[Peace-discuss] Tax the wealth of the rich

[C. G. Estabrook]

Marvelous (as ever):

"The Greek phrase Molōn labe! (Μολὼν λαβέ; approximate Ancient Greek 
pronunciation [molɔ̀ːn labé], Modern Greek [moˈlon laˈve]), meaning 'Come and 
take them' is a classical expression of defiance reportedly by King Leonidas I 
in response to the Persian army's demand that the Spartans surrender their 
weapons at the Battle of Thermopylae. It corresponds roughly to the modern 
equivalent English phrase 'over my dead body,' 'bring it on' (!) or, most 
closely, 'come and get it.' It is an exemplary use of a laconic phrase (= a 
concise or terse statement, named after Laconia, a polis of ancient Greece 
surrounding the city of Sparta proper; a laconism is a figure of speech in which 
someone uses very few words to express an idea, in keeping with the Spartan 
reputation for austerity...)."

And they're certainly trying to sell us austerity now.

I think indeed we should go and get it. Justification must be ontological, not 
only forensic...

On 1/5/11 5:53 PM, E.Wayne Johnson wrote:
> "molon labe" they cried.
>
> ...without the shedding of "blood" there is no "remission" of "sin".
>
> Vicarious you say?
>
> Vicarious is good.
>
> Be thou warmed, and filled.
>
> Vicariously.
>
> You work. We eat.
>
> We eat, so you dont have to.
>
> Capisci, bucko?
>
> I bet you feel a little warmer already. Good.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "C. G. Estabrook" <galliher at illinois.edu>
> To: "Peace-discuss" <peace-discuss at anti-war.net>; <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 6:11 AM
> Subject: [Peace-discuss] Tax the wealth of the rich
>
>
>> Approximately a quarter of all income in the US now goes to the top 1%, while 
>> most Americans' income is lower today than it was a dozen years ago.
>>
>> An 15% tax on investible assets (as opposed to income or even net worth) over 
>> $1 million would have eliminated the 2009 deficit - and 99% of Americans 
>> would have been exempted from that tax.
>>