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kpete

(72,901 posts) Fri Dec 28, 2012, 01:35 PM Dec 2012

BOO HOO: “You work your butt off & you end up with next to nothing (but about $2 million this year)” [View all]

Mr. President, Have Pity On The Working Man
By: TBogg Thursday December 27, 2012 10:25 pm

Courtesy of the NY Post, here is one of the people John Boehner and the Republicans are protecting from the onerous confiscatory upper end tax increase from 35 percent to 39.6 percent:

They’re ready to jump off a real cliff.

New Yorkers of all income levels got a rude awakening yesterday when they saw in The Post how much more they will pay in taxes next year without a fiscal-cliff deal by Jan. 1.

[...]

Clothing designer Peter Opie, of Canary Wharf Clothier, made about $2 million this year — and would see his tax bill spike by a staggering $100,000.

“The system is nuts here — it’s madness personified!” he said

“We were impacted massively by the hurricane — and now there is this,” said Opie. “You work your butt off and you end up with next to nothing.”

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/jumping_out_of_their_kins_SpNwWIBDvSotYbcF7bQZ3O

Oh look, here are some kids who worked in coal mines for $3 a week!

I’m sorry. What was Peter Opie saying about “working your butt off”?

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/jumping_out_of_their_kins_SpNwWIBDvSotYbcF7bQZ3O
http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2012/12/27/mr-president-have-pity-on-the-working-man-3/

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BOO HOO: “You work your butt off & you end up with next to nothing (but about $2 million this year)” [View all] kpete Dec 2012 OP

if he wants to pay less in taxes, i'll trade his take-home pay for mine.... unblock Dec 2012 #1

+1000 nt abelenkpe Dec 2012 #25

I knew this conservative idiot who would not take overtime because he would have to pay more taxes liberal N proud Dec 2012 #2

A lot of the idiot teabagger types just refuse to understand Mariana Dec 2012 #12

Most of the baggers I meet are struggling poor. I remember a cab driver who was a bagger, bluestate10 Dec 2012 #27

Sounds familiar WoodyD Dec 2012 #17

WOW, just WOW. How much more disconnected from reality can she be? nt bluestate10 Dec 2012 #26

I've got one. Third hand, but...... socialist_n_TN Dec 2012 #40

I've seen that used as an excuse, usually by lazy-asses. Care Acutely Dec 2012 #21

where's the violin smilie barbtries Dec 2012 #3

Hey Peter, progressoid Dec 2012 #4

How much more could I love George Takei? WoodyD Dec 2012 #18

My heart is breaking for that guy. Barack_America Dec 2012 #5

Is it just my imagination, or do people like Opie whine a lot more Buns_of_Fire Dec 2012 #6

Won't you please think of the millionaires??????? neverforget Dec 2012 #7

somebody call the waaah-mbulance! TeamPooka Dec 2012 #8

Save The Rich (video) TeamPooka Dec 2012 #9

Excellent. (nt) DirkGently Dec 2012 #10

I think I'm in love BarackTheVote Dec 2012 #39

get in line TeamPooka Dec 2012 #41

2 mill and a 5% raise in taxes Javaman Dec 2012 #11

My dad was one of those kids in the picture at the turn of the century except Cleita Dec 2012 #13

Uh, by my calculation, he will pay $80,500 more. louis-t Dec 2012 #14

that was my math too. The fool can make money but cant calculate...sigh. TeamPooka Dec 2012 #38

The other tiers also increase if we fail to make a bargain. Sirveri Dec 2012 #43

Peter OPie is welcome to change places me and I will gladly GLADLY pay his rightfull taxes with .... marble falls Dec 2012 #15

No surprise that the Post is using figures from geardaddy Dec 2012 #16

how can a designer make $2 million Enrique Dec 2012 #19

Yes, but you need about $2 million a year just to survive... downandoutnow Dec 2012 #20

Not true. I live in an expensive east-coast region. A salary of $2 million bluestate10 Dec 2012 #23

I think the person was employing sarcasm. n/t duffyduff Dec 2012 #36

Does anyone know what brands he designs for? Would be good to avoid buying them. bluestate10 Dec 2012 #22

Its in the OP, Canary Wharf Clothier (whoever they are). nt riderinthestorm Dec 2012 #37

The French revolution knew how hifiguy Dec 2012 #24

plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose ornotna Dec 2012 #28

We're still paying the price for the Age of Reagan NBachers Dec 2012 #34

You work your butt off... DaveJ Dec 2012 #29

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #30

"What was Peter Opie saying about “working your butt off”?" Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2012 #31

kind of misleading op i think. as i understand the brief material in the article, he *made* $2 mill, HiPointDem Dec 2012 #32

Wonder how much conspicuous consumption this fool engages in Skidmore Dec 2012 #33

Boo Hoo indeed ornotna Dec 2012 #35

He's a designer and only made $2 million!?! He must be a crap designer Raine Dec 2012 #42