The Golden Rule....He who has the gold, makes the rules

[rightwinger]

They live in a different world..play by different rules

Why the shape of inequality matters

This is an intensely rarified community, where the income threshold for entrance is roughly $100 million annually. The article digs into an entire industry of lawyers, accountants, and lobbyists that has grown up around this small population, devoted to altering tax policy, exploiting byzantine loopholes, and negotiating with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on behalf of their clients, creating what amounts to a parallel tax system for the super wealthy. As a result, over the last two decades, the portion of their income those 400 pay in taxes dropped from 27 percent to 17 percent — just a hair higher than what families making $100,000 pay.

 

[The Rabbi]

They live in a different world..play by different rules

Why the shape of inequality matters

This is an intensely rarified community, where the income threshold for entrance is roughly $100 million annually. The article digs into an entire industry of lawyers, accountants, and lobbyists that has grown up around this small population, devoted to altering tax policy, exploiting byzantine loopholes, and negotiating with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on behalf of their clients, creating what amounts to a parallel tax system for the super wealthy. As a result, over the last two decades, the portion of their income those 400 pay in taxes dropped from 27 percent to 17 percent — just a hair higher than what families making $100,000 pay.

Is there some point to this? Why is it in Politics? Why does it even exist??

 

[rightwinger]

17 percent tax rate.....not too shabby

Still waiting on that trickle down

 

[paulitician]

That along with 'Might makes Right.' If the U.S. decides a foreign leader has to go, it puts a hit out on em. That's what 'Regime Change' is all about. The one with the most weapons decides what's right and wrong. We live an unjust world for sure.

 

[initforme]

There has been an effective campaign to pit middle class and lower class people against each other. Behind their backs wealthy laugh all the way to the bank. Blame the factory worker, teacher, fireman, auto worker. They make too much money. Wall st and big business have never had itso good.

 

[Missourian]

Yep...Hillary sent 1,200 classified e-mails over a private unsecured server and hasn't been charged.

If she was one of the little people, she'd be in Leavenworth already.

 

[initforme]

Reagan fired a bunch of people and some cheered for him. Everything to protect the business, screw the worker.

 

[Moonglow]

Yep...Hillary sent 1,200 classified e-mails over a private unsecured server and hasn't been charged.

If she was one of the little people, she'd be in Leavenworth already.

Or bunking with Snowden...

 

[rightwinger]

There has been an effective campaign to pit middle class and lower class people against each other. Behind their backs wealthy laugh all the way to the bank. Blame the factory worker, teacher, fireman, auto worker. They make too much money. Wall st and big business have never had itso good.

It is all an elaborate shell game. Direct people's attention to the poor and lower working class. If only they weren't so lazy....THEY are the reason you are struggling.

 

[rightwinger]

Yep...Hillary sent 1,200 classified e-mails over a private unsecured server and hasn't been charged.

If she was one of the little people, she'd be in Leavenworth already.

Which has nothing to do with this topic

Nice attempt at a misdirection though

 

[Moonglow]

The rich have gotten richer according to voo-doo politics, now when is the society of the USA going to get better??..If you ask me, they are screwing us over for cheaper imports...

 

[deltex1]

They live in a different world..play by different rules

Why the shape of inequality matters

This is an intensely rarified community, where the income threshold for entrance is roughly $100 million annually. The article digs into an entire industry of lawyers, accountants, and lobbyists that has grown up around this small population, devoted to altering tax policy, exploiting byzantine loopholes, and negotiating with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on behalf of their clients, creating what amounts to a parallel tax system for the super wealthy. As a result, over the last two decades, the portion of their income those 400 pay in taxes dropped from 27 percent to 17 percent — just a hair higher than what families making $100,000 pay.

I thought Obabble fixed all that. Wtf has he been doing?

 

[SeniorChief_Polock]

Poor pitiful Liberals.
As effective at running things, and making money - as the government.
Well - tomorrow's a big day! 5,654,021 government workers return to "work" tomorrow after taking 14 days off for Christmas and New Year. Now, it's time to sit at that desk and rest.
Fucking useless motherfuckers. Liberals and the government.

 

[Moonglow]

They live in a different world..play by different rules

Why the shape of inequality matters

This is an intensely rarified community, where the income threshold for entrance is roughly $100 million annually. The article digs into an entire industry of lawyers, accountants, and lobbyists that has grown up around this small population, devoted to altering tax policy, exploiting byzantine loopholes, and negotiating with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on behalf of their clients, creating what amounts to a parallel tax system for the super wealthy. As a result, over the last two decades, the portion of their income those 400 pay in taxes dropped from 27 percent to 17 percent — just a hair higher than what families making $100,000 pay.

I thought Obabble fixed all that. Wtf has he been doing?

Playing golf....duh....

 

[Moonglow]

Poor pitiful Liberals.
As effective at running things, and making money - as the government.
Well - tomorrow's a big day! 5,654,021 government workers return to "work" tomorrow after taking 14 days off for Christmas and New Year. Now, it's time to sit at that desk and rest.
Fucking useless motherfuckers. Liberals and the government.

They will have the holiday blues, give 'em a break....

 

[rightwinger]

Poor pitiful Liberals.
As effective at running things, and making money - as the government.
Well - tomorrow's a big day! 5,654,021 government workers return to "work" tomorrow after taking 14 days off for Christmas and New Year. Now, it's time to sit at that desk and rest.
Fucking useless motherfuckers. Liberals and the government.

What on earth would make you think 5.6 million government workers get 14 days off? They got a three day weekend like everyone else

 

[deltex1]

Poor pitiful Liberals.
As effective at running things, and making money - as the government.
Well - tomorrow's a big day! 5,654,021 government workers return to "work" tomorrow after taking 14 days off for Christmas and New Year. Now, it's time to sit at that desk and rest.
Fucking useless motherfuckers. Liberals and the government.

What on earth would make you think 5.6 million government workers get 14 days off? They got a three day weekend like everyone else

I don't think he meant off off...just off.

 

[Missourian]

Yep...Hillary sent 1,200 classified e-mails over a private unsecured server and hasn't been charged.

If she was one of the little people, she'd be in Leavenworth already.

Which has nothing to do with this topic

Nice attempt at a misdirection though

It has everything to do with the topic.

Hillary, rich and powerful...she has the gold, and makes the rules.

Isn't that your point. If you have enough money and power the rules don't apply to you?

Hillary's 1,200 classified e-mails over an unsecured private server is a classic example of your premise.

Just because it is an example that you would rather not dwell on doesn't make it any less valid.

If Hillary wasn't Hillary...wasn't rich and powerful...she would either be in jail or out on bail right now...not the leading candidate in the Democratic Primary for President.

 

[SeniorChief_Polock]

The bigger the piece of shit you are - in this case, Hillary Rodham Clinton - the more you're loved and admired by the ill-informed, low-information left.

 

[MikeK]

17 percent tax rate.....not too shabby

Still waiting on that trickle down

"Trickle down" turned out to be siphon up.