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eqfan592

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26. You can count me in.

Sat Sep 29, 2012, 11:43 AM

Sep 2012

Tho I can't say I loath republicans so much as I do the politicians they elect (I have some good friends and family that I care a lot about, even tho they are republican).

I'm in my 30's, white, coming up on the upper end of middle income between my wife and I, and an avid gun enthusiast. I'm also pro-choice, pro-LGBT equality, in favor of publicly funded elections, in favor of publicly funded education through the bachelor degree level, in favor of universal health care, and am fully willing to pay my share of taxes that would be necessary to fund any and all such programs.

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(Rec. if you) are 'White', pay Federal Income Taxes, and LOATHE Republicans. [View all] denem Sep 2012 OP

I did up until 2011 eridani Sep 2012 #1

I am Rec'ing for my DH! Heather MC Sep 2012 #2

I want to rec for my husband who pays taxes, Is on the vanilla side, (if he were any whiter, the Ecumenist Sep 2012 #3

I would pay federal taxes cpwm17 Sep 2012 #4

I pay them and wouldn't mind paying more in exchange for a single payer healthcare system modem77 Sep 2012 #5

+++++ Freddie Sep 2012 #27

+1 freshwest Sep 2012 #61

Me too. White tax-payer here, would be happy to pay more for better health care system. yardwork Sep 2012 #30

"They" could raise our taxes 3 or 4 Bigmack Sep 2012 #36

My boss is a Conservative and quite honestly looked shocked when I said basically the same Stardust Sep 2012 #91

YES! kag Sep 2012 #55

no kidding!. . .. . . n/t annabanana Sep 2012 #58

same here unapatriciated Sep 2012 #63

Well, I am an archetype BellaKos Sep 2012 #6

Those ARE some deep roots! Belated welcome to DU. FailureToCommunicate Sep 2012 #15

Other factors? BellaKos Sep 2012 #19

Your father sounds like an Atticus FailureToCommunicate Sep 2012 #22

welcome aboard... thats what i thought about atticus oldhippydude Sep 2012 #28

Welcome to DU! drm604 Sep 2012 #60

Thanks for sharing! Rain Mcloud Sep 2012 #77

Thanx everyone. Glad to be here. n/t BellaKos Sep 2012 #83

That's Me louis c Sep 2012 #7

+47 lonestarnot Sep 2012 #32

I have love for everyone. ZombieHorde Sep 2012 #8

Rec Flashmann Sep 2012 #9

Another old white man for the black guy. Fuck the R's. Scuba Sep 2012 #10

i'm with him ^ nt rsweets Sep 2012 #21

Can't stand rethugs angrychair Sep 2012 #11

LOATHE is way too mild for me Dakota Flint Sep 2012 #12

I don't loathe Republicans... FailureToCommunicate Sep 2012 #13

Another federa-tax-paying middle-aged white woman for Obama here n/t rox63 Sep 2012 #14

Me too. n/t jackbenimble Sep 2012 #25

Me three. n/t whathehell Sep 2012 #50

retired but still paying taxes kmlisle Sep 2012 #16

yep, we gladly pay taxes newspeak Sep 2012 #23

white middle age tax payer here 4_TN_TITANS Sep 2012 #17

I pity the rank and file more than anything SnowCritter Sep 2012 #18

Yeah, I fit that demographic. One clarification, though: Martin Eden Sep 2012 #20

I know what you mean. OnionPatch Sep 2012 #24

Pretty much the same here. Martin Eden Sep 2012 #39

You can count me in. eqfan592 Sep 2012 #26

My spouse and I have paid Federal Income Tax for 39 years susanr516 Sep 2012 #29

I pay at a higher rate than Mitt Proud Public Servant Sep 2012 #31

Paying Fed Income tax yearly since age 19, been loathing Republicans much longer Bluenorthwest Sep 2012 #33

Yo! ewagner Sep 2012 #34

If I got any whiter I'd be albino Freddie Sep 2012 #35

K&R MoonRiver Sep 2012 #37

K&R then Populist_Prole Sep 2012 #38

Rec'd Bertha Venation Sep 2012 #40

I had a few bad years after the Bush economy but I am back to kicking in my share! Walk away Sep 2012 #41

How about white, male, pay taxes, part of the military (USCG), evangelical christian, rwsanders Sep 2012 #42

My hand is up. nt Th1onein Sep 2012 #43

K&R kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #44

Yup, yup, and DOUBLE YUP! n/t beac Sep 2012 #45

white, female, tax rate 20% - TBF Sep 2012 #46

Not stupid or greedy enough truebluegreen Sep 2012 #47

Absolutely! cpamomfromtexas Sep 2012 #48

Four here...and a strong accent on LOATHE. Tikki Sep 2012 #49

here I am Skittles Sep 2012 #51

White, blonde, blue eyed, employed, live in a nice place in a nice city and HATE republicans. smirkymonkey Sep 2012 #52

"White," middle-class, taxpayer, never voted for a rethug, and never will. Chorophyll Sep 2012 #53

close enough. part hawaiian, but that was a few gens back. montanto Sep 2012 #54

It was after I heard my first Mantovani record BootinUp Sep 2012 #56

That's me too. Nt DevonRex Sep 2012 #57

I feel excluded because I am mixed race Generic Other Sep 2012 #59

Not just white, but male and older, too. Faygo Kid Sep 2012 #62

That's me, to a tee CanonRay Sep 2012 #64

Bet your patootie I pay income tax, have been for 50 years. sarge43 Sep 2012 #65

Unrec to the nth degree. living foods Sep 2012 #66

I seem to be various shadings donqpublic Sep 2012 #67

Looks like I somehow recced this twice... Rhiannon12866 Sep 2012 #68

I usually skip over these "Rec if . . . " threads, but I'll make an exception for this one NBachers Sep 2012 #69

K&R silverweb Sep 2012 #70

52 year old wolfie001 Sep 2012 #71

We are retired and on Social Security, but our children pay big taxes and we did when we worked. JDPriestly Sep 2012 #72

Too bad the Republicans won't see these Demographics oldsarge54 Sep 2012 #73

I loathe most Republican politicians, and the sources of their funding. potone Sep 2012 #74

Here's a black man who's proud of my white brothers and sisters. :) n/t ejbr Sep 2012 #75

Still paying taxes - nearly 60 years now RuthK Sep 2012 #76

About that median annual income of 25 K - Romney made over 37 K EVERY DAY 365 day/yr in 2011 progree Sep 2012 #88

Well, that is one way to hit the Greatest Threads! Curmudgeoness Sep 2012 #78

I paid twice the tax rate Mitt did this year. SunSeeker Sep 2012 #79

Kiss my pasty white federal-tax-paying heinie, Mitt & Co. Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #80

Union family and proud of it. McCamy Taylor Sep 2012 #81

K&R liberaltrucker Sep 2012 #82

I have never resented paying taxes. FredStembottom Sep 2012 #84

That would be me pink-o Sep 2012 #85

we're white... GetRidOfThem Sep 2012 #86

Whiter then white. Jennicut Sep 2012 #87

I'm white, I pay federal income taxes... davidthegnome Sep 2012 #89

I've paid taxes since I was 15 years old. Now I'm on dmr Sep 2012 #90

K&R HopeHoops Sep 2012 #92