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‘Patriotic millionaires’ demand higher taxes, but unwilling to pay up [VIDEO]
The Daily Caller ^ | 11/17/2011 | Michelle Fields

Posted on 11/18/2011 11:35:42 AM PST by Eagle of Liberty

Washington — Two dozen “patriotic millionaires” traveled to the Capitol on Wednesday to demand that Congress raise taxes on wealthy Americans.

The Daily Caller attended their press conference with an iPad, which displayed the Treasury Department’s donation page, to find out if any of the “patriotic millionaires” were willing to put their money where their mouth is.


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Cannot find the video that is supposed to be on this page, but heard the audio this morning and it is pretty funny. NONE of the "patriotic millionaires" were willing to "individually" donate to the Treasury website when asked.
1 posted on 11/18/2011 11:35:45 AM PST by Eagle of Liberty
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To: Eagle of Liberty

Money, it’s a crime/Share it fairly/But don’t take a slice of my pie.


2 posted on 11/18/2011 11:36:39 AM PST by dfwgator (I stand with Herman Cain.)
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To: Eagle of Liberty
It's not terribly hard to make the donation:

Gifts to the United States Government

payable to the "United States Treasury"

Gifts to the United States
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Credit Accounting Branch
3700 East-West Highway, Room 622D
Hyattsville, MD 20782

Someone, perhaps many of us, should tell these millionaires.

3 posted on 11/18/2011 11:39:55 AM PST by Pollster1 (Natural born citizen of the USA, with the birth certificate to prove it)
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To: Eagle of Liberty

The so called GOP leadership need to really go after these guys and expose them for the phonies they are.

Democrats know how to seize the moment, our guys tend to lay down.


4 posted on 11/18/2011 11:40:43 AM PST by VicVega (Geaux LSU, Geaux Saints)
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To: Eagle of Liberty

The vid is there. down the page
I can play it but there is no sound

Maybe there is no sound since all the self righteous Dem millionaires refused to voluntarily send more


5 posted on 11/18/2011 11:46:12 AM PST by RWGinger (Simpl)
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Odd. These clowns are “smart” enough to become millionaires but too stupid to know that there is no restrictions on them writing a check to the IRS to help lower the national debt. Phonies 4 sure!!!!


6 posted on 11/18/2011 11:51:15 AM PST by rktman
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To: Eagle of Liberty

Liberals from Warren Buffett to the bottom of the barrel are all the same: they don’t personally want to pay more taxes, they want everyone else other than themselves to have to pay more taxes.


7 posted on 11/18/2011 11:55:30 AM PST by jpl (The government spent another half a million bucks in the time it just took you to read this tagline.)
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To: Eagle of Liberty

They are so easy to laugh at ;-)


8 posted on 11/18/2011 11:58:33 AM PST by vanilla swirl (We are the Patrick Henry we have been waiting for!)
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To: Eagle of Liberty
These patriotic millionaires are really crony capitalist, Fascist bastard, shill insiders that will not pay the tax rates or have to obey the regulations imposed on their competitors.

This is exactly what Fascism is, a far left socialist government-business conglomerate that ensures the profit of those with government partners and the destruction of those without government partners.

"Patriotic millionaires" demanding taxes that THEY will never have to pay, and they will be the only ones who receive astronomical amounts of taxpayer funds in no-bid contracts.

9 posted on 11/18/2011 11:58:38 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it. (plagiarized))
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To: Eagle of Liberty
Really like to see other reporters doing the same thing. Asking people if they think they should pay more taxes and give them the opportunity to do so on the spot.

Besides the Daily Caller, I can only see this done by The Daily Show or the Colbert Report.

Lets uncover the real skeletons in these ntiwits closets.

10 posted on 11/18/2011 12:04:09 PM PST by VicVega (Geaux LSU, Geaux Saints)
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To: RWGinger

I looked on the entire page and I cannot find the video!! Can you post a link?


11 posted on 11/18/2011 12:09:43 PM PST by Eagle of Liberty (Shaking My Head on a daily basis)
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To: Eagle of Liberty

This video single-handedly neutralized their appearance.


12 posted on 11/18/2011 12:13:13 PM PST by lormand (A Government who robs Peter to pay Paul, will always have the support of Paul)
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it is on the link at the top of the OP
let it load. you will see “ watch this”
scroll down. it is there
i just watched it again but still have no sound
http://dailycaller.com/2011/11/17/patriotic-millionaires-demand-higher-taxes-but-unwilling-to-pay-up-video/


13 posted on 11/18/2011 12:17:30 PM PST by RWGinger (Simpl)
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To: lormand

At 1:41 of video the guy won’t donate, can’t tell the reporter why and calls her silly.


14 posted on 11/18/2011 12:26:56 PM PST by rocksblues (Obama, the biggest liar in the history of American politics!)
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To: rocksblues

I have a libinlaw that is self-righteously “green”,
yet drives a huge vehicle for “garage saling”.

When I asked her about it, she said “I can afford it, so I’m going to drive it.”


15 posted on 11/18/2011 12:30:25 PM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: Eagle of Liberty

Some politician should tell them, “You could save us even more time and money if you just made a donation right now rather than waiting for the government to bill you.”

“I’m from the government and I’m here to take your voluntary overpayment.”

You know, to help them stop feeling so guilty. It’s hard to live with all that guilt. It’s really doing them a favor.


16 posted on 11/18/2011 1:11:45 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: Pollster1

These are the inside message of all my Christmas cards to the rich and famous liberals that piss me off so much.


17 posted on 11/18/2011 1:12:43 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: Eagle of Liberty

F*** these asshats that want all of us to pay more taxes ! They got their wealth, they don’t want anyone else to get wealthy !


18 posted on 11/18/2011 1:30:33 PM PST by CORedneck
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To: Eagle of Liberty

That was the most truthful video since we saw The Great Bent One walking after Secretary Brown’s funeral.


19 posted on 11/18/2011 2:48:28 PM PST by Cyman
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To: Eagle of Liberty

They will “donate” after YOU donate fiRST!!!!.
Having money does NOT make you smart...


20 posted on 11/18/2011 3:09:49 PM PST by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole...)
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