This reminds me of a survey of CEOs a few years ago that showed even they think they are overpaid.

I heard that piece and it left me mostly wondering who is paying for the army of lobbyists working against this? How much those lobbyists cost and whether or not it might be cheaper to just pay their taxes rather than go to such extraordinary effort to avoid them...

What my business does is based on the contracts that it wins and the demand for its services.

It's almost as if the Republicans don't have the slightest farking clue of how businesses work.

Or, they're completely full of shiat.

But I'm sure that the derp brigade will be along shortly with a more reasonable explanation.

Which means Republicans will continue to insist on their existence for years to come.

Eddie Adams from Torrance: What my business does is based on the contracts that it wins and the demand for its services.

It's almost as if the Republicans don't have the slightest farking clue of how businesses work.

Or, they're completely full of shiat..


This. I've always thought they were sincere when they claimed to represent the "business community" or even "rich people."

Not I'm not sure who is listening...Crazy Religious people are all they've got left.....

So where do the anti tax lobbyists get their money?

Eddie Adams from Torrance: What my business does is based on the contracts that it wins and the demand for its services.

It's almost as if the Republicans don't have the slightest farking clue of how businesses work.

Or, they're completely full of shiat.

But I'm sure that the derp brigade will be along shortly with a more reasonable explanation.

Well, NPR is totally an arm of the liberal agenda, and they never produce honest pieces. These are probably not even real millionaires, just liberal plants.

/this will become reality in about 20 minutes

I can't understand how these GOP politicians can claim that adding 2% taxes over a million dollars will be a disincentive to hiring.

I'm a small business owner who doesn't make over $1M per year, so my taxes would stay the same no matter what. But let's just say that after all my costs, all my payroll, all my investment, etc., I'm taking home $2M profit every year. Yeah me! If this went into effect, my taxes would go up $20,000. There is no farking way I'd fire someone because I'm taking home $20K less. That person was necessary for me to make my $2M in the first place. As the guy on the radio said, the tax rate has nothing to do with personnel decisions. If that person adds to the bottom line, you hire/retain them regardless of the tax rate.

Allow me to phrase that correctly : NPR unable to find millionaires willing to admit they are over taxed to NPR.

The Stealth Hippopotamus: Allow me to phrase that correctly : NPR unable to find millionaires willing to admit they are over taxed to NPR.

I liked the piece and found it basically accurate, but I have to agree with you. Nothing screams "self-selection bias" like the category "millionaires who are fans of NPR's Facebook page and were willing to speak up about it." This was not exactly a thorough sampling.

Any millionaire who claims they are not overtaxed should be stripped of their wealth and it should be given to the real job creators. That is the only way to stop socialism.

Well, if the people have more money, they are more likely to buy the products and services of the business owners, increasing the profits of the business owner. Demand increases, so they hare new employees to meet the increased demand. If the American people don't have money to spend, the Job Creator is not going to make any money OR hire any new employees. That's why you hire new people. You don't hire new people just because you have an extra million dollars lying around thanks to Bush tax cuts no matter how much Republicans want to sucker you into believe it to be the case.

Like this will in the slightest effect the GOP.

Mike_LowELL: Any millionaire who claims they are not overtaxed should be stripped of their wealth and it should be given to the real job creators. That is the only way to stop socialism.

That sounds suspiciously wealth redistribution. Socialism, if you will. Ironic?

Three Crooked Squirrels: I can't understand how these GOP politicians can claim that adding 2% taxes over a million dollars will be a disincentive to hiring.

I'm a small business owner who doesn't make over $1M per year, so my taxes would stay the same no matter what. But let's just say that after all my costs, all my payroll, all my investment, etc., I'm taking home $2M profit every year. Yeah me! If this went into effect, my taxes would go up $20,000. There is no farking way I'd fire someone because I'm taking home $20K less. That person was necessary for me to make my $2M in the first place. As the guy on the radio said, the tax rate has nothing to do with personnel decisions. If that person adds to the bottom line, you hire/retain them regardless of the tax rate.

They are going to tax you based on the number of people you employ.

I heard this on my way to work this morning and was hoping it would get submitted and greenlit.

Good job subby and modmins.

IgG4: I heard that piece and it left me mostly wondering who is paying for the army of lobbyists working against this? How much those lobbyists cost and whether or not it might be cheaper to just pay their taxes rather than go to such extraordinary effort to avoid them...



Its really just a handfull of assholes like this guy.

Actually, NPR did find two millionaire job creators to talk to them, and they said that when they hire people, their personal marginal tax rate over $1 million is not a consideration.

djkutch: Mike_LowELL: Any millionaire who claims they are not overtaxed should be stripped of their wealth and it should be given to the real job creators. That is the only way to stop socialism.

That sounds suspiciously wealth redistribution. Socialism, if you will. Ironic?

I don't know how anyone could read what I said and claim I support wealth redistribution. Then again, absolute mastery of Baudrillard, Nietzsche, and Kant is required to scratch the surface of my posts, so I can understand why someone would come to an incorrect conclusion.

CSB:

Iraq did have weapons of mass destruction. They were chemical based mortar rounds.

They were from the Iraq-Iran war era. From what we could tell it looked like they were buried there and just forgotten. But the insurgents did get a hold of a few (they had no idea that they were chemical weapons) of them and turned one into an IED.

There were no roaming chemical labs. There were no nuclear missiles. All they had were shiatty mortar rounds that were 20 years old.

Why yes I have a citation Link (new window)

We wanted to talk to business owners who would be affected. So, NPR requested help from numerous Republican congressional offices, including House and Senate leadership. They were unable to produce a single millionaire job creator for us to interview.


So we went to the business groups that have been lobbying against the surtax. Again, three days after putting in a request, none of them was able to find someone for us to talk to.


The GOP is full of shiat? That's truly shocking...

Mike_LowELL: I don't know how anyone could read what I said and claim I support wealth redistribution. Then again, absolute mastery of Baudrillard, Nietzsche, and Kant is required to scratch the surface of my posts, so I can understand why someone would come to an incorrect conclusion.

Problem is, you mean Bob Baudrillard, Jim Nietsfche and Fred Kant.

1) can we please stop using the nonsensical term "job creators?"

2) You could probably ask every American whether they think they're not being taxed enough, and I guarantee almost off them would say no. Even the ones who don't pay any taxes.

cman: CSB:

Iraq did have weapons of mass destruction. They were chemical based mortar rounds.

They were from the Iraq-Iran war era. From what we could tell it looked like they were buried there and just forgotten. But the insurgents did get a hold of a few (they had no idea that they were chemical weapons) of them and turned one into an IED.

There were no roaming chemical labs. There were no nuclear missiles. All they had were shiatty mortar rounds that were 20 years old.

Why yes I have a citation Link (new window)

Those weren't the WMD they were looking for:

But Kay, the former chief U.S. weapons inspector in Iraq, said the discovery does not provide evidence that Saddam was secretly producing weapons of mass destruction after the Gulf War, as alleged by the Bush administration to justify the war that removed him from power.

cameroncrazy1984: Problem is, you mean Bob Baudrillard, Jim Nietsfche and Fred Kant.

Quality post.