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1 posted on 08/01/2004 7:14:19 AM PDT by John Thornton
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To: John Thornton; hellinahandcart; NYC GOP Chick; cyborg; Lil'freeper

Mr. Affleck is the Judas Iscariot of the tax code. Idiot.


2 posted on 08/01/2004 7:17:22 AM PDT by sauropod (Hitlary: " We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.")
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To: John Thornton

These limousine liberals have NO intention of paying any more in taxes than they are forced to pay by the IRS.

They know that their highly paid accountants will find the necessary loopholes.


3 posted on 08/01/2004 7:21:24 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: John Thornton

How about if Ben Affleck gives the $1 million back to the unfortunate souls who saw Gigli?


4 posted on 08/01/2004 7:22:53 AM PDT by VisualizeSmallerGovernment (Question Liberal Authority)
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To: John Thornton

Tax cut?

What a lovely idea. I could use a tax cut.


8 posted on 08/01/2004 7:40:32 AM PDT by the gillman@blacklagoon.com
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To: John Thornton
We asked Mr. Affleck if he had considered sending the $1 million back to Washington. "No," he said. "I'm not Jesus Christ of the tax code. I can't completely martyr myself."

He doesn't mean take his money. He wants the government to spend other people's money.

9 posted on 08/01/2004 7:49:36 AM PDT by kennedy
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There is nothing to stop loving, bighearted, all-caring, ever-giving, ever-compassionate liberals like Bill Clinton and Ben Affleck from giving this money they are so upset about having to charities and government donation funds. This applies to every ultra-rich liberal who is complaining that it just isn't fair that they got so much money back.

I would be curious to see exactly how much some of these fellows pay in taxes, as well as how much they get back. The wealthy can afford accountants who are familiar with tax code loopholes that enable them to legally lower their claimed "earned income" a considerable amount. I've personally always considered these high income bracket taxes to be meant to place a barrier between those-who-have and those-who-are-close-to-having.

Clinton, Affleck, and their ilk are hypocrites to the first degree. I am still trying to understand how some of the richest folks in this country can claim to represent the interests of the middle classes.


10 posted on 08/01/2004 7:52:31 AM PDT by William Martel
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To: John Thornton

bump


11 posted on 08/01/2004 8:00:03 AM PDT by Gun142 (Where Will You Be When You Get Where You're Going? -- Jerry Clower)
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To: John Thornton

Imagine if these people actually took some of their unwanted tax relief and paid for tutors for inner city students. Bought some library books for those schools.


15 posted on 08/01/2004 9:01:20 AM PDT by OldFriend (IF IT'S KERRY.....HELL IS ON THE WAY)
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To: John Thornton

Ya gotta love leftists - they provide comedians with more material than conservatives and they routinely display their hypocrisy and idiocy for all to see.

"The Bush tax cuts for the wealthy are just wrong (but I'm keeping mine)"

LOL!!! Too funny!!


17 posted on 08/01/2004 9:13:26 AM PDT by DustyMoment (Repeal CFR NOW!!)
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To: John Thornton

I find Ben Affleck's comments to be very disingenuous. Ben Affleck owes his career to the fact that someone somewhere had a few million dollars that hadn't been confiscated by the government. If every movie producer was limited to the amount of money they "need", then Good Will Hunting would have never been made. Neither would Chasing Amy have been made if all the profits from Clerks were confiscated by Uncle Sam.

Affleck uses some of his spare change to fund "Project Greenlight", which finances independent movies made by unknown film makers. No doubt, 20 years from now, some of these people will be rich celebrities in their own right, but right now an extra $1 million can make a big difference in their lives.


18 posted on 08/01/2004 1:28:14 PM PDT by VisualizeSmallerGovernment (Question Liberal Authority)
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