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By: Eat the rich, take 700 | BoWilliams.com

Eat the rich, take 700 | BoWilliams.com — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:35:12 +0000

[...] nice? Want more? Work harder. Take risks. Sacrifice. Did you know that’s what most rich people really do? (You know, as opposed to sitting around lighting Cohibas with $100 bills, [...]

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Obama: Let’s soak the rich to pay for Obamacare | WmWms — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:54:46 +0000

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By: Bo

Bo — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:15:44 +0000

Suzie: Congratulations!

Cheryl, I try to give everybody a bit of a break, and I certainly agree that it’s possible to hold liberal and conservative views. I walk around like that every day.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:40:26 +0000

I’ll never be rich either, Bo, but I don’t need much. Just being able to pay the mortgage without worry is OK for me. You know how low my expectations are.

As far as paying taxes, I think I pay my fair share. I don’t begrudge anyone the paycheck deductions, but I sure wish it was being used in an intellegent manner. The AMT is bullshit, as is the inheritance tax (double taxation). And I seriously doubt I will see much from my social security contributions.

The inheritance tax is what really gets my parents hot. They lived without for years, saved their money, and took a great risk taking on loans to build apartments 10 years before my dad quit teaching at the university. Now they’re loaded– and as it stands now money that they have already paid taxes on will be taxed again after they’re gone. Should they be resented for cleaning their own apartments for years when tenants moved out, or doing all the painting and mowing, and whatnot? They earned it.

Give us “liberals” a bit of a break. After all, it was our wonderful Republican prez who pushed the bailout. Just another way the federal government has intruded into places it doesn’t belong during his tenure. He’s also the one who told Americans to do their patriotic duty and go shopping. How about somebody in Washington do the responsible thing and tell people that the really patriotic thing is to live within their means and take care of themselves and their families?

It’s possible to hold liberal and conservative views. The world is many differnt shades of gray, not black and white.

By: Suzie

Suzie — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:54:16 +0000

Today’s the 5th anniversary of mine & Hubby’s first date. Thursday is the 4th anniversary of our wedding.

Are we rich? Hell, yeah!! In all the things that really matter.

By: Bo

Bo — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:13:14 +0000

Lee: Thanks. I’m not a total fraidy-cat, but my tolerance for (real, life-changing) risk has never been particularly high. We all benefit from the fact that there are people for whom that isn’t true.

Pearl: Yes, I have friends and acquaintances all over the political spectrum, including “libbers.” I’d welcome discussion with anyone on what I’ve said.

By: Pearl

Pearl — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:33:25 +0000

Only one comment today? I guess all your libber pals don’t agree with you and don’t wanna comment. People don’t seem to understand that the top 5 percent of income earners pay 2/3 of all the taxes. I don’t think people really care, they just want them to pay more so they can get a free ride. Obama is great for class warfare and redistribution of income.

By: Lee Boutwell

Lee Boutwell — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:24:46 +0000

Well said Bo! Another thing that “rich” people often do is take incredible risks early in their careers. They’ll forego the regular paychecks and weekends off in exchange for 96-hour workweeks and no assurance they’ll be able to pay their rent at the beginning of the month. The reason some folks think it’s so easy is because they only hear about the folks who succeed. The ones who aren’t so successful and give up their dream for a job at Home Depot don’t talk about it so much.

I despise the way some political candidates attempt to use class envy to gain office.