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brewens

(13,596 posts)
2. I will say it again. Those guy make more in our tax dollars than they pay in taxes.
Thu Jul 31, 2014, 11:10 PM
Jul 2014

Why does no one raise hell about that? Think about it. Our government spends our tax dollars but where does it go? Many of the top 1% are way in the black tax dollar wise, they have to be! Taxed to death my ass! Only if you're at minimum wage to say $25 dollar per hour worker or so.

Baitball Blogger

(46,736 posts)
3. There is a whole lifestyle in New York that relies on a constant state of denial
Thu Jul 31, 2014, 11:31 PM
Jul 2014

and lack of accountability.

Really pissed me off when someone made a comment about how their son managed to land a job after college, making 40 thousand dollars a year, and the Long Islander replied, "That's all?"

They live under an entirely different reality base, which we have to help maintain with our lost investment dollars.

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