Comments on: Biden right, Palin wrong on Taxing Rich. (Surprise!) http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/18/surprise-biden-gets-it-right-on-taxing-the-rich-palin-gets-it-wrong/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:45:14 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: NonCompassionateLiberal http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/18/surprise-biden-gets-it-right-on-taxing-the-rich-palin-gets-it-wrong/#comment-1637278 NonCompassionateLiberal Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:18:05 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/18/surprise-biden-gets-it-right-on-taxing-the-rich-palin-gets-it-wrong/#comment-1637278 <p>In the 60’s sitcom “The Beverly Hillbillies,” the banker Mr. Drysdale was trying to help Jed Clampett avoid paying taxes, but Jed, being a loyal patriot asked, “Well why would I not want to pay my taxes, Mr. Drysdale?” and Mr. Drysdale exclaimed, “Why, my good man, because that’s the American way!”<br /> Back then, hillbillies were Democrats.</p> In the 60’s sitcom “The Beverly Hillbillies,” the banker Mr. Drysdale was trying to help Jed Clampett avoid paying taxes, but Jed, being a loyal patriot asked, “Well why would I not want to pay my taxes, Mr. Drysdale?” and Mr. Drysdale exclaimed, “Why, my good man, because that’s the American way!”
Back then, hillbillies were Democrats.

]]> By: PJEvans http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/18/surprise-biden-gets-it-right-on-taxing-the-rich-palin-gets-it-wrong/#comment-1636995 PJEvans Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:15:17 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/18/surprise-biden-gets-it-right-on-taxing-the-rich-palin-gets-it-wrong/#comment-1636995 <p>I saw a report done for the state of CA, that says the state’s economy will do better with regulations and laws favoring alternative energy and cleaner air and water that it will if nothing is done.<br /> The business groups are saying that they want more studies done. (They aren’t happy about ‘going green’, even though previous experience indicates this study’s result is probably accurate.)</p> I saw a report done for the state of CA, that says the state’s economy will do better with regulations and laws favoring alternative energy and cleaner air and water that it will if nothing is done.
The business groups are saying that they want more studies done. (They aren’t happy about ‘going green’, even though previous experience indicates this study’s result is probably accurate.)

]]> By: cinnamonape http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/18/surprise-biden-gets-it-right-on-taxing-the-rich-palin-gets-it-wrong/#comment-1636900 cinnamonape Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:29:03 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/18/surprise-biden-gets-it-right-on-taxing-the-rich-palin-gets-it-wrong/#comment-1636900 <p>Here’s what’s really interesting…so we are socialising everything because the unregulated capitalists let their greed go beyond the pale. It turns out the Russians, who turned everything over to the capitalists are even WORSE HIT.</p> <p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/09/19/cnrussia119.xml" rel="nofollow">Moscow Stock Bourse Shut Down as Shares Plummet</a></p> Here’s what’s really interesting…so we are socialising everything because the unregulated capitalists let their greed go beyond the pale. It turns out the Russians, who turned everything over to the capitalists are even WORSE HIT.

Moscow Stock Bourse Shut Down as Shares Plummet

]]> By: libbyliberal http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/18/surprise-biden-gets-it-right-on-taxing-the-rich-palin-gets-it-wrong/#comment-1636897 libbyliberal Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:27:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/18/surprise-biden-gets-it-right-on-taxing-the-rich-palin-gets-it-wrong/#comment-1636897 <p>Message to Palin: SPIN, BABY, SPIN</p> Message to Palin: SPIN, BABY, SPIN

]]> By: cinnamonape http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/18/surprise-biden-gets-it-right-on-taxing-the-rich-palin-gets-it-wrong/#comment-1636889 cinnamonape Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:23:10 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/18/surprise-biden-gets-it-right-on-taxing-the-rich-palin-gets-it-wrong/#comment-1636889 <blockquote><p>GOP brand making comeback</p></blockquote> <p>And we’re the cattle. Or perhaps hard-working chattel.</p>

GOP brand making comeback

And we’re the cattle. Or perhaps hard-working chattel.

]]> By: Petrocelli http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/18/surprise-biden-gets-it-right-on-taxing-the-rich-palin-gets-it-wrong/#comment-1636885 Petrocelli Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:21:19 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/18/surprise-biden-gets-it-right-on-taxing-the-rich-palin-gets-it-wrong/#comment-1636885 <p>Blame Canada !</p> Blame Canada !

]]> By: cinnamonape http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/18/surprise-biden-gets-it-right-on-taxing-the-rich-palin-gets-it-wrong/#comment-1636883 cinnamonape Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:21:17 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/18/surprise-biden-gets-it-right-on-taxing-the-rich-palin-gets-it-wrong/#comment-1636883 <p>They could tax bail-out packages above $1 at 100%.</p> They could tax bail-out packages above $1 at 100%.

]]> By: LS http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/18/surprise-biden-gets-it-right-on-taxing-the-rich-palin-gets-it-wrong/#comment-1636873 LS Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:17:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/18/surprise-biden-gets-it-right-on-taxing-the-rich-palin-gets-it-wrong/#comment-1636873 <p>You nailed it.</p> You nailed it.

]]> By: cinnamonape http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/18/surprise-biden-gets-it-right-on-taxing-the-rich-palin-gets-it-wrong/#comment-1636872 cinnamonape Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:16:31 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/18/surprise-biden-gets-it-right-on-taxing-the-rich-palin-gets-it-wrong/#comment-1636872 <p><a href="http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/notanisasafetan.html" rel="nofollow">Looks like Palin shouldn’t have gotten that expensive tanning-room installed on the publics tab</a></p> <p>Blame it on FDR! Or Clinton!</p> Looks like Palin shouldn’t have gotten that expensive tanning-room installed on the publics tab

Blame it on FDR! Or Clinton!

]]> By: DWBartoo http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/18/surprise-biden-gets-it-right-on-taxing-the-rich-palin-gets-it-wrong/#comment-1636871 DWBartoo Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:16:25 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/18/surprise-biden-gets-it-right-on-taxing-the-rich-palin-gets-it-wrong/#comment-1636871 <p>Verra nicely put.</p> <p>Great aim, as usual, shootthatarrow.</p> Verra nicely put.

Great aim, as usual, shootthatarrow.

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