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What is a “Fair Share”?

The OWS (Occupy Wall Street) types around the country are fully exercising their first amendment rights.  Too bad for their vague complaints and episodic angst that so many amongst them are dirty, lazy, violent, theives or collectivist sheople.  It really makes OWS look bad even with very limited coverage by most commerical media.

What makes the OWS people look the worst though are their variously stated “demands”.  Let’s look at one for example; “CONGRESS PASS THE BUFFETT RULE ON FAIR TAXATION SO THE RICH AND CORPORATIONS PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE & CLOSE CORPORATE TAX LOOP HOLES AND ENACT A PROHIBITION ON HIDING FUNDS OFF SHORE. No more GE paying zero or negative taxes. Pass the Buffet Rule on fair taxation so the rich pay their fair share. (If we have a really had a good negotiating position and have the place surrounded, we could actually dial up taxes on millionaires, billionaires and corporations even higher…back to what they once were in the 50′s and 60′s.”

Number 4 in this hit parade http://coupmedia.org/occupywallstreet/occupy-wall-street-official-demands-2009

So the driver here is that the protesters think the “rich” don’t pay a fair share.  Who are the “rich” is the first question to come to mind.  Which of the 53% of Americans who actually pay income taxes are “rich”?

Next:  If you have 20 dollars and I have 10 why should you give more?  How is an equal percentage not a “fair share” for everyone/anyone?

The final question is: upon what moral/ethical basis does anyone decide in their mind that any tax that is unequal is “fair“.  Pass the rule that anyone who makes income, pays tax, at an EQUAL percentage.  Don’t worry Occupusses, a person making 10 times what you do will pay 10 TIMES MORE TAX than you.  What’s unfair about that?  Everyone pays then.

That’s certainly more “fair” than having only 53% of income earners paying ALL the tax now.

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What is a “Fair Share”?

The OWS (Occupy Wall Street) types around the country are fully exercising their first amendment rights.  Too bad for their vague complaints and episodic angst that so many amongst them are dirty, lazy, violent, theives or collectivist sheople.  It really makes OWS look bad even with very limited coverage by most commerical media.

What makes the OWS people look the worst though are their variously stated “demands”.  Let’s look at one for example; “CONGRESS PASS THE BUFFETT RULE ON FAIR TAXATION SO THE RICH AND CORPORATIONS PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE & CLOSE CORPORATE TAX LOOP HOLES AND ENACT A PROHIBITION ON HIDING FUNDS OFF SHORE. No more GE paying zero or negative taxes. Pass the Buffet Rule on fair taxation so the rich pay their fair share. (If we have a really had a good negotiating position and have the place surrounded, we could actually dial up taxes on millionaires, billionaires and corporations even higher…back to what they once were in the 50′s and 60′s.”

Number 4 in this hit parade http://coupmedia.org/occupywallstreet/occupy-wall-street-official-demands-2009

So the driver here is that the protesters think the “rich” don’t pay a fair share.  Who are the “rich” is the first question to come to mind.  Which of the 53% of Americans who actually pay income taxes are “rich”?

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Ridiculousness in the Mainstream

There is a homosexual couple of women who share custody of a little boy.  They have decided to give him “hormone blocking therapy” to prevent puberty until the little boy decides if he wants to “change his gender”.  (Referenced Story)

This shows quite vividly the slippery slope that was consistently derided by homosexual activists in their quest to normalize and promote (even celebrate) abnormal behavior.

The whole “Transgender” concept is an artificial construct and non-sequitur.  Liberals and collectivists, hedonists and moral relativists hate anything that can be measured because it destroys their selfish seeking of self satisfaction.  You see, “gender” (a synonym for “sex“) is immutable.  It is determined by your genes.  You are BORN male or female (spare us the hermaphroditic anamolies, we don’t dodge or obfuscate debate here).  Your sex isn’t something you “decide”. 

Giving the child in this story hormone blockers is child abuse.  Doing it until he “can decide” something that isn’t a decision is really stupid too.  These two homosexual women just are fostering the overarching desire of sexual deviants to “be normal”, be accepted and yes, even be celebrated for aberrant, counter-physiological, deviant and assuredly ABNORMAL behavior.

Now, loving freedom, we don’t object should men or women choose to mutilate themselves surgically, assault their own body with artificial hormones and adopt the dress and mannerisms of the opposite (immutable) sex.  Just don’t make regular folks have to pay for it.  Moreover, don’t inflict your silly wishes for acceptance of your abnormality on ANY child you are raising.

We don’t advocate anything against the freedom of legally aged homosexuals to engage in whatever abnormal behaviors and fantasies they engage in to feel better about themselves.  Its only when these goals are pushed politically or when these bizarre behaviors and attitudes are inflicted upon the innocent (11 year old boys are very innocent) that we object.

Of course by pointing out the abnormality of homosexual behavior and the oxymoronic pursuits of “gender change” will cause leftists to spastically spout about some “phobia” or “hate” and “intolerance” rather than addressing the salient points made. 

The case in the news story is disgusting and should alarm any responsible adult who cares about the future of American Freedom.

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Is Hell Exothermic or Endothermic?

Received from a contributor.  We haven’t checked the story on fact check or other sites.  It is posted simply for its entertaining nature.

Dr. Schambaugh, of the University of Oklahoma School of Chemical Engineering, Final Exam question for May of 1997. Dr. Schambaugh is known for asking questions such as, “why do airplanes fly?” on his final exams. His one and only final exam question in May 1997 for his Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer II class was: “Is hell exothermic or endothermic? Support your answer with proof.”
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Too simple for collectivists and sheople?

Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:

The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.
The fifth would pay $1.
The sixth would pay $3.
The seventh would pay $7.
The eighth would pay $12.
The ninth would pay $18.
The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.

So, that’s what they decided to do.

The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day the owner threw them a curve. “Since you are all such good customers,” he said, “I’m going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by $20.” Drinks for the ten now cost just $80.

The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes so the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free. But what about the other six men — the paying customers? How could they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his “fair share”? They realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33. But if they subtracted that from everybody’s share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer. So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man’s bill by roughly the same amount, and he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay. And so:

The fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings).
The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33%savings).
The seventh now pay $5 instead of $7 (28%savings).
The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% savings).
The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 (22% savings).
The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings).

Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to drink for free. But once outside the bar, the men began to compare their savings.

“I only got a dollar out of the $20,” declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man, “but he got $10!”

“Yeah, that’s right,” exclaimed the fifth man. “I only saved a dollar, too. It’s unfair that he got ten times more than I!”

“That’s true!” shouted the seventh man. “Why should he get $10 back when I got only two? The wealthy get all the breaks!”

“Wait a minute,” yelled the first four men in unison. “We didn’t get anything at all. The system exploits the poor!”

The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up.

The next night the tenth man didn’t show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn’t have enough money between all of them for even half of the bill!

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Valedictory!

This is how kids ought to be, attitude and awareness wise.  Thanks to SSG for this fair use contribution.

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Collectivist Shell Games with Language

If you can frame the argument by misdefining the terms and operating from false generalized premises you’ll sway many people don’t take the time to be aware of politicians really are.

Consider the Wolf Blitzer silly hypothetical question at the most recent debate.  There is no doubt that in Blitzer’s mind, as well as any good collectivist sheep, that “Society” MUST equal “Government”.  More particularly for their goofy narrative of evil republicrats “Federal Government”.  Examine all the commentary surrounding it.  From Coulter on the right to the variegated loons of the left.  All don’t even note the false premise at the basis of this teacup tempest.

Let us be clear.  Society does NOT equal government at any level.  Donkeys will never get that but it is the truth.  Coulter does note the simpleton methodology of argument though.  Clear illustration of collectivist values versus the values of free people.

So does “Society have a responsibility for [insert collectivist dream here]“?  Perhaps so.  It certainly can be argued depending on the silly hypothetical you choose.  What’s important for free people to understand is that Federal Government is never required and almost never needed to address a problem in “Society”.

Only 2 answers to the socialistic types, government or death.  I thought the American ideal was Liberty or Death.

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The Shrub’s fault….right?

Don’t know about Perry as a candidate, but here are some facts to make a lefty spin like a top.

Energy:  Gasoline was $1.67 a gallon then.  It’s now $3.79. 

Food:  Average cost of a gallon of milk was about $2.65.  It’s about $3.50 today. 

Housing:  The median cost of a home was $229,600.  Today it’s $217,900. 

Budget deficit:  We fell $438 billion short of balancing the federal budget in 2008.  We missed it by $1.4 trillion this year—nearly four times higher.

U.S. debt:  Total federal debt was $10.7 trillion then. It’s $14.5 trillion now—nearly 50% higher.

Unemployment:  Then, 7.3% of Americans were unemployed and 9.1% are unemployed today.

So explain how this can be anyone but the Administration’s responsibility.  For 2 years of the Obamessiah’s term he controlled the government completely.  Now he only has the bully pulpit and the Senatorium (2/3ds!!).  ‘Splain it to us lefty Lucy!!

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Do they REALLY not know or…

Constitution strictly defines the federal government as one of enumerated powers, giving it authority over specific areas of our national life, splitting its powers between three branches that check each other, and leaves the states sovereign on all other matters. (Ken Blackwell).

The word “conservative” makes many on the left break out in hives with “evil” fears and vapors.

If any of them read the Federalist Papers they’d know (but probably refuse to admit) how this country was designed to work

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Some love and tolerance from the left

Every time you hear a collectivist whine about “tolerance” or how other people (non-libs) “hate”, consider these examples gleaned from NewsBusters Some content not suitable for children (or people with any class and manners).

• Comedian Chris Titus joked about assassinating Sarah Palin.  June 2011.
• Comedian Louis C.K. on Sarah and Trig Palin: “When she was on stage at the fucking convention, that [Trig] just came out of her fucking disgusting cunt.  Her fucking retard-making cunt.  I hate her more than anybody…” Likely 2010. After these and other similar comments were made about Sarah Palin and her family by Louis C.K., the “Tonight Show” producers thought it would be a good idea to seat him right next to Bristol Palin on television. September 2010.)
• Comedian Whitney Cummings said, “[Quentin Tarantino has] produced more retarded things than Sarah Palin’s vagina.” December, 2010.
• Humorous political blog Wonkette published a “birthday card” to Trig Palin mocking him unmercifully.  This lead to a massive advertiser boycott. April 2011
• 9/11 Truther Ed Asner hates America, thinks the U.S. government was behind the World Trade Center attacks. November 2010
• ????Roseanne Barr, dressed as Hitler, baked burnt “Jew cookies.” July 2009.
• Aaron Sorkin, amid calling Sarah Palin a slew of names, wrote that he delights when hunters are shot: “I get happy every time one of you faux-macho shitheads accidentally shoots another one of you in the face.” March, 2011.
  
• 50-year-old comedian Kathy Griffin said she will be dedicating 2011 to attacking 16-year-old Willow Palin. January 2011.
  
• Rob Reiner likened the Tea Party to the Nazis on HBO’s comedy show “Real Time with Bill Maher.” 2010.

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