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samsingh

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78. me too

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Thu Jan 22, 2015, 01:56 PM

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As your resident 1%er, I'm delighted to have President Obama propose to raise our taxes... [View all] brooklynite Jan 2015 OP

Yeah, but you are not an asshole, so you dont count NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #1

+1. I like non-assholes. Enthusiast Jan 2015 #7

What ever this is worth, without assholes we'd all be full of shit. demosincebirth Jan 2015 #22

Good on you. K&R closeupready Jan 2015 #2

Good for you ... and I know you are not alone. sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #3

just as long as there is a low end cap OKNancy Jan 2015 #4

or when you sell a rental house with 10% equity and the feds take 50% nt msongs Jan 2015 #5

What? NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #9

How did that happen? SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2015 #14

Re-captured depreciation? mountain grammy Jan 2015 #16

Oh my God! yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #31

No, the tax is a percentage of profit and there are lots different circumstances, mountain grammy Jan 2015 #34

Ok thanks...I think I had a little worry there for a moment yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #39

Not in general, but grammy is right that selling a former rental property Recursion Jan 2015 #42

Right. And home ownership is a social value worth protecting. JDPriestly Jan 2015 #79

Just curious AndreaCG Jan 2015 #44

It's complicated and it changes over time karynnj Jan 2015 #75

that is a deal the "feds" usually take 90%! snooper2 Jan 2015 #62

K&R Jamaal510 Jan 2015 #6

Hmmmmm. You do know there is a block on yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #33

Please identify that block. Ms. Toad Jan 2015 #48

That's what Republicans come back to me with each and every time I bring up raising BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #51

I gave our resident 1 precenter DU member and option yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #55

Yes, I know you gave brooklynite "an option" - just as Republicans do when I bring up that BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #57

Ok. Have a great day! yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #71

Easy yet stupid. NCTraveler Jan 2015 #54

+ 1000 BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #58

I wish folks would remember Occupy's take on this and think about it. "We're not against the 1%... stevenleser Jan 2015 #81

Thanks you! JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #35

This we can agree on. K&R nt TBF Jan 2015 #8

Check out the Responsible Wealth Network for compatriots eridani Jan 2015 #10

We are both 1%ers, and we wholeheartedly agree... secondwind Jan 2015 #11

K & R. A stronger economy helps all of us. lovemydog Jan 2015 #12

I have no issue with an increase on the 1% SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2015 #13

it'll never happen. But, it's ok to dream about how it could be spent HereSince1628 Jan 2015 #15

Talk is cheap now that he has zero chance of seeing it done. Marr Jan 2015 #17

I don't know... WinstonSmith4740 Jan 2015 #24

True but he should have advocated for it all along. It's just BS now. harun Jan 2015 #26

heh SammyWinstonJack Jan 2015 #32

Probably why my wife and I worked to get Elizabeth Warren elected... brooklynite Jan 2015 #40

It's a great story to tell to people on the internets! Rex Jan 2015 #50

Maybe his butler is posting for him? benz380 Jan 2015 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author Puglover Jan 2015 #69

Unlikely any of this gets passed. bigwillq Jan 2015 #18

Andre Kerry spoke at my school in 2004 pasto76 Jan 2015 #19

Do you mean Andree Heinz? (Teresa's son) karynnj Jan 2015 #76

First, it's good to know we have 1%er's on DU. mountain grammy Jan 2015 #20

It's not the 1% vs. the 99%. It is the kleptomaniacs vs. society erronis Jan 2015 #37

Well, there is that hospital wing..... mountain grammy Jan 2015 #41

Same for Bill Gates AndreaCG Jan 2015 #45

It's impossible to measure the political views of the richest 10,000 or whatever people YoungDemCA Jan 2015 #56

What are the membership requirements? DFW Jan 2015 #21

slightly over 500k a year in income. drray23 Jan 2015 #30

Thanks - but let's make sure we understand it's income, not wealth erronis Jan 2015 #38

Interesting that they don't take into account what taxes take out of that. DFW Jan 2015 #77

What makes you think you're the only one? whatchamacallit Jan 2015 #23

I'm 1% on the world scale. hunter Jan 2015 #25

I'm certainly no economic whiz, but it seems to me, as one in the bottom percentile, panader0 Jan 2015 #27

It's been proven time and time again. F4lconF16 Jan 2015 #83

Yup. Nice "proposal" Android3.14 Jan 2015 #28

K&R! Tarheel_Dem Jan 2015 #29

We are too JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #36

can you send me 100 thousand dollars ? JI7 Jan 2015 #43

I know someone in Nigeria...nt benz380 Jan 2015 #67

I'm a 62.88749 % Rhinodawg Jan 2015 #46

You'll never become the first trillionaire with that attitude. moondust Jan 2015 #47

Kewl story bro! Rex Jan 2015 #49

You better NOT show up at the salon today! n/t benz380 Jan 2015 #53

toot toot LawDeeDah Jan 2015 #59

yep! nt benz380 Jan 2015 #60

you spelled "cool" wrong snooper2 Jan 2015 #64

Dam those public schools! Rex Jan 2015 #82

As a member of the... Newest Reality Jan 2015 #52

Oh wow. Your post made me sad. BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #63

Well thank you, Newest Reality Jan 2015 #74

As far as I know, YarnAddict Jan 2015 #61

He can make his check out to the Bureau of the Public Debt. Over $200,000 donated this year so far. benz380 Jan 2015 #66

That's not how human beings work and you know it. randome Jan 2015 #73

Yup. Agschmid Jan 2015 #80

And we're delighted to have 1%ers like you on our side, brooklynite! BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #65

Say hello to the Admiral and the Lady Sofia Camilla Placenta for us if you go to the club tonight... LanternWaste Jan 2015 #70

It's called a 'salon', not a club. nt benz380 Jan 2015 #72

me too samsingh Jan 2015 #78