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Old 05-03-2016, 10:37 AM
 
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If they had a conscience they'd voluntarily start paying those higher taxes now. They say they want higher taxes... fine. Start paying NOW. Lead by example. Nothing is stopping them... except for a lack of conscience.
Bill Gates is already a socialist. He gives away a ton of money every year. Bill Gates actually gets it, but you don't.
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Old 05-03-2016, 10:40 AM
 
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Bill Gates is already a socialist. He gives away a ton of money every year. Bill Gates actually gets it, but you don't.
You mean "do as I say but not as I do" type of conscience?

Bill Gates is a socialist already but he's the typical type of "socialist for everybody else but capitalist for him."
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Old 05-03-2016, 10:43 AM
 
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Bill Gates is already a socialist. He gives away a ton of money every year. Bill Gates actually gets it, but you don't.
Gates is a philanthropist... not a Socialist. If he was a Socialist he'd be giving his money to the federal government. But he doesn't do that.

He demands higher taxes yet refuses to start paying them. Explain that.

Like most billionaire Liberals he's a flaming hypocrite.
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Old 05-03-2016, 10:44 AM
 
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Gates is a philanthropist... not a Socialist. If he was a Socialist he'd be giving his money to the federal government. But he doesn't do that.

He demands higher taxes yet refuses to start paying them. Explain that.

Like most billionaire Liberals he's a flaming hypocrite.
Pretty spot on.
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Old 05-03-2016, 10:49 AM
 
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Gates is a philanthropist... not a Socialist. If he was a Socialist he'd be giving his money to the federal government. But he doesn't do that.

He demands higher taxes yet refuses to start paying them. Explain that.

Like most billionaire Liberals he's a flaming hypocrite.
Philanthropist? He did that to avoid paying taxes.
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Old 05-03-2016, 10:50 AM
 
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Philanthropist? He did that to avoid paying taxes.
Good point!
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Old 05-03-2016, 10:51 AM
 
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Philanthropist? He did that to avoid paying taxes.
Which makes him the liberal hypocrite that @Tyster called him
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Old 05-03-2016, 10:58 AM
 
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Which makes him the liberal hypocrite that @Tyster called him
Right. The main reason he did philanthropy is to avoid paying taxes and ensure his wealth stays within his family. He did everything in his power to reduce his tax liability and outright avoid paying taxes.

At the same time, he's calling for more taxes?
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Old 05-03-2016, 11:18 AM
 
Location: NE Ohio
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Bill Gates calls for higher capital gains taxes

One of the world's largest investors says he should be paying more taxes.
I'm sure he's quite free to pay any amount he wants to voluntarily. Why doesn't he?
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Old 05-03-2016, 11:26 AM
 
Location: Houston
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They can afford to pay more taxes, especially since they dodge most of the taxes, I cannot afford the hit on my 401K.
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