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Visual aid on the "Buffett Rule" April 6, 2012 5:13 pm TB

Buffett Rule

Article here.

  • I'm going to add one more post to this thread, because I find it entirely hilarious (Let me explain before ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-07 17:39:16
    • Shouldn't there be a similar graph for Selective Service? by ER 2012-04-07 10:24:54
      • "People need to pay for this country to the extent which they have benefited from it. Those who feel ... by TB 2012-04-07 11:46:03
        • I noticed you didn't even begin to challenge my analogy with Selective Service. Instead, you changed the subject. Tom, the rich ... by ER 2012-04-07 12:14:16
          • That's because the analogy stunk. by TB 2012-04-07 17:11:27
            • So the wealthy pay "most of the taxes", but a modest increase in their tax rate would not help in ... by ER 2012-04-07 18:16:53
      • Baby steps, man. One bit at a time. Plus, I seriously doubt that there's a way you could make all the ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-06 18:14:14
        • So, what's the next step? by TB 2012-04-06 18:34:11
          • Well, you know, you've won. The US is a plutocracy, a country ruled by the wealthy. Your fondest ... by bowser 2012-04-06 21:07:31
            • This is not a game someone wins Bowser. We are all in this economic quagmire together. Just not all on ... by Jody 2012-04-07 08:45:23
              • No, I haven't "won." by TB 2012-04-07 08:11:10
                • Extrapolate the policies you endorse, and tell me it's not what Marx predicted. By the way, an incredible amount of Obama's ... by bowser 2012-04-07 11:27:56
                  • Okay, let's do bailouts. by TB 2012-04-07 12:02:18
                    • What Tom's trying to tell you, Bowser, is that since there aren't enough rich people in the country, and since ... by ER 2012-04-07 12:01:04
                      • TB is ignoring the main point, again. Marx understood capitalism, greed, and foretold that the TBs would insure the ... by bowser 2012-04-07 23:21:21
                        • But never forget... by ER 2012-04-08 13:21:55
                        • No, Tom is not trying to tell him that the rich should pay no taxes. Try again. by TB 2012-04-07 12:04:26
                          • "Tax the rich, feed the poor, til there are no rich no more." -Alvin Lee. I'm sick and tired of the poor ... by ER 2012-04-07 12:21:19
                            • "Tax the rich, feed the poor, til there are no rich no more." by TB 2012-04-07 17:17:39
                              • There may be fewer rich than there used to be, but have you noticed that they are much, much richer? This ... by ER 2012-04-07 17:44:19
                                • Who's making out in this economy? by TB 2012-04-07 21:15:27
                                  • Karl Marx. Friederich Engels. The ultra-wealthy. Mega-corporations. Ironic, isn't it? by bowser 2012-04-07 23:50:12

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