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StrangeFamiliar 06/16/17 9:32:37 PM #1:	Curious <cite>StrangeFamiliar posted [p:881260698] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote>Curious</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 06/16/17 9:34:45 PM #2:	$71 billion last year --- an aspirin the size of the sun. <cite>Antifar posted [p:881260809] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote>$71 billion last year</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Printerscape 06/16/17 9:40:09 PM #3:	Antifar posted... $71 billion last year Say it was $100 billion for the entire US. The US is guesttimated to collect $6.56 trillion. So that is ~1.5% of what is collected. Source: http://www.usgovernmentrevenue.com/current_revenue <cite>Printerscape posted [p:881261062] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>Antifar posted...</cite> <quote>$71 billion last year</quote> Say it was $100 billion for the entire US. The US is guesttimated to collect $6.56 trillion. So that is ~1.5% of what is collected. Source: http://www.usgovernmentrevenue.com/current_revenue</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zodd3224 06/16/17 9:43:50 PM #4:	Printerscape posted... Antifar posted... $71 billion last year Say it was $100 billion for the entire US. The US is guesttimated to collect $6.56 trillion. So that is ~1.5% of what is collected. Source: http://www.usgovernmentrevenue.com/current_revenue And everyone bitches about food stamps rather than the rich dodging taxes --- Alaph beat Tidal22 easily in maximum handicap mode. <cite>Zodd3224 posted [p:881261219] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>Printerscape posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Antifar posted...</cite> <quote>$71 billion last year</quote> Say it was $100 billion for the entire US. The US is guesttimated to collect $6.56 trillion. So that is ~1.5% of what is collected. Source: http://www.usgovernmentrevenue.com/current_revenue</quote> And everyone bitches about food stamps rather than the rich dodging taxes</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ProfDE 06/17/17 3:19:36 AM #5:	What I have an issue with is when they buy a bunch of junk food rather than healthy food. Tonight at work someone bought 10 boxes of cookies using food stamps. They also had a bunch of cosmetics and other items I'd consider to be luxury items. --- SMM: https://supermariomakerbookmark.nintendo.net/profile/KINGARCEUS Newest Level: https://supermariomakerbookmark.nintendo.net/courses/0C47-0000-01EE-6EAD <cite>ProfDE posted [p:881275342] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote>What I have an issue with is when they buy a bunch of junk food rather than healthy food. Tonight at work someone bought 10 boxes of cookies using food stamps. They also had a bunch of cosmetics and other items I'd consider to be luxury items.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pegusus123456 06/17/17 3:20:48 AM #6:	ProfDE posted... What I have an issue with is when they buy a bunch of junk food rather than healthy food. Tonight at work someone bought 10 boxes of cookies using food stamps. They also had a bunch of cosmetics and other items I'd consider to be luxury items. Why do you care? --- http://i.imgur.com/Er6TT.gif http://i.imgur.com/Er6TT.gif http://i.imgur.com/Er6TT.gif http://i.imgur.com/Er6TT.gif <cite>pegusus123456 posted [p:881275372] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>ProfDE posted...</cite> <quote>What I have an issue with is when they buy a bunch of junk food rather than healthy food. Tonight at work someone bought 10 boxes of cookies using food stamps. They also had a bunch of cosmetics and other items I'd consider to be luxury items.</quote> Why do you care?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Johnny_Nutcase 06/17/17 3:22:47 AM #7:	pegusus123456 posted... ProfDE posted... What I have an issue with is when they buy a bunch of junk food rather than healthy food. Tonight at work someone bought 10 boxes of cookies using food stamps. They also had a bunch of cosmetics and other items I'd consider to be luxury items. Why do you care? Well if they're on food stamps you think they pay their own medical bills when they get diabetes or heart attacks? Snowballing costs onto the hard working Americans that shouldn't have to put up with that SHIT. --- I've learned that life is one crushing defeat after another... until you just wish Flanders was dead. - Homer Simpson <cite>Johnny_Nutcase posted [p:881275416] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>pegusus123456 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ProfDE posted...</cite> <quote>What I have an issue with is when they buy a bunch of junk food rather than healthy food. Tonight at work someone bought 10 boxes of cookies using food stamps. They also had a bunch of cosmetics and other items I'd consider to be luxury items.</quote> Why do you care?</quote> Well if they're on food stamps you think they pay their own medical bills when they get diabetes or heart attacks? Snowballing costs onto the hard working Americans that shouldn't have to put up with that SHIT.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pegusus123456 06/17/17 3:23:48 AM #8:	Johnny_Nutcase posted... Well if they're on food stamps you think they pay their own medical bills when they get diabetes or heart attacks? Snowballing costs onto the hard working Americans that shouldn't have to put up with that SHIT. Is a nebulous possible future medical bill the real reason Or do you just not want poor people to eat cookies Sesame Street didn't die for this, Johnny --- http://i.imgur.com/Er6TT.gif http://i.imgur.com/Er6TT.gif http://i.imgur.com/Er6TT.gif http://i.imgur.com/Er6TT.gif <cite>pegusus123456 posted [p:881275444] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>Johnny_Nutcase posted...</cite> <quote>Well if they're on food stamps you think they pay their own medical bills when they get diabetes or heart attacks? Snowballing costs onto the hard working Americans that shouldn't have to put up with that SHIT.</quote> Is a nebulous possible future medical bill the real reason Or do you just not want poor people to eat cookies Sesame Street didn't die for this, Johnny</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ProfDE 06/17/17 3:24:46 AM #9:	Junk food tends to be loaded with sugars and fats. This can lead to things like diabetes and being overweight. Guess who has to pay more for insurance? We do. --- SMM: https://supermariomakerbookmark.nintendo.net/profile/KINGARCEUS Newest Level: https://supermariomakerbookmark.nintendo.net/courses/0C47-0000-01EE-6EAD <cite>ProfDE posted [p:881275465] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote>Junk food tends to be loaded with sugars and fats. This can lead to things like diabetes and being overweight. Guess who has to pay more for insurance? We do.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Johnny_Nutcase 06/17/17 3:24:48 AM #10:	I just don't want them to have cookies... I'll see myself out. --- I've learned that life is one crushing defeat after another... until you just wish Flanders was dead. - Homer Simpson <cite>Johnny_Nutcase posted [p:881275467] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote>I just don't want them to have cookies... I'll see myself out.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarthAragorn 06/17/17 3:26:11 AM #11:	Worst thing is when they pay for junk food with food stamps then buy cigarettes in cash. Worked at a gas station one summer, that happened way too frequently. --- Who fears to walk upon the grass? But it is the grass that hides the viper from his enemies and shelters him until he strikes. <cite>DarthAragorn posted [p:881275505] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote>Worst thing is when they pay for junk food with food stamps then buy cigarettes in cash. Worked at a gas station one summer, that happened way too frequently.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ProfDE 06/17/17 3:26:53 AM #12:	Also look up what SNAP actually stands for. Cookies certainly do not fall under it. --- SMM: https://supermariomakerbookmark.nintendo.net/profile/KINGARCEUS Newest Level: https://supermariomakerbookmark.nintendo.net/courses/0C47-0000-01EE-6EAD <cite>ProfDE posted [p:881275524] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote>Also look up what SNAP actually stands for. Cookies certainly do not fall under it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BGleason22 06/17/17 3:29:34 AM #13:	Zodd3224 posted... Printerscape posted... Antifar posted... $71 billion last year Say it was $100 billion for the entire US. The US is guesttimated to collect $6.56 trillion. So that is ~1.5% of what is collected. Source: http://www.usgovernmentrevenue.com/current_revenue And everyone bitches about food stamps rather than the rich dodging taxes When you say Dodging taxes, do you mean using the tax law to their benefit and legally paying less taxes or do you mean those that are breaking the law and not getting caught? Because if you didn't use the existing laws to pay the least amount of taxes as possible, then you sir, are not the brightest bulb on the tree. <cite>BGleason22 posted [p:881275595] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zodd3224 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Printerscape posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Antifar posted...</cite> <quote>$71 billion last year</quote> Say it was $100 billion for the entire US. The US is guesttimated to collect $6.56 trillion. So that is ~1.5% of what is collected. Source: http://www.usgovernmentrevenue.com/current_revenue</quote> And everyone bitches about food stamps rather than the rich dodging taxes</quote> When you say Dodging taxes, do you mean using the tax law to their benefit and legally paying less taxes or do you mean those that are breaking the law and not getting caught? Because if you didn't use the existing laws to pay the least amount of taxes as possible, then you sir, are not the brightest bulb on the tree.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SomeLikeItHoth 06/17/17 3:29:57 AM #14:	Someone like @The_Admiral would be educated about this. Food stamps is given way too much leniency. I've seen fast food places accept food stamps and I have to wonder how this is allowed. DarthAragorn posted... Worst thing is when they pay for junk food with food stamps then buy cigarettes in cash. Worked at a gas station one summer, that happened way too frequently. I know a fucking Starbucks inside of a Target that allows people to pay with food stamps. --- https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1030-the-brotherhood <cite>SomeLikeItHoth posted [p:881275603] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote>Someone like @The_Admiral would be educated about this. Food stamps is given way too much leniency. I've seen fast food places accept food stamps and I have to wonder how this is allowed. <cite>DarthAragorn posted...</cite> <quote>Worst thing is when they pay for junk food with food stamps then buy cigarettes in cash. Worked at a gas station one summer, that happened way too frequently.</quote> I know a fucking Starbucks inside of a Target that allows people to pay with food stamps.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pegusus123456 06/17/17 3:31:00 AM #15:	ProfDE posted... Junk food tends to be loaded with sugars and fats. This can lead to things like diabetes and being overweight. Guess who has to pay more for insurance? We do. pegusus123456 posted... Is a nebulous possible future medical bill the real reason Or do you just not want poor people to eat cookies Sesame Street didn't die for this, Professor --- http://i.imgur.com/Er6TT.gif http://i.imgur.com/Er6TT.gif http://i.imgur.com/Er6TT.gif http://i.imgur.com/Er6TT.gif <cite>pegusus123456 posted [p:881275628] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>ProfDE posted...</cite> <quote>Junk food tends to be loaded with sugars and fats. This can lead to things like diabetes and being overweight. Guess who has to pay more for insurance? We do.</quote> <cite>pegusus123456 posted...</cite> <quote> Is a nebulous possible future medical bill the real reason Or do you just not want poor people to eat cookies Sesame Street didn't die for this, Professor</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zodd3224 06/17/17 8:07:43 AM #16:	BGleason22 posted... Zodd3224 posted... Printerscape posted... Antifar posted... $71 billion last year Say it was $100 billion for the entire US. The US is guesttimated to collect $6.56 trillion. So that is ~1.5% of what is collected. Source: http://www.usgovernmentrevenue.com/current_revenue And everyone bitches about food stamps rather than the rich dodging taxes When you say Dodging taxes, do you mean using the tax law to their benefit and legally paying less taxes or do you mean those that are breaking the law and not getting caught? Because if you didn't use the existing laws to pay the least amount of taxes as possible, then you sir, are not the brightest bulb on the tree. Who do you think is responsible for laws where someone like Mitt Romney makes 20.9 million in a year and pays 13.9% tax rate? He's "using existing laws" that were put in place because the 1% own this country. Capital gains tax breaks are another bullshit loophole for the wealthy. And people are left going ape shit because some degenerates (not all food stamp users) abuse food stamps, which is a drop in the bucket relatively. --- Alaph beat Tidal22 easily in maximum handicap mode. <cite>Zodd3224 posted [p:881281098] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>BGleason22 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Zodd3224 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Printerscape posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Antifar posted...</cite> <quote>$71 billion last year</quote> Say it was $100 billion for the entire US. The US is guesttimated to collect $6.56 trillion. So that is ~1.5% of what is collected. Source: http://www.usgovernmentrevenue.com/current_revenue</quote> And everyone bitches about food stamps rather than the rich dodging taxes</quote> When you say Dodging taxes, do you mean using the tax law to their benefit and legally paying less taxes or do you mean those that are breaking the law and not getting caught? Because if you didn't use the existing laws to pay the least amount of taxes as possible, then you sir, are not the brightest bulb on the tree.</quote> Who do you think is responsible for laws where someone like Mitt Romney makes 20.9 million in a year and pays 13.9% tax rate? He's "using existing laws" that were put in place because the 1% own this country. Capital gains tax breaks are another bullshit loophole for the wealthy. And people are left going ape shit because some degenerates (not all food stamp users) abuse food stamps, which is a drop in the bucket relatively.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nikra 06/17/17 8:48:17 AM #17:	Well. If your idiot politicians spend more time getting their fellow americans jobs, instead of being in the pockets of lobbiests. Food stamps wooden be a problem. In my country, no one would never degreat themselves to recieve food stamps. They don't exist here. <cite>Nikra posted [p:881282094] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote>Well. If your idiot politicians spend more time getting their fellow americans jobs, instead of being in the pockets of lobbiests. Food stamps wooden be a problem. In my country, no one would never degreat themselves to recieve food stamps. They don't exist here.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Twinmold 06/17/17 8:55:44 AM #18:	The problem with America is that the rich are consolidating money and power while pushing the burden of financing America on the poor and weak? No. The problem is that people who are too poor to afford food are buying cookies! This is the evil that is unraveling America! Conservative propganda works on some people I guess. --- Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - Mark Twain <cite>Twinmold posted [p:881282267] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote>The problem with America is that the rich are consolidating money and power while pushing the burden of financing America on the poor and weak? No. The problem is that people who are too poor to afford food are buying cookies! This is the evil that is unraveling America! Conservative propganda works on some people I guess.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
joe_stalin518 06/17/17 9:14:07 AM #19:	This topic reminds me of the time me and my sister tried cooking pizza rolls on a hotplate in a motel we living in... ahh the late 90's --- how does super mario world work without updates? Relax I know what I'm doing,I been killing topics since 1987 <cite>joe_stalin518 posted [p:881282797] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote>This topic reminds me of the time me and my sister tried cooking pizza rolls on a hotplate in a motel we living in... ahh the late 90's</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BGleason22 06/17/17 9:11:03 PM #20:	Zodd3224 posted... BGleason22 posted... Zodd3224 posted... Printerscape posted... Antifar posted... $71 billion last year Say it was $100 billion for the entire US. The US is guesttimated to collect $6.56 trillion. So that is ~1.5% of what is collected. Source: http://www.usgovernmentrevenue.com/current_revenue And everyone bitches about food stamps rather than the rich dodging taxes When you say Dodging taxes, do you mean using the tax law to their benefit and legally paying less taxes or do you mean those that are breaking the law and not getting caught? Because if you didn't use the existing laws to pay the least amount of taxes as possible, then you sir, are not the brightest bulb on the tree. Who do you think is responsible for laws where someone like Mitt Romney makes 20.9 million in a year and pays 13.9% tax rate? He's "using existing laws" that were put in place because the 1% own this country. Capital gains tax breaks are another bullshit loophole for the wealthy. And people are left going ape shit because some degenerates (not all food stamp users) abuse food stamps, which is a drop in the bucket relatively. So, you're backtracking out of your "dodging taxes" comment I take it. BTW, 13.9% of $20.9 million is about 3 MILLION DOLLARS . That's one person, paying almost 3 million dollars in taxes in one year while about 140 million people pay NOTHING. And you're complaining that this 1 person doesn't pay more? Wow. <cite>BGleason22 posted [p:881316051] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zodd3224 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>BGleason22 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Zodd3224 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Printerscape posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Antifar posted...</cite> <quote>$71 billion last year</quote> Say it was $100 billion for the entire US. The US is guesttimated to collect $6.56 trillion. So that is ~1.5% of what is collected. Source: http://www.usgovernmentrevenue.com/current_revenue</quote> And everyone bitches about food stamps rather than the rich dodging taxes</quote> When you say Dodging taxes, do you mean using the tax law to their benefit and legally paying less taxes or do you mean those that are breaking the law and not getting caught? Because if you didn't use the existing laws to pay the least amount of taxes as possible, then you sir, are not the brightest bulb on the tree.</quote> Who do you think is responsible for laws where someone like Mitt Romney makes 20.9 million in a year and pays 13.9% tax rate? He's "using existing laws" that were put in place because the 1% own this country. Capital gains tax breaks are another bullshit loophole for the wealthy. And people are left going ape shit because some degenerates (not all food stamp users) abuse food stamps, which is a drop in the bucket relatively.</quote> So, you're backtracking out of your "dodging taxes" comment I take it. BTW, 13.9% of $20.9 million is about 3 MILLION DOLLARS . That's one person, paying almost 3 million dollars in taxes in one year while about 140 million people pay NOTHING. And you're complaining that this 1 person doesn't pay more? Wow.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zodd3224 06/17/17 9:14:08 PM #21:	BGleason22 posted... Zodd3224 posted... BGleason22 posted... Zodd3224 posted... Printerscape posted... Antifar posted... $71 billion last year Say it was $100 billion for the entire US. The US is guesttimated to collect $6.56 trillion. So that is ~1.5% of what is collected. Source: http://www.usgovernmentrevenue.com/current_revenue And everyone bitches about food stamps rather than the rich dodging taxes When you say Dodging taxes, do you mean using the tax law to their benefit and legally paying less taxes or do you mean those that are breaking the law and not getting caught? Because if you didn't use the existing laws to pay the least amount of taxes as possible, then you sir, are not the brightest bulb on the tree. Who do you think is responsible for laws where someone like Mitt Romney makes 20.9 million in a year and pays 13.9% tax rate? He's "using existing laws" that were put in place because the 1% own this country. Capital gains tax breaks are another bullshit loophole for the wealthy. And people are left going ape shit because some degenerates (not all food stamp users) abuse food stamps, which is a drop in the bucket relatively. So, you're backtracking out of your "dodging taxes" comment I take it. BTW, 13.9% of $20.9 million is about 3 MILLION DOLLARS . That's one person, paying almost 3 million dollars in taxes in one year while about 140 million people pay NOTHING. And you're complaining that this 1 person doesn't pay more? Wow. WOW Yes, i'm complaining that a person making 20.9 million dollars has a lower rate than I do. And when did I say the 140 million paying nothing weren't scum as well? Why are you so confrontational? WOW --- Alaph beat Tidal22 easily in maximum handicap mode. <cite>Zodd3224 posted [p:881316201] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>BGleason22 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Zodd3224 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>BGleason22 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Zodd3224 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Printerscape posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Antifar posted...</cite> <quote>$71 billion last year</quote> Say it was $100 billion for the entire US. The US is guesttimated to collect $6.56 trillion. So that is ~1.5% of what is collected. Source: http://www.usgovernmentrevenue.com/current_revenue</quote> And everyone bitches about food stamps rather than the rich dodging taxes</quote> When you say Dodging taxes, do you mean using the tax law to their benefit and legally paying less taxes or do you mean those that are breaking the law and not getting caught? Because if you didn't use the existing laws to pay the least amount of taxes as possible, then you sir, are not the brightest bulb on the tree.</quote> Who do you think is responsible for laws where someone like Mitt Romney makes 20.9 million in a year and pays 13.9% tax rate? He's "using existing laws" that were put in place because the 1% own this country. Capital gains tax breaks are another bullshit loophole for the wealthy. And people are left going ape shit because some degenerates (not all food stamp users) abuse food stamps, which is a drop in the bucket relatively.</quote> So, you're backtracking out of your "dodging taxes" comment I take it. BTW, 13.9% of $20.9 million is about 3 MILLION DOLLARS . That's one person, paying almost 3 million dollars in taxes in one year while about 140 million people pay NOTHING. And you're complaining that this 1 person doesn't pay more? Wow.</quote> WOW Yes, i'm complaining that a person making 20.9 million dollars has a lower rate than I do. And when did I say the 140 million paying nothing weren't scum as well? Why are you so confrontational? WOW</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MutantJohn 06/17/17 9:16:34 PM #22:	Ha, I love people who are astounded by how percentages work. --- "Oh, my mother; oh, my friends, ask the angels, will I ever see heaven again?" - Laura Marling <cite>MutantJohn posted [p:881316318] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote>Ha, I love people who are astounded by how percentages work.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 06/17/17 9:20:58 PM #23:	Zodd3224 posted... Yes, i'm complaining that a person making 20.9 million dollars has a lower rate than I do. Simple solution: Flat Tax. No deductions. There. That was easy. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:881316546] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zodd3224 posted...</cite> <quote>Yes, i'm complaining that a person making 20.9 million dollars has a lower rate than I do.</quote> Simple solution: Flat Tax. No deductions. There. That was easy.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zodd3224 06/17/17 9:28:03 PM #24:	Questionmarktarius posted... Zodd3224 posted... Yes, i'm complaining that a person making 20.9 million dollars has a lower rate than I do. Simple solution: Flat Tax. No deductions. There. That was easy. I agree 100% --- Alaph beat Tidal22 easily in maximum handicap mode. <cite>Zodd3224 posted [p:881316898] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Zodd3224 posted...</cite> <quote>Yes, i'm complaining that a person making 20.9 million dollars has a lower rate than I do.</quote> Simple solution: Flat Tax. No deductions. There. That was easy.</quote> I agree 100%</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kingdrake2 06/17/17 9:31:42 PM #25:	if we have problem with way it is spent.... just add more things to be excluded from purchase. cookies soda candy bars about the 3 worst offender's. not sure if it has changed, energy drinks should be excluded too. --- Embrace the rage, my dear boy. Let the cortisol levels shave hour after hour off your general life expectancy - Starmieketone <cite>kingdrake2 posted [p:881317070] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote>if we have problem with way it is spent.... just add more things to be excluded from purchase. cookies soda candy bars about the 3 worst offender's. not sure if it has changed, energy drinks should be excluded too.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 06/17/17 9:33:19 PM #26:	kingdrake2 posted... if we have problem with way it is spent.... just add more things to be excluded from purchase. Why not just ship a box of nonperishables every month? Dry beans, rice, canned chicken. There you go - now you won't starve. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:881317148] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>kingdrake2 posted...</cite> <quote>if we have problem with way it is spent.... just add more things to be excluded from purchase.</quote> Why not just ship a box of nonperishables every month? Dry beans, rice, canned chicken. There you go - now you won't starve.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Clad 06/17/17 9:34:47 PM #27:	Zodd3224 posted... Printerscape posted... Antifar posted... $71 billion last year Say it was $100 billion for the entire US. The US is guesttimated to collect $6.56 trillion. So that is ~1.5% of what is collected. Source: http://www.usgovernmentrevenue.com/current_revenue And everyone bitches about food stamps rather than the rich dodging taxes $6.56 trillion is collected each year. The rich are already paying much more than they use. --- "Conservatives are Nazi's." - scoobydoobydont "I just looked and amazon.com doesnt sell sex" - Complete_Idi0t <cite>Clad posted [p:881317223] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zodd3224 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Printerscape posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Antifar posted...</cite> <quote>$71 billion last year</quote> Say it was $100 billion for the entire US. The US is guesttimated to collect $6.56 trillion. So that is ~1.5% of what is collected. Source: http://www.usgovernmentrevenue.com/current_revenue</quote> And everyone bitches about food stamps rather than the rich dodging taxes</quote> $6.56 trillion is collected each year. The rich are already paying much more than they use.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kingdrake2 06/17/17 9:36:06 PM #28:	Questionmarktarius posted... kingdrake2 posted... if we have problem with way it is spent.... just add more things to be excluded from purchase. Why not just ship a box of nonperishables every month? Dry beans, rice, canned chicken. There you go - now you won't starve. sure, but i can't figure why they won't let me buy the last light bundle despite owning the game.... sure would save me 7.50$ damn :(. could buy it off my other account but too much hassle managing 2 balances. figured the reason: think they just want to piss me off :(. --- Embrace the rage, my dear boy. Let the cortisol levels shave hour after hour off your general life expectancy - Starmieketone <cite>kingdrake2 posted [p:881317301] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>kingdrake2 posted...</cite> <quote>if we have problem with way it is spent.... just add more things to be excluded from purchase.</quote> Why not just ship a box of nonperishables every month? Dry beans, rice, canned chicken. There you go - now you won't starve.</quote> sure, but i can't figure why they won't let me buy the last light bundle despite owning the game.... sure would save me 7.50$ damn :(. could buy it off my other account but too much hassle managing 2 balances. figured the reason: think they just want to piss me off :(.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 06/17/17 9:38:15 PM #29:	kingdrake2 posted... Questionmarktarius posted... kingdrake2 posted... if we have problem with way it is spent.... just add more things to be excluded from purchase. Why not just ship a box of nonperishables every month? Dry beans, rice, canned chicken. There you go - now you won't starve. sure, but i can't figure why they won't let me buy the last light bundle despite owning the game.... sure would save me 7.50$ damn :(. could buy it off my other account but too much hassle managing 2 balances. figured the reason: think they just want to piss me off :(. ...whaaaaaaa? <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:881317417] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>kingdrake2 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>kingdrake2 posted...</cite> <quote>if we have problem with way it is spent.... just add more things to be excluded from purchase.</quote> Why not just ship a box of nonperishables every month? Dry beans, rice, canned chicken. There you go - now you won't starve.</quote> sure, but i can't figure why they won't let me buy the last light bundle despite owning the game.... sure would save me 7.50$ damn :(. could buy it off my other account but too much hassle managing 2 balances. figured the reason: think they just want to piss me off :(.</quote> ...whaaaaaaa?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sad_Face 06/17/17 9:49:44 PM #30:	Zodd3224 posted... Questionmarktarius posted... Zodd3224 posted... Yes, i'm complaining that a person making 20.9 million dollars has a lower rate than I do. Simple solution: Flat Tax. No deductions. There. That was easy. I agree 100% See, a flat tax rate would work only if the the cost of living was also priced accordingly to your income. If you're making $35K a year, owing $9K in taxes (~25%) hurts a hell of a lot more than owing $250K on a $1 million salary. We're both still paying $10 for a gallon of milk, $300/month in car insurance, etc. etc. --- imgtc.com/i/4HgTl0ebzq.jpg imgtc.com/i/60CWP2Gtlg.gif <cite>Sad_Face posted [p:881318010] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zodd3224 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Zodd3224 posted...</cite> <quote>Yes, i'm complaining that a person making 20.9 million dollars has a lower rate than I do.</quote> Simple solution: Flat Tax. No deductions. There. That was easy.</quote> I agree 100%</quote> See, a flat tax rate would work only if the the cost of living was also priced accordingly to your income. If you're making $35K a year, owing $9K in taxes (~25%) hurts a hell of a lot more than owing $250K on a $1 million salary. We're both still paying $10 for a gallon of milk, $300/month in car insurance, etc. etc.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 06/17/17 9:51:36 PM #31:	Sad_Face posted... We're both still paying $10 for a gallon of milk Where in the hell are you buying your milk? <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:881318107] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>Sad_Face posted...</cite> <quote>We're both still paying $10 for a gallon of milk</quote> Where in the hell are you buying your milk?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sad_Face 06/17/17 10:51:55 PM #32:	Questionmarktarius posted... Sad_Face posted... We're both still paying $10 for a gallon of milk Where in the hell are you buying your milk? A place where the cost of loving is outrageously expensive. --- imgtc.com/i/4HgTl0ebzq.jpg imgtc.com/i/60CWP2Gtlg.gif <cite>Sad_Face posted [p:881321089] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Sad_Face posted...</cite> <quote>We're both still paying $10 for a gallon of milk</quote> Where in the hell are you buying your milk?</quote> A place where the cost of loving is outrageously expensive.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EyeWontBeFooled 06/17/17 10:59:52 PM #33:	Questionmarktarius posted... kingdrake2 posted... if we have problem with way it is spent.... just add more things to be excluded from purchase. Why not just ship a box of nonperishables every month? Dry beans, rice, canned chicken. There you go - now you won't starve. No human being should ever feel pressured to eat canned chicken. --- You come up with something better! <cite>EyeWontBeFooled posted [p:881321452] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>kingdrake2 posted...</cite> <quote>if we have problem with way it is spent.... just add more things to be excluded from purchase.</quote> Why not just ship a box of nonperishables every month? Dry beans, rice, canned chicken. There you go - now you won't starve.</quote> No human being should ever feel pressured to eat canned chicken.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EyeWontBeFooled 06/17/17 11:00:37 PM #34:	Sad_Face posted... Questionmarktarius posted... Sad_Face posted... We're both still paying $10 for a gallon of milk Where in the hell are you buying your milk? A place where the cost of loving is outrageously expensive. Probably Hawaii or Alaska. Hard to ship shit there. --- You come up with something better! <cite>EyeWontBeFooled posted [p:881321489] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>Sad_Face posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Sad_Face posted...</cite> <quote>We're both still paying $10 for a gallon of milk</quote> Where in the hell are you buying your milk?</quote> A place where the cost of loving is outrageously expensive.</quote> Probably Hawaii or Alaska. Hard to ship shit there.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zodd3224 06/17/17 11:01:03 PM #35:	EyeWontBeFooled posted... Questionmarktarius posted... kingdrake2 posted... if we have problem with way it is spent.... just add more things to be excluded from purchase. Why not just ship a box of nonperishables every month? Dry beans, rice, canned chicken. There you go - now you won't starve. No human being should ever feel pressured to eat canned chicken. Is canned chicken a thing? Sounds worse than Spam --- Alaph beat Tidal22 easily in maximum handicap mode. <cite>Zodd3224 posted [p:881321517] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>EyeWontBeFooled posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>kingdrake2 posted...</cite> <quote>if we have problem with way it is spent.... just add more things to be excluded from purchase.</quote> Why not just ship a box of nonperishables every month? Dry beans, rice, canned chicken. There you go - now you won't starve.</quote> No human being should ever feel pressured to eat canned chicken.</quote> Is canned chicken a thing? Sounds worse than Spam</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sad_Face 06/17/17 11:20:34 PM #36:	EyeWontBeFooled posted... Sad_Face posted... Questionmarktarius posted... Sad_Face posted... We're both still paying $10 for a gallon of milk Where in the hell are you buying your milk? A place where the cost of loving is outrageously expensive. Probably Hawaii or Alaska. Hard to ship shit there. US Territory, not a state. Good guess though. --- imgtc.com/i/4HgTl0ebzq.jpg imgtc.com/i/60CWP2Gtlg.gif <cite>Sad_Face posted [p:881322417] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>EyeWontBeFooled posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Sad_Face posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Sad_Face posted...</cite> <quote>We're both still paying $10 for a gallon of milk</quote> Where in the hell are you buying your milk?</quote> A place where the cost of loving is outrageously expensive.</quote> Probably Hawaii or Alaska. Hard to ship shit there.</quote> US Territory, not a state. Good guess though.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
uwnim 06/17/17 11:30:23 PM #37:	Questionmarktarius posted... Zodd3224 posted... Yes, i'm complaining that a person making 20.9 million dollars has a lower rate than I do. Simple solution: Flat Tax. No deductions. There. That was easy. Progressive tax with no deductions might be better. Need to make sure you don't economically cripple the lower classes. If they are taxed too high, their ability to spend decreases and the economy declines. --- I want a pet Lavos Spawn. [Order of the Cetaceans: Phocoena dioptrica] <cite>uwnim posted [p:881322837] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Zodd3224 posted...</cite> <quote>Yes, i'm complaining that a person making 20.9 million dollars has a lower rate than I do.</quote> Simple solution: Flat Tax. No deductions. There. That was easy.</quote> Progressive tax with no deductions might be better. Need to make sure you don't economically cripple the lower classes. If they are taxed too high, their ability to spend decreases and the economy declines.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ElatedVenusaur 06/17/17 11:46:28 PM #38:	Not enough. <cite>ElatedVenusaur posted [p:881323594] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote>Not enough.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EyeWontBeFooled 06/18/17 6:18:01 AM #39:	Zodd3224 posted... EyeWontBeFooled posted... Questionmarktarius posted... kingdrake2 posted... if we have problem with way it is spent.... just add more things to be excluded from purchase. Why not just ship a box of nonperishables every month? Dry beans, rice, canned chicken. There you go - now you won't starve. No human being should ever feel pressured to eat canned chicken. Is canned chicken a thing? Sounds worse than Spam BEHOLD THE CANNED WHOLE CHICKEN (You can also get canned flaked chicken, which sounds equally disastrous) http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/04/whole-chicken-in-a-can-taste-test.html --- You come up with something better! <cite>EyeWontBeFooled posted [p:881334885] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zodd3224 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>EyeWontBeFooled posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>kingdrake2 posted...</cite> <quote>if we have problem with way it is spent.... just add more things to be excluded from purchase.</quote> Why not just ship a box of nonperishables every month? Dry beans, rice, canned chicken. There you go - now you won't starve.</quote> No human being should ever feel pressured to eat canned chicken.</quote> Is canned chicken a thing? Sounds worse than Spam</quote> BEHOLD THE CANNED WHOLE CHICKEN (You can also get canned flaked chicken, which sounds equally disastrous) http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/04/whole-chicken-in-a-can-taste-test.html</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 06/18/17 1:29:58 PM #40:	Zodd3224 posted... Is canned chicken a thing? Sounds worse than Spam https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/7164626d-19bb-45c8-a720-14ad1ce3f545_1.78c51ae0a1a5c6b468fd8fb9eb2a803b.jpeg <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:881348583] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zodd3224 posted...</cite> <quote>Is canned chicken a thing? Sounds worse than Spam</quote> https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/7164626d-19bb-45c8-a720-14ad1ce3f545_1.78c51ae0a1a5c6b468fd8fb9eb2a803b.jpeg</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kazi1212 06/18/17 1:43:18 PM #41:	Back in the day drug dealers around my hood used to sell their food stamps at a cheaper price than what it was worth because they already had an income, that shit was a business on its own right --- You have to be high to understand Jon Stewart, he is pinker than an Indian river grapefruit.-Stephen Colbert <cite>Kazi1212 posted [p:881349167] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote>Back in the day drug dealers around my hood used to sell their food stamps at a cheaper price than what it was worth because they already had an income, that shit was a business on its own right</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zodd3224 06/18/17 1:53:23 PM #42:	Questionmarktarius posted... Zodd3224 posted... Is canned chicken a thing? Sounds worse than Spam https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/7164626d-19bb-45c8-a720-14ad1ce3f545_1.78c51ae0a1a5c6b468fd8fb9eb2a803b.jpeg I gagged... --- Alaph beat Tidal22 easily in maximum handicap mode. <cite>Zodd3224 posted [p:881349664] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Zodd3224 posted...</cite> <quote>Is canned chicken a thing? Sounds worse than Spam</quote> https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/7164626d-19bb-45c8-a720-14ad1ce3f545_1.78c51ae0a1a5c6b468fd8fb9eb2a803b.jpeg</quote> I gagged...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Iodine 06/18/17 1:56:01 PM #43:	Twinmold posted... The problem with America is that the rich are consolidating money and power while pushing the burden of financing America on the poor and weak? No. The problem is that people who are too poor to afford food are buying cookies! This is the evil that is unraveling America! Conservative propaganda works on a lot of people I guess. fix'D. --- In Belichick we Trust <cite>Iodine posted [p:881349786] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>Twinmold posted...</cite> <quote>The problem with America is that the rich are consolidating money and power while pushing the burden of financing America on the poor and weak? No. The problem is that people who are too poor to afford food are buying cookies! This is the evil that is unraveling America! Conservative propaganda works on a lot of people I guess.</quote> fix'D.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 06/18/17 1:58:03 PM #44:	Zodd3224 posted... Questionmarktarius posted... Zodd3224 posted... Is canned chicken a thing? Sounds worse than Spam https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/7164626d-19bb-45c8-a720-14ad1ce3f545_1.78c51ae0a1a5c6b468fd8fb9eb2a803b.jpeg I gagged... You must not be broke and hungry then. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:881349892] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zodd3224 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Zodd3224 posted...</cite> <quote>Is canned chicken a thing? Sounds worse than Spam</quote> https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/7164626d-19bb-45c8-a720-14ad1ce3f545_1.78c51ae0a1a5c6b468fd8fb9eb2a803b.jpeg</quote> I gagged...</quote> You must not be broke and hungry then.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 06/18/17 2:00:33 PM #45:	Iodine posted... Twinmold posted... The problem with America is that the rich are consolidating money and power while pushing the burden of financing America on the poor and weak? No. The problem is that people who are too poor to afford food are buying cookies! This is the evil that is unraveling America! Conservative propaganda works on a lot of people I guess. fix'D. Did you both miss the part where Mitt Romney pays sixty times more in taxes than what the average household even earns? <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:881350002] in How much o... [t:75470376]...</cite> <quote><cite>Iodine posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Twinmold posted...</cite> <quote>The problem with America is that the rich are consolidating money and power while pushing the burden of financing America on the poor and weak? No. The problem is that people who are too poor to afford food are buying cookies! This is the evil that is unraveling America! Conservative propaganda works on a lot of people I guess.</quote> fix'D.</quote> Did you both miss the part where Mitt Romney pays sixty times more in taxes than what the average household even earns?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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