Posted on 03/29/2011 8:57:23 PM PDT by Christus_Rex
Yes, tax the Super Rich. Tax them now. Before the other 99% rise up, trigger a new American Revolution, a meltdown and the Great Depression 2.
We know the Super Rich don’t care. Not about you. Nor the American public. They can’t see. Can’t hear. Stay trapped in their Forbes-400 bubble. An echo chamber that isolates them. They see the public as faceless workers, customers, taxpayers. See GOP power on the ascent. Reaganomics is back. Unions on the run. Clueless masses are easily manipulated.
Even Obama is secretly working with the GOP, will never touch his Super Rich donors. Yes, the Super-Rich Delusion is that powerful, infecting all America.
Here’s how one savvy insider who knows described this Super-Rich Delusion: “The top 1% live privileged lives, aren’t worried about much. Families vacation at the best resorts. Their big concerns are finding the best Pilates teacher, best masseuse, best surgeons, best private schools. They aren’t concerned with the underlying deterioration of America or the world, except in the abstract, because they aren’t directly affected by it. That’s not to say they aren’t sympathetic, aware, or don’t talk about the issues you bring up. They are largely concerned with protecting and enhancing their socio-economic positions, ensuring their families live well. And nothing you write about will change things.”
(Excerpt) Read more at marketwatch.com ...
She wasn’t missed by us, because she was here!
Elen is 13. Steak, potatoes, brocolli, and something for dessert. They were going to make lemon pies, but it didn’t happen with the other things going on today, so I guess we’ll have pie tomorrow, which will make Bill and Tom happy.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. *HUG*
See TC’s 341. LOL!
I’m not sure I’ll be any more fond of Bill and Tom at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. I do miss them when they’re at Boy Scout camp for a week, though.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ELEN!!! *hug*
Steak and salad sound good! I try to ig my birthdays. There are too many behind me.
I have some Extreme Moose Tracks ice cream in the freezer. Anybody want some? (Kroger brand)
Lemon Meringue?
Meringue. What a strange word.
I agree, and yes, it’s supposed to be lemon meringue. I don’t care for meringue, but oh well. I hardly need to be eating lemon pies if I’m going to be Extremely Thin.
Oh, c’mon, Mom...The byos always find a way to Mom’s Heart. That’s why they are who they are!
It needs to be more than one sleep. ;-)
In between downloading programs, I’ve been watching the LDS Annual General Conference. I missed the first two hours and that really sucks!
However, it will be on again tomorrow. Hopefully, I’ll be able to watch it all.
Ice cream?
*drool*
Well, of course! It just takes more than 16 hours for me to really notice they’re gone!
"Wages" should be tax free. Income (which was originally supposed to be limited to capital gains, inheritance and the like) should be taxed and tariffs re-established.
Either that or a flat tax. Everybody pays ten percent, even the poor. That way they have skin in the game.
Vets should not have to pay taxes. They've paid.
Meringue? Merin-Gue. Mer-in-gwe. Merin-GWE! What does it mean, and why is it such a silly word?
I don’t like it. Lemon pie is good. Meringue needs to be replaced with whipped cream. :o]
I agree. Anything that’s supposed to be “meringue” would be better with whipped cream. Why waste all those egg yolks? Whoever invented meringue must not have been hungry.
Capital gains taxes diminish investment, which affects employment. Inheritance taxes are particularly iniquitous, since they transfer a family’s lifetime of accumulation to the government. What’s the government done to deserve what my parents worked for?
Of course, eliminating death taxes would make lots of estate-and-trusts lawyers and accountants go find honest work ...
My Mom would make Lemon Meringue pies late at night.
She chilled the lemon filled pie crusts, and then toasted the meringue under the broiler. Sometimes she sprinkled coconut on top.
She said the “Lemon Meringue Fairy” brought it in the middle of the night. :-)
Fascinating! I don’t like coconut, either.
Did you get to eat them for breakfast?
I think meringue was invented to use the egg white from dishes that required only yolks.
LOL, no way!
She worked, so when she made us a treat that labour intensive/time consuming, she did it the night before.
We salivated all day.
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