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   Message 51,582 of 53,564   
   Steve to Linder   
   Re: Waiting For Bitter Kangas Fans To Ge   
   22 Feb 08 09:43:49   
   
   XPost: alt.impeach.clinton, alt.society.liberalism, talk.politics.misc   
   XPost: alt.atheism   
   From: stevencanyon@yahooooooo.com   
      
   On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:36:25 GMT, linder.one@osu.edu (Jeffrey Scott   
   Linder) wrote:   
      
   >Nicklas@Click.com wrote:   
   >   
   >>On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:51:25 GMT, linder.one@osu.edu   
   >>(Jeffrey Scott Linder) wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>>2% of the wealthiest own 70%+ of the nations wealth---   
   >>>   
   >>>Wealth that was accumulated after taxes were paid.  So how is it that   
   >>>they haven't paid their fair share of "Society costs"?   
   >>   
   >>They didn't "earn" it, JeffyLoon   
   >>   
   >>You keep saying the "wealthy earned their money"   
   >>Those that earn money after enheriting all their   
   >>wealth---pay little taxes on income.   
   >   
   >Well of course we know that's not true.  But then you just keep   
   >snipping the evidence don't you.   
   >   
   >>   
   >>You keep insisting that 2% of the wealthy are "paying   
   >>their share"---when in fact they don't.  The percentage   
   >>of their disposable income paid as "their share" is   
   >>miniscule compared to the bottom third   
   >   
   >The fact that they pay vastly more in taxes is of little concern to   
   >you.  You're just jealous that they have more money left over after   
   >taxes than you do.   
      
   Hell, most people pay more taxes than Roselle earns...   
      
   >>You whine and moan about taxation and claim that   
   >>taxations ruins "investment" and "trickling it down" to   
   >>the bottom   
   >   
   >I've never claimed that taxation ruins investment but go ahead and   
   >keep lying...about everything...it would be out of character for you   
   >to do otherwise.   
   >   
   >>   
   >>In either case, it's a false claim   
   >>   
   >>Prior to Reagan, the tax rate was (I believe) about   
   >>70%----and not a fucking millionaire was starving.   
   >>   
   >>There is no truth to the claim that taxation will   
   >>stifle growth---the history of taxation on the wealthy   
   >>disproves it.  They make money to be making money---not   
   >>to survive.  They couldn't possible spend their money   
   >>in two lifetimes.   
   >   
   >Ahhh...they green-eyed monster rears its ugly head again.   
      
   Indeed, Roselle and all these leftist loons are insanely jealous of   
   anyone that buys everything they want and still has money left over..   
      
   >>Reagan began the long fucking of the American People   
   >>enriching the wealth class and not thing to show for it   
   >>---except massive debt.   
   >>   
   >>Clinton did more "republican" economic policy than any   
   >>republican in your lifetime---and raised taxes   
   >>marginally on the wealthy.   
   >>   
   >>Not one went broke ( and he did it without Republican   
   >>votes)   
   >   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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