As Twitchy reported earlier, Lauren Duca offered a defense of Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax, saying that if it had been in effect since 1982, billionaires like Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos would still be billionaires and have “way more than anyone ‘deserves.'”
“Tax the f**kers” was the crux of her argument.
Plenty of conservatives weighed in, but Duca caught the attention of conservative radio host Dana Loesch, who countered the idea of what anyone “deserves.”
“Deserves”
Bezos started his company with a loan from his parents and operated it out of his garage. It’s not greedy that he wants to keep his money, it’s greedy that people who didn’t put in the time or capital think they “deserve” it. https://t.co/PqaEa7yIlE
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 11, 2019
The idea that billionaires don't deserve their wealth isn't about personal stories.
There are far too many people in this country who work full-time only to struggle, and it's unethical for that to be the case while billionaires exist. I don't give a shit if they've got moxie. https://t.co/XZvcm0pk3a
— Lauren Duca (@laurenduca) November 11, 2019
Looks like the debate over the wealth tax is all about feelings.
Yes, it is. You demonize wealthy people based on stereotypes.
It’s unethical to demand that someone give you something that isn't yours. It’s equally ludicrous to expect that a bloated and inefficient government which helped to create the problem can remedy it. https://t.co/Al6U8Jkkl2
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 11, 2019
Grateful to receive this important ethics lesson from former National Rifle Association spokeswoman Dana Loesch ? https://t.co/cUmfM2lHWq
— Lauren Duca (@laurenduca) November 11, 2019
What does my former association have to do with my understanding of how finance works? This is a weak response. https://t.co/ESNg5MxKEq
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 11, 2019
Since you don’t seem to understand taxes @laurenduca , let me help:
The top 20% of Americans pay 87% of income taxeshttps://t.co/pWOfgBQosh
3% of those pay the majority https://t.co/cSCfYADn1h
The wealthy are already paying most of the taxes. https://t.co/DCD8iETXhi
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 11, 2019
Former Teen Vogue editor wants to taken seriously on any subject.
Am I doing this right?
— Vern Demerest (@TxAv8r) November 11, 2019
lol
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 11, 2019
“Um…excuse me. My feelings overrule your statistics because Rich Man and Orange Man bad.” – @laurenduca, probably
— BasketofPepes (@BasketofPepes) November 11, 2019
Don’t forget, prior to 1913 there wasn’t an income tax! The entire government was funded with tariffs. We still had roads, bridges, a military, schools, police, etc. The government never has enough.
— JohnnyLiberty (@Johnny_Liberty1) November 11, 2019
It will NEVER be good enough for them. Even if the top 3% or even 10% payed all of the taxes, Leftists would need more money.
— BeyondMyPurview (@Kristina_2020) November 11, 2019
That takes us to Bernie Sanders, who thinks Bill Gates should gladly pay $100 billion in taxes. That would fund the federal government for a few days, but what would Gates have left to tax the following year? And it’s not like he carrying around $100 billion in cash.
AND, it only works ONCE. You will never again in the entire future EVER get that much revenue from a wealth tax…and it wouldn't pay for 1 year of Warren's healthcare plan.
— Garry Upton (@Bakhtosh) November 11, 2019
One of the things missed in this debate is that a wealth tax would often be extreme double taxation. Bezo’s wealth was primarily earned by him, so it was already taxed as income. Ditto with Bill Gates.
— (((Aaron “Worthing” Walker))) (@AaronWorthing) November 11, 2019
Actually with a wealth tax stocks will probably be useless because it makes no sense to hold something that you will be taxed on when you don't actually have the cash to pay it, so sure the stock value would be null but there would also be no taxes for her plans ?????
— TreyL (@TreyL22398974) November 11, 2019
For the slow people, this also means screwing with savings and retirements of lower class people who invested to improve their positions.
— TreyL (@TreyL22398974) November 11, 2019
Know what I find amazing?
The very same people who are all up in arms because a few individuals have become billionaires on their OWN ideas and ingenuity have no problem with a bunch of corrupt, talent-less nitwits in DC having control over TRILLIONS of OTHER PEOPLE'S money.
— BonkPolitics (@BonkPolitics) November 11, 2019
Sure, chase the billionaires out of the country with your insane tax increases so you have no billionaires (or even multi-millionaires) left in this country to take money from… GREAT idea, brilliant socialists. Take Economics instead of "Womyn's Studies" and "Protesting 101'.
— Jenny (@Jenny_IDLYITW) November 11, 2019
Also, if Warren's wealth tax was in place it's more than likely Bezos would've started his company in another country, where he could keep most of what he earns. She should ask France how their wealth tax worked out. https://t.co/yJ9ivPDdev
— Dan Andros (@DanAndros) November 11, 2019
It's not up to Lauren, Warren, or anyone to decide what another person "deserves".
Weird that you even have to say as much, but lots of folk these days have close to no critical thinking skills.— The Dude Abides (@davidspresley) November 11, 2019
“Why is it greed to keep what I earn and not greed to take someone else's money?” – Thomas Sowell
— Kyle Bramhall (@BramhallKyle) November 11, 2019
I guess it's still ok to dream in America as long as you don't dream too big.
— Lawrence Pusateri (@LarryPusateriMS) November 11, 2019
The best thing about this country is success is limited to no one. Anyone has a chance to create something, invent something and change their life. Just because you have not does not give you the right to take what someone else has done. It should motivate you to get your own!
— Scott MacMeans (@SMacMeans) November 11, 2019
This is maddening. Wealth is NOT a zero sum game. A dollar earned by someone is NOT a dollar taken from someone else. Anyone can increase their piece of the pie without taking it from someone else because the pie is effectively infinite. How many ways does it need to be said?
— T. D. Pignetti (@tdpignetti) November 11, 2019
It's a simple case that liberals don't think the money someone earned belongs to the person who earned it. They think it belongs to the government and they allow you to get an allowance.
— Bill Damato (@Billd111) November 11, 2019
1000 likes for this post. Stand strong against the thieves.
— Jeff (@catoyescaesarno) November 11, 2019
Related:
Oh honey, STOP! Lauren Duca uses math (sorta?) to PROVE Elizabeth Warren’s tax plan works and HOO-BOY just guess how that goes https://t.co/B9OYoze3En
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 11, 2019
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