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Congresswoman Proposes Top 1% Act to Drug Test Wealthy People Who Get Tax Breaks

9 pointsby moleculealmost 9 years ago

3 comments

tiredwiredalmost 9 years ago
Should drug test members of Congress first.
gameofdronesalmost 9 years ago
In the US, corporate and wealth welfare combined are on the order of several trillion USD including subsidies, tax breaks and other incentives. Welfare proper is on the order of 700 billion. Or: all the rich people take around a dozen times more than all the poor people.
Sketch22almost 9 years ago
you know, if the congress critters put more effort into pushing the fair-tax, this would stop. maybe.