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Old 04-21-2012, 02:58 PM
 
Location: San Francisco, CA
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Did they step on your back to get where they are?

Didn't most of them work hard to achieve their success?

Why do you despise them so?

Did your mommy tell you that you are special, and only later did you find out you are only special to her?
They don't owe me anything in principle. But I also think that I shouldn't proportionally owe the state more than most of them do - and yet I do.

And also, I shouldn't have to owe any of them MY money when the F up and crash the financial system with their greedy tricks - and yet, clearly, I do.
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Old 04-21-2012, 03:35 PM
 
Location: One of the 13 original colonies.
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It is only the Democratic liberals that think others owe them a living. Most of us know better.
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Old 04-21-2012, 05:50 PM
 
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They don't owe me anything in principle. But I also think that I shouldn't proportionally owe the state more than most of them do - and yet I do.

And also, I shouldn't have to owe any of them MY money when the F up and crash the financial system with their greedy tricks - and yet, clearly, I do.
You must really hate Fannie Mae...
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Old 04-21-2012, 05:57 PM
 
Location: Southern California
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Why do you believe wealthy successful people owe you anything?
I don't.

[nobody owes me anything]
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Old 04-21-2012, 06:20 PM
 
Location: USA
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I think that wealthy people owe a fair share of taxes to the government. That, however, is becoming a controversial view, and seems to make me a socialist in the eyes of many.
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Old 04-21-2012, 06:21 PM
 
Location: San Francisco, CA
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You must really hate Fannie Mae...
Not a fan of Fannie Mae or those financial fat cats who made a killing on coming up with novel and intentionally non-transparent ways to securitize what they knew to be toxic assets and getting their buddies at Moody's to call it "AA" - and then left the rest of us to pay for their crap after the party was over. THOSE are the rich players, both private and public, who damn well owe us something.
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Old 04-21-2012, 06:30 PM
 
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Lets see how smart you are:

80% of kindergarten students got this correct

18% of college students got this correct


What is more powerful than God

What is more evil than the devil

The poor have it

The rich do not need it

If you eat this you will surely die
I just want the answer to this riddle.
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Old 04-21-2012, 06:32 PM
 
Location: Inland Empire, Calif
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Luckily i have enough not to worry but that doesn't mean i like seeing the poorer here taken advantage of......... NOT big and NOT clever and Definately NOT how America became great but how America was nearly brought to its knees.............. Greed and Corruption and who cares about anyone else........
Glad to see you get it and will be voting Republican in November..............
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Old 04-21-2012, 06:34 PM
 
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Did they step on your back to get where they are?

Didn't most of them work hard to achieve their success?

Why do you despise them so?

Did your mommy tell you that you are special, and only later did you find out you are only special to her?
I don't think anyone owes me anything, not even an explanation for their political views. I don't spend hours wondering why people have certain views, I really could not care less, I'll leave that up to whiny cry babies, boo whoo, your views upset me and I want an explanation.
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Old 04-21-2012, 06:37 PM
 
Location: Inland Empire, Calif
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I think that wealthy people owe a fair share of taxes to the government. That, however, is becoming a controversial view, and seems to make me a socialist in the eyes of many.
Yes, that does make you a socialist..!
The wealthy by far pay the most taxes. If you want money, go earn it, don't stick your hands in someone else's pocket...
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