Go beyond "Occupying Wall Street"--
Saving the American Economy, the American Dream, the American Middle Class, with a song--SQUEEZE THE FAT CATS AND SPREAD IT OUT THIN
Details:
Raise the minimum wage to at least $10 an hour
Drop the tax cut for the super-rich and raise the rate to 49% for over $1 million in income
Lower the work week to 30 hours.
Medicare for all paid for by graduated Social Security tax, freeing all business from being involved in medical insurance.
Tax ALL income--wages, salaries, dividends, inheritances, all monies received--but allow 5 year income averaging for everyone.
Companies outsource jobs overseas because they don't even have to pay the paltry American minumum wage if they do. But I'm all in favor of helping American business employ more American workers by getting rid of the red tape and expense of having them involved in health insurance for their workers. Medicare for all, financed by modest increase in business income tax and a bit more more Social Security tax. Businesses, particularly small and midddle sized ones would love this.
normanspinrad 6 months ago