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Clark stop and think. Where does the money come from for all these programs? It comes from taxes. Who is it that pays taxes? Those that have jobs and those that buy things and drive and so on.
Everyone no matter how poor or rich pays sales tax, municipal, county and state taxes and fees, Everyone that works or has an “income” has income tax withheld as well as SS and medicare taxes. The bottom 50% of workers account for less than 3% of all income taxes collected. As it should be. The other half of the workers account for over 97% of the taxes collected.
Employers contribute to an employees tax liability.
So it is the rich that are supporting those on unemployment (an insurance paid for by the employer and federal funds to help out), the rich that support food stamps and so on.
If you think a corporation is charging too much for their product/service don’t buy it. If you purchase the product/service then they did not steal it.
Are you saying that the top 50% count as rich? You say that it is the rich who support those on unemployment, etc. Is this a problem? Are you suggesting that the poor should be supporting those on unemployment? I guess I’m not sure what point you are trying to make.
@HOWGOZIT….a caller to a radio program believes that same woman was at 2 different Ohio cities protesting against Romney and was one of many being paid $11 an hour to protest for the government workers union….no doubt being bussed for free. I remember the 2008 campaigns where Obama’s supporters were asking for big ticket items from him, and after he was in office many Democrat voters lined up at government sites hoping to get their “freebies”…..
Obama reminds us of the many governmental social assistance programs we can take advantage of as payers of (federal income, state income, city income, payroll, sales, alcohol, gasoline, cigarette…) taxes. A Good Cartoon.
Glenn McCoy has been long recognized by his peers as a superior cartoonist. Besides his editorial cartoons, he also creates the daily comic strips The Duplex and The Flying McCoys.
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Comments (47) (Please sign in to comment)
Clark Kent said, 8 months ago
The only people getting free anything are the megarich, wall street thieves and corporate CEO’s. The rest of us are paying for their greed.
Megan said, 8 months ago
This cartoon apalling
Dycel
said, 8 months ago
Clueless is as clueless does! McCoy is truly a leader of clueless fools must be pushing the resumé for a fox position!
mikefive said, 8 months ago
Putting the Salvation Army in a political cartoon is called really, really poor judgement.
Bruce4671 said, 8 months ago
@Clark Kent
Clark stop and think. Where does the money come from for all these programs? It comes from taxes. Who is it that pays taxes? Those that have jobs and those that buy things and drive and so on.
Everyone no matter how poor or rich pays sales tax, municipal, county and state taxes and fees, Everyone that works or has an “income” has income tax withheld as well as SS and medicare taxes. The bottom 50% of workers account for less than 3% of all income taxes collected. As it should be. The other half of the workers account for over 97% of the taxes collected.
Employers contribute to an employees tax liability.
So it is the rich that are supporting those on unemployment (an insurance paid for by the employer and federal funds to help out), the rich that support food stamps and so on.
If you think a corporation is charging too much for their product/service don’t buy it. If you purchase the product/service then they did not steal it.
lonecat said, 8 months ago
@Bruce4671
Are you saying that the top 50% count as rich? You say that it is the rich who support those on unemployment, etc. Is this a problem? Are you suggesting that the poor should be supporting those on unemployment? I guess I’m not sure what point you are trying to make.
disgustedtaxpayer said, 8 months ago
@HOWGOZIT….a caller to a radio program believes that same woman was at 2 different Ohio cities protesting against Romney and was one of many being paid $11 an hour to protest for the government workers union….no doubt being bussed for free. I remember the 2008 campaigns where Obama’s supporters were asking for big ticket items from him, and after he was in office many Democrat voters lined up at government sites hoping to get their “freebies”…..
Ms. Ima said, 8 months ago
Take the free stuff and then vote for Mitt.
Michael wme said, 8 months ago
@HOWGOZIT
If you’re going to reference something like this, please give the link.
dtroutma
said, 8 months ago
Trillions have gone to CEOs and that “1%” crew from Republican largesse, and Obama’s the one “giving it away”? Poppycock, Glenn.
braindead08 said, 8 months ago
Wouldn’t free birth control pills reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies?
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Or is that a bad thing?
chasches said, 8 months ago
Obama reminds us of the many governmental social assistance programs we can take advantage of as payers of (federal income, state income, city income, payroll, sales, alcohol, gasoline, cigarette…) taxes. A Good Cartoon.
william sharpe said, 8 months ago
SHAMEFULLY ACCURATE.
Chillbilly
said, 8 months ago
Charity will be all that’s left after the GOP is done with our government. I’ll take Obamaville.
walruscarver2000 said, 8 months ago
This is the best the right can come up with. “He’s giving things away…bad…bad.”
10 points and dropping.