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Who Funds the Left?
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| 1/16/03
| Radley Balko
Posted on 01/15/2003 11:58:34 PM PST by hoosierskypilot
A reader of this column e-mailed an interesting question a few months ago: "We hear all about Richard Mellon Scaife," he wrote, "but we never hear about who funds the left. Who's bankrolling the vast left-wing conspiracy?"
It's an interesting question, and you'll probably be surprised at the answer. The oddest source of the left's money comes from the rich. The really rich. The Washington Times recently reported that the richest 1 percent of Americans give disproportionately more to Democrats than to Republicans. Republicans, on the other hand, get more money from the richest fifth of income earners.
That makes sense, when you think about it. Ted Turner can afford to support high-tax policies because he can fork over half the millions he makes every year and still have enough left over to buy the state of Oregon.
A tax cut makes more sense however, to say a family of four making $150,000, with two kids in college. Both are taxed at the highest bracket, but Ted can afford to be a little more generous in support of the way the government spends your money.
Much of the remainder of the left's financial backing comes from coercion. That is, they take money without asking for it, often from people who would rather not give it to them.
Taxes are the best example. Each time Congress creates a new government program, it gives birth to a fresh litter of Democrats. That's because each government program needs to be staffed by people who, naturally, don't want to lose their jobs. So they vote Democrat, the party most likely to continue government programs. And with the exception of certain corporate welfare and farm subsidy programs, the people who benefit from those vote Democrat too, for the same reason.
In most cases, employees of the federal government are required to join the union that represents federal employees, and pay dues. Your taxes fund it all.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: fundingtheleft; itsthemoney; leftylosers; liberals
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To: StriperSniper
It all just seems like so much identity laundering.
That is a cool turn of phrase for what Leftists have done for a long time ... it is why they were called "front" organizations. Same concept applied in yesterday's march ... a bunch of stalinist-inspired organizations duped leftie mush-heads to march for "peace" where they defended the most brutal dictator on the planet.
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posted on
01/19/2003 8:29:25 PM PST
by
WOSG
To: okie01
You are so right about this ... I hadnt heard about PETA getting funded by Dept of Fish and Wildlife, but I would add this: A lot of radical feminist (feminazi-style man-hating groups) get funding via the VAWA (Violence against women's act) that funds 'local projects' and 'battered womens shelters' some of which have agendas that are quite political/radical. Also, the 'community reinvestment act' is a boondoggle to give bucks to ACORN, a Jesse Jackson-related shakedown organization.
We very much need to defund the Left.
This includes legal services corp, NEA, PBS, above mentioned examples...
I havent heard or observed this defunding. We will have to keep the COngressional feet to the fire on this.
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posted on
01/19/2003 8:37:23 PM PST
by
WOSG
To: Revolting cat!
The important fact that Ramsey Clark is legal representative for Saddam's regime and is heading IAC and WWP that put the 'antiwar' show on this weekend is not reported in the press.
One can only conclude that it "just doesnt matter" that a dictator is behind this. Treason is just not a big deal to the media. The media itself is too anti-American to understand what it *means*.
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posted on
01/19/2003 8:39:51 PM PST
by
WOSG
To: VRW Conspirator
Defund the left...defund the left...defund the left.
I just knew there was something that Bush needed to add to his to do list.
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posted on
01/19/2003 8:41:00 PM PST
by
WOSG
To: hoosierskypilot
Who funds the IE or ie or Ie or whatever network. They have a network of left-wing radio stations (could only be one station, however.)
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posted on
01/19/2003 8:42:28 PM PST
by
Doctor Stochastic
(The adverb is the enemy of the verb.)
To: Once-Ler
I read this list of Bush's acts (Moore's supposed indictment of Bush) and I am reminded of that Sienfeld line ... "Not that there's anything wrong with it"
:-)
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posted on
01/19/2003 8:48:43 PM PST
by
WOSG
To: WOSG
My point: money was channeled from abroad to support subversion in 1967, there is no reason to think it isn't being channeled now (from different sources perhaps, although Cuba may be the one constant.) Then, the FBI surely knew it and, characteristically enough, preferred to "watch it" without doing anything in hope of learning more. The "let's watch it" stance is all too common here, after all there are bigger fish to fry, there are diplomatic considerations, we are sending subversive money there too, so the powers that be may be considering it all a zero sum game. Well, it ain't and it don't have to be!
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posted on
01/19/2003 8:51:40 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(Someone left the cake out in the rain I dont think that I can take it coz it took so long to bake it)
To: WOSG
I also think that this is the most important issue and question after last Saturday's demonstrations. Arguing with the Left is playing their game, which they'll win anyway, since they are occupying the moral high ground (as defined in most people's minds - I mean who could be against Peace?!) But asking about their funding is to start subverting the subversives!
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posted on
01/19/2003 8:57:02 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(Someone left the cake out in the rain I dont think that I can take it coz it took so long to bake it)
To: WOSG
"I read this list of Bush's acts (Moore's supposed indictment of Bush) and I am reminded of that Sienfeld line ... "Not that there's anything wrong with it" "
It may look like I offered a back handed slap at Dubya but that was not my intention.
My point was that on a conservative forum like this I find it strange that too many conservatives are ignorant of all the reasons the left hates this president. Too often I see some conservatives shouting loudest about failures rather than successes.
As a father and a manager of people I have learned some methods of guiding.
Criticism is the least effective tool I use.
It results in children, and workers who give up because they can never reach the high standards set.
The question is where do the conservatives want Republicans to go?
Today you have 3 choices to run the government: Republican, rat, or let others decide for you.
I hope they dont want me to vote rat so that leaves give up.
I think that is counter-productive.
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posted on
01/19/2003 9:24:32 PM PST
by
Once-Ler
(I vote Dubya)
To: Once-Ler
"It may look like I offered a back handed slap"
Make that back handed compliment.
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posted on
01/19/2003 9:29:45 PM PST
by
Once-Ler
(I vote Dubya)
To: Once-Ler
Wow, that is one impressive list. I am so glad I voted for W!
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01/19/2003 11:30:25 PM PST
by
exDemMom
(W in '04)
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To: Once-Ler
After reading your rantings, I suppose you would have been happier if owlbore-loserman won the presidental election?
I suggest you go to that other web site we read of, (commie-dummycRATS-united, or something like that), you may find that you will be among like-minded friends.
To: Las Vegas Dave
Not at all Dave I voted proudly for Bush and I intend to again in 04.
The list was from an Anti-Bush website, but as I stated in the first sentence almost everything the author critisized I applauded. Unfortunately it has been removed by the admin. I assume because it contained some profanity. It was a list of spending cuts and conservative appointments. Perhaps it could have been formatted better to show that it wasn't written by me.
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posted on
01/20/2003 11:24:02 AM PST
by
Once-Ler
(I vote Dubya)
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