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In reply to the discussion: Ben Carson Unable to to Answer Simple Questions about his Tax Plan [View all]Joe Chi Minh
(15,229 posts)13. He's an absolute shocker! It's not that unusual with types
who pull themselves up by their bootstraps.
Heck, the gross injustice of a flat tax is anything but rocket-science. It has to be, if I can understand it. And he's arguing with the experts about the net effect of it on the poorer folk! 'Snake-oil salesman' doesn't begin to convey this guy's disingenuous waffle.
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question everything
May 2015
OP
The best way to get ahead in today's Republican Party is by being completely incompetent...
MrScorpio
May 2015
#1
Ignorance is blissful, and who is more blissful than a True Believer? All things are ever so simple.
Fred Sanders
May 2015
#3
"I think stabbing a dude should disqualify him. I have no idea why it doesn't."
Adsos Letter
May 2015
#30
Fucking outrageous is what it is. A little toke of weed/bad hair shocks people, but stabbing a guy, meh.
bravenak
May 2015
#31
Brain mechanic is a highly specialized skill set that does not carry over to other disciplines
Tom Ripley
May 2015
#37
dunno, I would love to toss the IRS and have a tax on all items above the basics. first car, first h
Sunlei
May 2015
#36
Well, that explains why the only pro-Carson bumper stickers I see are on high-end SUVs
Coventina
May 2015
#42