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Unfeathered power as zuckerberg has right now where no one stands up to him in the company and no one stands up to him in congress and at the white house. no one really stands up to him in the media. he is a robber barron. elon musk is a robber barron. these people are robber barrons and we have seen the greatest transfer of wealth? which republicans ought to say oh, we don t like redistributing income? oh really? the tax policies i have supported through the 80s and 90s and continued to be supported have created the greatest income redistribution in the history of this planet from middle class americans to the elon musk of the world. it s grotesque. ....
Because these profits are enormous, and we re talking about multi-national corporations, you have to have a penalty in addition on top of the actual damage in order to deter future oil companies from taking these kinds of risky shortcuts and putting profits over safety i want to go to just that question of profits, mike. just sort of looking at where corporate profits are right now. they are up 171%. despite all of the discourse oh, we have this terrible so-called socialist president who is redistributing income, 171% is the profit margin that these companies, not just oil companies, but corporations in general. is there anything that can get them to behave in a way that is responsive to anything other than the bottom line? well, lawsuits like this are very important, so it s one thing, it s important to remember the point of this gross negligence charge that the civil courts are bringing forward. one thing for them to say there s all these damages and we re going to pay it out. ....
The economy very much. however, the president is going to do the social justice thing no matter what. in texas, the government does not believe that redistributing income is its responsibility. all does not believe that you should micromanage the lives of its citizens. if you are dumb enough to ride a motorcycle without a mel helmet and you wind up in a cemetery it s your call. trust me nobody is banning 16-ounce soft drinks in waco. again it goes back to everybody has a gun. in california, and the federal government if koop after if california and the federal government keep spending the way it s been spending both will go bankrupt before they leave office. very true. tax scheme bubbling under the surface so-called wealth tax, in france, spain, iceland, switzerland they taxed net word of wealthy people every year. doesn t matter if you earn anything, or you get income or dividends, doesn t matter. ....
Romney cuts more taxes? because that s what he s out there saying. he wants to cut more taxes. bottom line, americans want to know, is it going to help the economy if he does? the evidence sit 1945 is no, it will hurt the economy. especially in recent years. what this study shows, ed, is that the top tiny group, the top 1 in 1,000 americans, they got this much income. now they get this much. it s redistributing income upwards and it s not helping the vast majority of americans at all. i want to play this tape of mitt romney one more time. i ll remind our viewers that this was provided to mother jones magazine. it was recorded at a fundraiser and mitt romney didn t know he was being recorded. here it is. ....
Great to have you with us. will it help the economy if mitt romney cuts more taxes? because that s what he s out there say iing. he wants to cut more taxes. bottom line, americans want to know, is it going to help the economy if he does? the evidence sit 1945 is no, it will hurt the economy. especially in recent years. what this study shows, ed, is that the top tiny group, the top 1 in 1,000 americans, they got this much income. now they get this much. it s redistributing income upwards and it s not helping the vast majority of americans at all. i want to play this tape of mitt romney one more time. i ll remind our viewers that this was provided to mother jones magazine. it was recorded at a fundraiser and mitt romney didn t know he was being recorded. here it is. ....