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And the tax figures do not

NCD — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 18:50:34 +0000

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And the tax figures do not include state sales taxes, or income taxes.Sales taxes affect the poor and middle class more than the rich.

Sales taxes take a higher portion of your income directly proportional to the percentage of income you must spend to get by. Poor people spend almost all their income. If you spend all of your income you are for sure paying a higher percentage of your income in sales taxes then someone who spends just half their income.

In countries with universal health care and good safety nets a sales tax (or VAT) may not make much difference as all the citizens get valuable services for the tax. In the US though, the sales tax in states often pays for the police, fire dept. and city and state government and services, which are essential, but could be viewed as serving the wealthy with property more than the poor.

A Rupert Murdoch on Mt.

NCD — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 18:39:45 +0000

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A Rupert Murdoch on Mt. Rushmore project is one federal government jobs program I am sure Fox News would love!

A few years ago, both he and

MrSmith1 — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 18:27:48 +0000

In reply to Fox News Pundit Goldberg Proposes DC Granite and Stone Monument to Honor the Rich

A few years ago, both he and John Stossel went 'rogue' and became totally insane. Now they're both professional crazies for Faux News

While we're at it, let's carve Rupert Murdoch's face on Mt. Rushmore, since he's saved so many people from the horrible distortions of the Liberal media, by serving up the only truly 'fair and balanced' reporting in America. (And just so that no-one gets the wrong idea, that was sarcasm.)

I appreciate this. Show the

Richard Day — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 18:07:00 +0000

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I appreciate this. Show the bastards for what they are.

Why do we have to pay all these taxes, the robber barons ask.

The politicians are there to protect them.

The police are there to protect their mansions and their banks.

The military is there to protect their trade.

The air waves are there to send out their propaganda.

The prisons are maintained to keep the masses away from them.

The roads are there to move their goods.

Well put!