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moondust

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4. "backdoor taxes because politicians are too cowardly to raise them"

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2015, 12:34 AM

Jan 2015

Also the story in Ferguson and probably a lot of other places.

I wonder how much this place pays in taxes:

Emerson Electric Co. (Leading $25B Global Manufacturing and Technology Company)
8000 West Florissant Avenue, P.O. Box 4100
St. Louis MO 63136

I suppose "burdening" the rich with taxes can be hazardous to your reelection coffers.

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Matt Taibbi: The NYPD's 'Work Stoppage' Is Surreal [View all] kpete Dec 2014 OP

I think the work stoppage is fantastic bluestateguy Dec 2014 #1

Never forget that the focus on the "petty stuff" branford Dec 2014 #3

Debatable at best rjsquirrel Jan 2015 #8

The relevant point is that "broken windows" policing branford Jan 2015 #9

I'm not confusing anything rjsquirrel Jan 2015 #10

Again, I'm not discussing which policing policies are best. branford Jan 2015 #11

I get it and that's totally cynical rjsquirrel Jan 2015 #15

Perception matters. branford Jan 2015 #16

revenue gotten by overloading black and brown w fines. yeah whites like it Liberal_in_LA Jan 2015 #12

article published yesterday about "broken windows" Liberal_in_LA Jan 2015 #13

As I indicated in detail in my response to the other poster, my point was not to defend branford Jan 2015 #14

K&R~ babylonsister Dec 2014 #2

"backdoor taxes because politicians are too cowardly to raise them" moondust Jan 2015 #4

Fire the whole force AgingAmerican Jan 2015 #5

k&r... spanone Jan 2015 #6

Taibbi probably knows this, but of course they didn't use it to shine a light phantom power Jan 2015 #7