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   From: skeeterweed@photonmail.com   
      
   In article ,   
   me4guns@verizon.removeme.this2.nospam.net says...   
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   > "Skeeter"  wrote in message   
   > news:6706d290$0$3620714$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.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.   
   >   
   > Well in Rudy's case neither of those are an option.... working under the   
   > boss's desk is about all he can do.   
   >   
      
   He still working at the Jolly Cone?   
      
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