tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143814.post8962027651553309064..comments2024-03-28T06:05:37.200-04:00Comments on Smoke and Mirrors: Is Mitt Romney a Financial Parasite?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143814.post-12587859143725753132012-01-25T16:33:00.676-05:002012-01-25T16:33:00.676-05:00People have a right to know how the millions of d...People have a right to know how the millions of dollars he received from Bain Capital was paid, and whether or not it's been subjected to any taxation at all. <br /><br />It's so obvious he's trying to get away with <i>something</i> with this shell-game disclosure routine. He thinks feeding us a few crumbs from his latest returns will satisfy and quench the public's thirst, andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143814.post-61926452222032476432012-01-25T15:37:05.777-05:002012-01-25T15:37:05.777-05:0021:13, the only reason I can think of is that peop...21:13, the only reason I can think of is that people are so indoctrinated that they literally cannot see what's right in front of their face, and because they trust the "mainstream" they do not question, or if they question, they refuse to step out of the carefully constructed framework set up to keep us in our place. The older a person is the harder it is to break out of your Roth's stepchildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08097459354148265810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143814.post-14895077155123185542012-01-24T22:29:28.468-05:002012-01-24T22:29:28.468-05:00I used to think Ron Paul was different but after I...I used to think Ron Paul was different but after I did a little research I discovered he's nothing more than a typical politician who will say whatever gets him more funds.<br /><br />The only solution is throw the bums out and start from scratch.Mike Perrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143814.post-22708995780597095662012-01-24T22:25:10.006-05:002012-01-24T22:25:10.006-05:00Born on third base this guy thinks he hit a triple...Born on third base this guy thinks he hit a triple. <br /><br />The reason Romney does not want to release the tax returns from his Bain years is because it might start up a conversation about the carried interest loophole, which is essentially money earned on another person's investment. These hedge fund and private equity managers earn MOST of their income from other people's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143814.post-75492204104252793632012-01-24T21:13:29.085-05:002012-01-24T21:13:29.085-05:00During the Eisenhower administration, the richest ...During the Eisenhower administration, the richest rich were taxed 92%. 50 years before Reagan the tax rate was 50% and higher. Now, the greedy GOP pigs hold the debt ceiling hostage to keep lower taxes for their even greedier parasitic puppet masters.<br /><br />How does anyone in their right mind vote for these fuckers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143814.post-73872775643136629012012-01-24T19:58:31.845-05:002012-01-24T19:58:31.845-05:00Thanks for the history of fed tax rates, 18:06.
M...Thanks for the history of fed tax rates, 18:06.<br /><br />Mike, I couldn't agree more. Every president accelerates "the agenda" of the ruling class that much further. And if anyone thinks, if elected, that Ron Paul will do anything different, they're foolish. He's as much a tool of the sociopathic elite as all of the other candidates. <br /><br />Having said that, even Roth's stepchildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08097459354148265810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143814.post-6837950548298453862012-01-24T18:54:18.598-05:002012-01-24T18:54:18.598-05:00My job, along with 50 other jobs were shipped off...My job, along with 50 other jobs were shipped off-shore to India because the company's profit margin wasn't as expected. The CEO and high paid executives of the company received million dollar bonuses for their brilliant cost cutting, meanwhile the rest of us are either working for HALF of what they used to make as I am, or are jobless. <br /><br />More and more people are finding Mike Perrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143814.post-65707413073811198262012-01-24T18:06:51.250-05:002012-01-24T18:06:51.250-05:00Here's a history of federal income bottom and ...Here's a history of federal income bottom and top bracket rates <br /><br />http://www.ntu.org/tax-basics/history-of-federal-individual-1.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com