Bill Gates Says He Doesn't Pay Enough Tax

[MrHeinz]

That's true.

 

[Accountable]

And completely irrelevant when considering giving money to the government ... unless you're giving reasons to not charge him higher taxes.

 

[fallout]

If the government got rid of the tax loopholes then the top earners would pay what they are supposed to, I think you have to read between the lines on this one. In regards to donating money to government there is no secure way to do, almost every nation in the world receiving money as a donation on government scale has major corruption issues the US would be no different the temptation would be to great IMOP

 

[Accountable]

If the government got rid of the tax loopholes then the top earners would pay what they are supposed to, I think you have to read between the lines on this one. In regards to donating money to government there is no secure way to do, almost every nation in the world receiving money as a donation on government scale has major corruption issues the US would be no different the temptation would be to great IMOP

*Ahem*

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[fallout]

I retract my previous statement.

 

[Accountable]

 

[All Else Failed]

And completely irrelevant when considering giving money to the government ... unless you're giving reasons to not charge him higher taxes.

Not irrelevant at all. In fact it is superior than giving it to a wasteful government. Giving money away is taxing yourself.

 

[Zorak]

It's an interesting concept, gifting money to your government. Would people be better served gifting to a govt. than donating to a campaign? And would I ever consider gifting to my government?

 

[All Else Failed]

The 800lb purple gorilla in the room is the fact that our government, and most western governments, are incredibly irresponsible with tax dollars and chaotically wasteful in their use. Okay, great, you've increased taxes more on the wealthy. You might as well flush it all down the toilet.

 

[darkcgi]

I think we should pay taxes on our purchaces and not from our paychecks
we have to many freeloaders now a days

 

[Peter Parka]

It's an interesting concept, gifting money to your government. Would people be better served gifting to a govt. than donating to a campaign? And would I ever consider gifting to my government?

It goes on but is pretty frowned upon, remember all the hooha about Bernie Ecclestone giving a million quid or so to new labour when the got in, in 97.

 

[Johnfromokc]

The 800lb purple gorilla in the room is the fact that our government, and most western governments, are incredibly irresponsible with tax dollars and chaotically wasteful in their use. Okay, great, you've increased taxes more on the wealthy. You might as well flush it all down the toilet.

This is right wing simpleton thinking. We are closing public schools, bailing out mega banks and fighting wars on borrowed money but we can't raise taxes on the wealthy to pay for it instead of borrowing more money.

How fucking stupid is that?

 

[All Else Failed]

Classic Johnfromokc thinking: If someone's opinion makes me feel ooky on the inside, it is automatically "right wing simpleton thinking" when in truth it is not at all.



and thank goodness some public schools are closing they're hardly doing anything to begin with



there is no real point in raising taxes when it is all going to go to nefarious and wasteful things

 

[Johnfromokc]

Classic Johnfromokc thinking: If someone's opinion makes me feel ooky on the inside, it is automatically "right wing simpleton thinking" when in truth it is not at all.

Same old right wing shit. Can't raise taxes. Gotta cut spending blah blah blah. So how are we going to unspend all the money we borrowed for the wars and bailouts?

and thank goodness some public schools are closing they're hardly doing anything to begin with

I'm sure you're an expert in making that determination nationally since Rush Limbaugh said it. Yeah, yeah, yeah - we know you don't listen to right wing talk radio and came up with these talking points all by yourself.

there is no real point in raising taxes when it is all going to go to nefarious and wasteful things

So in your right wing wisdom you think we should not raise taxes on the wealthy but keep on borrowing to pay for everything?

 

[All Else Failed]

Uh, we *do* have to cut spending. I don't see the problem with cutting spending that is draining money away.




idk how many times I have to tell you man but I don't listen to conservative talk radio


I don't consider any of them to be real conservatives. They are neo-cons.





You could confiscate 90% of all wealth and we would still borrow money what are you talking about

 

[Johnfromokc]

Uh, we *do* have to cut spending. I don't see the problem with cutting spending that is draining money away.

Yes - we do have to stop fighting foreign wars and bailing out billionaires. Then the billionaires have to be taxed to pay for their wars that made them even richer.

idk how many times I have to tell you man but I don't listen to conservative talk radio

Well, whatever your source of information is, it is the EXACT same talking points as conservobot radio and television.

I don't consider any of them to be real conservatives. They are neo-cons.

Tomayto. Tomahto.

You could confiscate 90% of all wealth and we would still borrow money what are you talking about

Yet another recycled talk-bot talking point that didn't come from talk radio.

The wealthy have to pay more alonside spending less on the military industrial complex. That is the only way we will ever pay the debt down. This bullshit of not raising taxes on the wealthy is a huge part of how we got here in the first place.

 

[Accountable]

Not irrelevant at all. In fact it is superior than giving it to a wasteful government. Giving money away is taxing yourself.

Then it is irrelevant, since the conversation is about raising taxes.

 

[Accountable]

This is right wing simpleton thinking. We are closing public schools, bailing out mega banks and fighting wars on borrowed money but we can't raise taxes on the wealthy to pay for it instead of borrowing more money.

How fucking stupid is that?

I'd rather look at cutting the stupid spending rather than finding ways to pay for stupid spending.

 

[Big Al1]

Politics in action bought and paid for by the rich.

 

[Alien Allen]

I know this is about Bill Gates but Warren the Buffoon Buffet said he did not pay enough taxes.

Turns out he likes to get tax breaks for his business interests and will spend considerable money lobbying for them.

What a flipping hypocrite.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/01/warren-buffett-jet-company-_n_1313351.html

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