Tax the rich, feed the poor, 'til there are no rich no more

[kallend 1,623]

Just now, JoeWeber said:

People are saying.....? Er, um, arrgh, are we defensing with Trumpism's now? Count me in!

I hear it's the Trumpist way of making claims without fear of being asked to provide proof.  Yes, I suggest you try it, you'll like it.

[JoeWeber 2,299]

24 minutes ago, kallend said:

I hear it's the Trumpist way of making claims without fear of being asked to provide proof.  Yes, I suggest you try it, you'll like it.

People are saying that's what I said, you'll need to ask them,  I don't know.

[Coreece 190]

14 hours ago, JoeWeber said:

For example, are you opposed to a graduated income tax where the highest earners pay a higher percentage of their income than the kid with a lemonade stand?

HOAs up here shut down kid lemonade stands citing possible health concerns and the lack of proper documentation/permits.  Only the village's properly licensed concession entity can provide refreshments during the annual community garage sale.

[JoeWeber 2,299]

4 minutes ago, Coreece said:

HOAs up here shut down kid lemonade stands citing possible health concerns and the lack of proper documentation/permits.  Only the village's properly licensed concession entity can provide refreshments during the annual community garage sale.

A classic example of over regulation by the nanny state. The HOA members should have just beat the shit out of the little bastards until the word got around. It takes a village.

[gowlerk 1,912]

1 hour ago, JoeWeber said:

A classic example of over regulation by the nanny state. The HOA members should have just beat the shit out of the little bastards until the word got around. It takes a village.

Also, a great way of avoiding answering your question!

[kallend 1,623]

1 hour ago, Coreece said:

HOAs up here shut down kid lemonade stands citing possible health concerns and the lack of proper documentation/permits.  Only the village's properly licensed concession entity can provide refreshments during the annual community garage sale.

As I understand it, a HOA is a private entity and not part of the government, so your comment is not relevant to his question.

[Coreece 190]

23 minutes ago, gowlerk said:

Also, a great way of avoiding answering your question!

Airdvr hasn't logged in since Saturday so I doubt he's avoiding it.

 

5 minutes ago, kallend said:

As I understand it, a HOA is a private entity and not part of the government, so your comment is not relevant to his question.

So fucking what?

[JoeWeber 2,299]

1 hour ago, kallend said:

As I understand it, a HOA is a private entity and not part of the government, so your comment is not relevant to his question.

People are saying HOA means something else, I think they're saying Horny Old Asshole, but I don't know. It's just what people are saying.

[billvon 2,400]

8 hours ago, Coreece said:

HOAs up here shut down kid lemonade stands citing possible health concerns and the lack of proper documentation/permits.  Only the village's properly licensed concession entity can provide refreshments during the annual community garage sale.

Yep.  Capitalism at its finest.  The HOA will get its money.

[kallend 1,623]

9 hours ago, Coreece said:

Airdvr hasn't logged in since Saturday so I doubt he's avoiding it.

 

So fucking what?

Your latest comment is even less relevant.  I guess when you have nothing valid to say, vulgarity works for you.

[Coreece 190]

11 hours ago, JoeWeber said:

12 hours ago, Coreece said:

HOAs up here shut down kid lemonade stands citing possible health concerns and the lack of proper documentation/permits.  Only the village's properly licensed concession entity can provide refreshments during the annual community garage sale.

A classic example of over regulation by the nanny state. The HOA members should have just beat the shit out of the little bastards until the word got around. It takes a village.

A puzzle on Wheel of Fortune tonight was "Neighborhood Lemonade Stand."

Edited November 12, 2019 by Coreece

[JoeWeber 2,299]

1 minute ago, Coreece said:

A puzzle on Wheel of Fortune tonight was "Neighborhood Lemonade Stand."

You are shitting me.

[Coreece 190]

1 minute ago, JoeWeber said:

3 minutes ago, Coreece said:

A puzzle on Wheel of Fortune tonight was "Neighborhood Lemonade Stand."

You are shitting me.

No, and now Vanna and Pat are talking about their childhood lemonade stand as well.  So see, it is relevant.

[JoeWeber 2,299]

1 minute ago, Coreece said:

No, and now Vanna and Pat are talking about their childhood lemonade stand as well.  So see, it is relevant.

Goddamn, I'm topical! And, I guess, quite possibly an ointment.

[JoeWeber 2,299]

On 11/11/2019 at 10:52 AM, Coreece said:

Airdvr hasn't logged in since Saturday so I doubt he's avoiding it.

Well, according to the pervy, lurk feature he's been enjoying our repartee vicariously, lately. So, was he doing the old "I stepped on my dick barking conservative memes" so I'll ghost thing? What's your guess, Coreece?

[airdvr 197]

WTF are you guys talking about?

[Coreece 190]

6 hours ago, airdvr said:

WTF are you guys talking about?

1. JoeWebs asked you if the highest earners should pay a higher percentage of their income than the kid with a lemonade stand?

2. The child within me only saw the words "lemonade stand," so I went on a tangent about how horny old assholes were trying to shut us down at garage sales way back in the 2015s.

3.  Kallend said that horny old assholes aren't part of the government and that my comment was irrelevant to the question.

4. Gowlerk then said that my comment was a good way to avoid answering the question that Weber was asking you.

5. I told him that since you hadn't logged in yet to see the question, it was doubtful that you were avoiding it.

5. Then I told Webs about how they were talking about lemonade stands on Wheel of Fortune.

6. Damn you for making me repeat all that.

7. Everyone in this thread is now dumber for having listened to it. 

8. I award myself no points, and my God have mercy on my soul.

[JoeWeber 2,299]

42 minutes ago, Coreece said:

1. JoeWebs asked you if the highest earners should pay a higher percentage of their income than the kid with a lemonade stand?

2. The child within me only saw the words "lemonade stand," so I went on a tangent about how horny old assholes were trying to shut us down at garage sales way back in the 2015s.

3.  Kallend said that horny old assholes aren't part of the government and that my comment was irrelevant to the question.

4. Gowlerk then said that my comment was a good way to avoid answering the question that Weber was asking you.

5. I told him that since you hadn't logged in yet to see the question, it was doubtful that you were avoiding it.

5. Then I told Webs about how they were talking about lemonade stands on Wheel of Fortune.

6. Damn you for making me repeat all that.

7. Everyone in this thread is now dumber for having listened to it. 

8. I award myself no points, and my God have mercy on my soul.

By God, I'll award you a point. Well done.

[airdvr 197]

56 minutes ago, Coreece said:

1. JoeWebs asked you if the highest earners should pay a higher percentage of their income than the kid with a lemonade stand?

 

Must have missed that.

Everyone should pay the same amount of taxes.  Cue the examples of wealthy people paying less..

[JoeWeber 2,299]

1 hour ago, airdvr said:

Must have missed that.

Everyone should pay the same amount of taxes.  Cue the examples of wealthy people paying less..

So by that you mean that everyone and all forms of income should be taxed at the same rate regardless of amounts?  That is, on an annual basis, $10,000 is taxed at the same rate as $1 billion be it hourly wages or dividends or capital gains?

[yobnoc 142]

7 hours ago, Coreece said:

1. JoeWebs asked you if the highest earners should pay a higher percentage of their income than the kid with a lemonade stand?

2. The child within me only saw the words "lemonade stand," so I went on a tangent about how horny old assholes were trying to shut us down at garage sales way back in the 2015s.

3.  Kallend said that horny old assholes aren't part of the government and that my comment was irrelevant to the question.

4. Gowlerk then said that my comment was a good way to avoid answering the question that Weber was asking you.

5. I told him that since you hadn't logged in yet to see the question, it was doubtful that you were avoiding it.

5. Then I told Webs about how they were talking about lemonade stands on Wheel of Fortune.

6. Damn you for making me repeat all that.

7. Everyone in this thread is now dumber for having listened to it. 

8. I award myself no points, and my God have mercy on my soul.

Total rep whore comment.  Annnnnd I gave you a rep point for it.

[JoeWeber 2,299]

7 minutes ago, yobnoc said:

Total rep whore comment.  Annnnnd I gave you a rep point for it.

And still there are those who claim the system isn't working. 

[JerryBaumchen 1,048]

7 hours ago, JoeWeber said:

So by that you mean that everyone and all forms of income should be taxed at the same rate regardless of amounts? 

Hi Joe,

Actually, he said the 'same amount,' not the 'same rate.'

I'm sure that is not what he meant but it what he posted.

Jerry Baumchen

[billvon 2,400]

14 hours ago, airdvr said:

Must have missed that.

Everyone should pay the same amount of taxes.

Let's do the math!  I assume you are OK exempting under-18 and over-65 from this tax.  That leaves 200 million people who will all pay the same amount.  US budget is around 14 trillion.  Divide that by 200 million, carry the 1, move the decimal . . . that's 70K per person that they owe.

So what would happen?  Well, let's assume you can't live most places in the US on less than $20K a year.  May be a little more than that, a little less, but it's in the ballpark.  So you'd have to make at least $90K to live on and stay out of jail for nonpayment of taxes.  So the remaining ~75% of people in that group would be going to jail, because most people don't make $90K a year.

Now, it costs $30K a year to incarcerate all those vile socialist criminals.  That's 4.5 trillion.  Add that to 14 trillion, divide by the remaining patriotic taxpayers - now you are at $370K per person that they would owe.

Could you afford $370K a year in taxes?

[JoeWeber 2,299]

12 hours ago, JerryBaumchen said:

Hi Joe,

Actually, he said the 'same amount,' not the 'same rate.'

I'm sure that is not what he meant but it what he posted.

Jerry Baumchen

I know. An explanation of how that makes any sense is what I'm after.