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CousinIT

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4. Good damn question. I guess the idiots somehow believe billionaires "earned"

Reply to world wide wally (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 20, 2017, 01:59 PM

Nov 2017

their billions whereas actual working middle class or poor people didn't -- so they see anything that helps them as a waste and as giving them "free stuff" (even though the working folk pay taxes for it while billionaires get all the gargantuan loopholes and many corprats don't pay ANY taxes).

It's a selfish, ignorant and assholish mindset.

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Permanent Corporate Tax Cuts, With Tax Increases for Everyone Else [View all] CousinIT Nov 2017 OP

Congress needs a good purging. democratisphere Nov 2017 #1

But... greymattermom Nov 2017 #2

I keep wondering why people are willing to pay more taxes so billionaires can get a tax cut world wide wally Nov 2017 #3

Good damn question. I guess the idiots somehow believe billionaires "earned" CousinIT Nov 2017 #4

Stupid people vote stupidly. CrispyQ Nov 2017 #5