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Old 08-22-2011, 09:37 AM
 
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Created one for me in less than a week once my CV hit craigslist and linkedin. Didn't even finish my Ph.D. yet and getting paid at that scale already.

Is this a great country or what?
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Old 08-22-2011, 09:41 AM
 
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Despite the high marginal corporate tax rate, the federal government receives less revenue in corporate taxes than in previous times thanks to the increasing exploitation of loopholes. The corporate code is broken, and the result is that our corporations pay far less than you suggest.
Yep..."them there loopholes" again.

Please give us a line item.
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Old 08-22-2011, 09:44 AM
 
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Most foaming at the mouth middle class conservatives don't realize they are being shafted by the rich people they worship...

The theoretical possibility of becoming wealthy is the opiate of the masses,
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Old 08-22-2011, 09:46 AM
 
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Tell me how increasing taxes would benefit the poor and middle class?

Sending a trillion dollars to washington and the parasites would eat it all. Perhaps bankers would end up with the trillion and that would help you how?
Actually... They are sitting on $2.5 TRILLION in cash...
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Old 08-22-2011, 09:47 AM
 
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Most foaming at the mouth middle class liberals don't realize they are being shafted by the rich politicians they worship......
Is there an echo in here?...
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Old 08-22-2011, 09:47 AM
 
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P.S. I hope EVERY company shuts down for 6 months. NO PAY for you and all the other business haters.

Not to worry, nature abhors a vacuum, and when EVERY company shuts down, many thousands will start up.
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Old 08-22-2011, 09:47 AM
 
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The theoretical possibility of becoming wealthy is the opiate of the masses,
I disagree.

The possibility of most people putting the hard work into it is not likely.
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Old 08-22-2011, 09:48 AM
 
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Then they should be arrested and charged with their crime.

Have you notified the authorities?

The authorities are in bed with the criminal banksters...
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Old 08-22-2011, 09:48 AM
 
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Actually... They are sitting on $2.5 TRILLION in cash...
Yes...THEIR cash.
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Old 08-22-2011, 09:49 AM
 
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Are the tax cuts creating jobs for you?...
Absolutely. Obviously, your are not history-aware. Check up on JFK and Ronald Reagans rounds of tax-rate cuts. Did wonders for the economy, as they always do.
Nothing like real-world experience instead of mindless conjecture.
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