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Old 01-26-2013, 05:12 AM
 
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It's not really a problem.

[what's a dollar?]
It's the rectangular paper with George Washington's picture on it that's always in the way while you're looking for the ones that have Franklin's picture on them to snort through.
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Old 01-26-2013, 05:14 AM
 
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There is a reason why you don't see tactics like this being used across the country by far right-wing business owners: it cuts your customer base in half! (Technically 51%). Who is going to walk into his store knowing they may not be welcome? I don't just fault this guy for creating a partisan double-standard, I fault him for making a terrible business decision.
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Old 01-26-2013, 07:55 AM
 
Location: The land where cats rule
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I'm certainly not a fan of business owners with double standards.
But this guy is just assuring that the liberals follow their own mantra of distributing their wealth
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Old 01-26-2013, 07:58 AM
 
Location: The land where cats rule
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It's not really a problem.

[what's a dollar?]


If Obama could get just one more dollar from each American (roughly 300 million), then he could take another vacation with wifey and rugrats. It might cover it.
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Old 01-26-2013, 07:59 AM
 
Location: 500 miles from home
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I thought of a loophole in this guy's brilliant plan!

What if a liberal comes into the establishment to make a purchase...and states that they are a conservative??

Oh noes!
How does this genius determine who is a conservative? Does he just go by the beer belly and pasty white complexion or . . . .?
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Old 01-26-2013, 08:25 AM
 
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How does this genius determine who is a conservative? Does he just go by the beer belly and pasty white complexion or . . . .?
Considering most liberals have a grill, a few piercings and some crappy looking tattoos its
pretty easy to sort them out.

(Generalization sucks doesn't it!)
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Old 01-26-2013, 08:26 AM
 
Location: 500 miles from home
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Considering most liberals have a grill, a few piercings and some crappy looking tattoos its
pretty easy to sort them out.

(Generalization sucks doesn't it!)
No, I find it sometimes fun. But that's just me.
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Old 01-26-2013, 08:31 AM
 
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I'd go in an Obama T shirt, and make damn sure that he doesn't get that dollar.

Only a fool would capitulate to that nonsense.

Of course, this might be something he does in jest in which case I might play along. But that would be the only way he'd get that buck.
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Old 01-26-2013, 08:35 AM
 
Location: Long Island, NY
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This would only be a problem if liberals were forced to wear a yellow "L" on the armbands. Since one doesn't have to wear their ideology on their sleeves, it doesn't matter.

I wonder if the conservatives who think this was a good idea would object if he charged Christians a dollar surcharge? Would the Mormons now argue that they didn't belong to a Christian faith or would they just pay the dollar?

In the video he said something I didn't believe. He said "the three liberals paid the $1." I didn't know there were that many liberals in Utah.
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Old 01-26-2013, 08:36 AM
 
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If a business wants to charge me a extra dollar because I essentially supported Barack Obama then fine, I'm not going to lie about something that pointless especially if they believe this is positive discrimination since its so called "educating" us the fiscal situation of this nation. I could careless about one simple dollar if they believe this is going to get me to change my political beliefs.
You'd actually pay it?
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