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You honestly suggest paying lobbyists as a solution for higher taxpayers to get more representation? You have a more cynical view on government than even I.
You mean kind of like how trickle down economics also benefits poorer people, just not in ways that are immediately apparent?
Oh, well if you want to go this route, rich people still come out ahead by a mile. Upper income people benefit more than everyone else from:
The SEC, which regulates and protects the stock market and other financial institutions
A sound transportation infrastructure, without which commerce would be nigh impossible
the court system, which handles their civil disputes and puts away criminals who attempt to harm their property
police and emergency services, which protects their property either directly or by their extra presence
the FDIC, which insures their assets in banks (up to a certain amount)
corporate tax policy, which is very favorable to business
individual tax policy, which is very favorable to upper income brackets.
Congress, which never seems to be able to do anything without thinking about how it will benefit upper income brackets
No, you can't compare horses and unicorns.
I'm not suggesting anything, that's the way things actually work. Sorry that reality doesn't agree with you, but learn to live with it. On the other hand, you're saying that rich people should have a say in government proportional to the amount of money they have. That's one of the worst ideas ever, unless you happen to be rich, then I guess you'd say it's awesome. I know we're devolving into a de facto oligarchy, but I can't believe you actually advocate for it to be explicit.
EDIT:
It's apparent that the trickle is just that, a trickle, while at the top it's more like a gusher. Trickle down economics is good for one thing and one thing only: further enriching the rich at the expense of the middle and lower classes.
Not sure where I'm going with this......
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This is amusing. You know Markos of Dailykos was in the military right?
also nstf addressed that complaint, albeit with more ridiculous bullshit
At this point I think we should just stop treating nstf as if his opinions about liberals are worthwhile. They're ridiculously dumb, but he clearly has no intention of changing his mind, so it's a useless exercise to argue with him.
Hence, they're weak on military issues.
This is how the media works.
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As a public servant I feel like you're glossing over some very important aspects of the return that the very wealthy get on government services.
Now while some people may make the argument that the "kinda wealthy" get screwed since they live in suburbia, send their kids to catholic school and aren't subsisting on food stamps or government housing I would like to point out that Mad Max like bands of marauders haven't murdered them for food or gas recently so obviously there are some benefits they're reaping but aren't really consciously aware of.
But all jesting aside, lets talk about the owners and the large share holders. People have more then just their time invested in a company, but those who may face ruination if it went under.
Take New England Motor Freight ( http://www.nemf.com/ ) for example. Earlier this year we responded to a fire at their main facility. A forklift had caught on fire inside of the building and was directly threatening both a portion of their freight and in turn the structure itself. To make the situation even more perilous the sprinkler head that the forklift was sitting underneath was later found to be defective and didn't open.
My ladder company and and engine responded from a Port Authority funded firehouse (built specifically to provide speedy response to the port facilities) and was there within minutes. This was about 7:30 in the morning, a time which would make for much slower response time in volunteer districts since many of their members would already be out of town at work or at least en route.
Within five minutes or arrival we had the fire extinguished, the propane cylinder that fuels the forklift removed and outside of the building and were working to air the smoke out of the building and to squeegee out the water we had used to put the fire out. Ten minutes after we got there people were allowed to resume normal business in the rest of the facility and within 30 they were working in the direct area of the fire.
Without a professional fire service that whole facility could have burned to the ground, resulting in millions of lost dollars and having not only a direct effect on NEMF, but on every single company that relies on them for freight service (if you drive on the NJ turnpike, keep your eyes open and you'll see their logo soon enough). Now weigh that benefit vs that of the section 8 renter or even homeowner that makes up the bulk of our fire duty. Who stands to lose more in a sense of real value and not just a sentimental value?
Hell even look at the NJ turnpike. A government road thats the chosen commuter route for many residents but enables businesses to flourish all over the state. Could Shop Rite operate so many of their stores in this region effectively if they weren't paying basically the same tolls for a 52' tractor trailer filled with food that I was paying just to go to work?
What big and mid size business lose out in taxes paid to SS, medicaid and the like they're getting huge returns on every dollar they spend towards infrastructure and public security, so this idea that they're getting screwed or that the taxes they pay don't actually help keep them afloat is laughable.
Not to mention that it doesn't exactly take a leap in logic to argue that things like public schooling, food stamps and housing credits aren't helping keep their low level payroll at the bare minimum like it is in many cases.
Incredibly it's because Truman is blamed for "losing China" to Mao. That's the actual, honest to God, origin of the Democrats are weak on defense meme. And it hasn't been re-examined in 60 years.
Holy shit that's frightening. Is she as fucking retarded as Palin?
A plank of wood is more attractive then Palin.
She's less retarded, but its close. She appears far less competent, though. She hasn't held a steady job in years and her personal finances are a mess. She's a fringe conservative candidate, and this is her third attempt at the Senate seat. She only made it through the 2008 primaries because she was uncontested.
If she beats Castle, former Governor and 6 time House Rep, I will be very disappointed in this state. On the upside, she'll have a more difficult time in the general.
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Those two words don't make sense together. o_O
No, I am not really communist. Yes, it is weird that I use this name.
(edit) Abstinence and No Masturbation are pretty extreme when combined.
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The person who is arrested is not "getting back" anything by being arrested except punishment and theoretically rehabilitation. The benefit is gained by members of society. Those who would be the biggest targets of crime, especially property crime, in a lawless society are those with the most material wealth and thus are gaining a disproportionate benefit. Similarly in order to maintain the enjoyment of that wealth stability is necessary so the wealthiest disproportionately gain.
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Didn't I ask that someone smack her over the nose with a rolled up newspaper and tell her to think about what she's done/is advocating?
Why hasn't it been done?
Figuratively speaking, of course.
ITT: Forar is definitely NOT advocating violence against anyone.
Even if they hold absolutely retarded views in regards to (a lack of) sex education.
This is where the... less stable of us begin advocating a swift draconian response to crime.
Charge the family for the bullet, etc.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0910/42042.html
Fantastic.
Idiots.
At this point, she should just say "fuck 'em".
They aren't going to be in those seats in a few months anyway.
And her fundraising would spike.
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So it's fair that he pays for stuff he doesn't use - if he didn't HE would be the FUCKING MOOCHER. Not all of your successes and achievements come about solely because you worked for them - it's because so many were systematically kept back until they could no longer be the kind of person who could work hard. It's a developmental thing, while the college-uneducated libertarians only see the latest point in time, geniuses that they are. We are all more fortunate and unfortunate than we realize, but in this particular department the economics and ethics are fairly simple.
MM and the Reasonoids are the REAL self-entitled nannied welfare-takers here - they don't want to pay their FAIR share (or just fuck out of the country so we don't have to listen to their hysterics, rugged individualists that they are!).
Is this where we are in the 21st century? I want to change species.
Exactly. The White House has her back too, so there's zero reason to listen to these soon to be unemployed Blue Dogs. When it comes down to it, if they have to choose between targeted tax cuts or no tax cuts at all, they'll take the targeted tax cuts.
Jon is Jon Stewart, somewhat obviously.
Whats fucking stopping them?
of course none of this will happen and the democrats will fold and the country will go just a little bit more rotten and all of us just a little bit more broke
Someone needs to spiker her morning OJ with some female Viagra and watch her squirm.
No, I am not really communist. Yes, it is weird that I use this name.
Translating as "fear of conservative wharblegharble".