Are you going to let him?
Posted on 10/16/2008 5:47:29 AM PDT by Tolik
Are you going to let him?
Let's see here...
He already has a kid, counted in the population, so Joe is looking at $67,600 for his "fair share" to begin with. Something like half the population isn't going to pay up their share ever, so Joe and his descendants get stuck with it, so now Joe effectively owes $135,200 if he's not going to "pass it on". Being the price of a home mortgage, he'll likely be unable to pay it off at once, so he goes for the 30 year plan, adding roughly double that in interest, so he'll have to earn $405,600 to realistically pay his "fair share" (and what he'll get stuck with). Never mind that he already likely has a mortgage on par with that, so now Joe is stuck with upwards of having to earn $1,000,000 (car payments included) just to pay his debts.
“Obama’s plans are a sitting duck,”
Just call them for what they are, Socialism while playing a little Merle Haggard in the background and talking to Joe the Plumber.
“Working Man Blues” by Merle Haggard
“Hey hey, the working man, the working man like me
I ain’t never been on welfare, that’s one place I won’t be
Cause I’ll be working long as my two hands are fit to use
I drink a little beer in a tavern
Sing a little bit of these working man blues
Yeah drink a little beer in a tavern,
Cry a little bit of these working man blues”
A nice tribute to Joe and the other working men not voting for the socialist.
Ouch, that’s good
Not registered to vote - its bad. Especially that there is so much to like in Joe’s economics - I take his over Obama’s any time.
If we had more Joes in political office, we have a much more efficient government and economy.
A Ivy League degree does not mean that someone has the ability to run our government.
Thank you for sharing. Its right on money. Politics in the big world are not that much different from a school yard. I try to do the same as you did (when I am up to the task) - use analogies simple enough for my kids. I am amazed how many similarities are out there between adolescent vision of an “unfair” world and modern “give me stuff” liberalism.
Joe Wurzelbacher was asked to attend a McCain/Palin rally this weekend, but declined (was already busy).
I would think that something has been done to meet up with him either by phone or in person. I can see Joe getting along well with Governor Palin and the First Dude.
I recall a program put out by 60 minutes or 20/20 or some such show like that. The focus was a young woman on welfare. She became upset that her PAY CHECK hadn’t arrived in her mailbox the day she expected it. Pay Check. Expected.
Yep, Joe Wurzelbaher got it right.
Joe *is* a registered voter. Said so in his interview.
Wow, that’s awesome!
oohhh...maybe you could do a full graphic of him wearing tights and carrying a toy bow and arrow set. :o)
Not registered? Then I guess Joe Wurzelbacher is a liar because he said he *was* registered to vote (in his media interview).
What a EXCELLENT analogy!!!
Cheers to your 14 year old daughter!!!!!!!
Polly
Go Joe! Smart man. Thank God for citizens like him, who confront the opposition. He should get alot of air time off of this and last nights debate. This could be really good for Mccain.
Turns out that Ben Smith has been corrected, and Joe the Plumber is registered to vote. Why the confusion? Because his name is spelled wrong on the voter rolls.
This is the sort of "irregularity" that has people calling for the voter rolls to be purged aggressively, so given the growing furor over ACORN, it remains to be seen if he stays on the voter rolls.
So Joe knows more about economics than all of the talking heads in DC. Of course we knew that.
Except that Politico, as usual, is wrong. He is registered to vote, but the f***ed up Ohio voting registration system has his last name misspelled, and "Joe" is is (legal) middle name, which is why the dumpster divers at Politico missed it.
As far as not declaring support, personally I think it's better that he doesn't. It is a secret ballot, after all, and I'd rather he speak for the "independents" than as "just another McCain supporter".
It is a secret ballot, after all, and I'd rather he speak for the "independents" than as "just another McCain supporter".I did post an update above that Joe is registered to vote. He is, however, a registered Republican, so I don't know if he can pass for an independent at this point.
Tell you what, albie.
Your enthusiasm and commitment are admirable.
You should take the next several days off before the election and canvass your town going door to door, working on an effort to bring out the vote, 24/7.
What? You can’t do that? You have a life?
Let Joe have his life. He probably needs every penny he earns right now, because new construction will not be sending any work his way for the next two or three years, at the very least.
All his business will rely on is maintenance calls. And I am certain that even that amount of work will taper down in an Obama administration. Husbands will be fixing their own plumbing problems because they’ll be laid off.
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