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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 09:52 AM Original message |
Protest against budget cuts at Albany NY Capital results in arrests. |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
1. Images |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 01:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
35. I can't get it to post, either. Don't know what is up with that..... |
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fittosurvive (538 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
2. I think a lot of people do not understand that unlike the fedgov, |
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Lindsay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 10:06 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. State governments can also raise taxes. |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 10:08 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. +1 |
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fittosurvive (538 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 10:25 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Yes, they could do that, but they already have the 2nd highest tax burden in the nation. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 12:47 PM Response to Reply #8 |
21. So, your answer is to just let poor poeple die, while all the protests are for middleclass people? |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 09:00 PM Response to Reply #21 |
59. that poster didn't say that... |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 01:13 PM Response to Reply #8 |
27. Cartoon for you... |
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erodriguez (532 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 01:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
39. Cuomo is letting the millionaires tax expire at the expense of school aid and aid to the poor. |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 10:07 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. On the backs of the poor? NYS charges a tiny tax on stock transactions, but |
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fittosurvive (538 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 10:31 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Surely, you do no believe that the rich are the only ones who buy and sell stocks. |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 10:44 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Surely you don't believe that .25% would really even be noticed |
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fittosurvive (538 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 11:14 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Believe it or not, Gov. Cuomo is not espousing right wing talking points. |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 11:38 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. You make my point for me! |
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fittosurvive (538 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 01:24 PM Response to Reply #17 |
29. Forgive me, but that letter clearly explains the problems NY must resolve |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 08:48 PM Response to Reply #29 |
57. Taxing the rich would be much more responsible, but I guess the people |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 12:48 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. Are you the one who will have to bury those "tough choices"? |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 01:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
25. He's not choosing to raise taxes... |
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fittosurvive (538 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 01:30 PM Original message |
It is not right wing to advocate for fiscal responsibility. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
32. You're right.. both left-wing and right-wing people(and I use the term loosely) |
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fittosurvive (538 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 01:36 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. Two-thirds of the states have higher poverty rats than New York. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 01:40 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. YEs, of course, it is "overly dramatic" to care about DEATHS. |
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Aerows (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 03:32 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. "Poverty rats" - was that a Freudian slip? |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
50. Oh, you're kidding now... |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
6. For the union workers and teachers here, from the link: |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
7. recommend |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 10:30 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Thanks!! |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
11. k&r |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 11:08 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Thanks!! |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
15. Video of event! |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
16. If they reinstituted the stock transfer tax & collected the billions owed in taxes... |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 11:39 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Yep, yep, yep!! |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #16 |
45. The point is to protest loudly, like these people did! |
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Agony (865 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
19. Kick nt |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
20. Kick. WTF is it about taxation????? |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 12:50 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Because it is so much easier to let poor people die, and there is no OUTRAGE. |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 12:55 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. They'll give to charities... |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 03:36 PM Response to Reply #24 |
46. Well as I said, they'd BETTER get used to taxation.......... |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 04:24 PM Response to Reply #46 |
53. expropriation is always fun! |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 11:10 PM Response to Reply #53 |
60. AND it has a long history........ |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
26. Cuomo's budget cuts |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
28. k&r nt |
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Lifelong Protester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
30. Looks like we have some capitalist trolls here... |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 04:10 PM Response to Reply #30 |
47. Yep 300,00,000 people trumps all their money! |
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MedleyMisty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 04:30 PM Response to Reply #30 |
54. I put the trolls on ignore |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 08:55 PM Response to Reply #30 |
58. When Michael Moore |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
31. This is excellent news. Didn't see it covered anywhere on the TeeVEE... |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 01:33 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. It ISN"T being covered, because WE aren't making enough noise! |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 04:12 PM Response to Reply #31 |
48. I think these protests might be more common than we know... |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
34. In New York City? |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. Albany. But, yes, there should be MILLIONS all over the nation! |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 03:32 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. I should learn to read |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 03:34 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Well, to us westerners, the whole east coast is one city, so..... |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 04:23 PM Response to Reply #44 |
52. Hey parts of NYS are Appalachia!! |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #44 |
64. The terrible thing is |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
38. K&R |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 04:12 PM Response to Reply #38 |
49. thanks! |
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Poboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
43. Recommend |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
51. kr |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
55. Don't balance the budget on the backs of the poor |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 04:55 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Tax the rich! |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-11 11:55 PM Response to Reply #55 |
61. That would be a perfect letter! |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 07:31 AM Response to Original message |
62. k&r |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 08:31 AM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Solidarity! |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-08-11 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
65. Kicking this back up. |
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