Yes, I know that here is more to the story overall, but this strip makes a good point, doesn’t it? After all, all his supporters are affronted that they aren’t going to get what they want, especially after the massive investment. Never before in the course of Politics has so much been owed to so few.
A lawyer appeared on the Colbert Report, a comedy “news” show, and showed how people with a superpac can make the money disappear. It was impressive how superpacs can make money totally disappear from tax rolls and ‘sight’ until the manager of the superpac chooses to use it. It’s like the stories we used to hear about people putting their money in mattresses. This is a step up from that, or a step down. The money gets no interest, is not invested, it is just in a “box” waiting to be used. That is not how capitalism is supposed to work.Respectfully,C.
People have always voted for Santa Claus. Mondale sunk his presidential bid when he told the American public the truth: taxes had to be raised to neutralize Reagan’s deficit spending. Reagan was Santa that time: he DIDN’T tell the truth, won the election, and then raised taxes.
The only question in the past election was which Santa we wanted.
The cartoon is very true — if you’re going to complain about liberal “gifts” (and by the way, Romney lied on almost every one of them — contraceptives won’t be “free,” health insurance won’t be “free,” you get to buy it from private companies), you need to complain about gifts to the rich as well (eliminating the estate and capital gains taxes and reducing marginal rates 20% on all non-payroll taxes were all huge, unfunded gifts that benefit the rich).
Okay, individuals are smarter than the government, so I say No Taxes and No Government!!! Look, there are lots of countries out there with no government, and they do fine. Don’t they?
Romney believes corporations are people — he supports corporate welfare, the only difference is where the money goes, to 99% or to the 1% — you would think that everyone in the 99% would have caught on to the issue. GOP has them hypnotized with Fox News.
Mechanic is citing facts. You are stating beliefs. And you are demonstrably wrong. Plus you have some strange logic: since rich people dodge taxes, why even try to make them pay them? Huh? And during the 1950s that the GOP treasures, keeping a dime on every dollar above a certain amount is EXACTLY what the rich got. But even THAT is irrelevant, as Romney pays less than 15% (actually, a lot less — he paid more for one year when it would be visible) whereas the middle class pays 35%. And there are a LOT more middle-class people than rich people, and they do spend more. It’s arithmetic, as Clinton pointed out. Just cutting taxes to give more money to rich people doesn’t work. How do we know? BECAUSE WE DID IT. REPEATEDLY. Reagan and Bush II both did it, and the economy tanked.
ConserveGov over 11 years ago
I must have missed the part where he said he was for “more tax breaks for the rich”.
Just an outright lie, but the sheep will drink it up.
Ottodesu over 11 years ago
Yes, I know that here is more to the story overall, but this strip makes a good point, doesn’t it? After all, all his supporters are affronted that they aren’t going to get what they want, especially after the massive investment. Never before in the course of Politics has so much been owed to so few.
Dtroutma over 11 years ago
Tax breaks aren’t free, they paid plenty to get them, of course, they saved many time more, so good investment.
chazandru over 11 years ago
A lawyer appeared on the Colbert Report, a comedy “news” show, and showed how people with a superpac can make the money disappear. It was impressive how superpacs can make money totally disappear from tax rolls and ‘sight’ until the manager of the superpac chooses to use it. It’s like the stories we used to hear about people putting their money in mattresses. This is a step up from that, or a step down. The money gets no interest, is not invested, it is just in a “box” waiting to be used. That is not how capitalism is supposed to work.Respectfully,C.
rockngolfer over 11 years ago
I voted for Obama and I still have not received my free gift.
I Play One On TV over 11 years ago
People have always voted for Santa Claus. Mondale sunk his presidential bid when he told the American public the truth: taxes had to be raised to neutralize Reagan’s deficit spending. Reagan was Santa that time: he DIDN’T tell the truth, won the election, and then raised taxes.
The only question in the past election was which Santa we wanted.
ARodney over 11 years ago
The cartoon is very true — if you’re going to complain about liberal “gifts” (and by the way, Romney lied on almost every one of them — contraceptives won’t be “free,” health insurance won’t be “free,” you get to buy it from private companies), you need to complain about gifts to the rich as well (eliminating the estate and capital gains taxes and reducing marginal rates 20% on all non-payroll taxes were all huge, unfunded gifts that benefit the rich).
lonecat over 11 years ago
Okay, individuals are smarter than the government, so I say No Taxes and No Government!!! Look, there are lots of countries out there with no government, and they do fine. Don’t they?
ninety_nine_percent over 11 years ago
Romney believes corporations are people — he supports corporate welfare, the only difference is where the money goes, to 99% or to the 1% — you would think that everyone in the 99% would have caught on to the issue. GOP has them hypnotized with Fox News.
Motivemagus over 11 years ago
Mechanic is citing facts. You are stating beliefs. And you are demonstrably wrong. Plus you have some strange logic: since rich people dodge taxes, why even try to make them pay them? Huh? And during the 1950s that the GOP treasures, keeping a dime on every dollar above a certain amount is EXACTLY what the rich got. But even THAT is irrelevant, as Romney pays less than 15% (actually, a lot less — he paid more for one year when it would be visible) whereas the middle class pays 35%. And there are a LOT more middle-class people than rich people, and they do spend more. It’s arithmetic, as Clinton pointed out. Just cutting taxes to give more money to rich people doesn’t work. How do we know? BECAUSE WE DID IT. REPEATEDLY. Reagan and Bush II both did it, and the economy tanked.