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Taxes, Right and Wrong

March 23, 2019February 21, 2019 As a Republican, Ayn Rand, Conservative Betrayal, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Far Righ Loons, Idiot Conservatives, Koch Brothers, MAIN PAGE, Makers, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession, Takers, Taxes, Tea Party Patriots, WYATT EARP

Originally published on Feburary 23, 2013. Between 2008 and 1011 26 major corporations paid NO FEDERAL CORPORATE INCOME TAX. Last year, Facebook made $1

A Life of Service, Giving Back, Yada Yada Yada

December 10, 2018December 9, 2018 CULTURE, ECONOMY, FAITH, Koch Brothers, MAIN PAGE, Makers, PERSONAL, Takers, Taxes

I think the worst pop culture nightmare of our age is Oprah. I don’t say this lightly and it has nothing to do with

Taxes, Idiots & Hillary’s Manipulation

October 4, 2016October 3, 2016 2016, Clinton, CULTURE, ECONOMY, MAIN PAGE, Taxes, Trump

One of the things that bothers me the most about the hysteria over Donald Trump’s leaked tax returns (allegedly) is the ignorance of the

An Economic Dummy’s Version of Gov’t Spending – for Other Dummies

March 23, 2015March 22, 2015 Ayn Rand, Conservative, Corruption, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, Democratic Party, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, HISTORY, Koch Brothers, Koch Machine Whores, Libertarians, MAIN PAGE, Makers, POLITICAL, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession, REPUBLICAN, Republican Party, Republicans, Takers, Taxes 1

Once again the left and the right and the center is fighting about money. Liberals want more taxes. Conservatives want fewer. I agree with

Honesty Has No Place in the Walker Campaign

March 19, 2015March 18, 2015 Ayn Rand, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, ECONOMY, IMMIGRATION, Koch Brothers, Koch Machine Whores, Libertarians, MAIN PAGE, NEW MEXICO POLITICS, POLITICAL, REPUBLICAN, Republican Party, Taxes, Walker

Full disclosure: When I was involved, actively, with GOP politics, I was on a very active forum with Liz Mair. Then things changed. It

The Degradation of Our Lives

February 20, 2015February 19, 2015 Ayn Rand, Classic TV, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Historial Ignorance, MAIN PAGE, Obama Administration, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession

Last night I was watching a rerun of I Love Lucy. They had just moved into the house in the country. Lucy wondered if

What Both Parties Get Wrong About Capital Gains & Taxes

January 20, 2015January 19, 2015 Barack Obama, CULTURE, Democratic Party, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Libertarian Party, Libertarians, MAIN PAGE, Obama Administration, POLITICAL, Republican Party, Republicans, Taxes

People should be allowed to build wealth. Families should be allowed to accumulate wealth and hand it down from one generation to another. They

Death and Taxes

January 1, 2015December 31, 2014 Classic Hollywood, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, ECONOMY, England, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, Makers, Takers, Taxes

I’ve been forced to learn quite a few things since my father died in October. The easiest part has been dealing with the social

Deadbeat Patriots & Taxes

May 10, 2014May 9, 2014 ECONOMY, Far Righ Loons, Idiot Conservatives, Koch Brothers, Koch Machine Whores, Taxes

You might want to just skip this rant. I’ve been working on taxes. I don’t think it’s much of a secret that my sister

Lions & Tigers & Kochs – Oh My!

May 7, 2014May 7, 2014 ALEC, Ayn Rand, CONSERVATIVE, Conservative Betrayal, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, Conservative Not Republican, Conservative War Against GOP, ECONOMY, Far Righ Loons, Idiot Conservatives, Koch Brothers, Koch Machine Whores, Koch Whores, MAIN PAGE, Taxes, Tea Party Patriots

Jack Hanna, one of the great zoo-keepers in the world, is pissed. The Kochs have decided to go hunting, for tax dollars, and, in

Part V: The Beginning of the End of Wal-Mart

December 1, 2013November 26, 2013 Ayn Rand, Cultural Illiteracy, ECONOMY, Far Righ Loons, MAIN PAGE, Makers, Recession, Takers, Taxes

Is Walmart terrorizing Kalpona Akter? Who is she and why is she important to them, and why is she such a threat to them?

Part IV: The Beginning of the End of Wal-Mart

November 30, 2013November 26, 2013 Ayn Rand, Bailouts, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Idiot Conservatives, MAIN PAGE, Makers, Recession, Takers, Taxes

The fourth of five parts of my expose on Walmart has no real theme. Like the others, it is more an information dump. The

Part III: The Beginning of the End of Wal-Mart

November 29, 2013November 26, 2013 Ayn Rand, Bailouts, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Idiot Conservatives, MAIN PAGE, Makers, Recession, Takers, Taxes

This is the third of five parts of my one size fits all information dump about Walmart. There is no particular order in which

Part II: The Beginning of the End of Wal-Mart

November 28, 2013November 26, 2013 Bailouts, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Idiot Conservatives, MAIN PAGE, Makers, Recession, Takers, Taxes

This is the second of five parts of my catch-all information dump about Walmart. Nothing is presented in order. There is no real daily

Part I: The Beginning of the End of Wal-Mart

November 27, 2013November 26, 2013 Bailouts, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Idiot Conservatives, MAIN PAGE, Makers, Recession, Takers, Taxes

The headlines said it all. A Walmart in Ohio was holding a food drive, for their customers to donate canned goods to help their

Hating the Impoverished

June 5, 2013June 2, 2013 Ayn Rand, Conservative Betrayal, CULTURE, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Far Righ Loons, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, Idiot Conservatives, Koch Whores, MAIN PAGE, Makers, Paul Krugman, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession, Rush Limbaugh, Takers, Taxes, Tea Party Patriots

As Christians, we are told that what we do to the least among us, we do for Christ. The problem with this, today, is

The Fools on the Hill

June 4, 2013June 2, 2013 Ayn Rand, Conservative Betrayal, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Far Righ Loons, Idiot Conservatives, Koch Brothers, Koch Whores, MAIN PAGE, Makers, Paul Krugman, Randian Economic Disaster, Takers, Taxes, Tea Party Patriots

(With Apologies to John Lennon and Sir Paul McCartney) Day after day, Alone on a hill, The man with the foolish grin is keeping

The Tea Party Lie about the Economy

March 22, 2013March 21, 2013 Ayn Rand, Barack Obama, Conservative Betrayal, Conservative Not Republican, Conservative War Against GOP, Economic Downturn, Far Righ Loons, Idiot Conservatives, Koch Brothers, MAIN PAGE, Makers, Paul Krugman, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession, Takers, Taxes, Tea Party Patriots

They are bullies. Their numbers are fake, but that really doesn’t matter. The average Republican office holder is so out of contact with reality,

Our American Shame

February 6, 2013February 5, 2013 Ayn Rand, Barack Obama, CONSERVATIVE, Conservative Betrayal, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, Conservative Not Republican, Far Righ Loons, Idiot Conservatives, John Birch Society, KKK, Koch Brothers, Koch Whores, MAIN PAGE, Makers, Randian Economic Disaster, Rush Limbaugh, Takers, Tea Party Patriots

The Pink Flamingo has never been truly ashamed of my country and people in the country until the past few months. I never thought

Where the Libertarian Right Gets the Tax Thing Wrong

January 5, 2013January 5, 2013 American, American Revolution, England, Idiot Conservatives, MAIN PAGE, Tea Party Patriots

The Pink Flamingo recently saw a comment by libertarian economist Peter Schiff about taxes during the lead up to the Revolutionary War. Since it

Far Right Tax Stupidity & Billionaire Worship

December 26, 2012December 23, 2012 CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Glam Girls of the GOP, Idiot Conservatives, John Boehner, MAIN PAGE, Rand Paul, Randian Economic Disaster, Taxes

I think now we know why the far right minions of the GOP are so totally and completely out of touch. They don’t quite

If We Tax Them, They Will Leave?

December 9, 2012December 8, 2012 CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, ECONOMY, Idiot Conservatives, James Bond, MAIN PAGE, Taxes 4

The most recent excuse for not raising taxes on the poor one tenth of one percent who have figured out a way to scam

The Pending American Serfdom

December 4, 2012December 3, 2012 Bailouts, Barack Obama, Bill O’Reilly, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, Economic Downturn, Eric Cantor, Idiot Conservatives, Jim DeMint, John Boehner, MAIN PAGE, Michael Medved, Mitch McConnell, PERSONAL, Randian Economic Disaster, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Taxes 1

The Pink Flamingo loves Ferragamos. Two years ago, Christmas, I bought a pair for my mother to give me. They were lavender flats, that

The Wild and Wacky World of Far Right Tax (Cheating)

November 28, 2012November 27, 2012 CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, ECONOMY, Idiot Conservatives, Libertarians, MAIN PAGE, Randian Economic Disaster, Rush Limbaugh, Taxes 3

We’ve all heard the old saying, fish and cut bait. If it isn’t working, then cut your losses and move on, to repair the

Taxing Trivia

November 26, 2012November 23, 2012 2012, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, CULTURE, Idiot Conservatives, MAIN PAGE 2

Did you know the US Deficit is shrinking at the fastest pace since World War II? “…Believe it or not, the federal deficit has

PART II: The GOP Needs a Rand Purge Before They Destroy the Country

October 29, 2012October 27, 2012 2012, Barack Obama, Economic Downturn, ECONOMY, Idiot Conservatives, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession, Romney, Taxes 3

Gore Vidal, hated by the right, had no use for Rand. He joined the ranks of Ronald Reagan and William F. Buckley in that

PART I: The GOP Needs a Rand Purge Before They Destroy the Country

October 28, 2012October 27, 2012 2012, Barack Obama, Bill O’Reilly, Conservative Betrayal, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, Conservative Not Republican, Conservative War Against GOP, Glenn Beck, Idiot Conservatives, Laura Ingraham, MAIN PAGE, Michael Medved, Paul Ryan, Randian Economic Disaster, Recession, Romney, Ronald Reagan, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Taxes 2

“…Innovation doesn’t come from the upper class. A recent study found that less than 1 percent of all entrepreneurs came from very rich or

The Sinking of the Good Ship Lollipop

July 28, 2012July 27, 2012 2012, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, CRIME, Gingrich, GOP POTUS, Idiot Conservatives, Johnson, MAIN PAGE, Romney 1

Karl Rove thinks that Barack Obama has a good chance of winning in South Carolina. If this is the case, it is all over.

Round Dos: Coburn v. Norquist

July 22, 2012July 22, 2012 2012, GOP POTUS, Idiot Conservatives, Jim DeMint, John Boehner, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Romney, Tom Coburn

In the seemingly never ending bout between Grover Norquist (welfare advocate for the wealthy) v. Tom Coburn, it appears that Coburn has now flipped

UPDATED: Who the Heck is Grover Norquist and Who the “heck” Cares?

July 18, 2012July 17, 2012 2012, George H. W. Bush, Idiot Conservatives, Jeb Bush, Tom Coburn

UPDATED: “…By two-to-one (44% to 22%), the public says that raising taxes on incomes above $250,00o would help the economy rather than hurt it,