I enjoy the fact that you can get a greenlight with a headline that has absolutely nothing to do with the article just so long as you point out that some people in the 1% are democrats, as if that meant anything.

His new home is going to be a lot smaller than described in the article.

Party affiliation is completely irrelevant when discussing douche bags.

vygramul: maybe the 1% should be a little less greedy -

I don't know if I'd even go that far. If people want to be greedy, shifty dickheads, so be it. I think they should be less greedy because my personal opinion is that it's immoral to put personal gain above everything else, but I wouldn't say I think we should legislate that.

What I have a problem with, and what I think most other people who are angry at "the 1%" have a problem with, is that there are too many special rules that only apply to the super wealthy so that they can continue to make exorbitant amounts of money through special privilege and unfair advantages rather than effort. For example, you shouldn't get special tax breaks on dividends. You shouldn't get special access to legislators and political candidates because you have a lot of money (i.e. money isn't speech and you shouldn't be allowed to use it as if it is so you can buy whatever candidate you think will best serve you).

I have a problem with greedy asswipes, but people should be free to be dickheads if they choose. What they shouldn't be free to do is manipulate the rules of the economy and politics to entrench and grow their wealth through unfair advantages and special treatment.

/ what Fox News Republicans heard in all that: "I'S IS A COMMIE AND I'S GONNE TAK YER GUNBS!"

vygramul: Is this where we AGAIN find out that Republicans can't differentiate between the idea that maybe the 1% should be a little less greedy - what Democrats want, and the idea that there shouldn't BE a 1% - what Communists (ie not Democrats) want.

Wanting to keep what you earn and spend it or donate it to whatever charity your wish as opposed to it being forcefully confiscated and redistributed by a inefficient, over-spending government is not "greedy".

If all these wealthy 1%er democrats think of themselves as being "greedy", they can donate their wealth to government. Nothing is stopping them. (of course they won't)

/is not a 1%

Splinshints: you shouldn't get special tax breaks on dividends.

People other than the super wealthy buy stocks that pay dividends.

wutchamacallem: Splinshints: you shouldn't get special tax breaks on dividends.

People other than the super wealthy buy stocks that pay dividends.

If you really believe that the impact on both classes is equivalent I have a bridge to sell you.

There should be no special tax breaks on dividends and the like. Income is income and you shouldn't get a tax break for making your money by not working for a living that somebody who does work for a living doesn't get. I make several thousand dollars a year on dividends alone, so I'm not saying this as somebody who would personally benefit or because I want to punish anybody, I'm saying it because it's the right thing to do.

Splinshints: People other than the super wealthy buy stocks that pay dividends.

If you really believe that the impact on both classes is equivalent I have a bridge to sell you.

There should be no special tax breaks on dividends and the like. Income is income and you shouldn't get a tax break for making your money by not working for a living that somebody who does work for a living doesn't get. I make several thousand dollars a year on dividends alone, so I'm not saying this as somebody who would personally benefit or because I want to punish anybody, I'm saying it because it's the right thing to do.

Of course the impact is equivalent but maybe not in the same dollar amount and I hold some CBI so I don't need your bridges.
All income is not the same.
Fortunately, you don't get to decide what the right thing is for me to do.

You can burn him and stick him with a pitchfork too if you want subby. I mean, he's had his day. You never will.