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The Velveteen Ocelot

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28. Or, put another way:

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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