People Who Don't Pay Their Taxes Want To Raise Your Taxes

bugscoe · Sep 10, 2010

Quote from hoodooman:

Thanks Picaso. You made my day.

Except Picaso didn't clarify if he's justifying the behavior or pointing out that ALL of them should be paying?

hoodooman · Sep 10, 2010

You need to reread the thread.

omegapoint · Sep 10, 2010

Lesson from a billionaire:

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tomdavis · Sep 10, 2010

I see. Since the Bush administration did it, therefore it's okay. Hmmm. I'll have to remember that.

Quote from Picaso:

Omitted from the Washington Times article:

And 41 employees at the Executive Office of the President owed $831,000 altogether - about the same amount as during the last year of George W. Bush's administration.

Nationwide, debt to the IRS has been rising steadily, even before the current economic downturn, with $103.2 billion owed at the end of last year.

From 2004 through 2006, the last three years that Republicans were in power, the total amount of back taxes owed each year by congressional workers hovered just below $9 million. But in 2007, when Democrats took control of both houses, it dropped to $6.8 million. Since then, it has increased by 37 percent.

During 2008 and 2009 - when the financial crisis took hold and the economy started sinking - the Senate debt increased 80 percent and the House debt increased 25 percent. 

Hermit couldn't have been more timely with this post: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=206484

tomdavis · Sep 10, 2010

When I'm worth $50 billion you can raise my taxes, too.

Until then, I'd like to keep the money I work so hard to make and government parasites work so hard to take away from me.

Quote from omegapoint:

Lesson from a billionaire:

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hermit · Sep 10, 2010

Quote from tomdavis:

I see. Since the Bush administration did it, therefore it's okay. Hmmm. I'll have to remember that.

Nobody said it was okay, it was the splice job and the misleading title that was the issue here.

hoodooman · Sep 10, 2010

He knows that hermit. If he doesn't , he's too stupid for a reply.

tomdavis · Sep 10, 2010

I didn't "splice" anything. I gave a link to the article. And there's nothing misleading about the title. White House aides support the president's policy in congress and throughout the country. Ask any one of them, including those that owe money to the IRS, if they "want" taxes raised and they will say yes. If you don't believe me, call the White House and ask for yourself.

Those same people who didn't pay their taxes are supporting tax increases. White House aides support tax increases in their meetings with congress. They support tax increases with press releases. They support tax increases by meeting with heads of state governments to pitch the President's policy. They support tax increases when they meet with private citizen groups to try to gain support for the President with the public. I know how the system works. White House aides support the President's policies and "want" the same things he does. If they didn't agree with him on these major issues, they wouldn't be working at the White House.

Quote from hermit:

Nobody said it was okay, it was the splice job and the misleading title that was the issue here.

Trader666 · Sep 10, 2010

So are the ET losers here who are either from another country and need to get a life, or are American freeloaders who desperately need a socialist welfare state.

Quote from tomdavis:

Those same people who didn't pay their taxes are supporting tax increases.

Lucrum · Sep 10, 2010

Quote from tomdavis:

When I'm worth $50 billion you can raise my taxes, too.

Until then, I'd like to keep the money I work so hard to make and government parasites work so hard to take away from me.

On top of that Buffet has one foot in the gave. He's too fucking old to enjoy his money and/or probably feels guilty for being obscenely wealthy.