Comments on: You’re in the high rent district

By: Ruthie

Ruthie — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:14:13 +0000

…these wretched excuses for human beings should be nicely marbled due to their rich diets, consumed at the expense of hungry people everywhere. . . They obviously have no other value to the rest of humanity, but maybe when cut into steaks & chops, they can keep some hungry working families who have NOT spent their entire lives scamming their fellow man fed.

But think of the prions!

By: oldoilfieldhand

oldoilfieldhand — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:25:05 +0000

I make a lot of money and I pay a lot in taxes. I like paying taxes. It means that I live in a modern country with modern conveniences. I always say that I wouldn’t mind paying more in taxes, simply because it would mean that I was making more money. It’s not rocket science people, it’s just math.

By: MBouffant

MBouffant — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:22:46 +0000

Ah, the comments.

One asks oneself, who can even read this crap, let alone take it seriously? And then one reads the comments, & one’s soul shrivels up just a bit more,

By: wahwahsmith

wahwahsmith — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:58:20 +0000

We also have “gone Galt”. Hubby decided to retire and start Medicare instead of our original plan of waiting two years.

‘Cuz we don’t want the gubmint takin’ our money and givin’ it to some slackers, like, uh, us….

By: Mommybrain

Mommybrain — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:30:23 +0000

OhpleaseOhplease, DO move to another country. And take your F & F with you so you can have that strong American community you so desire.

By: Cliff105

Cliff105 — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:39:50 +0000

I shut down my online businesses in early November, I don’t remember why.

I shut down my grow room in early November. I don’t remember why…

By: wickedpissah

wickedpissah — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:31:33 +0000

People who make overtime do not ever make $250K. There are certainly skilled tradespeople who make half that. And if they become business owners and hire others, they can make $250K.

But if there’s anyone, anywhere, who makes $250K with overtime, I’ll show you someone getting paid for being in two places at once.

Oh, and BTW, if you get overtime for anything, thank unions.

See you at the Applebee’s salad bar, bitches.

By: Continuum

Continuum — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:07:53 +0000

It must be something in the koolaid that these rightwing neocons drink. Do they honestly think that their protestations about the Obama will be believed by anyone. These GOP deadenders refuse to face reality and live in their own fantasies of fearing that someone else might get a bigger piece of pie than them.

By: tejanarusa

tejanarusa — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:06:07 +0000

I had to look up the John Galt reference at wikipedia. Given the plot description, I’m really glad I never bothered to read that stupid novel.

Re the marginal tax thing — maybe people’s eyes are glazing over at the words “marginal tax rate”? I confess I’ve never quite understood the “marginal” terminology - but I do know about tax rates on the first $x.xx amount of income, and the different rate on the $x.00 over that amt.

That’s probably because I do my own income taxes, and so many people are convinced that they can’t do their own taxes (even tho’ their entire income is from one or two salaries), so they never have to figure this stuff out.
Obviously, though, even college education is not what it should be.

I’m thinking the attorney who claims she’ll have to let clients go is either putting on the reporter, or -Gawd help me- experiencing early senility??? I suppose she just pays an accountant to do her taxes, signs the form, and forgets about it. What else could possibly explain her ignorance?
And I shdder to think what subjects she is “counselling” so many clients on.
I am not in the least a numbers person, but even I learneda little bit about business and taxation in law school. Sheesh.

By: lennonist

lennonist — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:52:36 +0000

Wonder how many of these folks are actually Wal-Mart greeters?

They heard Malkin say it affected those making six figures and didn’t realize you weren’t supposed to count those two decimal places!