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11-26-2017, 04:35 AM
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Originally Posted by spence
This is a money grab plain and simple.
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and there you have it...
raising taxes is not a "money grab".....celebrate!
lowering taxes is a "money grab"...and...deplorable
that's some pretty screwed up thinking...
oooh...here's more from Progressive Seattle
"They(city council) also claimed that the city has a right to tax people on the privilege of living in Seattle proper because city of residence is elective."
“Where you choose to live is a voluntary choice and you make that choice based on what the benefits are to that choice and also the detriment, whatever the tax consequences ( constitutional or not) are to making that choice,” said Paul Lawrence, an attorney for the city, during the hearing. “If they don’t like the tax consequences that Seattle has chosen to do, an ( unconstitutional)income tax, they can move to Bellevue.”
“We’re here to tax the rich,” proclaimed councilmember Kshama Sawant, the bill’s sponsor.
Then-mayor Ed Murray said that his “progressive city” had hit upon “a new formula for fairness.” ( Murray resigned after the fifth allegation of child-sex abuse, was lodged against him).
Murray explained that he planned to use the revenue generated by the tax to lower other taxes.
great... more funding for these morons
Last edited by scottw; 11-26-2017 at 05:17 AM..
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11-26-2017, 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by scottw
and there you have it...
raising taxes is not a "money grab".....celebrate!
lowering taxes is a "money grab"...and...deplorable
that's some pretty screwed up thinking...
oooh...here's more from Progressive Seattle
"They(city council) also claimed that the city has a right to tax people on the privilege of living in Seattle proper because city of residence is elective."
“Where you choose to live is a voluntary choice and you make that choice based on what the benefits are to that choice and also the detriment, whatever the tax consequences ( constitutional or not) are to making that choice,” said Paul Lawrence, an attorney for the city, during the hearing. “If they don’t like the tax consequences that Seattle has chosen to do, an ( unconstitutional)income tax, they can move to Bellevue.”
“We’re here to tax the rich,” proclaimed councilmember Kshama Sawant, the bill’s sponsor.
Then-mayor Ed Murray said that his “progressive city” had hit upon “a new formula for fairness.” ( Murray resigned after the fifth allegation of child-sex abuse, was lodged against him).
Murray explained that he planned to use the revenue generated by the tax to lower other taxes.
great... more funding for these morons
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You can't make this stuff up.
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11-26-2017, 08:43 AM
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If the current tax set up is so horrible for companies why are they making record profits ? History has shown us big buiness can not be trusted .. whether it's labor laws of workers safety or the environment, so the likelyhood that any of this tax money will ever land in the pockets of their workers or be used for expansion is as laughably just like the administration thinking a 1000.00 tax break is going to change he lives of The middle class
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11-26-2017, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by wdmso
If the current tax set up is so horrible for companies why are they making record profits ? History has shown us big buiness can not be trusted .. whether it's labor laws of workers safety or the environment, so the likelyhood that any of this tax money will ever land in the pockets of their workers or be used for expansion is as laughably just like the administration thinking a 1000.00 tax break is going to change he lives of The middle class
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Everything you've said here is false, or a gross exaggeration, or a political spin.
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11-26-2017, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by wdmso
If the current tax set up is so horrible for companies why are they making record profits ? History has shown us big buiness can not be trusted .. whether it's labor laws of workers safety or the environment, so the likelyhood that any of this tax money will ever land in the pockets of their workers or be used for expansion is as laughably just like the administration thinking a 1000.00 tax break is going to change he lives of The middle class
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Who said the current system is 'horrible'? But it can be better.
"History has shown us big buiness can not be trusted"
I have worked for huge companies - Aetna, Travelers, The Hartford. All good places to work, providing tens of thousands of good jobs. And all did good work in their communities. You have no idea what you are talking about. None. Of course some businesses are owned by awful people. But we have all kinds of laws that limit what they can and cannot do.
"so the likelyhood that any of this tax money will ever land in the pockets of their workers or be used for expansion is as laughably"
So tell us, mister business expert, where will the money go? Is any of it going to go to the shareholders, many of whom are not rich?
Even if all of the extra profits go to the CEO, what do you think he does with that money? Unless he buries it in his backyard, he uses it in a way that helps the economy.
What about the thousands and thousands of small businesses? Nebe has said it would help him if he got to keep more of his income...Is he an evil plutocrat?
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11-26-2017, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim in CT
Nebe has said it would help him if he got to keep more of his income...Is he an evil plutocrat?
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he's definitely an evil something or other...
what Wayne is saying is he trusts Trump and the Republican Senate and Congress to spend the money more wisely than America's evil, corrupt business Crooketeers.....I think in Seattle they were planning to also use the extra tax money to fund gender fluidity programs/seminars for the City's kindergartens(ok, I made that up...but it's entirely believable)
Last edited by scottw; 11-26-2017 at 01:24 PM..
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11-26-2017, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by scottw
he's definitely an evil something or other...
what Wayne is saying is he trusts Trump and the Republican Senate and Congress to spend the money more wisely than America's evil, corrupt business Crooketeers.....I think in Seattle they were planning to also use the extra tax money to fund gender fluidity programs/seminars for the City's kindergartens(ok, I made that up...but it's entirely believable)
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What I am saying if the car just needs tires why is the GOP looking at buying a new car and telling Americans were just getting new tires ?
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11-26-2017, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by wdmso
What I am saying if the car just needs tires why is the GOP looking at buying a new car and telling Americans were just getting new tires ?
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If the car needs tires, why not get better tires for less money?
I like that. Comparing taxes to tires. Good one.
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