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Initech

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1. And we wonder why our government is in so much debt.

Reply to Viva_Daddy (Original post)

Thu Sep 20, 2012, 12:57 PM

Sep 2012

These thieves and liars are hoarding cash by the trillions, paying zero taxes on it and we're the ones stuck with the bill.

And Mitt Romney has the balls to call us 47% freeloaders.

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TENS of TRILLIONS stashed ILLEGALLY in tax havens [View all] Viva_Daddy Sep 2012 OP

And we wonder why our government is in so much debt. Initech Sep 2012 #1

Here's one solution the tax dodgers won't like in the least meow2u3 Sep 2012 #2

What YOU said!. . . n/t annabanana Sep 2012 #5

rAmen to that! nt hifiguy Sep 2012 #7

And please note that when you see the statistics that the 1% are paying a reasonable share BlueStreak Sep 2012 #3

We also get too wrapped up/distracted by income taxes. Wealth taxes is where the money is Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #8

Or to put it another way, does the world really need any more Paris Hiltons? BlueStreak Sep 2012 #9

Mostly just to kick this. It was only about half of the founders, at best. Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #10

Kicking because you're RIGHT.. It's IMPORTANT annabanana Sep 2012 #4

In this area both parties are prtty much the same el_bryanto Sep 2012 #6