Re: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking

2012-02-25 Thread Ricardo Araoz
El 24/02/12 17:40, Stephen Russell escribió: On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Michael Madigan mmadi10...@yahoo.com wrote: Half of Americans don't pay any Federal income tax I have heard this chant a lot lately but I don't find enough supporting documentation for it. Some

Re: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking

2012-02-25 Thread Nicholas Geti
What the hell are you talking about? - Original Message - From: Carl Lindner c...@bdos.com To: 'ProFox Email List' profox@leafe.com Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 4:24 PM Subject: RE: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking So, if I earn $10 a year and pay $10 to go to a federal park

Re: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking

2012-02-25 Thread Nicholas Geti
. - Original Message - From: Ricardo Araoz ricar...@gmail.com To: ProFox Email List profox@leafe.com Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 6:27 AM Subject: Re: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking El 24/02/12 17:40, Stephen Russell escribió: On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Michael Madigan mmadi10

Re: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking

2012-02-25 Thread Michael Madigan
, 2012 11:08 PM Subject: Re: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking Here is another thought. When I was a child (70 yrs ago) the husband was the wage earner and the wife stayed home to cook and mind the kids. Most families lived from paycheck to paycheck and did not save much if anything. During World

Re: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking

2012-02-25 Thread Nicholas Geti
: Saturday, February 25, 2012 11:08 PM Subject: Re: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking Here is another thought. When I was a child (70 yrs ago) the husband was the wage earner and the wife stayed home to cook and mind the kids. Most families lived from paycheck to paycheck and did not save much if anything

Re: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking

2012-02-25 Thread Nicholas Geti
] Now David Brookes is talking El 24/02/12 17:40, Stephen Russell escribió: On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Michael Madigan mmadi10...@yahoo.com wrote: Half of Americans don't pay any Federal income tax I have heard this chant a lot lately but I don't find enough

Re: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking

2012-02-25 Thread Michael Madigan
Government money attracts criminals like food attracts roaches.   From: Nicholas Geti ng...@optonline.net To: ProFox Email List profox@leafe.com Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 12:31 AM Subject: Re: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking At least the Republican

Re: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking

2012-02-25 Thread Michael Madigan
Why waste electrons on him?  From: Nicholas Geti ng...@optonline.net To: ProFox Email List profox@leafe.com Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 12:35 AM Subject: Re: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking You can assure me? You are a joke. I am talking about

[OT] Now David Brookes is talking

2012-02-24 Thread Nicholas Geti
He compares America to Europe and says we are the same welfare state as they are. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/opinion/brooks-america-is-europe.html?nl=todaysheadlinesemc=tha212 The only difference is how our politicians have learned to hide the expenditures by manipulating the tax code

Re: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking

2012-02-24 Thread Michael Madigan
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 11:51 AM Subject: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking He compares America to Europe and says we are the same welfare state as they are. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/opinion/brooks-america-is-europe.html?nl=todaysheadlinesemc=tha212 The only difference is how

Re: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking

2012-02-24 Thread Stephen Russell
On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Michael Madigan mmadi10...@yahoo.com wrote: Half of Americans don't pay any Federal income tax I have heard this chant a lot lately but I don't find enough supporting documentation for it. Some sites say that is the # 47% and I can find in some

Re: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking

2012-02-24 Thread Ed Leafe
On Feb 24, 2012, at 2:40 PM, Stephen Russell wrote: Past Fox news, or CBS, are there real facts to drive this probable fiction? I am sure there is a lot of bias in this news. The focus on *income* tax is largely accurate: there is a minimum income level for each family size under

Re: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking

2012-02-24 Thread Nicholas Geti
will figure out a way to disguise what they are doing. - Original Message - From: Ed Leafe e...@leafe.com To: ProFox Email List profox@leafe.com Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 3:44 PM Subject: Re: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking On Feb 24, 2012, at 2:40 PM, Stephen Russell wrote: Past

RE: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking

2012-02-24 Thread Carl Lindner
- From: profox-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Ed Leafe Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 3:45 PM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking On Feb 24, 2012, at 2:40 PM, Stephen Russell wrote: Past Fox news, or CBS, are there real facts

RE: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking

2012-02-24 Thread john harvey
: RE: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking So, if I earn $10 a year and pay $10 to go to a federal park, that means I pay 100% of my income in taxes? Wow! As for the feds cutting taxes. Suppose they cut 200 from a program that would have increased by 1,000. So, it was cut by 20%. Wow again

RE: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking

2012-02-24 Thread Carl Lindner
] On Behalf Of john harvey Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 4:43 PM To: 'ProFox Email List' Subject: RE: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking Now you are starting to get it. Lies, damn lies, statistics, politicians, republocrats, Obama. John Harvey -Original Message- From: profox-boun...@leafe.com

Re: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking

2012-02-24 Thread Michael Madigan
Many of the 2010 Congress Freshman Class have already been corrupted.  From: Carl Lindner c...@bdos.com To: 'ProFox Email List' profox@leafe.com Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 5:05 PM Subject: RE: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking I've known this for a great