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roguevalley

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22. wow. In greece they are abandoning four and

Reply to elleng (Reply #18)

Tue May 29, 2012, 10:58 PM

May 2012

five year old children in the streets with notes saying I can't keep her/him. Remember that when you wrap your love around this leech.

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Christine Lagarde, scourge of tax evaders, pays no tax [View all] Neue Regel May 2012 OP

This is NOT news, elleng May 2012 #1

How is it not news? Neue Regel May 2012 #2

Its part of her contract, nothing NEW about it, elleng May 2012 #4

Many are not comfortable with the way the IMF and World Bank do business abelenkpe May 2012 #7

who wrote her contract? the rich elite roguevalley May 2012 #21

Not only am I uncomfortable with it..... DeSwiss May 2012 #25

One rule for the rich, another for the poor. nt SunSeeker May 2012 #3

No, ALL IMF employees. elleng May 2012 #5

Yes, and they are rich compared to most people on this planet. SunSeeker May 2012 #6

By that standard, you would complain about U.S. Federal Government employees, elleng May 2012 #7

you are very defensive Skittles May 2012 #10

FACTS ARE IMPORTANT. elleng May 2012 #16

Diplomats pay taxes to their own country Sanity Claws May 2012 #23

Americans are almost the only people in the world taxed on the basis of citizenship. Spider Jerusalem May 2012 #30

OOH OOH OOH!!! Skittles May 2012 #33

Nope. All U.S. government employees pay income taxes. SunSeeker May 2012 #11

us federal employees pay taxes. She doesn't roguevalley May 2012 #19

Federal government employees are exempt from paying taxes? brentspeak May 2012 #28

NO, we pay taxes, elleng May 2012 #29

And this supports your defense of Christine "Bankster Loan Shark Spokesperson" Lagarde, how? brentspeak May 2012 #31

I responded to #6 above. elleng May 2012 #32

this is about lagarde and her dumbass commentary frylock May 2012 #9

Know of any poverty-stricken IMF employees? brentspeak May 2012 #27

Typical jackassery from the world wealthy/elite, and before I'm jumped on... Comrade_McKenzie May 2012 #12

And...so? Diplomats pay no tax. This is by agreed international convention. Spider Jerusalem May 2012 #13

Thanks SO MUCH, Spider! elleng May 2012 #15

Hypocricy not so much, it seems. Occulus May 2012 #17

Still don't get it, do you??? elleng May 2012 #18

wow. In greece they are abandoning four and roguevalley May 2012 #22

name a diplomat that isn't rich. Just because roguevalley May 2012 #20

How many United Nations employees are there? may3rd May 2012 #14

Of course..... DeSwiss May 2012 #24

Ofc they dont pay taxes Dokkie May 2012 #26

Do as I say... rayofreason May 2012 #34

Why not blame all UN officials Jeneral2885 May 2012 #35

She not evading anything dipsydoodle May 2012 #36

Nothing in the OP says she is evading taxes. Prometheus Bound May 2012 #37

aside from the subject line dipsydoodle May 2012 #38

"Pays no tax" is not the same as "evades taxes". Prometheus Bound May 2012 #39