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DanieRains

(4,619 posts)
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 04:04 AM Feb 2020

The One Percent Is So Happy To See Elizabeth And Bernie Lose Ground [View all]

They don't want no stinkin' revolution.

A next to nothing tax status is what really makes them happy.

Paying taxes is for the little people.

"Leona Helmsely died in 2007 at age 87, and some people may not know of her past prominence. In her heyday, she was as big as Donald Trump or Kim Kardashian. And she was colorful too. A billionaire, she was convicted of tax fraud that started with small and obvious acts of evasion. She had a harsh persona too, earning her the nickname the “Queen of Mean.”

During her tax evasion trial, a former employee testified that Helmsley said: “We don’t pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes.” By “we”, she meant not only herself but her husband, New York tycoon Harry Helmsley."

Hey little friends, how do you like your place? Work your ass off, and give half your money to monopolies, or the guvvmint'. And if you get sick, you go bankrupt, and with our without insurance you die when THEY decide to not cover what you need if your treatment may cost them too much.

Amerikkkkkka!

I like Joe, Pete, Amy, and even Tom, and Mike too. Compared to Trump they are like Jesus and Ghandi combined. I am tired of being played like a fool, supposed to pay my taxes, and "come together" while my family is being robbed, and my planet is being destroyed in the name of profit.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
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wish I owned 3 homes including a nice lakeside residence nt msongs Feb 2020 #1
My folks have 3 houses ... none on a lake but two are in a now-wealthy enclave in the East Bay mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #2
msongs If You Weren't Being Robbed Blind You Might Be Able To Have 3 Houses Some Day DanieRains Feb 2020 #3
Doubtful; there aren't enough houses in the US Recursion Feb 2020 #8
Nah, in a socialist country...only the leaders have three houses...hehe. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #30
Bernie's houses CrawlingChaos Feb 2020 #6
Joe Biden never had a DC residence. It's not a requirement. pnwmom Feb 2020 #10
They have to have a place to live in DC for crying out loud CrawlingChaos Feb 2020 #11
Biden never had a place in DC for crying out loud. pnwmom Feb 2020 #13
Now how is Bernie supposed to commute to Vermont everyday? jimfields33 Feb 2020 #32
Now who argued he had to? LanternWaste Feb 2020 #35
It was implied. jimfields33 Feb 2020 #41
No, it wasn't.. There are lots of cheaper places than DC within a commuting distance. pnwmom Feb 2020 #44
Obama had a nasty little cheap apartment...as he and Michelle still had student loans... Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #27
And yet without a DC residence he still has $6M more net worth than Sanders. nt Doremus Feb 2020 #22
He didn't have it in Congress...and have we seen Sander's recent returns? Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #28
I am not part of the 1% and I am thrilled to see Senator Sanders, (Independent - VT) lose ground. NNadir Feb 2020 #4
I am right there with you. People have got to quit assuming Warren block is the same as LizBeth Feb 2020 #9
One thing Ms. Warren has that Mr. Sanders lacks, is practical accomplishments. NNadir Feb 2020 #18
Right. Who on earth awards their vote to a talker over a DOER? blm Feb 2020 #24
Sanders does not scare the 1%. They can be joyous with a Sanders win. Nothing fearful. LizBeth Feb 2020 #5
Aren't they both in the 1%? RandySF Feb 2020 #7
She was convicted of tax fraud. betsuni Feb 2020 #12
This is lame uponit7771 Feb 2020 #14
Ahh yes, the "Bernie has three houses," played out line of attack. Berniesbiggestfan Feb 2020 #15
He does have three houses so how is it an attack...he is not a little person or broke...he is a Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #26
Another white, wealthy, establishment career politician LanternWaste Feb 2020 #36
Just Bernie wiley Feb 2020 #16
+1 Sherman A1 Feb 2020 #17
I'm poor Watchfoxheadexplodes Feb 2020 #19
... LexVegas Feb 2020 #20
Bernie should drop out and endorse her Jose Garcia Feb 2020 #21
lol LenaW Feb 2020 #38
if Elizabeth were frontrunner, it would have been harder to take it from her at convention lostnfound Feb 2020 #23
Good to hear that Sanders is losing ground as I want to win a general! Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #25
Sure. That's why republicans are telling each other to vote for Sanders in the SC primary. Squinch Feb 2020 #29
Sanders and Warren should not be viewed as the same, because they aren't. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #31
I doubt the 1% are happy to see either lose ground. Why would they, they know the beachbumbob Feb 2020 #33
Oh it's not just the 1% that's happy to see Bernie lose ground. comradebillyboy Feb 2020 #34
I'm not the 1% awesomerwb1 Feb 2020 #37
I am nowhere near the top 10 % much less the top 1% hack89 Feb 2020 #39
BS Is A 1%er Me. Feb 2020 #40
I'm not in the 1%. And I'm happy to see Bernie lose ground. I'm not happy about Liz, though. AGeddy Feb 2020 #42
Bernie will raise your taxes to pay for M4A HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #43
K&R! mvd Feb 2020 #45
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