“Joe the Plumber” gets a bail out

Source: KEX1190

Samuel “Joe” Wurzelbacher, a 34 year old Ohio resident, asked Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama a question about how his business would be affected by the Obama tax plan. Republican Presidential Nominee John McCain picked up on the question and brought it into the national spotlight during their final debate.

It turns out that Wurzelbacher owes $1,200 in back taxes and needs $500 to pay for a plumber’s license.

NewsRadio 1190 KEX’s afternoon hosts Mark Mason and Dave Anderson from Portland, Oregon heard of Wurzelbacher’s plight and wanted to help. Mason and Anderson secured the website http://www.savejoetheplumber.net/ and started accepting donations. The goal was to cover Wurzelbacher’s tax bill and plumber’s license. By the weekend, $1,821 had been raised from donations coming from 31 states.

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Mark & Dave talked with Joe on Monday afternoon and told him they had rasied money to help him cover back taxes and his plumber's license.

"Let me thank your listeners", said Joe. "Thanks isn't enough, you have my deepest gratitude. I really appreciate it. I hope I didn't hurt any of you. I really appreciate it".

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are fighting for breath.

...an individual that needs it rather than a politician.

from some homeless person, or anybody else on welfare:

GIVE IT TO THEM!

What you just received from the radio station is WELFARE. See, people need help now and then. McCain doesn't want to help you. Obama does.

Asshat.

that is the big question!

Apparently his plumbing boots have no straps.

Big talker there.

He would have to offer x times $250K to buy it. If a business earns $250K a year, you don't just give them $250K.

So.... is it now Joe the Socialist? Funny, the people supporting him will complain about students getting handouts to go to school, but not if their own guy gets a handout. Obama and Biden should mention that, or at least a surragate or two.

With nearly $2M in sales per year, I wouldn't want to sell the business for less than $5M, but my net profit per year is not yet $250K. I could seriously use Obama's tax cut!

BTW, I've been in the same manufacturing business nearly 15 years.

on sales over $2 million?

Obviously he has no means to buy any business, let alone one kicking off a quarter mil in profits.

Considering that the taxable profit is after all sorts of real cash expenses (payroll, utilities, rents, etc.), plus loads of "paper" expenses (accelerated depreciation, e.g.) it really becomes a stretch calling a business netting over a quarter million a "small business."

My business has some years here and there where we net more than that, but we have loads of loss carry-forwards, so it would take us 4 knockout years to get above that level, and that ain't happening under the Bush/McCain economics.

What happened to "pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps?"

Yeah. Sure he will.

Bake

which i thought conservatives hated...Joe isn't wealthy, but he isn't in poverty, either...

Does Joe have to claim this on his income tax return?

So I doubt he will report it when he doesn't pay his taxes next year.

mikey_the_rat

audit his 2009 Federal Tax Return and Ohio audit his 2009 State Tax Return

even though he doesn't believe in "spreading the wealth around."

Hypocrite of the first order. No wonder he's McPOW's latest sockpuppet.

That's socialism! How can accept the help from other people? Is he a communist now? Damn, he only had one talk with Obama and now he is turned into a stalin loving communist.

(Sarcasm).

:crazy:

They used to tell me I was building a dream, and so I followed the mob,
When there was earth to plow, or guns to bear, I was always there right on the job.
They used to tell me I was building a dream, with peace and glory ahead,
Why should I be standing in line, just waiting for bread?

Once I built a railroad, I made it run, made it race against time.
Once I built a railroad; now it's done. Brother, can you spare a dime?
Once I built a tower, up to the sun, brick, and rivet, and lime;
Once I built a tower, now it's done. Brother, can you spare a dime?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVE72Ae82Tw

spread the wealth around? You socialist, you.

Oh, and by the way, you might owe taxes on this 'gift'.

How many people has Joe hurt?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: They are hilarious.

a handout.

This republiCON tool got used and then exposed. It was stupid. He makes no where near the amount he claimed. Didn't he join in on the 'spreading the wealth' nonsense? The sad part is, he's been reinforced for lying. He made the whole thing up when talking to Obama, got exposed and then people started a website to bail him out. There are people clearly more deserving of the help than this fool, but I hope it opens his eyes. With a middle class tax break, people like Joe will be able to pay for these things themselves and not have to rely on the charity of others.

sack a hammers!

WTF? What does this mean? Does he know he's not making enough to really be a McLame supporter and hopes he didn't hurt people who would actually help him or do something for him by participating in this partisan farce?

getting ready to be on the world series. He'll be able to turn that $1800.00 into big money.
Suckers.
If the guy can't manage his money well enough to invest $500.0 in a plumbers license then he simply lacks good judgment.
There are people in this world that consistently make the wrong choice. Joe is one of them.

"I don't want someone else's money who worked hard for it. No."

So that was just bullshit coming out of your mouth on Hannity's show? Say it ain't so, Joe!

I already have a Mommy and Daddy.

I can take care of myself.

I've been to several movies in the last year and I was hoping to buy Warner Brothers but I can't because I won't be able to afford to pay the taxes.

Hey I just remembered; I have a bunch of medical bills and student loans piling up.

Can someone start up a website and send me some money?








Chris

WTH was that all about, McCain of the 7 houses congratulating this blowhard who is worried about paying taxes on money he doesn't even remotely have. Bizarre.

:shrug:

"...asked a question about how his business would be affected..."

Wurzelbacher doesn't own a business.

Should have read: "Wurzelbacher, who lied about buying a business..."

The AP wants to shield this liar.

and a couple cases of brewskis and have the boys over for some football.

has no plumbing license, and can't afford to get one either (is the $500 the test or license fee?). But he's worried he'll have to pay more taxes on the $250,000 he's gonna get from doing what exactly? From the brief images I've seen of him, he doesn't look like porn film star material. He obviously isn't smart enough to deal drugs or put a meth lab together.

He is buying no business clearing $250,000/yr which would probably be selling for $3 or 4 million - number of employees - does the selling price include inventory, trucks, tools? He cannot get a loan w/ a tax lien - not in this economy.

Figures he's a publican. Keep voting against your own interest, joe. You'll be lucky to see $50,000/yr.

and that tax bill is about to be history, btw. ditto the license fee.

that $1,821!

who would love to have a radio station raise money to pay for their license RENEWALS, and CURRENT TAXES, and CURRENT WORKER"S COMP, and how about some help toward HEALTH INSURANCE FOR EMPLOYEES?!

as a small business person, this chaps me no end.

have a bunch of suckers pay it for you. Ole Joe probably will make money off this, at least until his 15 minutes are up.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081020/NEWS09/810200336

snip: He said he wouldn't accept offers to pay off his outstanding tax lien, which he said he didn't even know existed.

"That don't sit well with me," he said. "I was raised to work for what I got. I have two strong legs, two strong arms, and a good back."

He added, "Right now my company is shut down, but even if I got to clean toilets, I'm going to make the money to pay my house payments and the back taxes that I didn't even know I had."
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That's odd that his company would be shut down. I know it was only a two man operation but why isn't the other guy working? Sounds like ole' Joe caused all kinds of problems.

:eyes:

Hell, he's getting thousands of dollars for appearing on Hannity and Colmes and probably getting all SORTS of money that anyone gets when they become a public figure. I have no qualms wishing that his business would go to hell and that his boss stay as FAR AWAY AS POSSIBLE from Joe the Plunger. Hopefully, the Plumber's Union will keep a VERY CLOSE WATCH on his every movement for the rest of the election season, and frankly do everything they can to ensure he never turns another wrench again in that town, or that state.