The Rich needed the tax cuts...

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  1. LaSalleAve

    LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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    their money is made off the backs of everyone in the bottom 90%.
     
  2. martin

    martin Banned Forever

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    thats the grand lie. tha tpeople get rich at the expense of either, as if one person cant get rich without another getting poor. it indicates am imfantile understanding of economics. and when enough people think this stupid crap is true they do real damage to poor people by stifling the economy.
     
  3. Texas_Tiger

    Texas_Tiger Tiger Stuck in Aggie Land

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    You mean to tell me people actually create wealth thru hard work and sacrafice? Surely you jest!
     
  4. LSUsupaFan

    LSUsupaFan Founding Member

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    There isn't a finite amount of wealth. It isn't a zero sum game where someone gets rich and someone else must get poor.
     
  5. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    When the boat is in danger of sinking and the richest 2% watch while having champagnes and caviar, sometimes they get thrown overboard. It is in the fat cats interest to have a big and comfortable middle class and an insignificantly small poor and angry class. Nobody wants all of their money. This tax is a roundoff error to them.
     
  6. Rex_B

    Rex_B Geaux Time

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    The boat is sinking b/c it was over-taken by the pirates (the govt). Being pissed off at the rich or taxing them to oblivion won't help.

    Make everyone pay a fair share. Free-Loaders can GTFO.
     
  7. LaSalleAve

    LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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    How are these people getting rich Martin? How many people in the top 2% made their wealth with no help at all from the common working man?
     
  8. SabanFan

    SabanFan The voice of reason

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    The common working man is nothing more than a tool. You lose a wrench you go get another one.
     
  9. mobius481

    mobius481 Registered Member

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    You can flip that around too. How many of these guys got rich without employing people or paying for services that created income for other business.
     
  10. LaSalleAve

    LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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    Can you go into more detail on that point?
     

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