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   Skeeter to All   
   Re: Kamala's stupid "TAX THE BILLIONAIRE   
   09 Oct 24 12:59:26   
   
   XPost: alt.atheism, talk.politics.guns, or.politics   
   XPost: alt.home.repair, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh   
   From: skeeterweed@photonmail.com   
      
   In article , bax02_spamblock@baxcode.com   
   says...   
   >   
   > Skeeter  wrote in   
   > news:6706af7e$2$1895494$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com:   
   >   
   > > In article ,   
   > > me4guns@verizon.removeme.this2.nospam.net says...   
   > >>   
   > >> "Baxter"  wrote in message   
   > >> news:ve4tkq$fgco$56@dont-email.me...   
   > >> > Attila  wrote in   
   > >> > news:p42bgj165q03bqj32mmbipfq3rs2p9phhl@4ax.com:   
   > >> >   
   > >> >> On Tue, 8 Oct 2024 08:33:08 -0500, "Scout"   
   > >> >>  in alt.atheism   
   > >> >> with message-id  wrote:   
   > >> >>   
   > >> >>>   
   > >> >>>   
   > >> >>>"Attila"  wrote in message   
   > >> >>>news:v258gjpmf4ddrjc6cib589g34enutm2o50@4ax.com...   
   > >> >>>> On Mon, 7 Oct 2024 08:58:56 -0500, "Scout"   
   > >> >>>>  in alt.atheism   
   > >> >>>> with message-id  wrote:   
   > >> >>>>   
   > >> >>>>>   
   > >> >>>>>   
   > >> >>>>>"Attila"  wrote in message   
   > >> >>>>>news:5f40gjpuskk0sgncrffj8ui9575sa6dn67@4ax.com...   
   > >> >>>>>> On Tue, 1 Oct 2024 14:02:42 -0400, Yak  in   
   > >> >>>>>> alt.atheism with message-id    
   > >> >>>>>> wrote:   
   > >> >>>>>>   
   > >> >>>>>>>On 10/1/2024 1:37 PM, citizen winston smith wrote:   
   > >> >>>>>>>> On 10/1/2024 11:32 AM, Jimmy wrote:   
   > >> >>>>>>>>>> "Make them pay their fair share!"   
   > >> >>>>>>>>>>   
   > >> >>>>>>>>>> She's either a stone cold liar or she's stupid and   
   > >> >>>>>>>>>> believes you are.   
   > >> >>>>>>>>>>   
   > >> >>>>>>>>>> All business owners pay taxes.  We have to or the IRS   
   > >> >>>>>>>>>> comes after us   
   > >> >>>>>>>>> first.   
   > >> >>>>>>>>>>   
   > >> >>>>>>>>>   
   > >> >>>>>>>>> It's time to stand up for the billionaires because where   
   > >> >>>>>>>>> else will all   
   > >> >>>>>>>>> our   
   > >> >>>>>>>>> money trickle down from?   
   > >> >>>>>>>>   
   > >> >>>>>>>> Giverment, duh.   
   > >> >>>>>>>>   
   > >> >>>>>>>> That's what you totalitarian fascists want, isn't it it?   
   > >> >>>>>>>>   
   > >> >>>>>>>>> Billionaires need protection, they're too weak to protect   
   > >> >>>>>>>>> themselves.   
   > >> >>>>>>>>   
   > >> >>>>>>>> Red herring.   
   > >> >>>>>>>   
   > >> >>>>>>>Bottom 50% earned 10.4% of income, paid 2.3% of fed income   
   > >> >>>>>>>taxes.   
   > >> >>>>>>>   
   > >> >>>>>>>Top 1% earned 26.3% of income, paid 45.8% of fed. income   
   > >> >>>>>>>taxes.   
   > >> >>>>>>>   
   > >> >>>>>>>Top 1% of income tax payers paid more than the bottom 90%   
   > >> >>>>>>>combined.   
   > >> >>>>>>>   
   > >> >>>>>>>We know who's really not paying their fair share.   
   > >> >>>>>>>   
   > >> >>>>>>   
   > >> >>>>>> How much is a "fair share" and how is it determined?   
   > >> >>>>>   
   > >> >>>>>BOOM....   
   > >> >>>>>   
   > >> >>>>>Wonderful question.   
   > >> >>>>>   
   > >> >>>>>   
   > >> >>>> Don't expect an actual answer.   
   > >> >>>   
   > >> >>>Of course not... since he doesn't have one, and never will.   
   > >> >>>   
   > >> >>   
   > >> >> No one seems to be able to answer that question.   
   > >> >>   
   > >> >   
   > >> > You and I go to dinner.  I get a 7-course meal, you get a cracker   
   > >> > and an olive.  I bet you could figure out what your fair share was   
   > >> > in an instance.   
   > >>   
   > >> A cracker and an olive.. that's what he paid for.   
   > >>   
   > >> Are you suggesting that if you paid $10,000 for a 7 course meal, he   
   > >> should be entitled to help himself to what you paid for because it's   
   > >> his "fair share"?   
   > >>   
   > >> Please expound on exactly what you think his fair share of your meal   
   > >> would be?   
   > >>   
   > >>   
   > >   
   > > He should only get what he can afford.   
   > >   
   >   
   > Is it fair that your lazy boss can "afford" a 9-course feast while he   
   > pays you so little you can only afford a slice of mouldy bread?   
      
   Since that's not the case I will just say that it's his company. I   
   choose to work there for whatever. That's the deal. If I don't like it I   
   get a better job or start my own business.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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