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04/13/09
it's not fair at all, but people are hesitant to speak out against it, because it's a "poor little rich kid" situation. but seriously, why should you pay a ton of money on top of having just lost a relative? they earned their money, and now they want you to have it. i just don't get why the feds are like OMGMINE.
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Estates up to $3.5 million are exempt from the estate tax in 2009. That's $7 million per couple. Republicans love to use "estate tax LOL OMG MY MONEEZ!" as a rallying cry, but the people that they end up rallying have nowhere near $7 million to pass on.
Most people who complain about the estate tax do not understand it. And my point is that money passed down from one's rich daddy/mommy/granddaddy/grandmommy etc is no more earned than a welfare check. It's money that you didn't earn and is handed to you.
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Haha, love it, whoever wrote that has got subtle snark down pat.
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By having him speak but not giving him an honorary degree, they're pissing off both McCain supporters and Obama supporters...
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I always find it hiiiiiilarious that the people who tend to rail the most on "entitlements" and people (minorities. poor minorities.) living off money that they don't earn tend to be the people who are the biggest perpetrators of "living off money that they didn't earn." Like, they inherited it from their families. Or they had families who paid for their schooling and who supported their lifestyles while they were getting on their own feet financially. Or they inherited a big fatass stock portfolio that's subject to 15% long term cap gains tax rates rather than income tax rates.
Yet, the poor are the ones who don't work for their money. Yep. It's the poor.
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So, here's the thing--at my last serving job, we had to declare all our tips as income. Which really sort of sucks, because the paychecks don't cover the taxes and we end up owing.
Yeah, I owed almost $2,000. Which was over half of what I had put away for tuition next year. I'm going to have to work 60+ hours a week over the summer to cover school, and I have no idea if I'll even be able to take classes in the spring.
So, Ari Fleischer? BLOW ME.
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I'm sorry.
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how do your bosses know that what you are declaring is ALL of your tips? I know quite a few servers who just declare a portion, or just declare their cc tips b/c those are the only ones that they govt. can check.
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Whatta wackadoo schmuck.
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I'll pay my taxes when he stops using loopholes to avoid paying his full share, too.
Wait, I DO pay my taxes. Meanwhile, those who are too broke to pay theirs, who are struggling to even feed their families, or as his ex-boss said, struggling to put food ON their families, would like to give him a swift kick to the crotch.
FUCK YOU, Ari Fleischer, you self-aggrandizing turd.
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This guy can eat a dick.
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But somehow, I think they might miss my point.
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I was like. Dude. I'm working right now. MEANING I PAY TAXES. But, you know, since I'm 20 years old, I don't know any better.
They are so faux "patriotic" and scream at us for not supporting the troops, but when it comes time to pay taxes they're the first to talk about how much the government sucks.
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OMG Rick Warren is TOTALLY a huffer!!
Which may explain why he thinks EVERY religion and culture EVER has practiced only one man/one woman marriage. Anyone have an Anthro 101 textbook they can loan him?
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"Obama throwing the first punch at Nationals home opener"
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I'm still bummed though. I'll be at today's game, and it would be pretty cool if President Obama was there.
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Notre Dame: OMG! TEH FETUSES! PLEASE TO NOT LET THE PREZIDENT SPEEK! HE EATS TEH BEHBEHS AND CATHOLIX ONLEE CARE OF TEH BABEEZ AND NOTER DAYM IS TEH SAME AS TEH CATHOLICK CHURSH!
ASU: LOL TEH FERST BLAK PREZIDENT DOZNT HAS TEH EXPEREENCE!
To be fair, the LOLOBAMA speak from Notre Dame is coming from fringe groups and people who are not affiliated with (and most of whom would probably not gain admission to) the university, and the LOLOBAMA speak at ASU is coming right from the tippy top.
Embarrassing for everyone, though.
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But I go to a pinko school that invited Hillary Clinton to speak at commencement this year, so the haterz can suck it.
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(I go to ND, and I never really appreciated how loud and annoying the crazier Catholics and conservatives can be until I found myself right in the middle of their wailing and hand-wringing and threats of divine retribution. Not a day goes by now where I don't want to drive someone's head into a cement block.)
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My mom's Catholic, she proudly voted for Obama, and she thinks some Christians are certifiably kooky. So, there's some amount of sanity in that Church, albeit very little.