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rickford66

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15. Barcelona, France ??

Reply to DrDan (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 20, 2015, 10:42 AM

Jan 2015

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More Morning Joke...Huckabee pimps "Fair" Tax (National Sales Tax), says we need to tax consumption [View all] Miles Archer Jan 2015 OP

did I mishear him, or did he really say that last year he went to a McDonalds in Barcelona, France DrDan Jan 2015 #1

Yes, he did. I actually went to one like that in France last November... CTyankee Jan 2015 #11

I have also - but my point was that, last time I checked, Barcelona was in Spain DrDan Jan 2015 #16

Barcelona, France ?? rickford66 Jan 2015 #15

i swear that is what he said DrDan Jan 2015 #17

I did too but I thought he was saying I went to Barcelona and France...and I somehow CTyankee Jan 2015 #23

"Barcelona, France" - here is another viewer who heard the same thing DrDan Jan 2015 #25

I suppose that it is irrelevant for him since the only people who would vote for him CTyankee Jan 2015 #27

I think you could if it was one of those "If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium" tours DrDan Jan 2015 #28

Barcelona doesn't look like ANYWHERE else...Gaudi's distinctive architecture is unique CTyankee Jan 2015 #29

I meant that sarcastically - lived in Europe for 4 years - and travel back annually DrDan Jan 2015 #30

Hey, I'll be in Barcelona in late April! CTyankee Jan 2015 #32

I was - long time ago - also a couple of years in East Africa and 4 in the ME DrDan Jan 2015 #34

like the Italian machiatto, but much better... CTyankee Jan 2015 #36

we are partial to France, then Italy DrDan Jan 2015 #37

Sicily is wonderful. Palermo is a world class city and the ancient Greek city of CTyankee Jan 2015 #38

I will need to look to add Sicily in the future DrDan Jan 2015 #39

I'll match Huxster's call with my own call for a 'wealth tax'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jan 2015 #2

Hell yea.... daleanime Jan 2015 #5

Yep. hunter Jan 2015 #31

I consider a 50% tax rate on the rich a 'fair tax'. JaneyVee Jan 2015 #3

And of course, everyone agrees on the definition of "rich..." brooklynite Jan 2015 #19

The 1% JaneyVee Jan 2015 #22

Which is - what? dumbcat Jan 2015 #35

How long did it take Huckabee to come up with this idea? Vinca Jan 2015 #4

It was a central part of his "platform" in 2008 Miles Archer Jan 2015 #7

Has this idiot any idea of what a "regressive" vs. a "progressive" tax is? CTyankee Jan 2015 #12

This whole "idea" went flat years ago underpants Jan 2015 #14

When Republicans talk taxes VAliberal Jan 2015 #6

Current Huffington Post home page: Miles Archer Jan 2015 #9

Idle wealthy conservatives LOVE it. HughBeaumont Jan 2015 #8

More bullshit from Gov. Chucklenuts hatrack Jan 2015 #10

I wanted to hear more about his views on a woman's right to choose... CTyankee Jan 2015 #13

You'd think Mika would have approached that subject... Miles Archer Jan 2015 #20

She never talks about abortion rights...or abortion for that matter... CTyankee Jan 2015 #24

How about taxing Huckadoodle's lunch. C_U_L8R Jan 2015 #18

with modifications, it may work ok actually whatthehey Jan 2015 #21

Fair, flat and consumption all translate to tax everybody but the rich..Huckabee is the least NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #26

Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha! Mike Huckabee pretends to care about income inequality? Initech Jan 2015 #33

A truly "Fair" tax would be national property tax Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2015 #40