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Mr.Bill

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42. People who make that kind of money

Sun Jan 6, 2019, 04:18 PM

Jan 2019

shouldn't have any problem with it, since they will avoid it by creating so many jobs and writing off the wages of those they hired, right? Isn't that their claim?

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AOC smacks Scalise. She can out-twitter twitler! [View all] mobeau69 Jan 2019 OP

Perfect. dalton99a Jan 2019 #1

She's sharp, and is serious when necessary, but is not overly so... RHMerriman Jan 2019 #3

YESSSSS!!!!! Give it to him Alexandria!! She rocks!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2019 #7

Scalise hasn't been spanked like that since he attended Trump's weekly Oval Office Dom meetings. TheBlackAdder Jan 2019 #36

This will be their mantra hibbing Jan 2019 #2

Remind them that Ike's top bracket was 91 percent. RHMerriman Jan 2019 #6

Good point!! AOC has it exactly right. InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2019 #8

The tax code was very different then. Nobody paid 91% wasupaloopa Jan 2019 #11

The top bracket was 91 percent, meaning if you fell into that bracket, you paid RHMerriman Jan 2019 #13

Nobody paid 91% on ALL of their income TexasBushwhacker Jan 2019 #14

too many people don't pay what they're supposed to now either. nt JCanete Jan 2019 #20

Yeah, I remember someone said getting out of paying taxes was "smart". forgotmylogin Jan 2019 #55

AND there were far more deductions than we have now jmowreader Jan 2019 #23

And? Nobody pays the top marginal rate now Mariana Jan 2019 #43

BOOMMMM! nt Blue_true Jan 2019 #50

No one would pay 91% today. Blue_true Jan 2019 #49

She will tomorrow night on 60 Minutes. mobeau69 Jan 2019 #12

Of course, if Fox News had been around in the 1950s... regnaD kciN Jan 2019 #28

Fair ... but interestingly enough, the Fairness Doctrine was only about three years old RHMerriman Jan 2019 #29

We don't need to fashion our words to fit the treat of right wing talking points. We should be wasupaloopa Jan 2019 #9

It's Reagan's tax rate angrychair Jan 2019 #17

She's one person and a junior congressperson at that. herding cats Jan 2019 #25

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"I don't know what it is, but we need better ways of expressing what's being talked about. pangaia Jan 2019 #54

Let her talk. I like it wasupaloopa Jan 2019 #4

Agree, but she needs to Mr.Bill Jan 2019 #41

Gotta' love the change............ MyOwnPeace Jan 2019 #5

Yup yup... love the way AOC is leading the charge!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2019 #10

Right Fucking On. jalan48 Jan 2019 #15

70% marginal rate at $10 million is reasonable. David__77 Jan 2019 #16

People who make that kind of money Mr.Bill Jan 2019 #42

Scalise is that guy unhappy about not getting a straw at McDonald's pecosbob Jan 2019 #18

It's too bad she isn't kowtowing to her "esteemed colleague" theaocp Jan 2019 #19

There seems to be a lot of angst about that. Autumn Jan 2019 #40

We need some young, middle aged, and old. David__77 Jan 2019 #44

We need them all. We do not need to silence any of them. Autumn Jan 2019 #45

Touche AOC! smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #21

Burn... dlk Jan 2019 #22

You're on her home turf now, dolt. eggplant Jan 2019 #24

Can we get like...191 more of her please?? nt Palisade Jan 2019 #26

Oh yes, please! Welcome to DU, Palisade! JudyM Jan 2019 #33

TY! Palisade Jan 2019 #53

Scalise tweeted what Republicans SAY. AOC reminds us what they actually DO. n/t Beartracks Jan 2019 #27

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With regards to Scalise... RHMerriman Jan 2019 #31

She doesn't waste much time. calimary Jan 2019 #32

Speaking out in snappy sound bites changes the dialogue. We've been needing someone who like her! JudyM Jan 2019 #34

I'm so happy to see someone Bettie Jan 2019 #35

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It's just a way of stealth attacking melman Jan 2019 #58

Questioning an elder, experienced male's knowledge... SMC22307 Jan 2019 #38

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Kicking ass! Pepsidog Jan 2019 #47

LOVE THIS!!!!! dsharp88 Jan 2019 #48

She's gonna be just fine! Brava! Roland99 Jan 2019 #51

Nicely done. John Fante Jan 2019 #52

AOC was awesome on 60 minutes Denis 11 Jan 2019 #56

"...Left wing fantasy programs..." yonder Jan 2019 #57