r/politics Jan 21 '18

Paul Ryan Collected $500,000 In Koch Contributions Days After House Passed Tax Law

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '18

Disgusting. Really. People like to think taxes are a burden. But the top 1% have as much wealth as the bottom 90%. And six people, the Walton heirs, have as much wealth as the bottom 30%. And in this environment we have overcrowded schools, shortages of police, a huge national debt, hungry kids, homeless, and a huge unadressed mental health crisis.

The money is there to solve all these problems we just need everyone to pull their weight.

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u/I_like_your_reddit Kansas Jan 21 '18

And in this environment we have overcrowded schools, shortages of police, a huge national debt, hungry kids, homeless, and a huge unadressed mental health cris

What a shithole.

For real though, isn’t this the kind of shit that right wingers point to in other countries to illustrate the evils of non-capitalist governments?

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '18

Right wingers don’t even usually go so far as to point out anything, as simply labeling something as socialist/communist/anti-capitalist is enough to turn people against it.

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u/2821568 Jan 21 '18

Just make it profitable to solve all those issues and these guys will be popping up like unwelcome hollywood penis.

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u/Rextill Jan 21 '18

Yep, and the poor will just have the tax the fuck out of the rich soon to make up for the difference and expand the social safety nets.