October 16, 200818 yr Bob the Builder would probably be a plant from the Obama campaign. :lol: Can we fix it? Yes we can! :lol:
October 16, 200818 yr Maybe Bob the Builder will be appearing at a rally near you... Hey, as long as Joe Six-Pack doesn't re-surface, I don't care.
October 16, 200818 yr Bob the Builder would probably be a plant from the Obama campaign. :lol: Can we fix it? Yes we can! Bob the Builder? I think not. Obama's plant will be "Willy Welfare". :walk:
October 16, 200818 yr He slipped up and said . . . we want to be sure that all the people who are unable to afford to buy the company at this point are getting a break so that they can survive in this economy. Horrible, terrible stuff. Let's ignore the rabid snarling Rottweiler, and concentrate on the cuddly little toy poodle. :thumb: :lol: :lol: :lol:
October 16, 200818 yr He slipped up and said . . . we want to be sure that all the people who are unable to afford to buy the company at this point are getting a break so that they can survive in this economy. Horrible, terrible stuff.You OK with redistributing wealth?
October 16, 200818 yr Let's ignore the rabid snarling Rottweiler, and concentrate on the cuddly little toy poodle. :thumb: :lol: :lol: :lol: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
October 16, 200818 yr He slipped up and said . . . we want to be sure that all the people who are unable to afford to buy the company at this point are getting a break so that they can survive in this economy. Horrible, terrible stuff. You OK with redistributing wealth?Well?
October 16, 200818 yr Well? As a matter of fact, yes. Why do you think it is okay for Exxon Mobile to have government funded tax breaks - legislation designed so that they don't have to pay their fully alloted amount in taxes? Don't tell me they need that money to create jobs, that is hooey. They have had record profits this year as a company. I know that they only make 8% on a gallon of gas or something like that, but they are one of a few companies that control a resource that is NEEDED by the American people, and every time the price of gas goes up their 8% results in a higher yield. They did not re-invest their PROFITS in R&D, they were record PROFITS - even PALIN charged them a windfall tax in Alaska. I agree with Joe Biden - if the infrastructure of the country is crumbling - then those with more need to step up and say "sure we will help out" we know that the people are struggling so we will pay higher taxes until we don't need to anymore. At that point we can cut them again (the country will elect a republican when it is time to cut the capital gains tax again) and things will be returned to their natural UNbalanced way. So yeah, spread that money around so that 28 million more kids can have healthcare in this country - so crumbling schools (like the one I work in) can be renovated for the low income kids that attend here. Spread the money around so that the unemployment insurance doesn't run out. Yeah, help your neighbor out.
October 16, 200818 yr As a matter of fact, yes. Why do you think it is okay for Exxon Mobile to have government funded tax breaks - legislation designed so that they don't have to pay their fully alloted amount in taxes? Don't tell me they need that money to create jobs, that is hooey. They have had record profits this year as a company. I know that they only make 8% on a gallon of gas or something like that, but they are one of a few companies that control a resource that is NEEDED by the American people, and every time the price of gas goes up their 8% results in a higher yield. They did not re-invest their PROFITS in R&D, they were record PROFITS - even PALIN charged them a windfall tax in Alaska. I agree with Joe Biden - if the infrastructure of the country is crumbling - then those with more need to step up and say "sure we will help out" we know that the people are struggling so we will pay higher taxes until we don't need to anymore. At that point we can cut them again (the country will elect a republican when it is time to cut the capital gains tax again) and things will be returned to their natural UNbalanced way. So yeah, spread that money around so that 28 million more kids can have healthcare in this country - so crumbling schools (like the one I work in) can be renovated for the low income kids that attend here. Spread the money around so that the unemployment insurance doesn't run out. Yeah, help your neighbor out. What Obama is talking about is nothing short of theft. That's not helping your neighbor out, that's taking money away from someone who worked hard and giving it to someone that doesn't even pay taxes. That should be a crime. All this sort of thing does is keep people down, it doesn't teach them to work hard and earn their way. That's what Democrats want, people feeling like they need big daddy government to take care of them. All it will do is keep them poor and punish others who work hard. And people wonder why so many companies are sending their work overseas.
October 16, 200818 yr As a matter of fact, yes. Why do you think it is okay for Exxon Mobile to have government funded tax breaks - legislation designed so that they don't have to pay their fully alloted amount in taxes? Don't tell me they need that money to create jobs, that is hooey. They have had record profits this year as a company. I know that they only make 8% on a gallon of gas or something like that, but they are one of a few companies that control a resource that is NEEDED by the American people, and every time the price of gas goes up their 8% results in a higher yield. They did not re-invest their PROFITS in R&D, they were record PROFITS - even PALIN charged them a windfall tax in Alaska. I agree with Joe Biden - if the infrastructure of the country is crumbling - then those with more need to step up and say "sure we will help out" we know that the people are struggling so we will pay higher taxes until we don't need to anymore. At that point we can cut them again (the country will elect a republican when it is time to cut the capital gains tax again) and things will be returned to their natural UNbalanced way. So yeah, spread that money around so that 28 million more kids can have healthcare in this country - so crumbling schools (like the one I work in) can be renovated for the low income kids that attend here. Spread the money around so that the unemployment insurance doesn't run out. Yeah, help your neighbor out. This might be an oversimplification but let's track those record profits. Exxon pays a corporate tax on them that is the 2nd highest in the world. Then they pay those profits out to their shareholders who pay an income tax on them. So, those profits are taxed twice. In return, the shareholders who have received their profits may choose to a) invest in the buying of other shares of stock in other companies, start a new business to create jobs, or buy a company, all choices that help the economy and lead to more taxes being paid; or b) buy things that are luxury or needed items (by the way, creates more jobs) and they pay 1) sales tax on and possibly 2) property tax on. So, those record setting profits will be ending taxed MULTIPLE TIMES IN a VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ways. So, the argument that those profits got off scott free is inaccurate. To put in real terms. I own Exxon stock. I receive my profit from the shareholders and pay an income tax on it. I use the rest to purchase a vehicle that I pay sales tax on and car tax on. The income is already being redistributed, you just want more of it off the top.
October 16, 200818 yr This might be an oversimplification but let's track those record profits. Exxon pays a corporate tax on them that is the 2nd highest in the world. Then they pay those profits out to their shareholders who pay an income tax on them. So, those profits are taxed twice. In return, the shareholders who have received their profits may choose to a) invest in the buying of other shares of stock in other companies, start a new business to create jobs, or buy a company, all choices that help the economy and lead to more taxes being paid; or b) buy things that are luxury or needed items (by the way, creates more jobs) and they pay 1) sales tax on and possibly 2) property tax on. So, those record setting profits will be ending taxed MULTIPLE TIMES IN a VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ways. So, the argument that those profits got off scott free is inaccurate. To put in real terms. I own Exxon stock. I receive my profit from the shareholders and pay an income tax on it. I use the rest to purchase a vehicle that I pay sales tax on and car tax on. The income is already being redistributed, you just want more of it off the top. Still not an answer to my question regarding WHY they have specific legislation that exempts them from paying their full share of taxes. I don't, and I didn't make record profits this year. BTW unless you are set up in a fund that pays dividends you are not actually getting money from EXXON unless the price of the stock goes up. Mine does not, so I do not realize $$ from the stock I own, unless I sell it at a profit. Also, the stock price is not DIRECTLY related to the profits. Met with my guy today and and my funds are down from last year even though the company has realized record profits, why is that?
October 17, 200818 yr Why don't those people do something to help themselves out instead of wanting the government to take care of them?
October 17, 200818 yr When will people realize that everyone will know everything about your business when you open up and speak... You are correct! He seems to be in a bit of trouble now. On Rush today it was stated that he didn't have his plumbers license .
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