Posted on 03/25/2013 4:09:45 PM PDT by swamp40
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While the law stipulates that I must surrender this money, I refuse to acknowledge this as a tax at all. This is not a tax. This is an asset seizure plain and simple. The term retroactive tax is a despicable euphemism. It is no different than when Hugo Chavez used the benign-sounding nationalize to describe his seizure of private property in Venezuela.
Now before I go any further, let me tell you what I am not.
I am not a Tea Party member. I am not even a Republican. Twice I have voted for Barack Obama, and I was supportive of his tax compromise earlier this year. I am not a person who opposes paying taxes, even higher ones. I am a very reasonable person who respects the great opportunity that America has given to me.
But there is a very clear and unambiguous line between taxes regardless of how high they are and asset seizures. The State of California has taken money from me. Money that I already earned and paid taxes on, and I will not tolerate this act of theft.
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I don’t think they “seized” enough of his assets. If he can afford to move and polute another state, they need to take more until he can’t move.
I have no sympathy for idiots like this who whine when the government they empowered use that power.
Was your angry conservative comment directed at me? If so, it should be brought up within the thread wherein I was actually angry and out of line. There are plenty of those, and I don’t break a sweat over them. Shit happens.
This is not one of those threads.
And of course, this clown deserves New York.
WHUH? Why would you move from California to New York when you could move almost anywhere else?
Thanks for sharing. I needed a laugh tonight. Love the fact he thinks going to NY will be different! LORDY these Libs are stupid when it comes to real life. Better yet, hope he moves to the city were Bloomie can have his way with him!!
Such a valid point.
OK. I won't cry for you.
Don’t delude yourself. He is a lost cause because he will vote social issues everytime at least for the forseeable future.
Just a few more points for Mr. Goldberg to consider: It’s for the kids, granny’s who need medical care, clean air and spotted owls. Your are being selfish, greedy and insensitive to the needs of other people and the environment.
Furthermore, it was a court that declared your tax break illegal. Isn’t that where libs run when they don’t get their way at the polls? Isn’t that the way it is supposed work in your vision of paradise? You should be paying the state a bonus for seeing the error of its ways and giving tax breaks to people who don’t need them, like you.
Exactly. Although the California government keeps giving people reasons to leave, it is always difficult to get over the inertia and dig up the roots and move. This guy makes the big decision ... and he decides to move to New York.,.,bzzzt...
I’m just glad he isn’t moving to Oregon the way so many other liberals have.
Wait till the dumbass finds out that taxes in New York are as bad (if not worse) than California
He’d feel right at home in Chicago.
Welcome to Texas! Do us a favor and tell any liberal friends you may have back in CA that the weather here sux and the mosquitoes are as big as armadillos. ;-)
No, it wasn’t directed at you.
Damn!
I was kinda looking forward to the resulting exchange if the answer was in the positive.
Heh. Slow evening?
Later... ;)
We do? lol...
Speak for yourself grandma.
BTW just one of the reasons we stay in CA is due to the year round wonderful Mediterranean style pe weather, where we can actually do things outdoors, any time of the year. That alone is worth a fortune to us.
Being a shut-in is fine, if your 80+ years old and all ya want to do is read junk mail.
The socialist experiment isn’t working in California probably because it is not being administered correctly. /S.
Once the right leaders are in place, things will go much better. Cuomo and Bloomberg just might be the people to provide you with what you’re looking for. Good luck in New York.
Chicago is no prize and I can’t wait to get out but please, it is already a Left Coast (of Lake Michigan) City. People may say one lib can’t make things worse, but they swarm like locusts and even one more is one too many.
By the way, anyone notice how Mr. Goldberg waves the Constitution about when his ox is being gored? I wonder where he stands when other people’s oxen are being gored? His votes for Obama suggests to me he doen’t give a rat’s bottom for the Constitution.
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