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By: Michale

The last line of your linked story says it all, David. :D "If they feel they should pay more in taxes, they can always right a check." And THAT is what leaders do.. They LEAD... If they feel that it's...

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By: Michale

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/yet-another-warren-buffett-owned-company-sued-for-tax-evasion/ Besides, Buffett IS guilty.... Like most rich people, Buffett games the system right up to the border of...

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By: akadjian

Ya know what really chaps my ass about Democrats? Ya know what really chaps my ass about conservative news? Making stuff up. Have them blaze the trail so that others will follow. Taxes aren't...

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By: akadjian

Besides, Buffett IS guilty.... Doesn't this contradict your previously stated conviction of innocent until proven guilty? Or does this only apply to certain people? BTW- Consider the source. If any of...

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By: Michale

Ya know what really chaps my ass about conservative news? Making stuff up. But it DOESN'T chap yer ass when Leftist news makes stuff up.. How come?? :D Taxes aren't voluntary. You don't "lead". But...

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By: Michale

Doesn't this contradict your previously stated conviction of innocent until proven guilty? It does indeed... Or does this only apply to certain people? In a way... I always assume that the grotesquely...

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By: Michale

Isn't it great that you can make up anything in conservative news and then when people ask why no real papers are reporting on it, you can just claim the media is "liberal"? Do you HONESTLY consider...

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By: akadjian

The difference between me and everyone else here is I apply that FAIRLY to all rich people. Yes. We know. You want all rich people to have special privileges and exemptions. You are the Robin Hood of...

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By: Michale

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_F3oev06i0&feature=youtu.be Democrats at their finest..... Makes me embarrassed to be an American... Michale 0328

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By: Michale

Really, Michale. Just once? Can you maybe stop making things up? People here take Democrats to task all the time. Somehow, I don't consider, "Yer not beating up enough on the Republicans!!!" or "Why do...

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By: nypoet22

Imagine if Bruce Willis had said on SNL, "I am in a great movie!!! I get to kill all the black people. How awesome is that!??!" Yet, that's EXACTLY what Jamie Foxx said about white people and no one...

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By: akadjian

Do you HONESTLY consider TheBlaze to be MSM? My mistake. From TheBlaze Bloomberg News reports that Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, owns an airplane company that has been sued by the Federal Government...

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By: Chris Weigant

David [5] - Aha! That explains a lot. Thanks for the screen shot, too! I got a call from my ISP at 8:00 at night, saying "your site is consuming 99 percent of all of our traffic right now, we're going...

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By: akadjian

That's pretty impressive, at least to me... Me too! When I saw it, I about flipped. Well deserved! -David

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By: Michale

i don't get the relevance to the topic of taxing the rich. It was relevance to the blatant double standards that chaps my ass... :D as for democrats on the tax issue, certainly they don't have any...

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By: Michale

David, Now I thought, according to you, the federal government under Obama wouldn't "go after one of it's own". SAYING they are going after Buffett and actually GOING AFTER Buffett are two distinctly...

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By: Michale

CW, That's pretty impressive, at least to me... It is, indeed... Congrats, CW... It is well-earned.. Maybe your manner of holding BOTH SIDES of the aisle accountable will catch on... Gods know it's...

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By: Michale

Too troo.... The problem is you are (with the exception of our illustrious (and not MORE famous) host) the only one who acknowledges this... That should read 'NOW more famous host'.. Sorry for the...

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By: akadjian

SAYING they are going after Buffett and actually GOING AFTER Buffett are two distinctly different things. Hmmm ... It looks more like suing Buffett is the same as suing Buffett. And you're bailing on...

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By: newsboy

Great column but I wish you would have put some dollar figures to the proposals. Treating all income as the same would seem to be a no brainer, especially if the first X dollars were exempt to protect...

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By: Chris Weigant

Michale [32] - The one thing we do see eye-to-eye on when it comes to the general subject of torture is that punctuation, syntax, and grammatical rules-for-the-sake-of-rules are fair game to be...

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By: Michale

Hmmm ... It looks more like suing Buffett is the same as suing Buffett. Yea?? And prosecuting Black Panthers for voter intimidation SHOULD be prosecuting.. But we know how THAT turned out, right?? :D...

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By: Michale

The one thing we do see eye-to-eye on when it comes to the general subject of torture is that punctuation, syntax, and grammatical rules-for-the-sake-of-rules are fair game to be tortured here....

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By: Michale

Dems Ask For Delay In Tax They Voted For http://www.atr.org/dems-delay-obamacare-med-device-tax-a7380 Hmmmmmmmm That seems almost as funny as a Republican filibustering himself.. "Laugh it up,...

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By: Michale

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-11/-822-000-worker-shows-california-leads-u-s-pay-giveaway.html As California goes, so goes the rest of the country.. Under Democrat "leadership", that is... The...

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By: akadjian

Not until I see Democrats applying the standard fairly. Until then I won't lift a pinky to help them screw over the middle class. Let's be honest. Seeing Democrats applying "the standard fairly"...

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By: Michale

Let's be honest. Seeing Democrats applying "the standard fairly" wouldn't change your mind about helping. Abso-tively and posit-loutly it will.. When I see Democrats acting like civilized human beings...

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By: Michale

And now for a comical interlude. Little Jimmy's Letters To Santa Dear Santa, How are you? How is Mrs. Claus? I hope everyone, from the reindeer to the elves, is fine. I have been a very good boy this...

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By: michty6

Great post CW, I'm not surprised it is getting a lot of hits as it accurately sums up a lot of problems in the tax system. Here are a few additions I would add that you might consider for future...

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By: Michale

So basically if you're earning $100-250k you are deemed to be 'struggling' and in need of a tax break. "Look, I know that five million a year sounds like a lot of money. But I gotta pay ten percent to...

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By: michty6

Haha v nice Michale!

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By: Michale

More evidence of MSM Left-Wing Bias... Why aren't any of the MSM reporting of the Union violence in Michigan??? Michale 0341

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By: Michale

Speaking of Left Criminals that walk free... Why hasn't Jon Corzine been hauled away in chains?? Why isn't the IRS crawling up Corzine's ass??? Oh that's right... He has that '-D' after his name and he...

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By: Michale

Not only is Corzine a free man after stealing over a billion dollars..... http://www.zerohedge.com/news/jon-corzine-will-not-only-not-face-prosectuion-may-be-launching-hedge-fund-imminently He is free...

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By: Michale

In summation... I completely and unequivocally agree with CW and the title of this commentary.. Tax ALL the rich... NOT just the rich that have the '-R' behind their name... Prosecute ALL the rich......

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By: Chris Weigant

michty6 [43] - OK, sorry for hijacking your comment. I'm still having computer problems occasionally... Which reminds me, our pledge drive shot up immediately to over half our goal, but has since...

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By: Chris Weigant

newsboy [34] - First off, welcome to the site! Sorry for the delay in posting your first comment, from now on you'll be able to post instantly here, as long as you don't post more than one link per...

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By: Elizabeth Miller

newsboy, Let me be the second to welcome you to CW.com! And, that is a great idea about the adding some numbers. But, even without the number, this was an excellent column by Chris and I was happy to...

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By: michty6

CW [50] Yeh for comparison purposes, the 'upper' rate for tax in the UK kicks in at £34k (about $50k). Above this you're charged 40%. Then there is a newish tax rate above £150k (about $225k) that...

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By: Friday Talking Points [238] — Merry Cliffmas! « Democrats for Progress

[...] free to offer up their own suggestions for what to do about taxes and the fiscal cliff (as I did so earlier this week on taxing the rich), and it makes us feel good and perhaps influences the...

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By: Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points — Merry Cliffmas! | WestPenn Journal

[...] free to offer up their own suggestions for what to do about taxes and the fiscal cliff (as I did so earlier this week on taxing the rich), and it makes us feel good and perhaps influences the...

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By: Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points — Merry Cliffmas! | Irascible Musings

[...] free to offer up their own suggestions for what to do about taxes and the fiscal cliff (as I did so earlier this week on taxing the rich), and it makes us feel good and perhaps influences the...

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[...] free to offer up their own suggestions for what to do about taxes and the fiscal cliff (as I did so earlier this week on taxing the rich), and it makes us feel good and perhaps influences the...

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By: Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points — Merry Cliffmas! | Political Ration

[...] free to offer up their own suggestions for what to do about taxes and the fiscal cliff (as I did so earlier this week on taxing the rich), and it makes us feel good and perhaps influences the...

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By: Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points — Merry Cliffmas! | News Talk One

[...] free to offer up their own suggestions for what to do about taxes and the fiscal cliff (as I did so earlier this week on taxing the rich), and it makes us feel good and perhaps influences the...

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[...] free to offer up their own suggestions for what to do about taxes and the fiscal cliff (as I did so earlier this week on taxing the rich), and it makes us feel good and perhaps influences the...

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