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Dark n Stormy Knight

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48. They *should* pay more. That's my point. However the hell we can get it from them, I'm for it.
Sat Dec 22, 2012, 03:42 AM
Dec 2012

Preferably through non-violent means.

The greedy fuckers need to generously support the nation they claim to worship and adore which provides them with so much. And just wearing the occasional flag pin on their bespoke suit lapels and slapping a yellow ribbon magnet on the bumper of their Hummer is not enough.

Why should the rich pay more taxes? [View all] Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 OP
Exactly. He who benefits the most should pay the most. Live and Learn Nov 2012 #1
Keep that under your hat. If word gets out they'll strip the beaches and quarries in a flash. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #3
fgfhghgf TracyP Dec 2012 #37
It's not a pay for what you use society. Gregorian Nov 2012 #2
I can totally relate. We have no children and not a lot of income, so the school taxes hit us hard. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #4
You're absolutely right meow2u3 Nov 2012 #16
Another argument I love to use against that ("I don't have any kids, why am I paying for schools!?") Grown2Hate Nov 2012 #18
Great point. Lots of people who didn't have kids paid taxes to help fund the schools Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #32
It's worth thinking of it theKed Nov 2012 #26
I was a public school teacher and did enough parenting in that position that I don't think I've got Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #33
I don't mean to construe theKed Nov 2012 #35
Teaching does involve a certain degree of surrogate parenting. The degree often having Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #36
Remember that for the past 30 years wealth has been redistributed upwards. socialindependocrat Nov 2012 #5
Interesting. The bit about people who can saving more because of their short wages is an aspect I'd Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #7
Yes, for some reason these people are driven socialindependocrat Nov 2012 #12
I would have cashed out at 10 million and traveled the world and done a million other things there's Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #17
This is the very dangerous thing about 401Ks socialindependocrat Nov 2012 #24
My dad has diabetes and had a quadruple bypass about 5 years ago, at which time they said he could Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #28
Because that's where the money is Warpy Nov 2012 #6
I'm with you on this, you bank-robber quoting socialist, you. Every time, and it is increasingly Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #9
What about other countries? Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2012 #8
First link=page not found. Can you repost? Will try the others now. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #10
Try these Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2012 #21
Thanks. Here's a really salient excerpt I'd like to highlight from that guardian.co link: Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #25
it does need to be made clear Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2012 #30
Second link is broken as well. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #11
. Prometheus_unbound Nov 2012 #13
I don't feel the least bit apologetic. And no, taxation isn't robbery. You may find you're shopping Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #14
Taxation is more like dues IphengeniaBlumgarten Nov 2012 #19
Right. If you have the money but just don't want to pay your dues, get out of the club. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #23
I posted another, more practical reason the rich should pay more meow2u3 Nov 2012 #15
Thanks, that's an angle I'd never considered. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #27
Because they own a much bigger stake of the country. begin_within Nov 2012 #20
They take more advantage from a successful country... sorechasm Nov 2012 #22
I doubt that most of them have thought it through to that extent, but I agree renate Dec 2012 #44
Yep. The first link I posted spells that out in detail. I feel like starting an email chain with Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #29
Makes perfect sense! Nerdette Nov 2012 #31
Right, but the point of my post was to provide "talking points" and background for Dems to use when Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #34
I am one of those people trying to figure it out. TracyP Dec 2012 #38
Um, must be a nice bubble you live in. hunter Dec 2012 #39
Aside from the fact that I'd guess most of us would say an annual income of 250K does indeed make Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #41
Number 1: did you read my link? Can you argue against any of those points? Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #43
because they have too many dressage horses Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2012 #40
Can one ever really have too many dressage horses? Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #42
Another talking point/visual aid: Norrin Radd Dec 2012 #45
Nice. Good graphics are always a boon. I've seen some others that would be good here, but failed to Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #46
They don't pay more leftynyc Dec 2012 #47
They *should* pay more. That's my point. However the hell we can get it from them, I'm for it. Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #48
It's a simple as this. If you are broke and in a bind like our country is now, who do you ask for... world wide wally Dec 2012 #49
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