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cmac2012 · #76 01-31-2009, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Botnst

Of course, civilian contractors on domestic jobs and city inspectors never f**k-up, right?

You been passing the bong with some goofball whose name I dare not mention?

Go for it, duuuuuddddde.

If it happened once it would be a different matter. Learning from mistakes, especially ones that cause utterly pointless deaths, from pathetic, embarrassing causes, is a good thing.

cmac2012 · #77 01-31-2009, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris Bell

Whoopsee
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090131/ap_on_go_pr_wh/daschle_taxes

Quick, quick..somebody mention Haliburton, Bush,Cheney, Rice, Blackwater to change the subject. Oh dear god won't somebody change the subject.

There..I did it for ya Ckrack

Change the subject? The subject as I see it is the way gentlepersons such as yourself get apoplectic about some demo just getting out of the gate while you merrily hum, whistle and wink at bizarre and expensive shenanigans from your precious Repo standard bearers that went on for years in a slow motion train wreck kind of way.

Geithner is a problem? I don't recall you complaining about Paulsen wanting to dole out major $$ with NO oversight, no questions asked, etc. And oopsie, turns out the critics were right. You can't just give money to those snakes with no strings attached.

Chris Bell · #78 01-31-2009, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by cmac2012

Change the subject? The subject as I see it is the way gentlepersons such as yourself get apoplectic about some demo just getting out of the gate while you merrily hum, whistle and wink at bizarre and expensive shenanigans from your precious Repo standard bearers that went on for years in a slow motion train wreck kind of way.

Geithner is a problem? I don't recall you complaining about Paulsen wanting to dole out major $$ with NO oversight, no questions asked, etc. And oopsie, turns out the critics were right. You can't just give money to those snakes with no strings attached.

Your absolutely right, I'm wrong. We need to stop worrying about the scum bags and tax cheats that Hussein is appointing. Just because they control the legislative and executive branches and have complete power to set policy for the nation we need to ignore them.. Instead we need to worry about those evil repubs. Why do we need to worry about them??? Well I'll tell ya why, It's because they are out of power, have no ability to set or influence fiscal or monetary policy, they are in fact completely irrelevant. And besides if we worry about the repubs we won't notice the current crop of scumbags running the nation. And you happen to agree with the current crop of scumbags. Lets all hold hands and sing Kum-by-yah.

cmac2012 · #79 01-31-2009, 01:36 AM

As soon as you can find perfect people to run this country, I'll be the first to urge that they be seated. Meanwhile, BHO has tried to compromise with Repos, changed a number of things they objected to, and still got stiffed.

I would like to see more infrastructure money -- we've known for years that major work is needed in that regard and at least any debt we run up doing that will net our descendants something to show for it -- unlike the $billions we spent in Eye-rack building stuff that needs to be torn down next week.

And still the Repos whine. Oh yeah, private sector. Let's have every single road and highway be a toll road.

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Originally Posted by Chris Bell

Why do we need to worry about them??? Well I'll tell ya why, It's because they are out of power, have no ability to set or influence fiscal or monetary policy, they are in fact completely irrelevant.

No ability? Is that right? The Senate repos can block every bill BHO puts up. And just might do it. Can't let these demos get uppity and whatnot.

mwood · #80 01-31-2009, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by cmac2012

As soon as you can find perfect people to run this country, I'll be the first to urge that they be seated. Meanwhile, BHO has tried to compromise with Repos, changed a number of things they objected to, and still got stiffed.

I would like to see more infrastructure money -- we've known for years that major work is needed in that regard and at least any debt we run up doing that will net our descendants something to show for it -- unlike the $billions we spent in Eye-rack building stuff that needs to be torn down next week.

And still the Repos whine. Oh yeah, private sector. Let's have every single road and highway be a toll road.

No ability? Is that right? The Senate repos can block every bill BHO puts up. And just might do it. Can't let these demos get uppity and whatnot.

What they'll have to show for it is out of control inflation. Watch.

LUVMBDiesels · #81 01-31-2009, 09:53 AM

Now now now... we ALL know this is W's fault. After all it was HIS IRS that Daschle and Geithner were able to fool...

I say we should just give these guys a free ride and make a new law that current and ex congressmen as well as cabinet level administration officials don't have to pay taxes any more. Also they need a tax amnesty going back to at least 2001. All this checking these people's backgrounds is wasting valuable time that could be spent bringing change and hope to the world...

The motto of this administration should be
"Il nous faut de l'audace, encore de l'audace, toujours de l'audace!"

Botnst · #82 01-31-2009, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by cmac2012

Go for it, duuuuuddddde.

If it happened once it would be a different matter. Learning from mistakes, especially ones that cause utterly pointless deaths, from pathetic, embarrassing causes, is a good thing.

If it happened once in civilian life it would be one thing but .... etc.

Ooops, you bias is showing.

Chris Bell · #83 01-31-2009, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by cmac2012

As soon as you can find perfect people to run this country, I'll be the first to urge that they be seated. Meanwhile, BHO has tried to compromise with Repos, changed a number of things they objected to, and still got stiffed.

I would like to see more infrastructure money -- we've known for years that major work is needed in that regard and at least any debt we run up doing that will net our descendants something to show for it -- unlike the $billions we spent in Eye-rack building stuff that needs to be torn down next week.

And still the Repos whine. Oh yeah, private sector. Let's have every single road and highway be a toll road.

No ability? Is that right? The Senate repos can block every bill BHO puts up. And just might do it. Can't let these demos get uppity and whatnot.

Oh dear god!!! The repubs have the ability to filibuster. We must strip them of that minuscule amount of power otherwise they'll be gettin all uppity and whatnot.

MS Fowler · #84 01-31-2009, 08:17 PM

Oh the irony!!
A tax cheat in charge of ensuring you pay your fair share.

Botnst · #85 01-31-2009, 09:25 PM

... and a Secty of Health & Human Services nominee who was paid lots of money in "speakers fees" by the health care industry and whose wife (IIRC) is a highly paid lobbyist herself.

This should be loads of fun.

Chris Bell · #86 01-31-2009, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Botnst

... and a Secty of Health & Human Services nominee who was paid lots of money in "speakers fees" by the health care industry and whose wife (IIRC) is a highly paid lobbyist herself.

This should be loads of fun.

Lets not forget..
Rahm Emmanuel, he sat on the board of directors of Freddie Mac while they were issuing false financial statements.
Chrostopher Dodd, gets a sweetheart home mortgage from Countrywide.
The new head of the treasury is a tax cheat.
The new head of the HHS is a tax cheat.
And the bigest idiot of them all Barney Frank who said "These two entities—Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—are not facing any kind of financial crisis," a couple of months before they completely imploded.
And a secratery of State who's husband takes millions from foreign governmets for "speaking engagements".
Change you can believe in my a$$.

MS Fowler · #87 02-01-2009, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris Bell

Lets not forget..
Rahm Emmanuel, he sat on the board of directors of Freddie Mac while they were issuing false financial statements.
Chrostopher Dodd, gets a sweetheart home mortgage from Countrywide.
The new head of the treasury is a tax cheat.
The new head of the HHS is a tax cheat.
And the bigest idiot of them all Barney Frank who said "These two entities—Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—are not facing any kind of financial crisis," a couple of months before they completely imploded.
And a secratery of State who's husband takes millions from foreign governmets for "speaking engagements".
Change you can believe in my a$$.

I forget, Is this the promised CHANGE, or is this Business as Usual?

tankdriver · #88 02-01-2009, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Botnst

Taxes are for you little people. Quite whining and get back to work.

You know these guys are rich, right? They're just insitituting their own flat tax.

Carleton Hughes · #89 02-01-2009, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by tankdriver

You know these guys are rich, right? They're just insitituting their own flat tax.

I don't think the words rich and taxes are apropos in the same sentence.....

dynalow · #90 02-01-2009, 12:00 PM

^^^

The IRS' TOP 400.

The IRS released it's Top 400 tax return statistics this past week. For the most current year, 2006, here's what the top 400 returns looked like on average:

Adjusted Gross Income = $263,306,000
Net Capital gains = $165,236,000 (included in above AGI)
Net Tabable Income = $222,451,000
Income Tax = $45,216,000.

http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/pub/irs-soi/06intop400.pdf