"I can't afford my own politician so I made this sign"

[AikidoSoul]

God I love that woman!

Thanks to AP for the photo.

[kestrel91316]

1. K&R

[lunatica]

2. The teabagge trolls are scratching their heads in confusion

While we roll around laughing our asses off!

[liberal N proud]

3. Exactly, we can't afford our own politician!

[PDJane]

4. woman after my own heart...........

[Gregorian]

5. I'll bet Barbara Bush is furious

:)

[backwoodsbob]

7. oh my

don't get her *beautiful mind* upset

[Uncle Joe]

6. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, AikidoSoul.:thumbsup:

[AikidoSoul]

10. It's an irresistible photo and says it better than anything else I've seen lately

You are most welcome. :hi:

[johnnyplankton]

25. I was at Occupy Boston

And this sign was easily the best. BTW, we need better chants.

[Uncle Joe]

36. I agree, the passion stands out to me as well.

Peace to you,:hi:

[Auggie]

8. Great

[Raksha]

9. K & R - Love it!!! n/t

[hobbit709]

11. K& A BIG R

[Brigid]

12. We have seen some great signs from OWS,

But this one is the best yet. Big K & R.

[Petrushka]

13. :-) --- K & R

:kick:

[AikidoSoul]

14. Shameless kick

:kick:

[AikidoSoul]

42. One more Kick -- NT

:P

[tnlefty]

15. Rec'd and I'm so stealing that sign!

:kick:

[Wind Dancer]

16. Fantastic!

K&R

[applegrove]

17. Spelt properly too.

[Duppers]

18. Great sign!

I shall also share it.

Thanks for posting this, A.S. (It's so good to see you!) :)

-d

[AikidoSoul]

38. Thanks!

You haven't seen many posts from me because I've been out of commission for the past two years Duppers. The sign in the main post speaks to me in a deep way. I can't afford to eat let alone afford a politician.

Our little business is hanging on by a thread. The spouse and I could only afford to pay ourselves COMBINED salaries of a little over $15,000 last year which is well below the poverty level. And I've been very sick and was hospitalized 6 times over the past four months from exposure to largely unregulated toxic pesticides, and pollution from the burning of copper cable to extract the copper -- a very toxic and illegal practice, but nobody is regulating it. My kidneys shut down from it. I've had a hard time functioning except to just stay alive and try to keep the business together somehow.

The toxic air and toxic products we're exposed to everyday is because of de-regulation by bought-and-paid for politicians. They and their rich 1% greedy owners can afford mansions in places where the air is good, and the quality of life is something I can only dream of.

Good to "hear" from you too Duppers.

Hey... I was delighted to find that the picture made it to the Greatest Page. What a happy day! :loveya:

edit to add the words "last year"

[Duppers]

43. Oh my goodness. So sorry to hear you've been so sick.

As if life couldn't kick you harder!! I was hoping you had found a safe place, health and otherwise.

I have the same chemical sensitivities as you but I'm not nearly as exposed.

I'm must go out of town but hope to PM you soon.

:hug:

edited for grammar

[malaise]

19. Most excellent

:D

Rec

[lunatica]

20. It might be too nuanced

[florida08]

21. and that's the crux of it

The ones that actually work for a living will no longer look the other way while the ones who rob/coerce drive us into the ground.

"The amount that I have to reinvest in my business and feed my family is more like $600,000 of that $6.3 million," Fleming explained. "So by the time I feed my family I have, maybe, $400,000 left over to invest in new locations, upgrade my locations, buy more equipment."

Just what are they dining on that costs 2,000,000/year?

[cyglet]

22. It's such a harsh, cruel world

:nopity: :nopity: :nopity:

[pscot]

26. They must eat a lot of fish

[haele]

29. Even if they ate out every meal, paying $100 for breakfast and lunch -

and $500 for dinner on average, they are still only spending $252,000.00 a year on food. Or if they have a private chef they are paying very well to cook their dinners, they might be spending the $200,000 that is part of the $600,000 he has left to reinvest in his business and feed his family.
So, what happed to $5.7 million he supposedly had last year for income? Or is this revenue - it's not clear from the snippet you're providing. If it's revenue, then the $400K is not part of his income, that's an operating or development expense for his business, and his income would be $200K out of the $6.3 million revenue that his company made. So he'd only have to personally worry about the business taxes/fees/regulations, etc on the taxable portion of his $6.1 million dollars and income taxes on $200K. Which I'm sure he has loopholes galore to keep from paying more than the same amount of taxes someone making $40K is paying.

A business is not an ATM. Just because your business made $6.3 million, it doesn't mean that's what you made personally. Shareholders and operating expenses take a big chunk out of that money. If someone actually took accounting or Business Management classes, one would understand that...

Haele

[xxqqqzme]

32. He pays an annual francise fee to Subway

for his 31 locations or is it 33?



I wondered, at the time, why there wasn't a follow-up question. I guess talking hair-dos don't have to know how to subtract

[sce56]

37. Gold Plated Subs! Well I found this one Gold-Dusted Cheese Sandwich

http://consumerist.com/2010/09/meet-the-gold-dusted-172-cheese-sandwich.html

Meet The Gold-Dusted Cheese Sandwich You'll Never Pay $172 For
By Chris Morran on September 14, 2010




Tired of slapping some Kraft singles on Wonder Bread? Have an extra $172 in your pocket? If so, then chef Martin Blunos has what your hankering for — The world's most expensive cheese sandwich.

While the sandwich features a drizzle of 100-year-old balsamic vinegar, slices of quail's egg, heirloom black tomato, epicure apple, fresh figs, all between slices sourdough bread sprinkled with gold dust, the main (read: priciest) ingredient is the white truffle cheddar cheese which Blunos had made specifically for the sandwich. The fromage alone will set you back over $140.

Explain yourself Blunos:


“We Brits are known to love our cheese sandwiches, and here's one that not only comes with a royal price tag but is fit for the banqueting table.

The white truffle fuses beautifully with the West Country Farmhouse Cheddar and the edible gold leaf gives it a really special look.

In fact, washed down with a bottle of Krug, what more could you want?

”
The millionaire's cheese sarnie: TV chef's £110 snack is the world's most expensive

[callous taoboy]

23. I love you, woman with sign.

[Blue_Tires]

24. beautiful

[Enthusiast]

27. Great sign! kr nt

[Beacool]

28. Great sign!!!

:D

[PatSeg]

30. K&R

[obxhead]

31. Best one yet.

[Brigid]

33. I wonder if this woman knows that she is a DU sensation.

:)

[polichick]

34. Perfect!

[Iggo]

35. K&R.

[avaistheone1]

39. Bravo.

K&R

[Dont call me Shirley]

40. Creativity is rampantly abundant with OWSers

[AikidoSoul]

41. Welcome to DU!

:hi: