Comments on: Wannabes: Teabaggers Draw Less Than Half of ‘08 Spice Girls Reunion Tour

By: KayInMaine

KayInMaine — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:20:21 +0000

This person is quoting Glenn Beck from today. Beck never supplies links to his numbers either. One thing I always liked about Randi Rhodes is she does provide links on her website so we can verify.

By: KayInMaine

KayInMaine — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:18:24 +0000

300 teabaggers in Bangor, Maine. 250 teabaggers in Portland, Maine. Wow! What a turnout!

By: cosanostradamus

cosanostradamus — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:59:09 +0000

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We’ve got pictures to prove it:
TEABAG IS THE NEW DOUCHEBAG!
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By: dancingnancie

dancingnancie — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:05:15 +0000

tea party protests been unfair? I found this video today that shows how various news outlets are reporting the story. It’s interesting to see the difference in perspectives: 

http://www.newsy.com/videos/media_tea_party_brew/

By: BargainCountertenor

BargainCountertenor — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:34:52 +0000

What’s your source? You don’t link to anything, so how am I supposed to check it?

You said,

And 10% of the population continues to provide 70% of the tax revenue.

So what is it? 10% of the population or 10% of the households, or 10% of something else you want to make up?

Oh. And you still haven’t cited a source.

By: Potfry

Potfry — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:26:02 +0000

Consider that a large majority of those in the bottom 90% of earners have NO income at all. That would include minor children (except for Mylie Cyrus and the like), institutionalized persons, etc.

Sorry, I can’t wait for your response.

The idiocy of this statement is historic. They don’t count individuals, you ninny, but filed income tax returns. Households.

10% of the households in this country pay 70% of the taxes.

Children and institutionalized people? You forgot squirrels.

By: Potfry

Potfry — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:16:29 +0000

Consider that a large majority of those in the bottom 90% of earners have NO income at all.

Huh? Support, please.

By: BargainCountertenor

BargainCountertenor — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:13:28 +0000

Actually, it does.

Consider that a large majority of those in the bottom 90% of earners have NO income at all. That would include minor children (except for Mylie Cyrus and the like), institutionalized persons, etc.

Second, that statistic excludes payroll taxes (OASDI, Medicare, Unemployment, etc), sales and value-added taxes, etc. If you include those things, the top 10% doesn’t look to be inordinately taxed. Remember, FICA and Medicare cut off a bit over $90K, and that’s a combined 12-13% hit on all earned income.

By: BargainCountertenor

BargainCountertenor — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:54:56 +0000

In Albuquerque, the Albuquerque Urinal estimated the tea-party crowd to be “several thousand”. In Las Cruces, the Las Cruces Fun-News estimated “hundreds.”

Here in Cruces, the organizers were so surprised they’re planning another tea-party for Independence Day. I just hope they don’t confuse July 4 with the silly alien-invasion Will Smith special effects extravaganza.

By: jacqrat

jacqrat — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:46:06 +0000

Hey, Newsie! LTNS.

At least in Monterrey, the populace has a reason to protest “Higher taxes” - a lot of people who own there have incomes over 250k, I’ll bet.

But it makes absolutely NO sense to protest higher taxes when yours have just been cut…