uhhhg, Im so sick of the "go get the evil bad greedy rich" talk lately. Many "rich" families are actually just upper middle class. If you have a few kids, a couple cars then $150,000 isnt living large, but you are comfortable and surviving.
I agree that there is a separation between the rich and poor though lately. The economy is TOAST! Unemployment is actually MUCH higher than todays way of calculating "unemployment"
http://www.shadowstats.com/alternate_data/unemployment-charts
But people are milking the system and they want more and more.
Lobster & Steak Food Stamp Receipt
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/government/ss/Lobster-Steak-Food-Stamp-Receipt.htm
Sheeple: Government Handouts = 35 Percent Of U.S. Wages, But For Michael Moore, That Is Not Nearly Enough
http://www.dailymarkets.com/economy/2011/03/09/sheeple-government-handouts-35-percent-of-u-s-wages-but-for-michael-moore-that-is-not-nearly-enough/
"Considering the fact that this figure was only 21 percent back in the year 2000 and only 10 percent back in 1960 that is very frightening."
Food stamp use rises to record 45.8 million
http://money.cnn.com/2011/08/04/pf/food_stamps_record_high/index.htm
"NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Nearly 15% of the U.S. population relied on food stamps in May, according to the United States Department of Agriculture."
But thats not good enough!
The have-nots are attacking successive people who have worked hard for where they have gotten in their life. They need to focus there attention elsewhere-
Why dont more corporations pay taxes. THAT is what needs to be ASKED!
GE's corporate tax bill: Zero
The company didn't pay any US taxes in 2010. In fact, it got a tax benefit of $3.2 billion.
http://money.msn.com/top-stocks/post.aspx?post=d715c70d-f0d0-4474-8223-2949588e90f6
The top corporate tax rate is supposed to be 35% -- one of the highest in the world. But few companies actually pay that rate, since there are myriad loopholes and other ways to get breaks. Now, the Times reports, only 6.6% of Uncle Sam's tax revenue comes from corporations (down from 30% in the 1950s).[b]
I agree that there is a separation between the rich and poor though lately. The economy is TOAST! Unemployment is actually MUCH higher than todays way of calculating "unemployment"
http://www.shadowstats.com/alternate_data/unemployment-charts
But people are milking the system and they want more and more.
Lobster & Steak Food Stamp Receipt
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/government/ss/Lobster-Steak-Food-Stamp-Receipt.htm
Sheeple: Government Handouts = 35 Percent Of U.S. Wages, But For Michael Moore, That Is Not Nearly Enough
http://www.dailymarkets.com/economy/2011/03/09/sheeple-government-handouts-35-percent-of-u-s-wages-but-for-michael-moore-that-is-not-nearly-enough/
"Considering the fact that this figure was only 21 percent back in the year 2000 and only 10 percent back in 1960 that is very frightening."
Food stamp use rises to record 45.8 million
http://money.cnn.com/2011/08/04/pf/food_stamps_record_high/index.htm
"NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Nearly 15% of the U.S. population relied on food stamps in May, according to the United States Department of Agriculture."
But thats not good enough!
The have-nots are attacking successive people who have worked hard for where they have gotten in their life. They need to focus there attention elsewhere-
Why dont more corporations pay taxes. THAT is what needs to be ASKED!
GE's corporate tax bill: Zero
The company didn't pay any US taxes in 2010. In fact, it got a tax benefit of $3.2 billion.
http://money.msn.com/top-stocks/post.aspx?post=d715c70d-f0d0-4474-8223-2949588e90f6
The top corporate tax rate is supposed to be 35% -- one of the highest in the world. But few companies actually pay that rate, since there are myriad loopholes and other ways to get breaks. Now, the Times reports, only 6.6% of Uncle Sam's tax revenue comes from corporations (down from 30% in the 1950s).[b]
