The party of no-

[nathanm]

Fortunately, I don't make enough to be in that bracket.

I have the deal of the century for you. If you ever earn enough money to be in the top tax bracket, you can give me the excess so you don't have to pay any evil income tax. 

I'd rather have 60.4 cents on the dollar than nothing, but maybe that's just me.

[guido911]

Giving 35% of any dollar I earn to the feds directly in income tax is too much.  Fortunately, I don't make enough to be in that bracket.

Unfortunately, there are many "have nots" out there that believe that the "rich" got that way through some underhanded activity or were otherwise "fortunate" (as opposed to those without money or jobs being "unfortunate") and are morally required to pay more. Heck, even Biden believes paying more in taxes is "patriotic".

How in the hell does this draft dodger get away with talking about what is "patriotic". I digress.

[guido911]

I have the deal of the century for you. If you ever earn enough money to be in the top tax bracket, you can give me the excess so you don't have to pay any evil income tax. 

I'd rather have 60.4 cents on the dollar than nothing, but maybe that's just me.

Spoken like a true lib. gimme gimme gimme.

[nathanm]

Spoken like a true lib. gimme gimme gimme.

Yeah, that's it. The one who is arguing in favor of more taxes is the one asking for the handout. 

[Red Arrow]

I have the deal of the century for you. If you ever earn enough money to be in the top tax bracket, you can give me the excess so you don't have to pay any evil income tax. 

I'd rather have 60.4 cents on the dollar than nothing, but maybe that's just me.

I'd rather have about 80 cents on the dollar than 60.4.  Notice I did not try to keep it all.

[nathanm]

I'd rather have about 80 cents on the dollar than 60.4.  Notice I did not try to keep it all.

Savagely cut the military and you can probably get there, until the state gets their cut anyway..

[RecycleMichael]

Savagely cut the military and you can probably get there...

We have had tens of thousands of U.S. troops in Korea and have my entire life. We can also name other countries with the same. Why? When we will stop spending billions to be the police force for the world?

[Red Arrow]

We have had tens of thousands of U.S. troops in Korea and have my entire life. We can also name other countries with the same. Why? When we will stop spending billions to be the police force for the world?

Maybe we could start charging for our services.

[nathanm]

We have had tens of thousands of U.S. troops in Korea and have my entire life. We can also name other countries with the same. Why? When we will stop spending billions to be the police force for the world?

Probably when we stop requiring the world to pay tribute in the form of using the dollar for trade so we can run our trade and fiscal deficits without actually paying for it.

Red Arrow, we do charge. Well, I don't know specifically about Korea, but West Germany paid us back when we had soldiers stationed there and Japan shares the cost of US forces stationed there.

[Red Arrow]

Red Arrow, we do charge. Well, I don't know specifically about Korea, but West Germany paid us back when we had soldiers stationed there and Japan shares the cost of US forces stationed there.

Maybe some of the rest would just as soon have us leave.  The UN has proven to be ineffective.  Have any ideas?  Have the whole world be like Afghanistan with tribal war lords/countries?  I don't have a good solution.

[nathanm]

Have the whole world be like Afghanistan with tribal war lords/countries?

A family member of mine who is in the Army and has spent a lot of time in Afghanistan seems to think that it's a lost cause unless we want to spend 20 years there learnin' 'em in the ways of civil society. He says they simply don't have a sense of what it's like to do things differently.

[Red Arrow]

A family member of mine who is in the Army and has spent a lot of time in Afghanistan seems to think that it's a lost cause unless we want to spend 20 years there learnin' 'em in the ways of civil society. He says they simply don't have a sense of what it's like to do things differently.

I don't like being the world's police force but can you imagine the whole world being like Afghanistan?

[guido911]

Yeah, that's it. The one who is arguing in favor of more taxes is the one asking for the handout.  

A handout? It's my damned money--not yours or the government's money. More dumb liberal speak.

[nathanm]

A handout? It's my damned money--not yours or the government's money. More dumb liberal speak.

Our government is funded with borrowed money. If that's not a handout, I don't know what is.

[guido911]

Our government is funded with borrowed money. If that's not a handout, I don't know what is.

One heck of a stupid retort. What's the matter with you today.