{"id":394995,"date":"2019-02-02T23:55:10","date_gmt":"2019-02-02T22:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-michael-moore-calls-for-outlawing-billionaires-massive-tax-hike\/"},"modified":"2019-02-02T23:55:10","modified_gmt":"2019-02-02T22:55:10","slug":"prison-planet-com-michael-moore-calls-for-outlawing-billionaires-massive-tax-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-michael-moore-calls-for-outlawing-billionaires-massive-tax-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"Prison Planet.com \u00bb Michael Moore Calls for \u2018Outlawing Billionaires,\u2019 Massive Tax Hike"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>      <!-- START CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbusters.org\/blogs\/nb\/kyle-drennen\/2019\/02\/01\/michael-moore-calls-outlawing-billionaires-massive-tax-hike\"><strong>Newsbusters<\/strong><\/a><br \/>February 2, 2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>Appearing on NBC\u2019s <em>Late Night With Seth Meyers<\/em> Thursday, aired early Friday morning, left-wing film maker Michael Moore promised viewers that if he ever ran for president his first agenda item would be \u201coutlawing billionaires.\u201d Asked about socialist Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pushing for a 70% marginal tax rate for the wealthy, Moore endorsed the radical proposal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gushing over Moore, liberal host Seth Meyers wondered: \u201cIf you were running, what would be your platforms? What would be the things that Michael Moore would promise to the American people?\u201dThe Fahrenheit 11\/9 director proclaimed: \u201cWell, I have a number of things I would do. First of all, I love the idea of just outlawing billionaires. 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