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MadDAsHell

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21. I'd like to agree but politically it's a non-starter to say "I want this but I'm not willing to pay"
Tue May 3, 2016, 11:46 AM
May 2016

We lose credibility when we come up with laundry lists of things we want the government to pay for, but we want everyone else but us to pay for those things.

It lends credence to the "I want free stuff" meme and that's the last thing we need.

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel May 2016 #1
Apparently 'fabulously wealthy' is not good enough for our 1%. USA! USA! n/t pampango May 2016 #2
It could definitely be to their own advantage in the long run Glorfindel May 2016 #3
Let's ALL be taxed like that... MadDAsHell May 2016 #4
If we ended "Empire USA" and brought the troops home, $$$ would be available... Moostache May 2016 #6
I'd like to agree but politically it's a non-starter to say "I want this but I'm not willing to pay" MadDAsHell May 2016 #21
I see the point there, but I also view it as a counter-weight to the meme Moostache May 2016 #24
Fair enough, agree with you there; starting with endless wars! nt MadDAsHell May 2016 #33
They have skated by without paying for 30 years! Dustlawyer May 2016 #5
Since they've hoarded most of the money mountain grammy May 2016 #7
Reagan's junta eased us... ReRe May 2016 #13
A rising tide lifts all boats edhopper May 2016 #8
There's a honkin' big hole Plucketeer May 2016 #10
There is a law of diminishing returns, here... malthaussen May 2016 #9
So the issue isn't paying for social goods...you just don't like wealth. brooklynite May 2016 #11
Where did he say that? n/t Gore1FL May 2016 #12
Perhaps Iterating "Tax and" 5 Times Gives Some Pause ProfessorGAC May 2016 #14
The original poster said nothing about "social goods." Neither did you. Gore1FL May 2016 #18
maybe not hfojvt May 2016 #20
No Disagreement ProfessorGAC May 2016 #23
I am all for the punitive part. sofa king May 2016 #25
J.K. Rowling profited from for-profit wars? brooklynite May 2016 #29
Not quite. sofa king May 2016 #30
That's laughable NobodyHere May 2016 #37
I think the other thing is true too though hfojvt May 2016 #26
Please quote the part of the OP that led you to take that away from it. nt ChisolmTrailDem May 2016 #16
That's right... ReRe May 2016 #15
That "Democrat" was likely a member of the one percent. SammyWinstonJack May 2016 #27
Well, I guess, Sammy... ReRe May 2016 #28
Or we could just eat 'em. Iggo May 2016 #17
the legendary 1% hfojvt May 2016 #19
Couldn't agree more with that GOPblows431 May 2016 #22
Does that include Lawyers? Celebrities? Musicians? Hedge Fund Mgrs? nt clarice May 2016 #32
Not celebrities or musicians if they're liberals. nt MadDAsHell May 2016 #34
Huh? clarice May 2016 #35
Double standards aren't just for Republicans nowadays. Lancero May 2016 #36
Unfortunately true.nt clarice May 2016 #38
Com'on Scuba.... you don't mean that...that is a very slippery slope. nt clarice May 2016 #31
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