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LanternWaste

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5. Most popular excuse... found on bumper-stickers everywhere

Reply to happydaze (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 8, 2016, 06:16 PM

Aug 2016

"Most people are strapped up to their asses."

Most popular excuse... found on bumper-stickers everywhere. May have even been used during FDR's first few months before people realized that taxing can assist a nation, assist a nation's infrastructure, assist people getting jobs, assist people getting homes, etc., regardless of the other trendy and popular bumper-sticker about the Federal Reserve-- looks good on t-shirts as well.

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American Paradox: It�s Never Been Cheaper for Cities and States to Borrow Money...And They Refuse to [View all] question everything Aug 2016 OP

People complain about bad roads, but want somebody else to pay for them. tonyt53 Aug 2016 #1

Most people are strapped up to their asses. happydaze Aug 2016 #2

Most popular excuse... found on bumper-stickers everywhere LanternWaste Aug 2016 #5

Yes, and under former admin, taxing the wealthy at a progressive tax rate also helped a lot. happydaze Aug 2016 #9

You're moving the goalposts from the original premise. LanternWaste Aug 2016 #10

I'm addressing the reality of the situation in America today. happydaze Aug 2016 #13

And can these people who are "strapped up to their asses" question everything Aug 2016 #6

Yes, but lets create a progressive tax structure again... there are billions being stolen from us happydaze Aug 2016 #8

It could help Clinton SCantiGOP Aug 2016 #3

Its beyond stupid. procon Aug 2016 #4

A lot of the spending by local governments in past decades OhioBlue Aug 2016 #7

It's part of a much bigger picture Sen. Walter Sobchak Aug 2016 #11

It wasn't necessarily a stupid project. Initech Aug 2016 #12