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   JmcaRice said, 6 months ago

   If we are “all in this together” , shouldn’t EVERYONE pay higher taxes ? And shouldn’t everyone share in the sacrifice of reduced spending ? Or we will we continue to pile up debt beyond 16 trillion dollars and rising ?
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   masterskrain said, 6 months ago

   @JmcaRice

   The Elephants ONLY remember the part of Orwell’s “Animal Farm” that says “All Animals Are Equal, But Some Are MORE Equal Then Others!”
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   Respectful Troll said, 6 months ago

   Cartoon does seem to reflect the GOP attitude at this time. I heard Warren Buffett suggest raising the amount upon which higher taxes would be applied to 500k. This makes more sense to me as well, expecially since they are talking about the “joint pay” of a two wage earning family. 250k each. There are many other places where compromise could be made and I look forward to seeing the product our leaders concoct.
   Respectfully,
   C.
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   Ms. Ima said, 6 months ago

   @JmcaRice

   If only the 47% would help to pay ‘their fair share’ I might agree.
   If we didn’t have O spending like a drunken Kennedy the debt wouldn’t be beyond 16 trillion.
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   masterskrain said, 6 months ago

   @Ms. Ima

   If we didn’t have to support the shrub’s WARS, we might be able to control the debt!
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   cjr53 said, 6 months ago

   How about everyone pay their fair share?
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   Chillbilly said, 6 months ago

   As far as I’m concerned, this current batch of mega-rich that we have are HURTING America and not helping it. “Job creators?!” PUH-LEEEEESE! “Self-sufficient?!” No. “Profitable?!” How could they not be when they have teams of lobbyists writing personal laws for them?
   .
   As it stands, the mega-rich are now a conspicuous giant fat slaughter-cow demanding more and more food from the plates of others.
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   And they have nowhere to go. As much as they say they hate this country and despise our government, they sure spend a lot of time in Washington and only their money ever seems to be expatriated.
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   Dycel said, 6 months ago

   @Ms. Ima

   Feeling a little insecure these days ima, adding a honorific is not going to help your cause.
   Your still at the back of the bus fixated on the faux noise black hole.
   I’ve a feeling your taxes are really going up and your sweating it over a penny.
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   Omnius said, 6 months ago

   Another perfect Luckovich depiction of the recalcitrant elephant party of know nothings, do nothings. It’s past time to stop providing tax cut welfare to the rich and greedy moocher class of takers. The 99% are the true makers, the 1% the criminal takers.
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    prfesser said, 6 months ago

    @Respectful Troll

    The compromise will be in sharing the blame once both parties finish the game of chicken with a huge crash.
    -
    Obama’s in his last term – the results don’t matter that much to him, but Boehnhead and the other Republicants are likely hoping to get re-elected. Betcha it don’t happen.
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    PocketNaomi said, 6 months ago

    @JmcaRice

    No, not everyone should share in the sacrifice. Because not everyone has shared in the benefits of the last several years. Virtually every single dollar of the growth since the theoretical end of the Great Recession has gone to the richest. Therefore,virtually every single dollar of tax expenditure on behalf of our country should come from them. When they’re ready to accept policies which release the stranglehold and allow the middle class to see some of that money, we’ll be happy to pay our share of the taxes from it. But I’m not expecting that to happen anytime soon.
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    goweeder said, 6 months ago

    @JmcaRice

    JmcaRice said, about 4 hours ago

    If we are “all in this together” , shouldn’t EVERYONE pay higher taxes ?

    #
    Since ‘the rich’ are so determined to pay the ‘un-rich’ no more than the minimum wage, where would EVERYONE (except the ’rich)
    get the money to pay higher taxes?
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    walruscarver2000 said, 6 months ago

    @JmcaRice

    I am constantly amazed at the inability of some to see that everything can not be reduced to a flat tax. The guy making 10,000,000 may not like it, but he can get by quite nicely on 9,000,000. But to the guy only making 10,000, losing 10% of his income means the difference between barefeet and no shoes for the kids. How is that so hard to understand? In addition, it is in keeping with the Christian teaching so many here claim to espouse.
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    dfrechet said, 6 months ago

    @cjr53

    I thought I HAD been paying my fair share all along, or did I miss the memo??
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    Rockngolfer said, 6 months ago

    I used to pay my fair share until a Republican bought the company, dissolved it, and laid me off.
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