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Cary Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 11:19 AM
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Where Is the Charitable Organization to Help the Rich?
Since it is so truly horrible that rich people should pay taxes, and since "conservatives" are so patriotic, wouldn't at least one of them have the sense to start a charity so that ordinary "conservatives" could come to the aid of such tortured, pathetic rich persons?

That's funny. I Googled "rich persons tax relief" and found no organization committed to such a cause. I see no commercials on TV, with Sally Struthers or anyone else relating the terrible plight of these tortured souls and soliciting contributions for relief.

One would think that at least some of them would contribute money to stem this "socialist" or "communist" phenomenon.

Maybe I'm not looking hard enough?
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Sarah Ibarruri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 11:19 AM
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1. Well, there are many. The WTO is one of the many organizations for (and of) the rich nt
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anonymous171 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 11:21 AM
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2. Yep. Every international trade/financial organization is dedicated to the welfare of rich.
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Sarah Ibarruri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 11:24 AM
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5. Yep! They recently met and are very angry that countries are trying to help the middle class
I mean, when the middle class is not hungry, the upper classes aren't as weighed down by gold. That's why they have an unattractive name for that: Protectionism. Protectionism breaks my heart. It's not fair to do that to the rich.
:nopity:
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Sarah Ibarruri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 03:41 PM
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9. Whatever manipulates the middle and working classes like pawns for the profits of the rich....
is an organization for the rich.
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Cary Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 11:33 AM
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7. You mean government is the answer?
But how could that be?
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Sarah Ibarruri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 03:41 PM
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8. ? nt
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Cary Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 03:54 PM
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12. Sarcasm, Sarah.
It's the old Reagan mantra that government is not the solution, it's the problem blah blah.
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Sarah Ibarruri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-11-09 11:02 AM
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17. Quit scaring me! lol nt
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lumberjack_jeff Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 11:22 AM
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3. You're part of it. We all are. n/t
Edited on Fri Apr-10-09 11:22 AM by lumberjack_jeff
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stray cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 11:23 AM
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4. The US government for the last 8 years - meaning you and I paid for them
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LeftishBrit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 11:30 AM
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6. There's one in most countries. I believe yours is called 'The Republican Party'
We call ours the Tories; but it's the same principle.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 03:41 PM
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10. I thought it was called "the middle class"
:shrug:
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Romulox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 03:43 PM
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11. The Department of Treasury and the Federal Reserve. nt
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 03:59 PM
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13. It's called The US Congress
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closeupready Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 04:19 PM
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16. Got that right.
:mad:
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old mark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 04:05 PM
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14. It's called "Congress". nt
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Vidar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 04:13 PM
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15. You mean the federal government?
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ima_sinnic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-11-09 11:05 AM
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18. well, they have their own "community organizer" now, bought & paid for
:eyes:
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