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LiberalLovinLug

(14,173 posts)
45. Simple
Tue Feb 16, 2016, 04:27 PM
Feb 2016

Very few of the .1% do not consider making money their religion. This kind of freedom of religion is very important to them. There are few examples of empathetic, more socially conscience billionaires like Warren Buffett or Bill Gates. No, God put them on earth to use as much of their progressively enlarging capital to make even more capital. Just watch Shark Tank. Cuban always waits for the Big money deals. Even if some business idea is proven, if it doesn't make, by the time they go to ST, over $100,000 a year, he is OUT.

And Republicans are overall the most prostrate towards them of all the politicians. They will squeeze as much from average American tax dollars to hand to them, or cut as much as they can from their already low tax "burden".

This malaise Feb 2016 #1
lol.....good stuff. yourout Feb 2016 #2
LOLOL grasswire Feb 2016 #3
one of my favorite writers bar none!!! Arazi Feb 2016 #4
"I've seen better organized riots." lindysalsagal Feb 2016 #5
A proper riot needs good organization. JackRiddler Feb 2016 #7
My favorite was Volaris Feb 2016 #12
I am fond of Mbrow Feb 2016 #18
taken right out of chariots of fire I swear PatrynXX Feb 2016 #22
New feature recommendation for DU: auto-rec for Charlie Pierce posts. MH1 Feb 2016 #6
Right out of the gate ... MH1 Feb 2016 #8
Serious observations and questions: AlbertCat Feb 2016 #9
K & R ...... Wounded Bear Feb 2016 #10
Pierce is a genius mcar Feb 2016 #11
ouch LiberalAndProud Feb 2016 #13
Charlie manages to combine elegant writing, hifiguy Feb 2016 #14
Excellent summation sarge43 Feb 2016 #19
spot on!!! spanone Feb 2016 #15
I gave up watching. My evening shower was more exciting and more comforting. Paper Roses Feb 2016 #16
"I've heard more coherent dialogue from cats mating in an alley." sarge43 Feb 2016 #17
Sarah Palin would drive the cats to find another alley to mate in meow2u3 Feb 2016 #40
Palin would drive them to take a vow of chasity n/t sarge43 Feb 2016 #42
March 3rd is another Fox debate wheniwasincongress Feb 2016 #20
Last night's Republican "debate" was an embarrassment and disgrace to the nation Zorro Feb 2016 #21
You're right. Trump never lost his mind. Jack Rabbit Feb 2016 #23
While laugh out loud funny, this is also LibDemAlways Feb 2016 #24
And look at all the statehouses they control hibbing Feb 2016 #35
I saw it with my own eyes and ears when LibDemAlways Feb 2016 #39
Trump = ". . .vulgar talking yam. . ." DinahMoeHum Feb 2016 #25
One of the best out there right now, saltpoint Feb 2016 #26
Amen, Charlie. DirkGently Feb 2016 #27
Very good read. N/T deathrind Feb 2016 #28
with all due respect DonCoquixote Feb 2016 #29
Absolutely love his writing. lark Feb 2016 #30
Y'know something? ChazInAz Feb 2016 #34
Dear Mark Twain would do a number on them. sarge43 Feb 2016 #43
This is from a Republican libodem Feb 2016 #31
One wonders how the fuck skepticscott Feb 2016 #38
. libodem Feb 2016 #41
Simple LiberalLovinLug Feb 2016 #45
OMG that is funny!! "more coherent dialogue from cats mating in an alley" AllyCat Feb 2016 #32
brilliant.. Blue_Tires Feb 2016 #33
"I've seen better organized riots." Major Hogwash Feb 2016 #36
I'm torn. eilen Feb 2016 #37
Love his writings.. excellent well done! 2banon Feb 2016 #44
Dr. Gonzo's worst acid trips... Bohemianwriter Feb 2016 #46
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