tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post7135226790124682993..comments2023-11-05T03:05:05.785-05:00Comments on MyRightWingDad.net: Fw: Bush Tax Cuts Explained in BeerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-24467442578696096572011-04-17T20:17:13.224-04:002011-04-17T20:17:13.224-04:00You're missing part of the story. You see, be...You're missing part of the story. You see, because they were drinking buddies the rich man wanted to help the poor men. So he decided to give them some advice on finances. "You have to learn how to leverage your money! Look at me. I've cornered the widget business, I can charge anything I want for widgets!"<br /><br />But 3 of the 4 poor men were working in the rich man'Lost Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05928697438919607119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-25565401769237234622011-01-10T11:15:31.613-05:002011-01-10T11:15:31.613-05:00Prior comments have done an excellent job of debun...Prior comments have done an excellent job of debunking this propoganda, which is no doubt hacked out by well-paid shills working for rightwing thinktanks.<br /><br />Demonstrates how willingly conservatives are to be fooled all of the time. Cry me a river for the wealthy elites... the upper 2% owns the vast majority of the wealth in this nation, and as Bebe aptly demonstrates, they use more of ferschitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-56273879381163056012011-01-10T10:19:03.802-05:002011-01-10T10:19:03.802-05:00This same story came up in another group in 2008 I...This same story came up in another group in 2008 I liked this response at that time<br /> In real life, Warren Buffett offered a $1,000,000 bet (proceeds to the winner’s charity) to any member of the Forbes 400, if their effective tax rate was higher than their personal secretary’s effective tax rate. And he was kind, counting only payroll and income taxes, ignoring regressive taxes like sales Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-4440949872800472922011-01-10T09:48:42.014-05:002011-01-10T09:48:42.014-05:00The rich use more public resources than other peop...The rich use more public resources than other people. They own more homes, vehicles, businesses, and purchase more goods, import more goods which necessitates more roads, more power lines, more utility services, banking, police, fire, airports, regulatory agencies. If they own a business this "overuse" increases dramatically. The tax rate may be higher for the rich, but after they'Thx 4 Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07626498268837878537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-23290543181079295752011-01-10T04:06:13.136-05:002011-01-10T04:06:13.136-05:00Odd, my comment seems to have disappeared.
Snopes...Odd, my comment seems to have disappeared.<br /><br />Snopes didn't tackle the content of this forward, so here are a few study questions:<br /><br />• Is $100 of beer with your buddies every night as important as roads/police/firefighters/defense?<br />• Why can't the ninth man, who makes about $56,000, pick up the tab?<br />• How is lowering existing taxes on people making over $300,000Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-74635181801743241212011-01-09T22:27:02.996-05:002011-01-09T22:27:02.996-05:00Snopes didn't bother addressing the points in ...Snopes didn't bother addressing the points in this mail, so here are a few study questions:<br /><br />• Is beer as essential to daily life as roads, police, the fire department, health and safety, or defense?<br />• If this is a metaphor for federal taxes, which country would you move to that has a similar standard of living and lower taxes for the wealthy?<br />• If this is a metaphor for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-53952047135882380562011-01-09T22:16:24.327-05:002011-01-09T22:16:24.327-05:00In real life:
The richest guy whines about having...In real life:<br /><br />The richest guy whines about having to pay for a few dollars worth of "beer" (a.k.a., basic social services), even though he's a billionaire thanks to having inherited several breweries from Daddy. The guys drinking for "free" on his tab lost their jobs when he outsourced the brewing to 3rd-world slave labour, and can't afford to buy food and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-32837550690268249322011-01-09T20:13:09.326-05:002011-01-09T20:13:09.326-05:00Paid for by the rich for the rich.
Love the threa...Paid for by the rich for the rich.<br /><br />Love the threat: : "they might start drinking overseas, where the atmosphere is friendlier."<br />As if you assholes already aren't doing that. FUCK YOU.<br /><br />Do you want to help the US economy or do you want slave labor? Which is it, you evil fucks?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-25303736266313644272011-01-09T18:09:16.577-05:002011-01-09T18:09:16.577-05:00*Sigh.* Bad analogies, is there anything they can...*Sigh.* Bad analogies, is there anything they can't prove?katzhttp://cboye.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com