"The only way we're going to have jobs is if the rich pay no taxes whatsoever."

pepperbear

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Thu Jul-14-11 09:53 PM
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"The only way we're going to have jobs is if the rich pay no taxes whatsoever."

Think of how ludicrous a statement that is, and yet that is exactly what the GOP will have us believe. I really am trying to figure out the rationale, and I am perplexed as to how this was ever sold to the public.

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SmileyRose

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Thu Jul-14-11 09:58 PM
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1. I'm sorry but you do have the mantra wrong.

Edited on Thu Jul-14-11 09:59 PM by SmileyRose

"The only way we're going to have jobs is if the rich pay no taxes whatsoever and the middle class pays for all the rich man's toys."

Mantra part B - and none of the jobs created will enable the worker to afford housing, food, self funded retirement, medical care and education for their children. None of these things is stated as a right in the Constitution.

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BeyondGeography

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Thu Jul-14-11 10:02 PM
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2. It's the 11th Commandment...Thou shalt not tax the job creators

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jmowreader

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Thu Jul-14-11 10:06 PM
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3. That's the 12th Commandment

The 11th Commandment is "thou shalt never speak ill of another Republican."

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enki23

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Thu Jul-14-11 10:08 PM
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4. People have too long been wrongly denied the Freedom to buy and sell slaves

The right to enter into slavery is a fundamental right, long championed under natural law, under laws and commandments of God Almighty, and under the Constitution which he has vouchsafed to us. Ignore this, Babylon, at your peril.

/sarcasm, for the afflicted.

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Kennah

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Thu Jul-14-11 10:48 PM
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7. Maybe Obama could offer up indentured servitude as a compromise?

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pointsfortrying

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Thu Jul-14-11 10:08 PM
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5. It's sold to the middle class

because the Dems don't respond correctly. They never tell the truth. Which is, the rich are milking everyone dry. They won't be happy, as Bernie Sanders put it, until they have it all. (And by, the way, he's not a Dem)

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pepperbear

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Thu Jul-14-11 10:20 PM
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6. you're right. in many ways, the dems are complicit by not fighting back hard enough...

of course, they stand to benefit fromthe status quo as well. no one seems to realize the extent of the relationship between their government and monied interests.

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jimmyflint

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Thu Jul-14-11 10:52 PM
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8. What I don't get is that taxes have been far higher before,

But they act like the world will end. :shrug:

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liberalmuse

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Thu Jul-14-11 10:53 PM
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9. It's almost time to start buying Chianti and Fava Beans...

'cause rich are starting to look de-licious!

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