tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post9014974176898846203..comments2024-03-11T06:44:46.283-07:00Comments on by Richard R Becker: Bagging On Taxes: American TaxpayersRichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11249654290264168416noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-38171934915850729962009-04-17T14:26:00.000-07:002009-04-17T14:26:00.000-07:00@Ken, You're right. I remember the campaign rhetor...@Ken, You're right. I remember the campaign rhetoric, which continually spiraled down the definition of "rich" from $250k to a few pennies in your pocket. <br /><br />Wealth is subjective, depending on where you live and who lives next door. Unfortunately, the national debt is not subjective and neither is an escalating minimum wage.<br /><br />@judist, It's the new, hidden ones that bother me. Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249654290264168416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-91011309085348124542009-04-16T20:03:00.000-07:002009-04-16T20:03:00.000-07:00Oops... I misread the part about the tea bags. I ...Oops... I misread the part about the tea bags. I retract my correction.zohnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044624776025140430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-67514712030723682882009-04-16T20:01:00.000-07:002009-04-16T20:01:00.000-07:00Great post Rich. I want to correct you on somethi...Great post Rich. I want to correct you on something though. You say that the tea parties were organized by the GOP. That is, to my understanding, incorrect. The idea stemmed from a rant that Rick Santelli of CNBC made regarding the spending of the federal government. (You can see it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEZB4taSEoA) A lot of the people that attended these tea parties are just zohnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044624776025140430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-81400377114518525262009-04-16T10:00:00.000-07:002009-04-16T10:00:00.000-07:00judist63 here....taxes, taxes, taxes! I am soo fri...judist63 here....taxes, taxes, taxes! I am soo friggin' sick of hearing about raising them and coming up with new ones. I think all Americans should rise up and refuse to pay taxes anymore until they start listening to "we the people" again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-28213262397307405042009-04-16T08:39:00.000-07:002009-04-16T08:39:00.000-07:00Great post as usual Rich. Thanks.
I had time to w...Great post as usual Rich. Thanks.<br /><br />I had time to watch only one local report on the protests here in Vegas. The piece wasn’t merely biased, it was produced using techniques clearly intended to dissemble. <br /><br />Mr Obama’s policies are sure to cause inflation. The not-so-subtle irony here is that as wages increase, to keep up with the escalating cost of goods and services, more and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-68756443678771201852009-04-15T17:49:00.000-07:002009-04-15T17:49:00.000-07:00Hey Anon,
It seems these were really grass roots....Hey Anon,<br /><br />It seems these were really grass roots. The turn outs were as varied as the communities that hosted them. <br /><br />Even Sacramento reported as many 10,000 people. <br /><br />Michelle Maklin has some great <A HREF="http://michellemalkin.com/2009/04/15/massive-tax-day-tea-party-usa/" REL="nofollow">pictures</A> if you are interested. <br /><br />All my best, <br />RichRichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249654290264168416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-62739114300716815942009-04-15T17:25:00.000-07:002009-04-15T17:25:00.000-07:00Rich
I went because of the taxes, but also for st...Rich<br /><br />I went because of the taxes, but also for state and county taxes. I can't keep paying taxes on top of taxes. With state and local increases, there was no tax cut.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com