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Sun Apr-17-11 02:24 PM
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| 36. And if Matt Taibi is to be believed - then many of those Super |
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Rich have made millions on government Bailout Handouts.
What is especially disgusting about some of these handouts is that they are not given to those who have devised a decent business plan, but again, if Taibbi is to be believed, to those who are decent trophy wives of Goldman Sachs insiders.
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EvolveOrConvolve |
Apr-17-11 08:28 AM |
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Revolt time |
MichiganVote |
Apr-17-11 08:29 AM |
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$2000 tax on 200K? |
Betty |
Apr-17-11 08:31 AM |
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one percent! nice to meet another Betty- I tried to get your screen name years ago! |
bettyellen |
Apr-17-11 08:43 AM |
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Well, the article says that |
skepticscott |
Apr-17-11 08:58 AM |
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It's his total. From the OP: |
plumbob |
Apr-17-11 09:40 AM |
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Thanks for the great link. But will the baggers still support their masters? |
freshwest |
Apr-17-11 02:27 PM |
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Yeah.. |
ananda |
Apr-17-11 10:15 AM |
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Due to very strange circumstances last year |
LibDemAlways |
Apr-17-11 11:56 AM |
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I make a tenth of that |
FloridaJudy |
Apr-17-11 04:51 PM |
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I had to pay almost $8,000 in income taxes for a year in which |
ThomCat |
Apr-17-11 05:35 PM |
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Meme from TV's "Sunday Morning" this a.m.: The real tax losses the U.S.. is suffering are from |
No Elephants |
Apr-17-11 08:59 AM |
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waiters (male and female) work very hard for their tips |
DBoon |
Apr-17-11 05:16 PM |
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Actually, most wait staff are paid much less than the minimum wage hourly-- |
beac |
Apr-17-11 05:48 PM |
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That meme is a smokescreen but there is a huge underground economy that |
bertman |
Apr-17-11 07:46 PM |
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Pardon me while I vomit |
primavera |
Apr-17-11 09:01 AM |
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Don't worry. Understand that the rich found favor in His eyes, so taxing them is going against God. |
freshwest |
Apr-17-11 02:40 PM |
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I plan to have nearly zero federal tax liability this year too |
slackmaster |
Apr-17-11 09:09 AM |
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It requires spending money to make that happen. |
LiberalFighter |
Apr-17-11 09:54 AM |
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A freakshow |
JJW |
Apr-17-11 09:26 AM |
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that's a mouthful |
flying_wahini |
Apr-17-11 04:56 PM |
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"Too bad about you American suckers. Sneer." - Republicon FatCats (R) |
SpiralHawk |
Apr-17-11 09:47 AM |
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Groups like United for a Fair Economy show that not all rich people are evil, which |
totodeinhere |
Apr-17-11 10:06 AM |
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+1 nt |
nyy1998 |
Apr-17-11 10:17 AM |
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A good mime is always easy to read... |
Mister Ed |
Apr-17-11 10:30 AM |
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Actually, that's probably the "mime" (meme) you too often interpret... |
JackRiddler |
Apr-17-11 11:15 AM |
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Thank you. Well said. |
Overseas |
Apr-17-11 11:58 AM |
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Some of the enlightened rich have defended the poor, and paid for it with their lives. |
freshwest |
Apr-17-11 02:43 PM |
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Better people, most certainly. Beautiful people, most assuredly. |
DemoTex |
Apr-17-11 10:21 AM |
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Good |
guitar man |
Apr-17-11 10:26 AM |
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I don't pay any taxes! |
PonyJon |
Apr-17-11 10:27 AM |
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Just walk away from the mortgage and move where you heart desires. Seriously. |
freshwest |
Apr-17-11 02:46 PM |
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"Half of people don't pay income tax" -- a lie by omission. |
JackRiddler |
Apr-17-11 11:17 AM |
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Thanks again. +1 |
Overseas |
Apr-17-11 12:00 PM |
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Yet Paul Ryan and the GOP want more wealthcare. |
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin |
Apr-17-11 11:34 AM |
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And fuck face Eddie Munster aka Paul Ryan |
BobbyBoring |
Apr-17-11 11:39 AM |
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While the rest of us sacrifice, many with our lives... |
Frank Cannon |
Apr-17-11 05:49 PM |
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I made 70K last year |
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin |
Apr-17-11 11:41 AM |
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yup, that's about right for me, too.... |
mike_c |
Apr-17-11 11:54 AM |
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I had gross adjusted income of about $48k for 2010 |
EvolveOrConvolve |
Apr-17-11 12:10 PM |
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Likewise, I made ~40k and pd 2.5x's what Schoeburg pd |
suzanner |
Apr-17-11 12:33 PM |
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NEVER should have passed the Bush tax cut extensions - assinine. |
grahamhgreen |
Apr-17-11 12:25 PM |
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yes! and if this is Obama's |
destes |
Apr-17-11 01:46 PM |
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Over 80% pay more in payroll taxes than income taxes. nt |
P. Galore |
Apr-17-11 12:42 PM |
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ZOMG, those poor babies!!1!!!11!! They shouldn't have to pay any taxes at all. |
kestrel91316 |
Apr-17-11 01:21 PM |
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Guillotine time! |
Odin2005 |
Apr-17-11 01:30 PM |
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I was going to post this, but was beaten to the punch. You say you want a revolution . . . |
Faygo Kid |
Apr-17-11 01:56 PM |
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And if Matt Taibi is to be believed - then many of those Super |
truedelphi |
Apr-17-11 02:24 PM |
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Yes, that story was particularly galling. No more so than BP walking away from the Gulf of Mexico... |
freshwest |
Apr-17-11 02:50 PM |
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Taibbi is one of my new heros |
EvolveOrConvolve |
Apr-17-11 05:33 PM |
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My hero too. And I like |
truedelphi |
Apr-18-11 05:46 PM |
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He ain't my brother and he is too heavy |
classysassy |
Apr-17-11 03:04 PM |
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Angryfuckinkickandrec. |
progressoid |
Apr-17-11 04:15 PM |
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Decades old news. |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Apr-17-11 04:25 PM |
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But at least someone's reporting it |
EvolveOrConvolve |
Apr-17-11 05:44 PM |
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Sickening n/t |
OhioChick |
Apr-17-11 04:34 PM |
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So where are the Jobs? |
houstonintc |
Apr-17-11 04:55 PM |
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You mean this isn't a Utopia? |
EvolveOrConvolve |
Apr-17-11 05:46 PM |
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where are the Jobs |
rpannier |
Apr-17-11 06:27 PM |
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But the most important thing in the world is to give rich people more money so that they can create |
valerief |
Apr-17-11 05:15 PM |
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When they were selling "trickle down" they for got to mention the |
beac |
Apr-17-11 05:51 PM |
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Well colour me shocked! :sarcasm: |
The abyss |
Apr-17-11 05:43 PM |
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THIS is why people need to quit whining about tax rates |
joeglow3 |
Apr-17-11 08:04 PM |
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Kudos to Mr. Schoenberg for retaining a bit of humanity in this selfish culture. |
lostnfound |
Apr-18-11 06:58 AM |
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Maybe now they will finally give the rest of us jobs like they've been promising for 10 years now. |
leeroysphitz |
Apr-18-11 08:18 AM |
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wanna know why we have a huge deficit? Well, there ya go... |
fascisthunter |
Apr-18-11 08:20 AM |
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The Irony is that Obama paid 26% to the IRS this year... |
Grinchie |
Apr-18-11 04:29 PM |
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"More than half of the nation's tax revenue came from the top 10 percent of earners in 2007" |
hack89 |
Apr-18-11 06:39 PM |
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