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uppityperson

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75. Welcome to DU and indeed.
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 08:38 PM
Jan 2013
"It's my first day back to work this year" jberryhill Jan 2013 #1
LOL. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #107
Is this a continuation of this? If so, I wish the Group Hosts would lock it. It only attracts..... Tarheel_Dem Jan 2013 #2
Not a continuation RandiFan1290 Jan 2013 #20
Hosts can't lock this because it does fit the Statement of Purpose REP Jan 2013 #106
However, it's a duplicate of a duplicate of a duplicate Glitterati Jan 2013 #143
Not even for that - only in LBN REP Jan 2013 #155
See post 87. eom RomneyLies Jan 2013 #3
Screwed OccupyManny Jan 2013 #4
See post 87. eom RomneyLies Jan 2013 #8
+1 pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #21
Pardon me RomneyLies Jan 2013 #48
... pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #50
... RomneyLies Jan 2013 #53
hey. there is no post 87. I wanna see post 87! love your graphics! robinlynne Jan 2013 #55
Long story short RomneyLies Jan 2013 #59
Who knows? Maybe "Post 87" will become the new "700 Club" of DU. :) nt Buns_of_Fire Jan 2013 #140
Thank you. Someone has to say it. See the newbies gathering. freshwest Jan 2013 #47
Thank George Bush for the tax cuts and other dreaded policy that brought us to this point. nt NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #9
Really? You didn't understand that the SS rate cut was initially for one year, but sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #10
Oh you poor thing you are grossing $1250 a week and you have doc03 Jan 2013 #18
me too! patrice Jan 2013 #26
I will personally be paying an additional $187/month more. RomneyLies Jan 2013 #56
+1 doc03 Jan 2013 #61
i agree. eom ellenfl Jan 2013 #117
Maybe El Rushbo will give you a loan Floyd_Gondolli Jan 2013 #28
Could you bring a friend? nt Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #31
Grumpy says get over it. WorseBeforeBetter Jan 2013 #65
You're ridiculous but I have to give you SERIOUS props on the user name Number23 Jan 2013 #132
No way! Capt. Obvious Jan 2013 #5
Jeezus... zappaman Jan 2013 #6
I am sorry that pay inequality has hit you so hard, even tho you did everything "right." CTyankee Jan 2013 #7
+1 CTyankee JustAnotherGen Jan 2013 #14
Well politicians are not really promising anything to the youth davidn3600 Jan 2013 #16
I said I didn't blame him for being discouraged. I get that. CTyankee Jan 2013 #25
The SS won't be there is a GOP meme from the 1950s. It's wishful thinking on their part. freshwest Jan 2013 #52
SS is fine, anyone claiming it won't be there in the furture is lying. sabrina 1 Jan 2013 #34
It's the Obama tax cuts now. dkf Jan 2013 #54
Well with their attitude it won't be there n/t doc03 Jan 2013 #22
Right Wing propaganda? c1kabar Jan 2013 #162
Oh, I agree with your arguments entirely. I was just trying to be empathetic but CTyankee Jan 2013 #163
What period of work does it cover? CJCRANE Jan 2013 #11
If your paycheck is dated 1/1/2013.... NCTraveler Jan 2013 #19
Nope. You're wrong. GeorgeGist Jan 2013 #27
No, I'm not. nt. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #45
She's correct. It's based off check date not pay period. n/t tammywammy Jan 2013 #46
I don't think so quakerboy Jan 2013 #64
Cash basis is the way wages are handled per IRS Yo_Mama Jan 2013 #118
Our check was hit the same way Broken_Hero Jan 2013 #39
Don't fall for it JustAnotherGen Jan 2013 #12
Is this what Rush told you? zappaman Jan 2013 #13
As I said in one of the other threads by people who have already gotten a pay check this year gollygee Jan 2013 #15
Actually, I got this email this morning after yesterday's payday... zappaman Jan 2013 #17
#1. Some of us have other plans for Medicare & SS; what are yours? #2. This is only the begining of patrice Jan 2013 #23
Take the red pill. GeorgeGist Jan 2013 #24
Could be a false dichotomy; how about both red & blue pills, or a purple pill, or no pill at all? nt patrice Jan 2013 #32
Do you not understand the word "temporary" leftynyc Jan 2013 #29
don't vote for people that want to cut said federal program Johonny Jan 2013 #30
OFFS............ Marrah_G Jan 2013 #33
Your concern is noted Glitterati Jan 2013 #35
Anyone notice all these OPs about the 2% payroll tax have been doc03 Jan 2013 #36
Surely it is a coincidence that Rush said the same thing today AND mentioned DU? zappaman Jan 2013 #40
Aha! That explains it Glitterati Jan 2013 #42
ROFL gollygee Jan 2013 #44
I have noticed a lot of that on the gun issue also, they are either doc03 Jan 2013 #49
Fortunately the dittoheads have very short attention spans. yardwork Jan 2013 #58
Yes. Over and over. Glitterati Jan 2013 #41
And, a lot of them billh58 Jan 2013 #66
Derp. WilliamPitt Jan 2013 #37
Call for the Waaaaambulance. riqster Jan 2013 #38
What did you major in, underwater basket weaving? RomneyLies Jan 2013 #43
Nice forward of a right-wing screed from facebook! MineralMan Jan 2013 #51
how is it right wing? BainsBane Jan 2013 #62
Only recently, it was originally their stupid assed idea. TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #68
That doesn't mean the OP is right-wing BainsBane Jan 2013 #86
Well, I kind of wonder what kind of attention he's been paying....... socialist_n_TN Jan 2013 #95
Most people are unaware there was a holiday at all BainsBane Jan 2013 #99
Sorry that won't wash either....... socialist_n_TN Jan 2013 #105
There is a difference between a secret BainsBane Jan 2013 #109
If I thought the OP WAS a member of the "working poor" ....... socialist_n_TN Jan 2013 #116
Of course I wasn't unaware BainsBane Jan 2013 #136
Well handled correctly, this kind of thing might........ socialist_n_TN Jan 2013 #145
I didn't accuse them of such. TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #111
Only it was the Republicans who insisted on the increase BainsBane Jan 2013 #133
If I were them, I'd insist to. Time to bust out the poison pill and then play hero in calling to TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #157
Abolition of slavery BainsBane Jan 2013 #101
I think the merits of the payroll holiday are a bit less cut and dry than slavery TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #119
For sure BainsBane Jan 2013 #120
I would like to thank you for contributing to my social security and medicare. I southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #156
Official White House response: pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #57
Hahaha Evergreen Emerald Jan 2013 #158
Your concern is noted. Please feel free to share more of your concerns, and enjoy your stay. nt msanthrope Jan 2013 #60
Too much fail in one post... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #63
Sorry but you wrong with point #4. Sadiedog Jan 2013 #85
Also wrong about #1....... socialist_n_TN Jan 2013 #96
No I am not wrong about #1 Kalidurga Jan 2013 #100
Does this stuff work for you in real life? Ikonoklast Jan 2013 #67
You don't make $7 less Glassunion Jan 2013 #69
Sure you did... SidDithers Jan 2013 #70
+1,000 malaise Jan 2013 #81
Nice try, Bob. Mrs. Overall Jan 2013 #71
Long time lurker Veridicus Jan 2013 #72
Great post. You should lurk less and post more. Mrs. Overall Jan 2013 #73
Welcome to DU. gkhouston Jan 2013 #74
Welcome to DU and indeed. uppityperson Jan 2013 #75
I think we need more like you. Please post more and welcome my friend to DU. hrmjustin Jan 2013 #78
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #84
Jerk Veridicus Jan 2013 #89
Laters Veridicus Jan 2013 #90
Wow I'm honestly sorry. Did you read the body of my post? Glassunion Jan 2013 #92
See my post, below. eom truth2power Jan 2013 #112
After reading your apology I went and read the arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #121
My apologies Veridicus Jan 2013 #161
Hey Verdicus Vanje Jan 2013 #94
he was paying you a compliment Marrah_G Jan 2013 #103
I'm gonna out myself. I was the only juror who voted to leave the above hidden post alone, truth2power Jan 2013 #110
I got it but I had to read it twice because the arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #124
Okay, I don't post here much either... MoonchildCA Jan 2013 #113
Verrrrry interesting arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #125
How so? MoonchildCA Jan 2013 #129
Definitely the former... arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #135
Great post. Don't worry, he's almost certainly a troll. Barack_America Jan 2013 #127
Stop voting republican and you will get social security. aandegoons Jan 2013 #76
Just in case of a self-delete: NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #77
Dear Delicate Flower - you are now paying the same payroll tax you did in HS jpak Jan 2013 #79
Spam deleted by uppityperson (MIR Team) wedding16 Jan 2013 #80
Why.. michaelpdhart Jan 2013 #82
The FICA tax withholding is different than the taxes on your income. notadmblnd Jan 2013 #104
Not everyone gets paid weekly, you know Yo_Mama Jan 2013 #122
but you can still do the math. 1500 every two weeks is 3k a month notadmblnd Jan 2013 #128
I'm disputing your allegation that the $25 doesn't mean anything Yo_Mama Jan 2013 #138
I didn't say that it didn't mean anything. notadmblnd Jan 2013 #146
Few things Mike.... Marrah_G Jan 2013 #160
you must related some guy named Rush riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #83
That increase you notice is because of the so-called tax holiday and is independent of the cliff still_one Jan 2013 #87
Planted post randr Jan 2013 #88
Absolutely. First sign, hit and run. The op did not respond further still_one Jan 2013 #91
From the transcript of Rush Limbaugh's show today Glitterati Jan 2013 #98
Thanks for the context still_one Jan 2013 #139
My thought, as well. Blue_In_AK Jan 2013 #147
BobClark, You should get a Union job so they can negotiate higher wages. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #93
As long as there's capitalism there will be SERIOUS income inequality...... socialist_n_TN Jan 2013 #97
yep backwoodsbob Jan 2013 #102
People were calling it a salary cut at work yesterday when the email went out. roamer65 Jan 2013 #154
It's January 4th. You worked one day this year and already got paid for it? REP Jan 2013 #108
Demand a refund from college, for the loan. julian09 Jan 2013 #114
Yep Rider3 Jan 2013 #115
It was always a temporary tax cut. BlueCheese Jan 2013 #123
Hey dude, tell Rush hi!! Better yet, on second thought... Barack_America Jan 2013 #126
You guys can all go fuck yourselves... bobclark86 Jan 2013 #130
First of all, the increase you saw was due to the tax holiday expiring. That so-called holiday still_one Jan 2013 #141
The whirling DU propeller blades, you didn't see them Fumesucker Jan 2013 #144
Liberals have about as much compassion for low wage earners as conservatives. roamer65 Jan 2013 #149
There are only two possible explanations for your op. Trolling or ignorance. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #151
This surprise will be remembered in 2014. amandabeech Jan 2013 #131
We need a party and a President with the balls to get the FICA withholding cap removed. roamer65 Jan 2013 #148
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #134
I take it that you are one of those 'the glass is half empty' types. jillan Jan 2013 #137
Time to call the WAAAAAAAAAAMBULANCE! we can do it Jan 2013 #142
did bobclark call us? Skittles Jan 2013 #153
omg, thanks for that picture! we can do it Jan 2013 #159
no, getting that paltry $ taken out insures you WILL have SS later librechik Jan 2013 #150
you're gonna be disapponted, bobclark Skittles Jan 2013 #152
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