Dollarsworth!

by Lifesworth

Thu, Jul 4, 2002 12:02PM

On behalf of all of us "shiftless & poor" folks here, I bid you adieu! Long live high marginal tax rates!

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§capital flight

by james (ontheroof_ [at] hotmail.com)

Fri, Jul 5, 2002 10:37AM

If you tax the rich steeply in one county and not the one nearby, many of them will simply move and a good portion of your tax base will dry up. In fact this is the story of the 80s and 90s. A different strategy might be organizing unions internationally on an industrial basis.

If there was this kind of union in the auto sector it would make no sense to push concessions at one plant and threaten to relocate elsewhere. If every auto worker at said company struck it would be a huge profit loss. Once we have taken control of industries we can then tax income very progressively since most high wage workers need to be where their jobs are at... No, not everyone will become a low paid janitor. Look at Sweeden. There is, to my knowledge, no shortage of doctors and lawyers.

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