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1. 

   INGSOC said, over 2 years ago

   Alright, time to party down….
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   Tigger said, over 2 years ago

   Because that 8% became their own Business Owners, and they made a mint. You have to get off your duff and move.
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   ODon said, over 2 years ago

   Good thing he prepaid his health insurance by contributing to a national pool for so many years.
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   Jim Hicks said, over 2 years ago

   Thanks President Obama and the democrate controlled congress.
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   jmattadams said, over 2 years ago

   Trickle Up, indeed. Who was it, Dick Gephardt, who first said that he prefers Trickle Up? Thanks, Stuart for admitting that under Obama, it’s not been Trickle Down. Finally some liberals quit trying to make him Reaganesque.
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   vtcwvet said, over 2 years ago

   All the more for the chopping block. Can’t wait.
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   Patrick JB Flynn said, over 2 years ago

   What trickles up must come down. Just get yourself and your loved ones out of the way. CRASH!
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   motivemagus said, over 2 years ago

   Tigger, the GOP has also failed to support small businesses - just big ones. It takes money to make money. jmattadams, HOWGOZIT, have you completely blanked on the Bush and Reagan years? This is EXACTLY what happened under them. The liberal beef with Obama is that he is acting like a Republican and failing to defend the actions necessary to save the economy for ALL Americans, not just the rich.
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   Radish said, over 2 years ago

   The NFIB estimates that over the lifetime of a business, 39% are profitable, 30% break even, and 30% lose money, with 1% falling in the “unable to determine”
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    dtroutma said, over 2 years ago

    Those new millionaires came from the same herd of brokers and traders as the last bunch. Small business is still barely hanging onto the rim of the same toilet “Reaganomics” threw them into.
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    keechum said, over 2 years ago

    I’m glad they can’t take it with theim. Boy, I bet it will be so hard for them when it is time to leave.
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    mendojoe said, over 2 years ago

    Gee, too bad the middle class and poor don’t have their own political party handing them tax breaks.
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    Jade said, over 2 years ago

    Panel 4 is pointing out the flaws of “Trickle down” economics. The rich get richer at the expense of those with whom the “excess riches” are supposed to trickle down onto. Wages for the middle class have remained very stagnant while wages for the top one percent continue to increase. “Trickle down” has not worked, and the middle class continues to get crushed while we CONTINUE the war on the middle class and the poor.

    The facts simply do not support trickle down. The wage disparity and the distribution of wealth clearly display evidence that everything has actually “trickled upwards.”

    In fact, with the taxes on Capital Gains set at 15%, we actually tax the top 2% LIGHTER than we tax the majority of the population. This is a fact. They may pay most of the taxes, but that’s just due to SIMPLE MATH, not due to heavy taxation. For the mathematically challenged: 15% of 90 is greater than 20-25% of 10.

    Understand that I am not saying “OMG tax teh [sic] rich like crazy.” I am stating facts, and advocate closing tax loopholes and simplifying the tax code.

    As for Panel 3, I sincerely doubt it has to do with “small businesses” (since 98% of small businesses make less than $250,000 a year), and more to do with manipulation of the stock market – the ‘financial weapons of mass destruction’ “hedge funds” – and betting against bad loans. It also didn’t help that taxpayer dollars went to funding multi-million dollar bonuses for bankers who made bad decisions while we bicker amongst ourselves about whether or not we should compensate teachers.
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    pirate227 said, over 2 years ago

    The Repugs still don’t get it. LOL!
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    DrCanuck said, about 2 years ago

    ^ And never will.
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