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girl gone mad

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10. Lol.

Reply to elleng (Reply #9)

Tue May 29, 2012, 05:45 PM

May 2012

It's okay when elites at the IMF avoid taxes, but it's unacceptable for commoners to do the same? Hypocrites.

Never mind the fact that the average Greek citizen pays taxes at a fairly burdensome rate. It's those in LeGarde's class who avoid the most taxes, but the IMF has no plan go after these wealthy evaders. The IMF was designed to trample the weak and the poor, a tradition it carries on with fervor.

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IMF boss Christine Lagarde pays no tax [View all] Neue Regel May 2012 OP

NOT news, NO Leona Helmsley, elleng May 2012 #1

Not Leona Helmsley in the criminal, tax evading sense... Neue Regel May 2012 #2

Her 'attitude' is that the people of Greece should pay the taxes they owe. elleng May 2012 #5

how is it different? Who cares if she is exempt. roguevalley May 2012 #13

The difference is that those mid-and low-level employees DJ13 May 2012 #8

It is NOT the 'same thing they are.' elleng May 2012 #9

Lol. girl gone mad May 2012 #10

Nothing 'lol' about this, just some facts. elleng May 2012 #11

It doesn't matter whether people avoid taxes through legal shenanigans.. girl gone mad May 2012 #12

You're wasting your time ..... oldhippie May 2012 #16

I think you're right about that. elleng May 2012 #17

they should, the leaching bloodsuckers. No one roguevalley May 2012 #14

Yes, diplomats, UN workers, IMF employees should be able to be locked up at any time RB TexLa May 2012 #19

I guess working for the UN... orwell May 2012 #3

No, members of the clergy have to pay taxes Neue Regel May 2012 #6

She's far worse than Leona Helmsley. girl gone mad May 2012 #4

International Predator Class VIP pays no taxes on income, lectures others kenny blankenship May 2012 #7

Yep. It's not that her job doesn't require her to pay taxes.......... socialist_n_TN May 2012 #21

The rules are for the little people. The big people get special exemptions. HiPointDem May 2012 #15

Why am I suddenly thankful that some crazed dictator or some coup leader RB TexLa May 2012 #18

This is a stupid non-issue Spider Jerusalem May 2012 #20