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Soak the Celebrities!! - Now here's a tax we can all agree on! - (classic O'Rourke!)
WEEKLY STANDARD.COM ^ | MAY 30, 2005 | P.J. O'ROURKE

Posted on 05/23/2005 10:35:21 PM PDT by CHARLITE

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1 posted on 05/23/2005 10:35:22 PM PDT by CHARLITE
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To: CHARLITE

I love it.


2 posted on 05/23/2005 10:40:35 PM PDT by LiveBait
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To: CHARLITE

The Republican party reptile nails it yet again...


4 posted on 05/23/2005 10:46:41 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (If you must filibuster, let the Constitution do the talkin')
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To: CHARLITE

"The countrys in the very best of hands, the best of hands, the best of hands."


5 posted on 05/23/2005 10:46:42 PM PDT by wildcatf4f3 (whats wrong with a draft?)
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To: CHARLITE
America's media and entertainment industry has a gross (as it were) revenue of $316.8 billion a year. If we subtract the income derived from worthy journalism and the publishing of serious books, that leaves $316.8 billion.

Too funny!
6 posted on 05/23/2005 10:48:53 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (If you must filibuster, let the Constitution do the talkin')
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To: CHARLITE

Bravo


7 posted on 05/23/2005 10:53:49 PM PDT by RIGHT IN LAS VEGAS
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To: CHARLITE

Why hasn't Hollywood thought of this brilliant idea before?!

Ah yes, but of course........they are liberals.


8 posted on 05/23/2005 10:54:55 PM PDT by This Just In ((In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king))
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To: LiveBait
"Actually the resource upon which the media and entertainment industry depends is not fame but its toxic run-off, celebrity. America has vast proven reserves"

I have to remember this quote!

9 posted on 05/23/2005 10:55:51 PM PDT by RIGHT IN LAS VEGAS
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To: TheBigB

ping


10 posted on 05/23/2005 10:56:41 PM PDT by freepatriot32 (If you want to change government support the libertarian party www.lp.org)
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To: sameoldstuff

Oh, Brother..


11 posted on 05/23/2005 11:04:19 PM PDT by Lower55
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To: CHARLITE

Much Worse than pissing P.J. off, is (pity the fool) boring him..


12 posted on 05/23/2005 11:12:39 PM PDT by hosepipe (This Propaganda has been edited to include not a small amount of Hyperbole..)
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To: hosepipe; ThreePuttinDude; Beth528; SMARTY; Ghost of Philip Marlowe; CyberAnt; ...
"Much Worse than pissing P.J. off, is (pity the fool) boring him.."

That's a very smart comment, hosepipe!

Thanks!.........I wonder how much Babs in Malibu would consider contributing........or Whoopi (also in Malibu)......or Michael The Gross......None of these people would put their money where they big, fat mouths are!

All I had to hear was that Cher not only demanded her own private jet to transport her to Hillary's August, 2000 "Gala Fund Raiser" in Follywood, but she required a specific model of private jet, plus a fee for her bringing her gracious self to the event!

Thanks for such a clever comment, hosepipe! It really added ZEST to the thread!

Char :)

13 posted on 05/23/2005 11:31:32 PM PDT by CHARLITE (Ward Churchill should pack his bags and go join a tribe in Darfur, SUDAN, with KOFI ANNAN........!!)
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To: TheBigB

the Big B needs to see this


14 posted on 05/24/2005 1:04:42 AM PDT by King Prout (blast and char it among fetid buzzard guts!)
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To: This Just In

I thought of this seriously a few years back, but was unable to figure out how to make it "seem fair". I wanted to tax sequin gowns or Hummers over 30 ft. or some such. The best I could come up with is just another line on the 1040 that said "Amount derived from in front of a camera or behind a podium_________, times 4=_________, minus contributions to CPAC,________, add to line 37 as AMT.


15 posted on 05/24/2005 1:22:47 AM PDT by chuckles
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I thought of this seriously a few years back, but was unable to figure out how to make it "seem fair"

How about this:

Argue that anyone that can afford to pay for entertainment can afford to "help those in need". So instead of taxing celebrities directly, put a sales tax on entertainment services or items purchased.

Or better yet, argue that people should be saving their extra money for retirement anyway instead of spending it on entertainment, so use the tax to pay for social security.

You could even shift taxes in such a way that those in industries that produce essential goods and services (ie, everyone not in the entertainment biz) pay a much reduced tax rates. Then raise regular taxes to "pay for" these expensive tax cuts. We don't want to bust the budget afterall now, do we?

16 posted on 05/24/2005 1:44:15 AM PDT by mc6809e
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To: CHARLITE
These are some Hollyweird stars that make big bucks!
17 posted on 05/24/2005 4:57:45 AM PDT by Beth528
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To: presidio9; Constitution Day; Tijeras_Slim; martin_fierro; TomServo; Owl_Eagle; Dead Dog; sathers; ..
It's P.J. 'Nuff said!

PING to the REPUBLICAN PARTY REPTILE Ping list! What is the Republican Party Reptile? It is a creature of the eighties. It’s neoconservatism with its pants down around its ankles, the Rehnquist Supreme Court on drugs, a disco Hobbes living without shame or federally mandated safety regulations. The Republican Party Reptile supports a strong defense policy, but sees no reason to conduct it while sober. The RPR believes in minimum government interference in private affairs—unless the government brings over extra girls and some ice. In short, the RPR is the new label that our political spectrum has been crying out for—the conservative with a sense of humor and a healthy dose of depravity.

18 posted on 05/24/2005 5:47:53 AM PDT by TheBigB (These aren't the droids you're looking for...)
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To: TheBigB

thanks for the ping!


19 posted on 05/24/2005 5:53:56 AM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: Beth528

Honestly, I don't think that there's that big of a difference in the with make-up/without make-up shots on most of them. - Cameron Diaz is the exception!!


20 posted on 05/24/2005 6:05:59 AM PDT by KosmicKitty (Well... There you go again!)
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