Pete Buttigieg Admits That When He Says ‘Fair Taxes’ He Means ‘Higher Taxes’

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  1. Professor Peabody

    Professor Peabody Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    So let me get this straight, when Mayor Honyouck talks about “fair taxes,” what he means is “higher taxes.” Please remember this before voting folks, Mayor Bootyjudge wants higher taxes. He wants more of your money to waste on stupid crap that does nothing to help YOU! Bootyjudge wants unlimited resources for illegals and asylum seekers, is that what YOU want? Once Trump starts busing asylum seekers to sanctuary cities......just watch 'em scream.
     
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    Amazon, currently the largest most profitable company in the world, had a negative tax burden in 2018. Warren Buffett, one of the wealthiest individuals in the world, has commented that his secretary — who makes a small fraction of what he earns in a year — pays much more as a percentage of that income in taxes. Many billionaires currently have an effective tax rate of around 8%.

    How much less do you believe the wealthy should be taxed to be “fair”?
     
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    3link Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Nobody who takes you seriously would vote for a gay.
     
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    Professor Peabody Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    You make NO sense at all.
     
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    Stuart Wolfe Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I take him seriously and I've voted for gays. Then again I am in California; I bet half the people I've voted for have been gay.

    But as for Mayor Buttplug, I doubt more than a few people take him seriously at all.
     
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    Professor Peabody Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Link might be missing a link.
     
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    Maybe he wants more money to actually pay for the stuff we are already buying. I have yet to see very little from Republican politicians or voters on the topic of actual spending reductions. We can't touch the military sacred cow. Social Security and Medicare are off limits. You could cut all aid payments and medicaid, and I'd be for that, but we still aren't coming close to a balanced budget.

    Democrats have always believed that all wealth ultimately belongs to the almighty government. They don't actively think that, but when Bernie Sanders says a person who pays less in taxes is being subsidized, he's essentially saying that not taking something from someone is the same as giving it to them. Hence, you owned it the entire time.
     
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    He can afford the best accountants to make sure he pays less than his secretary, always have....always will.
     
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    The irony being, if he wanted to pay more, he easily could but doesn't. He claims to be a rich man wanting to pay his fair share. So liberals love him. He actively avoids paying which makes him a hypocrite. So liberals love him even more lol.
     
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    How much less taxes should they pay to be “fair”?
     
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    Professor Peabody Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    You wanting him to pay more doesn't translate into the reality that he will pay more. It's just not gonna happen.
     
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    His attitude is "make me stop" simply isn't valid.
     
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    cd8ed Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    You keep skipping over a very simple question. Get back to me when you find your integrity. Thanks
     
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    Pete can screw off. We are already over taxed and the government is hauling in record private citizen dollars.. The real thing that needs to happen is CUT SPENDING.

    Any candidate on either side that is unwilling to make real cuts is not addressing the real issue. This includes Trump.
     
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    ... and with that post, no one takes you seriously, except lockstep Dailykos leftists.
     
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    Anyone who would even consider your advise would never vote for a person who is gay. So why bother advising them not to vote for a guy they're never going to vote for. Unless you actually believe anyone other than man-children are going to listen to you.
     
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    Probably because of his sexuality. Conservatives can't help but call him bootygig. Never seen him called Buttplug.
     
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    The reason not to vote for Bootyjudge has nothing to do with his sexual preference, but the fact he's a moron.
     
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    cd8ed Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    It’s almost like they are all prepubescent boys taking cues from their orange leader...
     
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    3link Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I would say you have a credibility problem but you said it for me.
     
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    If making fun of a candidate is a credibility problem, I suggest you look at all the "nicknames" on this forum for Trump.
     
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    He's a Rhodes Scholar from Harvard. He was also a Naval Intelligence Officer and served in Afghanistan. You may not agree with him, but a moron he is not.
     
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    None of which negates the fact he's a moron, an educated moron, but a moron none the less.
     
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    He need not look far, post right above his.
     
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    I would say YOU have the credibility problem.
     

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