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In the discussion thread: A message to those who think that someday they will benefit from GOP upper tax rates. [View all]

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Sat May 26, 2012, 11:06 AM

rhett o rick (26,769 posts)

50. But when it comes right down to it, the wealthy, even those that have

consciences and empathy, will find it difficult to support policies that will decrease their wealth/power. There are exceptions of course.

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84 replies	Author	Time	Post
A message to those who think that someday they will benefit from GOP upper tax rates. [View all]	onehandle	May 2012	OP
And even if you were that wealthy, you're still better off living in a country	pnwmom	May 2012	#1
+1,000!!	SunSeeker	May 2012	#12
+2	hedgehog	May 2012	#15
Still got my job, my annual raise, and even bonuses in this recession. Yet, I have still lost out.	ieoeja	May 2012	#27
Or, put another way:	The Velveteen Ocelot	May 2012	#28
+1	azurnoir	May 2012	#29
John Galt was his own father and mother. Because John Galt never needed help from anybody. n/t	ieoeja	May 2012	#32
John Galt is an idiot.	pnwmom	May 2012	#40
This, really, is the important point	eallen	May 2012	#35
But when it comes right down to it, the wealthy, even those that have	rhett o rick	May 2012	#50
The wealthy do well when the nation does well	eallen	May 2012	#63
EGGZACTLY!	supraTruth	May 2012	#71
"There are many" How many? What percentage of the wealthy support progressive policies?	rhett o rick	May 2012	#81
How is Obama not liberal?	eallen	May 2012	#82
How many liberals do you think are in Congress? nm	rhett o rick	May 2012	#83
Your statements are very general. How many in the 1% support liberal candidates?	rhett o rick	May 2012	#84
Well said!!! n/t	RKP5637	May 2012	#2
We need to get rid of all the Bush tax cuts to make a dent in our deficit.	dkf	May 2012	#3
Not said enough.	ag_dude	May 2012	#16
Exactly. n/t	taught_me_patience	May 2012	#19
Not gonna happen...	Cave_Johnson	May 2012	#25
Actually, it can happen very easily if they disconnect the tax cuts from everything else.	ieoeja	May 2012	#31
I'll make that deal as long as it includes all the capital gains tax cuts of the past 30 years. nt	TBF	May 2012	#47
Trying to renegotiate anything will lead to more requests	dkf	May 2012	#55
I would take repeal them all - including all the capital gains	TBF	May 2012	#56
My point is there is no way in hell you will negotiate just that one piece.	dkf	May 2012	#58
and you saying makes it so?	icarusxat	May 2012	#59
AMEN!!!!	Taverner	May 2012	#4
John Steinbeck said it best:	hifiguy	May 2012	#5
Democrats have carried this theory too long	cthulu2016	May 2012	#6
401k	harun	May 2012	#21
I beg to differ a little...	louis-t	May 2012	#23
It just goes to show there's no shortage of people who are quite happy being useful idiots	Major Nikon	May 2012	#26
I always wondered what Lennon was saying....	louis-t	May 2012	#37
I still do	Major Nikon	May 2012	#38
Fool me once...	progressoid	May 2012	#43
The majority of those who think that way, live in the 'dumb' states, and don't think....	dmosh42	May 2012	#7
Which are the 'dumb' states?	former9thward	May 2012	#11
I'm sure dumb people can be found everywhere, in every state...	CaliforniaPeggy	May 2012	#24
Yet another attempt to divide the 99%.	former9thward	May 2012	#41
I am not dividing the 99%. I am simply stating a fact. n/t	CaliforniaPeggy	May 2012	#42
Don't think. Google.	jayschool	May 2012	#49
Well, if I ever did become a brazillionaire, I'd expect to pay my share.	eppur_se_muova	May 2012	#8
It is perplexing to think about how people think it will miraculously change and they will get rich	liberal N proud	May 2012	#9
A lot of people who believe this	Proud Liberal Dem	May 2012	#60
I could earn ten times more than I earn now	CJCRANE	May 2012	#10
I had a funny argument with two guys	hfojvt	May 2012	#13
100K a year is not a lot of money -	TBF	May 2012	#48
We almost go right back to the OP	hfojvt	May 2012	#52
Did you read my entire post?	TBF	May 2012	#53
I don't see where having things in common really matters	hfojvt	May 2012	#61
Look,	TBF	May 2012	#62
I am on the side of the truth	hfojvt	May 2012	#70
That infighting is exactly what keeps us	TBF	May 2012	#73
I'm not seeing our problem being a whole bunch of infighting	hfojvt	May 2012	#74
I don't think you should shut up at all -	TBF	May 2012	#75
There are almost always richer and poorer	FreeJoe	May 2012	#77
but the facts are not all relative	hfojvt	May 2012	#78
Absolute Standard	FreeJoe	May 2012	#79
I write as though there should be a standard	hfojvt	May 2012	#80
It might have occurred to you that the reason why you aren't in the top 1% is precisely because	CTyankee	May 2012	#68
Yup, I agree completely. I think I had more of a chance than many because I grew up in the 70s	TBF	May 2012	#69
Here's the message.	randome	May 2012	#14
You never know, I just became part of the 1%	Spoonman	May 2012	#17
So their investments give you $250,000 per year?	CJCRANE	May 2012	#20
That's why kids sometimes don't get parents money	DaveJ	May 2012	#30
All I can say is that if I had $100k per year	SheilaT	May 2012	#36
Maybe, I've only been on one vacation so far	DaveJ	May 2012	#39
I think that in this thread there's been some	SheilaT	May 2012	#65
The investment interest will have me paying WAY more than that in taxes every year!	Spoonman	May 2012	#33
Good for you, for saving!	DaveJ	May 2012	#34
This message was self-deleted by its author	DaveJ	May 2012	#18
If all those 1%ers who benefit from the cuts died off tomorrow...	lastlib	May 2012	#22
You'll can also be richer	ag_dude	May 2012	#45
Every law effects the distribution of wealth and everyone with power ties to keep it for themselves.	airplaneman	May 2012	#44
Welcome to DU airplaneman.	pa28	May 2012	#46
Right direction.....	dtom67	May 2012	#51
Calculating whether you're in the top 1% -	TBF	May 2012	#54
I'm also very curious as to where net worth	SheilaT	May 2012	#66
Like Carlin said...	awoke_in_2003	May 2012	#57
In The Audacity of Hope, President Obama himself explained why this matters:	sad sally	May 2012	#64
Good quote -	TBF	May 2012	#67
Spam deleted by Violet_Crumble (MIR Team)	misshu	May 2012	#72
I expect to be in the 1% next year	taught_me_patience	May 2012	#76

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