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erronis

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78. BS. If everyone in the US paid their fair share

Tue Feb 10, 2015, 05:24 PM

Feb 2015

We wouldn't have our incredible inbalance in the haves and havenots.

We all know that most high-level income (and I include graft, bribes, non-reported, etc.) is not declared on any tax form.

The lower-income peasants (and yes, that includes most of us that rely on wages) have been coerced into having to pay our "dues" up front. UncleS gets his first.

The poor top .1% have to hire fancy accountants to make sure that they don't pay like the riff-raff. It's OK, spend a few $10,000 to hide your $1,000,000s - cost of doing business (ala RMoney).

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A thread of support for the Greek 99% [View all] MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 OP

Rec/kick. nt hifiguy Feb 2015 #1

rec x1000 libtodeath Feb 2015 #2

I read an interesting article today about the Greeks wanting Germany to pay WW2 reparations: Cali_Democrat Feb 2015 #3

K&R peacebird Feb 2015 #4

I don't know, man, Fraternities were never my thing. Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #5

I bet this time next week the President will be saying the same thing. Manny has a gift. rhett o rick Feb 2015 #6

50% of Greeks cheat on their taxes Mosby Feb 2015 #7

What percentage of Americans? nt MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #14

That's not the issue in THIS thread. OnlinePoker Feb 2015 #16

My understanding is that Greece is running a surplus MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #17

Wonder how many of them cheated via HSBC. JDPriestly Feb 2015 #27

BS. If everyone in the US paid their fair share erronis Feb 2015 #78

The Geek shadow economy is 27% of GDP. In America it is about 9% hack89 Feb 2015 #64

And most of their top 1% cheat on everything. I hope the Greeks do what Iceland did sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #48

!!!!! bvar22 Feb 2015 #77

Source? That is an issue... nt daschess1987 Feb 2015 #50

look at these google results Mosby Feb 2015 #60

Oh Hell, yeah! libodem Feb 2015 #8

And perhaps one day we will join them. zeemike Feb 2015 #9

They were the first to be targeted by the Global economic coup d'etat group. I remember the sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #49

I had forgotten about Protest Dog. zeemike Feb 2015 #57

What a good doggie! azmom Feb 2015 #69

Thanks for those pics... ReRe Feb 2015 #80

Of course, I will always support those that support the people Dragonfli Feb 2015 #10

For a moment Manny I thought you were talking about this guy... yuiyoshida Feb 2015 #11

And lose the last four DUers that don't hate me? MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #25

lol yuiyoshida Feb 2015 #51

Rec Denis 11 Feb 2015 #12

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Je Suis Syriza. Je Suis Bolivia. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #15

DU discussion here: elleng Feb 2015 #18

Good thread, Manny Fumesucker Feb 2015 #19

Nous sommes SYRIZA Jack Rabbit Feb 2015 #20

Wonderful art. MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #26

Best wishes to the People of Greece!! nt nc4bo Feb 2015 #21

k & freakin r! Go Greece! That is all. wildbilln864 Feb 2015 #22

K&R! K&R! K&R! K&R! Phlem Feb 2015 #23

K&R. . . tomg Feb 2015 #24

kicking Ramses Feb 2015 #28

Greece just got a "government of the people, by the people, for the people". K&R Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2015 #29

To get it, you have to fight for it. See my post #32. Luminous Animal Feb 2015 #34

Yep - I'm in! rurallib Feb 2015 #30

Finally someone is thinking about the people. What good is an organization like EU if it does not jwirr Feb 2015 #31

And this is how they did it... Luminous Animal Feb 2015 #32

That looks pretty awesome MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #35

Thanks, Manny! It is a trailer and I am glad the story is not clear. Luminous Animal Feb 2015 #37

I sure hope they finish this... MrMickeysMom Feb 2015 #47

I recently saw "The Square" on Netflix. It was a street view azmom Feb 2015 #71

Huge K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Feb 2015 #33

Greeks are Populists? who knew?!? Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #36

Could you elaborate? Luminous Animal Feb 2015 #38

They have leadership... MrMickeysMom Feb 2015 #39

They had people in the streets willing to die. Luminous Animal Feb 2015 #40

Ahem... MrMickeysMom Feb 2015 #41

Indeed leadership arises from the will of the people. Luminous Animal Feb 2015 #44

Of THAT, I have no doubt... MrMickeysMom Feb 2015 #46

They are dangerous because of their azmom Feb 2015 #74

K&R Thespian2 Feb 2015 #42

k&r... spanone Feb 2015 #43

How long before we here from the NY Times that Alexis Tsipras is a dictator. Luminous Animal Feb 2015 #45

K&R. nt. polly7 Feb 2015 #52

The 99% have my support�100%. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #53

K&R demigoddess Feb 2015 #54

My heroes! Go Greece! hedgehog Feb 2015 #55

K&R woo me with science Feb 2015 #56

I'm sure there's a racist, obama bashing angle to this post. KG Feb 2015 #58

Best wishes for Greece! LeftishBrit Feb 2015 #59

I hope this government can stand up and represent the people.. mountain grammy Feb 2015 #61

K&R for self-determination & damn those who oppose it both at home & abroad. nt raouldukelives Feb 2015 #62

absolutely! marmar Feb 2015 #63

Go Manny and the Greek 99% . . BUT FairWinds Feb 2015 #65

There's nothing that says pride and independence than begging Germany for money. randome Feb 2015 #66

K & R LiberalLovinLug Feb 2015 #67

Go Greece Go lark Feb 2015 #68

That has been accomplished whether the austerians will fess to it or not. TheKentuckian Feb 2015 #72

Yep. That they won't fess up is absurd. azmom Feb 2015 #75

Yanis rocks!!! azmom Feb 2015 #70

It really scares the 1% that they have to obey a law written by the 99%.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #73

Greece DonCoquixote Feb 2015 #76

they need to nationalise the banks shaayecanaan Feb 2015 #79

Hurrah For The Greek 99%! colsohlibgal Feb 2015 #81

kick woo me with science Feb 2015 #82

+1000 blackspade Feb 2015 #83