This morning, CNN headlined a group of millionaires who are demanding government to make them pay more in taxes. Like I said before, nobody had to make them make wise investments that lead to their wealth. So why are they looking to government to make them pay more taxes?
Handing out over 19 billion dollars (I’m adding “over” because government will always under-estimate when it screws up) by mistake is not an error by no stretch of the imagination.
From hushmoney.org “Although Johnson proffered this as a ‘favor’ to churches, the favor also came with strings attached (more like shackles). One need not look far to see the devastating effects 501c3 acceptance has had to the church, and the consequent restrictions placed upon any 501c3 church. 501c3 churches are prohibited from addressing, in any […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Billionaire Warren Buffett has for years “complained” that his taxes are not high enough. He reminds us again of his complaint in his recent op-ed piece in the NY Times:
Like Obama with his health care, the “eat the rich” crowd are quick to hand out waivers to their righteous indignation. —>“Twitter’s headquarters will officially remain in San Francisco after it secured a deal with the city over a tax break. “Twitter is staying in San Francisco and has signed a lease to move our […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Why does this have to happen in my hometown? Whyyyyyy?
I knew it would not take long for folks to rush to the role of school marm and tell fellow Americans to “shush” any and all criticism about Muslims for the terrible shooting that took place at Ft. Hood. That alone is sickening to me. The AP beats the drum. (AP) U.S. mosques fearful of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In this clip, David Axelrod gives the same type of answer most in the tank supporters of Obama are giving when it comes to health care “reform”. And that is a non-answer. Wolf Blitzer presents the argument that by allowing health insurers to compete across state lines that consumers will in the end benefit (if […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In the community where I currently live, I may see a police officer on patrol maybe once a week. On the other hand, there are communities not too far from me where a constant police presence is just as commonplace as the Mr. Softee ice cream truck. A portion of my taxes goes to help […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Before commenting on how President Obama has become the first Black president of GM, I decided to take some time to scan some of the biggest critics of the Bush administration and how billions of dollars were wasted under him. Since fiscal responsibility was something that was important to them under Bush, I figured that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ilan Moscovitz proposes an interesting plan that involves higher taxes on speculators while cutting the tax rate on long term investors. Why You Should Love Higher Taxes
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