Okay, seriously: What have YOU done for Joe the Plumber today?

[JackRiddler]

And can we get Kevin "Swing Vote" Costner to play him?

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. I fixed my own food disposal unit

I know, the shameless taking away of some pay from Joe the Plumber

:-)

[Kurt Remarque]

4. paid him $120 to set foot in my house

[aquart]

5. Somehow I feel he shouldn't have selected a plumber.

Most of us feel the plumber is a deeply superior and well-paid being.

Not to mention, JOE IS A UNION MAN.

[The Magistrate]

2. Truely, Sir, The Whole Nation Must Be Devoted To The Task

Of seeing he does not pay an extra three cents tax on every dollar above one quarter million dollars he earns.

No greater priority for our great nation occurs to my mind!

[SharonAnn]

10. Why? In the hope that he can buy a plumbing company and have more than $250,000 taxable income,

he wants to be sure that he doesn't have to pay any additional taxes on the amount over $250,000?

What about the tens of millions of people today who have health issues and have no access to health care? What about the tens of millions of people (if not hundreds) who are watching their self-funded retirement savings decrease in value?

Hmmm. The times when I paid the highest percentage in taxes was when I had to most money left after paying taxes.

Anyway, the GOP mantra in good times is to "cut taxes", in bad times the mantra is to "cut taxes", and they usually focus on the taxes paid by their high income supporters and corporations.

We can all see how that has worked:
1. Unprecedented annual deficit and increase in total national debt.
2. Crumbling of infrastruture (bridges, roads, schools, universities, etc.)
3. Removal of regulations and legislation that protect Americans(drug safety, food safety, pollution, utility pricing, financial regulations, legal protections, etc.)
4. Destruction of our standing in foreign policy in the world with yet unimagined consequences.

Somehow, I think that "Joe, the plumber" was a McCain plant.

[The Magistrate]

16. Apparently, Ma'am, Yes

How could anyone have listened to that whole debate and not been fired to devote their whole being, body and soul, to that task?

[drmeow]

3. delete

[MrMickeysMom]

6. I paid Joe a large chunk of change to -

do his job. I wish I could get the same rate.

[Solly Mack]

7. I mocked McCain for the good of Joe and humanity

[notadmblnd]

8. last time I had joe the plumber in, I gave him 1200.00

to replace the plumbing under my kitchen sink with PVC. He did a good job, but it wasn't 1200.00 worth of PVC or time.

[XemaSab]

14. Last time Joe came by it was free for us

but the people behind us... I don't know how much it will cost them, but them all is said and done, they're going to owe us a new fence.

There are flags all over OUR back yard for THEIR problem. :scared:

[Generic Other]

9. plugged up the toilet with toilet paper?

thought of calling him but he makes so damn much money I couldn't afford to make the call, so I found the plunger.

[ColbertWatcher]

11. I kept Joe employed: took a dump! n/t

[obiwan]

12. I worked from the age of 17 till MS stopped me at age 52.

Along the way, I paid a lot of plumbers a lot of money, all earned by the sweat of my balls.

[XemaSab]

13. If it's yellow

let it mellow.

Good for the Earth, good for the plumbers, everyone wins. :P

[arcadian]

15. I laid some pipe

[Bluebear]

17. :)

[Ichingcarpenter]

18. It would be an operation of your own mind crime

to put up with this crap.


But maybe an idiot can play that role.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

19. I put M-80s in the toilets at Joe's company.

[Contrary1]

20. Nothing. But I do need to call Bob the Electrician tomorrow.

Maybe I can help him out a bit.

Actually, Mike the Plumber got $75. from me a couple weeks back.

[JackRiddler]

21. I'm going to introduce him to Bill the Accountant...

who will explain to him the difference between revenues and earnings, so he can figure out if he'll ever make $250,000 - that is, if he can secure a loan in the first place for his still theoretical purchase of a business he does not yet own.

[earth mom]

22. I don't give a flying fuck about Joe the plumber. He's just another greedy bastard!

He is worried about a measly 3% tax raise increase of what he makes OVER 250K! FUCK HIM and his greedy bullshit! :grr:

[JackRiddler]

24. It's funny, given the low odds he's ever going to make 250 K...

since in the conversation with Obama about a business he'd like to buy no clear distinction was made between revenues and earnings. So he's not just greedy but also rather on the wishful side.

[SammyWinstonJack]

27. !!!

:applause:

[fascisthunter]

23. McCain Can't Remember How Many Houses He Has

and yet, he's talking about Joe "plumber". Give me a break...

[JackRiddler]

26. Maybe Joe can get a contract to re-install fixtures in all of McCain's houses

That could serve to land him in the dreaded 39% bracket!

[fascisthunter]

28. Hey... if he sucks up to McCain's Campaign Enough, the GOP...

probably will hook him up. Most phony people like this one love sucking up to the rich... pathetic.

[JackRiddler]

29. JEESUS-KAY-RIST! McCAIN MADE THIS JOKE IN HIS...

routine at the Alfed Smith dinner.

Do you think his writers saw this thread? :)

[PVnRT]

25. I really, really tried to clog the toilet, alas, it was not to be

Damn Kohl toilets and their superior flushability.