Video for You Lovers of Tax and Big Govenment

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  1. LaSalleAve

    LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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    shane0911 Helping lost idiots find their village

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    Of course they do, but when you are wanting to go after the rich guy to do more for no other reason than he has more of what I want then it has EVERYTHING to do with socialism Uncle Jed

    I don't know, I don't tend to ask people about their personal finances, its sort of frowned upon, makes you look like a democrat.

    That is exactly what it is about. What is the tax rate now? I'm pretty sure I'm around the 25% range and that is bullshit because I aint got a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of. Can't imagine being in the 33% range, hell maybe I am and don't know it. Trouble is you guys are the ones clamoring for the wealthy to pick up even more of the slack they are already pulling so yes, it is a very valid question. How much of their money do you want them to give to the government. Doesn't make a damn as to what it goes to, it was once theirs and they are being forced to give it away.
     
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  3. gyver

    gyver Rely on yourself not on others.

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    gyver Rely on yourself not on others.

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    Red and Lasalle. Do y'all really think that the extra tax revenue will be used to pay down the debt?
    All the government will do with more money is spend more money. More bailouts. More social engineering programs. More money to other countries. None of that extra money will be used to pay down the nations debt. They're the ones that ran it up in the first place.
     
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    shane0911 Helping lost idiots find their village

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    and that is both sides of the isle
     
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    LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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    Once again John Oliver nails it.



    “Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.”

    John Steinbeck quote, which also sums up how fucking blind Americans are.
     
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    LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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    I'd rather it go into a social program than in the hands of 6 people who will do nothing with it except sit on it.
     
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    gyver Rely on yourself not on others.

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    Name 6 people that have that ability and I bet those 6 employ more people than any 60000 combined that receive it as welfare.

    Temporarily embarrassed millionaire. For every 1 I know that is embarrassed to be on welfare. I know 50 that don't mind 1 damn bit. They look forward to getting those checks so they can go clubbing and get their hair and nails done.
     
  9. Bengal B

    Bengal B Founding Member

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    I wouldn't worry about the watch list. All they have to do is google you. That goes for any country.
    Don't you think you are already on some kind of list from every government agency you have ever dealt with along with every store where you have bought anything with your credit card?
     
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    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    Only that is not a reason that I stated, you made it up. You think I'm on welfare, Hoss? I already have everything I want.

    You brought it up! Fact is you have no friggin' idea how much the ultra-rich make in charitable contributions and how that relates to what they pay in taxes. What a cop-out!

    Damn if I can figure out why you kiss the asses of the 1%'ers. They don't do one goddamn thing for you. They pay 15% on most of their income from investments, while people who work for a living pay the full amount. People like you. Then they get tax breaks on top of that. How many tax breaks do you get?

    Everybody owes taxes. everybody everywhere. The more you make, the more you owe . . . it is the law and has been for a long, long time.
     

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