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Exactly. A 90% top marginal tax rate didn’t stop the rich from being rich in the 1950s and ’60s it just meant they paid their fair share to support a thriving middle class. Today’s system enriches them even more at public expense.

That’s a convenient myth. Workers’ pay hasn’t kept up with productivity for decades, not because they lack skills, but because the rules of the economy have been rigged to benefit the wealthy and powerful.

You’re right loopholes have been around for decades. And I’ve spent much of my career calling them out and pushing for reform. But let’s be clear:the Trump tax cuts expanded those loopholes and handed even more to the wealthy.That’s not progress that’s doubling down on inequality

Absolutely trickle down was a scam from the start. It enriched the top and hollowed out the middle class. Time to build the economy from the bottom up and the middle out.

That sounds simple, but reality isn’t. People don’t all start from the same place. Some have every advantage, others face barriers from day one underfunded schools, poverty, systemic racism. Yes, personal responsibility matters.

But so do opportunity, fairness, and a system that isn’t rigged for the already powerful.

That mindset ignores the real problem: it’s not about people not working hard — it’s about an economy that doesn’t reward hard work fairly. We need justice, not just grit.

Hard work and sacrifice matter but when the system is rigged, individual effort alone isn’t enough. We need to unrig the system so everyone has a fair shot, not just those who can outgrind injustic

Personal responsibility matters but so does a system that doesn’t punish people for being poor. Let’s fix both.

That’s a convenient myth but millions work hard, make smart choices, and still struggle. The system rewards wealth, not effort. Ignoring that isn’t personal responsibility it’s denial.

Raising the minimum wage doesn’t kill jobs it strengthens the economy by putting more money in workers’ pockets, which they spend in local businesses. Yes, businesses have costs. But we’ve seen time and again that fair wages reduce turnover, boost morale, and can even increase

The real issue isn’t automation it’s inequality. We can afford to pay workers a living wage. We can’t afford not to.

You’re absolutely right automation plays a big role in productivity growth, and yes, it’s often driven by employers seeking to lower labor costs. But that’s precisely the point: if low wages are kept artificially low, there’s no incentive to

invest in better technology or training for workers. A higher minimum wage can actually accelerate meaningful innovation rather than simply squeezing more out of exhausted workers. Human labor may not be endlessly scalable, but a fair

So your solution to reckless overspending is to give even more tax cuts to billionaires? That’s not fiscal responsibility it’s greed disguised as policy. We need to fix both the spending and the rigged revenue system.

So let me get this straight you’re defending a tax plan that takes from the working poor and hands hundreds of thousands to millionaires, by shaming people who are struggling to get by? That’s not policy. That’s cruelty masquerading as economics.

Sure. During the Gilded Age, robber barons amassed huge fortunes while working families toiled in poverty. Today’s tax cuts for the ultra rich repeat that pattern upside down economics that deepen inequality and threaten democracy.”

Thank you I truly appreciate that. In times like these, civil discourse is not just refreshing, it’s essential. We don’t have to agree on everything in fact, honest disagreement is the foundation of a healthy democracy.

What matters is the willingness to listen, reflect, and engage respectfully.

Fair point personal responsibility matters. But let’s not ignore the bigger picture: when influencers or powerful figures hype risky assets without transparency, it distorts markets and preys on less informed investors. Accountability must go both ways.