Following math uses Tepper's income:
$600,000,000 tax - 15% (the above folks are currently paying)
$1,400,000,000 tax - 35% (at rate I pay)
$800,000,000 - net loss to country
Projected health care costs = (approx.) $1 trillion over next ten years
Find 100 of these gentlemen currently taking advantage of the 15% tax rate, get them to pay the 35% rate the rest of the "rich" folks pay, and you have health care paid for for THE NEXT DECADE.*
*I realize, of course, that this math is a bit fuzzy, but as Darr commented after making the calculations "things don't really work out that way in real life but it just goes to show the awesome power of some people's wealth."
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