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Honeycombe8

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95. It must be in the video, then. It's there. That's where I got it.

Reply to Vincardog (Reply #91)

Mon May 13, 2013, 11:03 PM

May 2013

I assume he's talking about the fed and state taxes combined.

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Bill Maher's excellent and sobering commentary on the wealth gap [View all] kpete May 2013 OP

So he changed his mind about whining about paying too much taxes? mucifer May 2013 #1

Guess he realized how stupid that remark was. I'm sure many people pointed that out to him. mountain grammy May 2013 #3

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Well, there's federal taxes, state taxes...and there're California taxes, in his case. Honeycombe8 May 2013 #69

50% of his total income, or 50% at the top marginal rate? truebluegreen May 2013 #75

He doesn't say. It's in the article in the OP. Honeycombe8 May 2013 #85

Of course 90% is way to high... truebluegreen May 2013 #90

True, dat (as they say). But that's not likely to happen these days. Honeycombe8 May 2013 #92

True, they have. truebluegreen May 2013 #93

Yes. I'm disillusioned. And confused. And dismayed. nt Honeycombe8 May 2013 #94

Please provide links to back that up. How exactly do you get to over 50%? Vincardog May 2013 #78

Errr.....I read the article in the OP. Says his taxes in CA are over 50%. nt Honeycombe8 May 2013 #84

I read it too, I did not see the 50% tax statement Vincardog May 2013 #91

It must be in the video, then. It's there. That's where I got it. Honeycombe8 May 2013 #95

generally when you make that much money hfojvt May 2013 #96

Owners of small businesses usu. work very long hours. Honeycombe8 May 2013 #98

I don't believe they earn it hfojvt May 2013 #99

Only entertainers will address this GCP May 2013 #2

Why is the audience laughing? This isn't a stand-up routine. Boomerproud May 2013 #4

Because Maher is nothing more than a comedian and entertainer. closeupready May 2013 #5

Humor is at times a form of sadness, despair and a cover for the helplessness (of the 90%). DhhD May 2013 #13

As Hawkeye Pierce once said on MASH.. Fumesucker May 2013 #9

+1000. nt awoke_in_2003 May 2013 #44

They laugh because they are confused demwing May 2013 #17

Ever watch George Carlin? He tells the truth and people laugh. n/t L0oniX May 2013 #45

He should be more proactive. Rather than waiting for government, he's free to redistribute hughee99 May 2013 #6

NO NO NO NO NO Schema Thing May 2013 #7

Unfortunately, yes. You need to read his comments. hughee99 May 2013 #8

He gave up a million to Obama's PAC Fumesucker May 2013 #10

He has 23 million dollars and suggests that wealthy people SHOULD fear for their safety. hughee99 May 2013 #12

He is wealthy. That's why it counts more when he gives this warning. JDPriestly May 2013 #15

Do you have any friends in the US that have been kidnapped? hughee99 May 2013 #19

It counts the same in terms of votes, but the financial and social outcomes are very different. JDPriestly May 2013 #23

If you know poor people who are voting republican... Blanks May 2013 #25

Perhaps saving their own hides is a start to get them thinking We People May 2013 #73

Yep...this is boilerplate for the right zeemike May 2013 #16

Couldn't have said it better DonB May 2013 #38

And if he did, so what? n2doc May 2013 #18

You libertarians? Did you intend this for someone else? n/t hughee99 May 2013 #20

I'd guess (a) he did not, and (b) his assessment is accurate. 2ndAmForComputers May 2013 #27

Wow, nice work, now I've been called a RW and a libertarian. hughee99 May 2013 #29

23 million is nothing in a multi-trillion dollar economy. AlbertCat May 2013 #32

WalMart is No. 1 on Fortune magazine's top 500 companies Yavin4 May 2013 #21

Okay... is this why rich people should fear for their safety? hughee99 May 2013 #24

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Property values, mingling with the "riff-raff". hughee99 May 2013 #53

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most of them don't need personal security. hughee99 May 2013 #63

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Again, where did I say this hughee99 May 2013 #66

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Please (re)read the OP where Maher hughee99 May 2013 #71

Stop already! This was Grover Norquist's response to Warren Buffet farmbo May 2013 #83

Frankly I don't give a fuck what Grover Norquist said. I'm NOT talking about the same thing. hughee99 May 2013 #87

Kidnappings are a way of life in countries with sharp income inequalities... farmbo May 2013 #89

Not Yet. Our infrastructure protects them. Yavin4 May 2013 #60

The part that protects them has held up pretty well. hughee99 May 2013 #62

That's incorrect. Yavin4 May 2013 #58

I believe the ACA requires them to have insurance hughee99 May 2013 #67

Who the hell do you think you're fooling? 2ndAmForComputers May 2013 #26

I don't really get what you're saying since you haven't made any kind of argument hughee99 May 2013 #28

More transparent than the vacuum between galaxy clusters. 2ndAmForComputers May 2013 #31

Okay, It's time to shit or get off the pot. hughee99 May 2013 #34

the vacuum between galaxy clusters. AlbertCat May 2013 #39

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I'm right? Where did I suggest that taxes should be voluntary? hughee99 May 2013 #36

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My post doesn't suggest ANYTHING of the sort. hughee99 May 2013 #51

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A pertinent question would be Doc Holliday May 2013 #52

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Everybody is going after you because it was a stupid Freeper comment /nt Ash_F May 2013 #79

Your republican is showing. nt awoke_in_2003 May 2013 #46

What's $23 mil compared with the trillions in hidden offshore accounts or L0oniX May 2013 #47

If you personally fear for YOUR safety because YOU are rich, the trillions offshre don't matter. hughee99 May 2013 #54

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No, the 99% has not risen up and attacked the rich..... Yet. AAO May 2013 #88

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

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The quote from the OP... hughee99 May 2013 #77

Righteous rant! I approve this message! n/t backscatter712 May 2013 #11

Best Bill Maher yet. Especially about fast-food jobs and interns. JDPriestly May 2013 #14

Humor is the peanut butter which hides the bitter pill Rain Mcloud May 2013 #22

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT May 2013 #35

one percenters DustyJoe May 2013 #37

Another 1 percenters views AlbertCat May 2013 #40

Another 99 percenters views DustyJoe May 2013 #65

He is A One Percenter erpowers May 2013 #72

So, the increase in Newest Reality May 2013 #43

is bill maher begging the gov't to redistribute *his* wealth? no? didn't think so. HiPointDem May 2013 #48

I love Bill Mahler's humor. love_katz May 2013 #49

That was really good. ljm2002 May 2013 #50

Hedge fund managing should be a felony. It's grand larceny. Initech May 2013 #74

K& the 100th R! gateley May 2013 #76

I wonder about Bill sometimes... Locut0s May 2013 #80

excellent Liberal_in_LA May 2013 #82

As somebody here put it recently: Brigid May 2013 #86

Just watched it yesterday question everything May 2013 #97