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Showing Original Post only (View all)Bill Maher's excellent and sobering commentary on the wealth gap [View all]
&feature=player_embeddedIf you're rich, you should be begging the government to redistribute your wealth. 'Cause you know what happens in countries where there's a huge disparity between the rich and the poor? The rich get kidnapped. It happens 72 times a day in Mexico. Getting snatched out of your car is so common in South Africa, that they actually make cars that do this.
(shocked audience reaction)
Do you really think your trophy wife is going to empty out the Swiss bank account to save your sorry ass? I'm talking to you, Donald Trump! (audience cheering and applause)
Think about it. And remember, the difference between a mosquito and a hedge fund manager, is a mosquito will stop sucking blood before it explodes.
(shocked audience reaction)
Do you really think your trophy wife is going to empty out the Swiss bank account to save your sorry ass? I'm talking to you, Donald Trump! (audience cheering and applause)
Think about it. And remember, the difference between a mosquito and a hedge fund manager, is a mosquito will stop sucking blood before it explodes.
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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/05/11/1208385/-Bill-Maher-s-excellent-and-sobering-commentary-on-the-wealth-gap
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Guess he realized how stupid that remark was. I'm sure many people pointed that out to him.
mountain grammy
May 2013
#3
Well, there's federal taxes, state taxes...and there're California taxes, in his case.
Honeycombe8
May 2013
#69
Errr.....I read the article in the OP. Says his taxes in CA are over 50%. nt
Honeycombe8
May 2013
#84
Humor is at times a form of sadness, despair and a cover for the helplessness (of the 90%).
DhhD
May 2013
#13
He should be more proactive. Rather than waiting for government, he's free to redistribute
hughee99
May 2013
#6
He has 23 million dollars and suggests that wealthy people SHOULD fear for their safety.
hughee99
May 2013
#12
It counts the same in terms of votes, but the financial and social outcomes are very different.
JDPriestly
May 2013
#23
Frankly I don't give a fuck what Grover Norquist said. I'm NOT talking about the same thing.
hughee99
May 2013
#87
I don't really get what you're saying since you haven't made any kind of argument
hughee99
May 2013
#28
If you personally fear for YOUR safety because YOU are rich, the trillions offshre don't matter.
hughee99
May 2013
#54
His $23 million isn't enough. And he's talking about being compelled. Being part of a country that
freshwest
May 2013
#61
Again, you seem to be not the first (or the 10th) person to misunderstand my comment.
hughee99
May 2013
#81
is bill maher begging the gov't to redistribute *his* wealth? no? didn't think so.
HiPointDem
May 2013
#48