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adieu

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18. Oh please, please please!

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 04:49 PM

Dec 2012

But really, Billo, if Obama raises your taxes, you probably won't even notice it. Your $800,000 net every other week is not going to notice the effect of dropping $24K. If you're as good as you claim to be, go renegotiate your salary to be $24 million and the difference is a wash.

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Now for some good news ...Bill O Really threaten to quit if [View all] Ichingcarpenter Dec 2012 OP

Two birds... mzmolly Dec 2012 #1

Win -- win! immoderate Dec 2012 #2

Oh noes! he's going Galt ThoughtCriminal Dec 2012 #3

I'm sure he'll fucking do live Ichingcarpenter Dec 2012 #8

I was thinking the same exact thing. lol nt rDigital Dec 2012 #24

Yeeeehaaaawwww!!!! thelordofhell Dec 2012 #4

Goodbye and good riddance! Let's hope he's not lying....oh, wait....nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #5

And Tucker Carlson promised to eat his bow tie. Lasher Dec 2012 #6

The top rate used to be 70% Angry Dragon Dec 2012 #7

sooooooooooo Bill-o Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2012 #9

Lol, ok. Jamastiene Dec 2012 #10

and Limnbaugh was going to move to Costa Rica Motown_Johnny Dec 2012 #11

pay attention to his words. po never said he would raise taxes on the wealthy to 50%. ellenfl Dec 2012 #12

Exactly. Skinner Dec 2012 #31

Let's do the math. Say Billo makes a paltry million. 50% is $500K. And if he quits? Nothing... Scuba Dec 2012 #13

That not quite how progressive taxes work. Sirveri Dec 2012 #36

Too bad he's a pathological liar. progressoid Dec 2012 #14

GREAT!! Everyone gets something!! uponit7771 Dec 2012 #15

Just started selling loofah hankthecrank Dec 2012 #16

Please Mr. President, . .. Make it So . . .n/t annabanana Dec 2012 #17

Oh please, please please! adieu Dec 2012 #18

can't think of a better reason to raise taxes - thanks Billo! rurallib Dec 2012 #19

If it did go to 50 percent big deal!!!!!!!!!! lefthandedlefty Dec 2012 #20

I can already tell you that is a lie. Rex Dec 2012 #21

How f****** Stupid is that? Oh wait.. Cha Dec 2012 #22

BONUS! LOL! Thanks for the laugh. KittyWampus Dec 2012 #23

probably as likely to act on his threat as ted nugent was on his. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #25

....Yawn.... Turbineguy Dec 2012 #26

I will help him write his resignation letter SummerSnow Dec 2012 #27

That alove makes raising taxes worthwhile CanonRay Dec 2012 #28

Cry, me a salty river, Bill libodem Dec 2012 #29

Not Gonna Happen Dirty Socialist Dec 2012 #30

There is a good chance Obama may only go to 37% or 38% on those netting over $ 250,000 a year. julian09 Dec 2012 #34

So Bill O. would rather forego making $20 million gross and get no_hypocrisy Dec 2012 #32

He does know it makes the whole thing sound better and better, right? n/t Lady Freedom Returns Dec 2012 #33

I would love nothing more than to see Billo's smarmy face off the air. Terra Alta Dec 2012 #35

What I always ask is... Chalco Dec 2012 #37

Can we have that in writing? Brigid Dec 2012 #38