Anyone in favor of cutting taxes, cutting gov. spending, and balancing the budget, say 'aye' . . . Repubs (except Ron Paul) - Cut! just dont cut my earmarks or bridges to nowhere or endless wars. Dems - no cuts, raise taxes on everyone and keep spending. Looks like the middle is screwed again.
Higher taxes on the rich is not a punishment for success. Shit needs to get done in the country as fast as possible, and asking the people who are lowest on the financial ladder is the slowest most painful way to go about doing it.
@shalomjlee And one more thing, we have taxes in USA- in fact, the annual tax revenue is 2-2.5 TRILLION... So, how's our government doing? By your logic, you will have a bankrupt government if you don't have taxes, I think our current national debt is 16 trillion... Sounds like we're headed for bankruptcy...
@shalomjlee Oh, so let's start off by getting the morality out of the way, do you think it's moral to charge someone a tax without their consent and collect that tax with threat of imprisonment or death? For any means, lets say in this hypothetical situation, to feed starving pygmies.
Be as successful as you like, John. Earn as much as you can. More power to you. But being successful is not a virtue, just as being unsuccessful is a not a sin. There are rich sinners, and impoverished saints.
No one is asking you not to succeed. We are just asking you to pay your fair share, like the rest of us. If you are as virtuous as you suggest, then let your heart guide you, and do the right thing.
Its not about him being successful. Its about him crying because he feels like he shouldnt pay more in taxes and that his extra 400,000 dollars isnt enough. It shows how out of touch with reality most of this rich republicans really are.
@grim082000 they shouldn't be paying any taxes. If he wasn't paying taxes he could probably hire double his current work force, that's what you idiotic liberals don't get... Fewer taxes=more employees=more commerce= better economy= striving society. Wake up.
Wake up? I hope you're joking. Why would he NEED to hire "double" his workforce? Maybe he's good with what he has? He hardly pays taxes at it is, thats WHY we're in a damn recession. Where the fuck do you get fewer taxes = more employees. Just because he has extra money doesnt mean hes going to hire more then what he needs. You're living in a pipe dream, buddy.
@grim082000 Ever run a company before? No? Didn't think so... I have, guess what? The more money I have, the more I try to expand and hire more employees. The more I am taxed, the less I have. This is a rather simple concept- I don't understand why you're having trouble with it. Fewer regulations and no taxation leads to a free and prosperous society... Notice where our taxes are getting us? Bankrupt government and a poor economy... Hong Kong has it right, as does singapore.
Im sorry, I would have replied sooner but I had to wipe the soda off my computer screen after I read your comment. Assuming you "actually own a business", here's a VERY simple concept you should grasp, oh wise business owner (and also psychic since you know that I've never "run a company" before. Pfffffhehehe...sorry, thats still funny to me.) What if...*gasp* this mother fucker who earn MILLIONS of dollars off of his company is already expanded as much he needs? Simple concept.
@grim082000 Sorry, firstly lets touch on the "earning millions of dollars" He said pretty clearly, his profit is around $400,000 a year, that is by no means or stretch of anyone's imagination (questioning your math skills) millions... Secondly, if you read what you just said, it translates to "I'd rather have the government waste more money on wars than have this guy expand and hire more americans" Think about that.
No, dumbass. He VERY clearly states his profits are 6.5 mil. After expenses and "feeding his family" as he puts it, he has 400,000 LEFT OVER. Thats not his profit. Thats what he has to spend on whatever the fuck he wants after he pays bills and buys food. Thats more then most Americans make per year BEFORE they pay bills. You didnt understand what I said. How do you know he would even NEED to hire more people? How do you know he isnt perfectly comfortable where he is?
OMFG! Dude, you're making yourself look like a complete moron! Thats NOT PROFIT. Profit is what he turns from his business BEFORE EXPENSES AND FEEDING HIS FAMILY. Jesus fucking christ can you be more stupid.
"A financial benefit that is realized when the amount of revenue gained from a business activity exceeds the expenses, costs and taxes needed to sustain the activity. Any profit that is gained goes to the business's owners, who may or may not decide to spend it on the business. "
Aside calling me a moron for knowing the definition of "profit" you also have atrocious grammar and a fallacious argument. I'm done wasting my time with you.
LMFAO! I cant believe how fucking stupid your making yourself look right now! His PROFIT is 6.5 MILLION. Thats what he takes in. You COULD say spending money on his employees is not part of his profit. But feeding his family? No. Feeding his family goes INTO his profit. Regardless, he STILL brings home an insane amount of money. Im not going to sit here and argue the def. of profit (which you posted and STILL dont understand.)
@grim082000 Mind you, I'm an anarchist, think this guy is probably a complete idiot... However, I do NOT think he should EVER stop expanding his business, growth is good for the world- Including the folks who can't make enough to get off welfare.
Wow. Your an "anarchist." That explains alot. Whether you THINK he shouldnt ever stop expanding, the point is eventually he WILL stop. He's not fucking wal-mart. Him paying LESS taxes is hurting the economy MORE. Its WHY we're in a fucking recession to begin with. The rich have no touch with reality. They $400,000 left over is a small amount. He's not going to "expand." He just wants more money!
Great final note. I'll do that, Mr. Anarchist. Im sure your expert knowledge of world government (i.e. your insane beliefe that there should BE no government) would do well with an economic situation. As well as your absurd notion that if he didnt pay into taxes (which benefits government spending and benefits THE ENTIRE FUCKING ECONOMY.) He should pay NO taxes to save money on workers he MIGHT hire. Who needs to take a class again?
@ChopperLang who defines a fair share, and who says it's okay for the government to hold a gun to your head when you disagree with what everyone else says in fair? Stop having the government point guns at your neighbor's heads because you can't make money.
Check out Congressman Flemings facebook page. He is a %100 Koch brothers propaganda machine..bullshit news stories with fake facts and figures....trying to stir up religious intolerance....and pathological hatered of President Obama...I can't belive this guy is for real. I haven't even mentioned his fun friends who lap up his bullshit...read their posts...its like 1984 time.
Did Planned Parenthood open an 'Abortionplex'? That's what The Onion posted it must be true Republican Congressman John Fleming of Louisiana .............LMAO... JOHN YOU'RE A DOLT!
@harding10B I doubt he means $200K just to "feed" his family. He's also including the housekeeper, upkeep on his place in the Caymens, condo payments, car payments, landscaper, pool guy, utilities, private school tuition, all of that. That can easily add up to $200K a year.
How big is his family? He said he had a net income of $600,000 and after feeding his family he only has $400,000 left. That's $200,000 for food? Geeze!
For all the losers that are complaining....why don't YOU go out and start a company that employees 500 people, then YOU can be rich too. Oh, that's right, because you're too stupid.
@biscuithammer00 Flemming went to med school and graduated in 3 years - and then he joined the Navy to pay for it because his father had died and his mom was on disability. Now he owns 33 franchises and a LLC. I'd much rather emulate him than any loser democrats commenting on here about how difficult it is to succeed. Grow up.
Yep, and isn't it neat that he had all of the advantages to do that stuff? I seriously think conservatives may lack the part of the brain that allows people to have the secondary awareness to put themselves in other peoples shoes. Or the ability to reason out that even that is not enough to get where he got.
I mean, these are the same kind of people that think the GOP stands for small government, so who knows? lol
@biscuithammer00 Now I know you are retarded. Opportunity? Yeah, I guess having his dad die and his mom on disability was a great "opportunity." And there are a lot more kids going straight into college than joining the military industrial complex. What's your excuse for being unsuccessful?
Yeah, because that's what I was talking about. He had socio-economic advantages that most people don't.
Also that's certainly not true amongst the lower class, which is increasing in number. That was also stupid to say because you should know that not everyone who goes into the military and goes to college can or does go on to be that successful. Luck, opportunity, and privilege had more to do with it than applying himself.
@biscuithammer00 If you think luck has anything to do with going to medical school and becoming a doctor, you clearly didn't go to college. I'd suggest that you try a little harder next time.
Nobody is saying that, you are being ridiculous. What I'm saying is that certainly luck had a part to play in his financial success, not the college.
Although theoretically he could have been injured in the Navy or developed a medical condition that could easily cost him tens of thousands of dollars to treat (treated for pennies on the dollar in any other first world nation). I'm sure plenty of the young men killed fighting for our corporate interests had similar aspirations
And honestly? None of this changes how incredibly out of touch he is. He has no concept of money or struggling because he's never had to struggle. It's no wonder he thinks that 400K is "just getting by."
Also, as an aside. Isn't it fantastic that the road to success for most people has to be participating in our military industrial complex? I sure am glad that we have young kids being forced to fight proxy wars for the Israel and the rich because military service is one of the few ways to get what other countries give away for free. They sure scammed the hell out of us.
John Fleming is part of the status quo big government GOP. No one would be going after job creators if they were doing what they claim they do, "CREATE JOBS." smh...
Look my wife and I did the math and his complaint makes no sense period. Yes my comment was removed oh well forgot what I said but it's done. I just hate people that have everything whining about what little they will lose when there are cities being forced to close schools and people going hungry.
What a dumb bitch. I'd hope that most people would be smart enough to see past this kind of bullshit ... but the rest of the comments here aren't exactly encouraging :(
@cloudshe hahahaha i just read your reply. i love how you immediately pull the marxist card. you are quite the simple person. keep defending idiots like this, it just shows how poor you are in both intellect and in actual capital.
@sebastski what is it about marxism you don't understand? you act like you WANT an "ideal" world so that you could do away with employers? and you claim I'M simpleminded?
let me guess, obama's class warfare ideology, including encouragement of the neo-hippie Occupy trash, is YOUR idea of how a President should do business. no wonder the democrats support Public (lowest common denominator) Education, i bet you thought your jr. high diploma was actually Worth something
@sebastski maybe if you had the education to actually EXPLAIN what you are confused about this would be easier to answer. "what?????" is not much of a lead
@cloudshe no, that was said because i am seriously stunned that people like you really exist. keep it up. we need more joe the plumber retards like you to keep this country amusing.
@AcidUnleashed don't know how you can avoid pinning the lack of jobs on the democrats, spending money they don't have seems to be their only solution, and it doesn't seem to have worked very well. btw good luck on your job search, it really sucks to be out of work
He's a lying sack of shit!!!!! Then he just put the lower classes down saying that the ones who don't have sympothay for his sorry rich ass would be the ones out of a job. FUCK YOU MY NIGGA!!!!
FUCK OBAMA, he's a weak leader who has no backbone to shove his agenda's down the throat or dumb ass rednecks like you in the south. Inbreed swine. I make my own money, and I pay my own shit and as Middle class I'M TIRED of paying more than the rich. FUCK THE RICH, they should pay more because they can. Fuck the banks who steal! ALSO I'M GOING TO GET THAT MONEY, ALL THE 99% WILL OR WE WILL KILL UNTIL WE DO! YOUR DAYS ARE LIMITED FOOL!
Deep south? haha You dumb redneck piece of shit. YOU AREN'T RICH! And FUCK THE RICH. WHy should the middle class support everyone else? FUCK THAT. The rich should be taxed more like they where in the 1950's where over 40% of there income is taken from them and EVERYONE benefits. So they go from making 10 million to only 6 million? OH POOR BABIES! HOW WILL THEY SURVIVE!
Stfu you dumb ass southern pile of waste. THAT IS OUR MONEY and we plan to take it back.
@monadbornslippy I know right! heaven forbid anybody seek the American dream and take what the framers of the constitution said to heart!!! my goodness...you would think this country was a capitalistic republic founded on a free market system! what a bunch of idiots....we need a good fair leader like adolf and mao!
@2smart4liberals It's not about being unbiased. All I was saying is if you are going to criticize the validity of the concept of wage slavery you should at least know what it is and not just try to tear down your own definition of what it is. That's why you need to read about it first, lest you look like a fool.
@WishCRUS4D3R. He makes his money off being a owner and providing a product that people want and buy everyday. what is greedy by having the american dream or being rich? how much of his money does he have to give away before you say i think hes doing the right thing. He pays millions in taxes that could of been used to hire more people or higher wages or maybe keep more of his money. your envy because he pays more in taxes in one year then you will gross in a lifetime your the perfect rollmodel
@brandonbuckman86 American dream? You forget too quickly of how the American people tried to fight against wage slavery in the 19th century. Abraham Lincoln and the Republicans even believed in the concept of wage slavery. Just saying.
@brandonbuckman86 No, butt munch. He would just use it to buy up more franchises and shut more people out of the dream of entrepreneurship. That's all the whiney-ass investor class has been doing with the monedy that Bush the Lesser sent their way in tax cuts so far.
Why does some rich bastard have to make 300-400 timems what their average employee makes to feel like a success?
@2smart4liberals ...I can tell you don't know anything about the concept of wage slavery just by that response. You're just criticizing your own opinion of what you think it is. Like I said the literature is out there if you want to actually know what it is, and maybe then I'll be able to take any criticisms you have about it's validity.
@2smart4liberals If you look at how the way in which it came about and the fight that went on to prevent it from being instituted (which was lost) one would see that it isn't self inflicted at all.
@2smart4liberals Look up wage slavery on the internet or go read some anarchist literature so that you understand what it means and how it came about and you'll realize how wrong your statement is.
@2smart4liberals Ideally I would want to live in a society where one man would own 10 apartments so that he can make his tenants into virtual wage slave laborers.
Wow so many jealous people not working hard or not smart enough to make that kind of money and as if it effects them that this guy is rich or any of there bussniess what he makes or does with his money all you bitchers on here how many people do you give jobs regardless of what the pay is...... That's what I thought if your going to hate him for being rich better hate all the famous people you like and the ones you buy there movies and cds and books and hate the ones that give you a job
@brandonbuckman86 So it doesn't matter how you make the money, the only thing that count is how much you have in your bank account? So I take it you value greed, and power over integrity and empathy?
"Investor Class" individuals do not see life as living paycheck to paycheck, they see it as making enough money to be used in reinvesting in business in order to accumulate additional wealth.
The only reason that this angers me personally is because, deep down, I am actually jealous that I only make 10% of what he does. (AND WHO'S FAULT IS THAT? MY OWN.)
So, does anyone else actually "get it" or am I just a horrible person?
"Class Warfare has never created a job..." I like it.
@LadyHawke78 ..maybe if you got payed the full fruits of your labor then you would make 10% of what he does. Too bad he isn't interested in paying you what you deserve or giving you a say in what goes on.
@WishCRUS4D3R , Perhaps I don't DESERVE to be payed for the "full fruits of my labor." I've thought about it that was as well.
If I were meant to have money, I would either have been born into a wealthy family, or would have cared enough to try and be smarter with my investing when I was in my early 20's. Its difficult for those of us to make sound business investments when we have limited amounts to invest.
@LadyHawke78 Of course you deserve to be paid what you're worth and of course you deserve to have a say in what goes on. The fact is the only reason you say that is because you don't want to go up against power because it is hard. I don't blame you I'm probably going to work after I finish college too so I don't have a place to judge. But I think we should at least change the way we look at our society and see the way things are now aren't necessarily the way they should be.
1) As far as "fighting" me, give it up, you will lose. I'm a Marine, was a policeman for a long time, and I own guns unlike your leftwing pussy self. So I don't think you would have a good chance of winning any sort of fight.
2) I frankly could not care less who is "trying to destroy the government". The United States is finished. It's not longer worth defending, and certainly not worth paying taxes to. Fuck it. We need a new future, a new system.
The biggest problem on earth is the simple fact that people fall for media info too easily- without caring wheather it's true or not. This video is ONE perfect examlpe
You are right-- the greediest, most out of control, richest entity in the world is the US Government. It is the worst "Corporation" in the world. It's ludicrous to go after a CEO of Subway. How about going after the "CEOs" of the biggest, worst Subway in the world-- the US Government! And by "go after" I mean politically and legally, mind you! As in investigating them, impeaching them, voting them out, etc.
And one more thing-- "The government is all ordinary citizens have to express their opinion". HUH??? You're expressing your opinion now, aren't you? You're doing it on YOUTUBE, a PRIVATELY OWNED COMPANY, not the government. And you're using your COMPUTER, which si a machine built by a PRIVATE COMPANY, not the government. And you're using electricity owned and sold to you by a PRIVATE COMPANY, not the government. So you don't need the government to express yourself! wake up
And you are under the impression that "the government is the enemy of those who wish to act without check or hindrance"?? Are you mad?? On the contrary-- GOVERNMENTS are the ones who want to act without check or hindrance. Look at Nazi Germany, Soviet Russia, England of 1776... those were GOVERNMENTS acting without check or hindrance. They acted without hindrance precisely because people LET THEM. THE PEOPLE are the check on the government! And the Constitution is too.
The government, ANY government, is the enemy. Doesn't matter what country you're in, or what historical period. Has nothing to do with what party you're in. Whether a government is liberal or conservative or rightwing or leftwing doesn't matter-- it's still the enemy. I don't need "the GOP" to tell me that.
You libtards are mad at this man because you understand basic economics and business that is why the Obungles admistration is so easily raged class warfair in this country. I would tell you librards to smarten up but I know it wouon't do any good.
The people who are "anti-rich" are A) people who have never held a job and B) people who have no ambition. Most of us aspire to make it rich. I don't wake up every morning and think "gee, I can't wait to be unsuccessful and poor!" On the contrary, I aspire to be successful and rich. I aspire to have lots of money, nice house, plenty of women.
@darkwolfdv Please! You actually believe that everyone wants to be rich? No way! I've worked since I was a teenager, I work at what I love. . .art. Do you think I'd be an artist if I wanted to be rich? I don't care about it, I'm quite happy not being rich! I believe many that are rich are miserable, mean and just not happy.
@islandmuffin Piss off child! Obama is a banker's bitch and says alot of things he doesn't mean. Adress the fact that bankers have been given the ability to create money from nothing and then hand it out to who THEY SEE AS FIT! It is a centrally controlled economy that claims to be a free market. The whole tax debate is a red herring designed to take attention off the real issue, I ain't falling for it. All I will say about taxation is that you can't solve theft by stealing from thieves.
@machinesbreathe You need to get out more. I know of plenty of liberals here in this nation's 8th largest city who are on extended unemployment, unemployed, on welfare, dumpster divers, filthy people alley vagrants, Hepatitis C, AIDS infested, alcohol and drug dependent losers
@NotEasilyRegimented You conflate political affiliation with vagrants and junkies? Geez. You do realize that we will never make any progress as long as folks like you continue to observe and dismiss individuals through such narrow, self-perceived, stereotypical characterizations.
@machinesbreathe You think vagrants and junkies aren't people? They don't have a political affiliation because they are the dregs of humanity. Well, I got news for you, Bunkie, none of them consider themselves conservative. They are ALL self styled liberals, and proud of it. Your grasp of the language, while it does indicate some bathroom time thumbing through the dictionary pages, is so obviously meant to impress that it falls into the abyss.
@machinesbreathe How old are you? You don't seem to have any experience upon which to draw to extrapolate from one experience to another. Of course I have lived in Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Maryland and California. I have found the same thing to be true in each of these states. You certainly have a right to ignorant. there is no legal law against it.
@NotEasilyRegimented Since we're playing the numbers game now you'll be surprised to hear that I've lived in Illinois, South Carolina, New York, Georgia and North Carolina and I can still draw my same conclusions that bums and junkies are apolitical and certainly not political. They are bums and junkes! Get it?
Right, I'm the on that needs to get out. Care to move the goalpost again?
@NotEasilyRegimented all vermin are liberal? That is one of the stupidest statements I have ever heard. It doesn't even make coherent sense. Even by youtube standards that was dumb.
@NotEasilyRegimented Yes, that sentence is much better, though it seems to lack evidence. Ghandi, Martin Luther King, JFK, Nelson Mandela Franklin D Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, the founding fathers even, would all have been considered liberals of their time. Though I would thoroughly agree if you said: "Some liberals are vermin"
@philip You ARE aware, are you not, that the aliens coming to earth under cover of darkness are depositing large quantities of molten slag from mining on other planets? You can actually see them if you go into the woods at night with your night vision goggles, but be very still, they are froglike critters and will just slurp you right up if you move.
They use lasers to drill down to the center of the earth and then they force this molten slag into the downcomers. The REALLY interesting thi
I guess its wrong to defend your hard earned income, MSNBC wanted to push his 6 million earnings. It's really a shame one earns 6 million and its left with 400,000. Look I am not rich at all I make around 60k and I am in the 31% tax bracket so 18k goes into taxes because I have no dependents. I hate the feelings of working hard and a huge portion going to taxes for people with little ambitions in life making minimum wage with 3 kids. Nobody should be critical over hard working Americans
@islandmuffin now now little muffin, i love the jews, they dont take shit from anyone, again i will set u str8, 10% own 70% of the wealth & the gap between the rich & poor is the highest it ever been, so who is responsible for your so called class warfare, well i'll tell u the top 10% or as us peasants callem the rich, & im not poor, but im not rich either, all your doing is fanning the flames of hate with your rhetoric, common sense would tell u the current system isnt working for normal AM's
@islandmuffin the problem with our tax code transcends Obama, they where put in to place long be for he was president, and i fear that it will be long after his term/terms as president is over be for this is truly addressed sadly, as far as class warfare is concerned that's just a smoke screen people put up to prevent the really problems from being discussed and worked out in a timely manner, and California is in trouble do to there housing bubble which was crazy huge there me thinks :)
@islandmuffin First of all, you're fucking retarded. In no way am I in greed for this bastard's money. I'm saying he's a total dumbass for complaining about making what feels like millions to most Americans, especially in this economy. So I think your feelings harm humanity and maybe you should start thinking. So many people are struggling and he complains about being rich. So stop accusing me of bullshit and grow a fucking brain prick
@mistergarth Sorry, didn't know you were trying to be cute and nitpick. Let me re-phrase it then to fit your technicality. 47% pay no FEDERAL income tax. Obviously, what is being debated right now is in regards to a FEDERAL income tax. I didn't know I had to use that word to help you out - I figured most people use common sense. But obviously as you state, it is fair for 47% of people to not pay for their share of wars, bailouts, and departments...
If paying more taxes means letting employe's go then how are you going to function at the same level.Your business would go down with less employe's or are you now employing more than what you need to run.This guy is spouting crap.He is going to only have as many people as he needs that is all.If he cuts them then how is he going to function at the same level.His level of business would go down and his profits would go down anyway.
America is great because if you are good enough, smart enough, innovative enough, you can get rich. The problem is, there are always those who believe that if you're rich, you're greedy and you owe them something for your own hard work. Many people are LAZY.
@cloudshe the fact that you called me a marxist shows how fucking stupid you are. i'm really glad dumb fucks like you exist in this world. we really do need more joe the plumbers.
@quizerry Sadly for you my knowledge goes back more than 11 years. Unlike you. See, the Bush tax BREAKS(denotes never meant to be permanent) the tax rate was higher than it is today and during the years of that higher tax rate over 20 million jobs were created AND before THAT tax rate it was HIGHER and jobs were created and people got richer, Reagan LOWERD the tax rate to 50% meaning it was even HIGHER before that...and jobs were created and people got richer.
@islandmuffin, Are you delusional or just a really horrible human being? This type of greed is what causes class warfare. There's no reason why 1% of the the population should have 99% of the wealth. Most of these asshole millionaires that you're defending so wholeheartedly could feed tens of thousands of starving and dying children every year, but instead they're complaining that they only have $400k to live off of.
@islandmuffin I don't give a fuk what the religion or ethnic background is of these parasitic fraudsters. It is irrelevant. I just want my Constitutional Republic restored where gold and silver is used as money so that con-artists can't create it from nothing and hand it out to who they see fit. I want real free markets. I don't envy wealth that has been STOLEN. I must admitt, I'm begining to see why Hitler found so much support for killing Jews, only I understand not all jews are bankers.
@islandmuffin Bankers are thieves that have been given the "legal" ability to loan money they create from debt (NOTHING)! They do not loan and risk their own money, they do not even risk their customers deposited money, bankers create the money they loan at INTEREST from thin air. Its NO risk ALL reward for bankers. They either get back the money they created from nothing plus interest or they get the asset used as collateral for the loan, either way the bank gets something for nothing!
Just suck a banker's dick and you too can get a loan to open your own business! Be sure to try and start a unique business though, because if you want to open a business that would compete with another business that the bank has alreadly invested in, you won't get the loan, unless of course you are related to the banker. Ain't centrally planned "free markets" great?
Don't worry, I'm sure there are plenty of lower/middle class families who would be willing to let their children go hungry for a week or so so this guy can keep buying toilet paper made out of dollar bills
6 million / 500 = 12,000. Either lying about having 500 employees or paying them well under the minimum wage. As a Republican, I suppose either is possible.
Also why is he taking credit for his benevolent act of job creation? It is demand for goods & services that create jobs - but how can there be demand if people dont have money because it all goes to privatized healthcare cause theres no universal coverage, transport costs cause theres no PT, or they dont have a job cause its outsourced
Meanwhile, this asshole tells his employees to tighten their belts as he cuts their hours, cuts their benefits, ships their jobs overseas and forces them to work overtime without overtime pay.
And im going to college for 7yrs, prob going to be 100k+ in debt, to make about 65k a year so i can get out of the streets of NY nd this muther fucker is sad he makes 400k a year spending money?
you make money by spending it to expand... im sure he plays with that 400,000 quite well... dont hate on a man for his success.... he hires 500 PEOPLE! you want him to move his operations overseas?
Im from this guys district, what an embarrassment. This guy's house is ridicoulsly to big.
DeepSouthChannel 5 days ago
omfg.. we gotta get that bastard out of office.
ElfieThumper 5 days ago
I am so grateful thet he created a position which I can fill as a cashier at subway
Randomkloud 5 days ago
Anyone in favor of cutting taxes, cutting gov. spending, and balancing the budget, say 'aye' . . . Repubs (except Ron Paul) - Cut! just dont cut my earmarks or bridges to nowhere or endless wars. Dems - no cuts, raise taxes on everyone and keep spending. Looks like the middle is screwed again.
UShouldBeGlad 6 days ago
cracked.
gredangeo 6 days ago
He's kind of an idiot, but at least he's racist!
nherdboi 6 days ago 6
This man must have an incredibly hungry family.
ninj4joe 6 days ago
Higher taxes on the rich is not a punishment for success. Shit needs to get done in the country as fast as possible, and asking the people who are lowest on the financial ladder is the slowest most painful way to go about doing it.
Serraph108 6 days ago
@shalomjlee And one more thing, we have taxes in USA- in fact, the annual tax revenue is 2-2.5 TRILLION... So, how's our government doing? By your logic, you will have a bankrupt government if you don't have taxes, I think our current national debt is 16 trillion... Sounds like we're headed for bankruptcy...
QVP2011 1 week ago
@shalomjlee Oh, so let's start off by getting the morality out of the way, do you think it's moral to charge someone a tax without their consent and collect that tax with threat of imprisonment or death? For any means, lets say in this hypothetical situation, to feed starving pygmies.
QVP2011 1 week ago
Excuse me while I play a violin for him.
noremote 1 week ago
Out of touch DOUCHEBAG!
loppyjev 1 week ago
"Class warfare has never created a job" - I don't think I've ever heard such a large talking points to word ratio.
hhwha1 1 week ago
Taxing super-rich is class warfare? What the hell :D
ArttuH5N1 1 week ago
Be as successful as you like, John. Earn as much as you can. More power to you. But being successful is not a virtue, just as being unsuccessful is a not a sin. There are rich sinners, and impoverished saints.
No one is asking you not to succeed. We are just asking you to pay your fair share, like the rest of us. If you are as virtuous as you suggest, then let your heart guide you, and do the right thing.
ChopperLang 1 week ago
@ChopperLang
Its not about him being successful. Its about him crying because he feels like he shouldnt pay more in taxes and that his extra 400,000 dollars isnt enough. It shows how out of touch with reality most of this rich republicans really are.
grim082000 1 week ago
@grim082000 Perhaps I didn't phrase it well enough, but I agree with you. That's what I was trying to say.
ChopperLang 1 week ago
@grim082000 they shouldn't be paying any taxes. If he wasn't paying taxes he could probably hire double his current work force, that's what you idiotic liberals don't get... Fewer taxes=more employees=more commerce= better economy= striving society. Wake up.
QVP2011 1 week ago
@QVP2011
Wake up? I hope you're joking. Why would he NEED to hire "double" his workforce? Maybe he's good with what he has? He hardly pays taxes at it is, thats WHY we're in a damn recession. Where the fuck do you get fewer taxes = more employees. Just because he has extra money doesnt mean hes going to hire more then what he needs. You're living in a pipe dream, buddy.
grim082000 1 week ago
@grim082000 Ever run a company before? No? Didn't think so... I have, guess what? The more money I have, the more I try to expand and hire more employees. The more I am taxed, the less I have. This is a rather simple concept- I don't understand why you're having trouble with it. Fewer regulations and no taxation leads to a free and prosperous society... Notice where our taxes are getting us? Bankrupt government and a poor economy... Hong Kong has it right, as does singapore.
QVP2011 1 week ago
@QVP2011
Im sorry, I would have replied sooner but I had to wipe the soda off my computer screen after I read your comment. Assuming you "actually own a business", here's a VERY simple concept you should grasp, oh wise business owner (and also psychic since you know that I've never "run a company" before. Pfffffhehehe...sorry, thats still funny to me.) What if...*gasp* this mother fucker who earn MILLIONS of dollars off of his company is already expanded as much he needs? Simple concept.
grim082000 6 days ago
@grim082000 Sorry, firstly lets touch on the "earning millions of dollars" He said pretty clearly, his profit is around $400,000 a year, that is by no means or stretch of anyone's imagination (questioning your math skills) millions... Secondly, if you read what you just said, it translates to "I'd rather have the government waste more money on wars than have this guy expand and hire more americans" Think about that.
QVP2011 6 days ago
@QVP2011
No, dumbass. He VERY clearly states his profits are 6.5 mil. After expenses and "feeding his family" as he puts it, he has 400,000 LEFT OVER. Thats not his profit. Thats what he has to spend on whatever the fuck he wants after he pays bills and buys food. Thats more then most Americans make per year BEFORE they pay bills. You didnt understand what I said. How do you know he would even NEED to hire more people? How do you know he isnt perfectly comfortable where he is?
grim082000 5 days ago
@grim082000 "after paying the 500 employees and other expenses its more like $400,000 to reinvest and feed my family." Opening your ears helps.
QVP2011 5 days ago
@QVP2011
OMFG! Dude, you're making yourself look like a complete moron! Thats NOT PROFIT. Profit is what he turns from his business BEFORE EXPENSES AND FEEDING HIS FAMILY. Jesus fucking christ can you be more stupid.
grim082000 5 days ago
@grim082000 Definition of 'Profit'
"A financial benefit that is realized when the amount of revenue gained from a business activity exceeds the expenses, costs and taxes needed to sustain the activity. Any profit that is gained goes to the business's owners, who may or may not decide to spend it on the business. "
Aside calling me a moron for knowing the definition of "profit" you also have atrocious grammar and a fallacious argument. I'm done wasting my time with you.
QVP2011 5 days ago
@QVP2011
LMFAO! I cant believe how fucking stupid your making yourself look right now! His PROFIT is 6.5 MILLION. Thats what he takes in. You COULD say spending money on his employees is not part of his profit. But feeding his family? No. Feeding his family goes INTO his profit. Regardless, he STILL brings home an insane amount of money. Im not going to sit here and argue the def. of profit (which you posted and STILL dont understand.)
grim082000 5 days ago
@grim082000 Mind you, I'm an anarchist, think this guy is probably a complete idiot... However, I do NOT think he should EVER stop expanding his business, growth is good for the world- Including the folks who can't make enough to get off welfare.
QVP2011 5 days ago
@QVP2011
Wow. Your an "anarchist." That explains alot. Whether you THINK he shouldnt ever stop expanding, the point is eventually he WILL stop. He's not fucking wal-mart. Him paying LESS taxes is hurting the economy MORE. Its WHY we're in a fucking recession to begin with. The rich have no touch with reality. They $400,000 left over is a small amount. He's not going to "expand." He just wants more money!
grim082000 5 days ago
@grim082000 And as a final note, take an economics class. Maybe you'll learn something.
QVP2011 5 days ago
@QVP2011
Great final note. I'll do that, Mr. Anarchist. Im sure your expert knowledge of world government (i.e. your insane beliefe that there should BE no government) would do well with an economic situation. As well as your absurd notion that if he didnt pay into taxes (which benefits government spending and benefits THE ENTIRE FUCKING ECONOMY.) He should pay NO taxes to save money on workers he MIGHT hire. Who needs to take a class again?
grim082000 5 days ago
@QVP2011 Seriously dude, just shut the fuck up. Now. You're digging yourself a hole and its getting deeper everytime you post.
grim082000 5 days ago
@ChopperLang who defines a fair share, and who says it's okay for the government to hold a gun to your head when you disagree with what everyone else says in fair? Stop having the government point guns at your neighbor's heads because you can't make money.
QVP2011 1 week ago
Check out Congressman Flemings facebook page. He is a %100 Koch brothers propaganda machine..bullshit news stories with fake facts and figures....trying to stir up religious intolerance....and pathological hatered of President Obama...I can't belive this guy is for real. I haven't even mentioned his fun friends who lap up his bullshit...read their posts...its like 1984 time.
51actual 1 week ago
Disgusting! He's gonna cry about having an EXTRA $400,000 to do what he wants? PLEASE!
Your making this money off the work of the people you hire. Pay them more if it makes you feel so bad!
thecook007 2 weeks ago
@thecook007 You're*
cuffed247 1 week ago
what a pig
madog1991 4 weeks ago
Did Planned Parenthood open an 'Abortionplex'? That's what The Onion posted it must be true Republican Congressman John Fleming of Louisiana .............LMAO... JOHN YOU'RE A DOLT!
barbtube01 1 month ago
I don't know whether to dislike this because this guy is what is wrong with this country, or like this to make sure more people see this idiocy.
rmgreenb 1 month ago
This guy is an idiot and if it costs him $200,00.00 to feed his family then he really needs to check where his house keeper is doing their shoping.
harding10B 1 month ago
@harding10B I doubt he means $200K just to "feed" his family. He's also including the housekeeper, upkeep on his place in the Caymens, condo payments, car payments, landscaper, pool guy, utilities, private school tuition, all of that. That can easily add up to $200K a year.
kewkabe 1 month ago
How big is his family? He said he had a net income of $600,000 and after feeding his family he only has $400,000 left. That's $200,000 for food? Geeze!
ColdSpot999 1 month ago
@ColdSpot999 Perhaps he's talking about $200,000 over a decade?
cuffed247 1 week ago
For all the losers that are complaining....why don't YOU go out and start a company that employees 500 people, then YOU can be rich too. Oh, that's right, because you're too stupid.
m015094 1 month ago
@m015094
>implying it's not true that for every one person that succeeds that tens of thousands more try and fail.
This isn't anime bullshit, effort doesn't mean shit.
biscuithammer00 1 month ago
@biscuithammer00 Flemming went to med school and graduated in 3 years - and then he joined the Navy to pay for it because his father had died and his mom was on disability. Now he owns 33 franchises and a LLC. I'd much rather emulate him than any loser democrats commenting on here about how difficult it is to succeed. Grow up.
m015094 1 month ago
@m015094
Yep, and isn't it neat that he had all of the advantages to do that stuff? I seriously think conservatives may lack the part of the brain that allows people to have the secondary awareness to put themselves in other peoples shoes. Or the ability to reason out that even that is not enough to get where he got.
I mean, these are the same kind of people that think the GOP stands for small government, so who knows? lol
biscuithammer00 1 month ago
@biscuithammer00 Now I know you are retarded. Opportunity? Yeah, I guess having his dad die and his mom on disability was a great "opportunity." And there are a lot more kids going straight into college than joining the military industrial complex. What's your excuse for being unsuccessful?
m015094 1 month ago
@m015094
Yeah, because that's what I was talking about. He had socio-economic advantages that most people don't.
Also that's certainly not true amongst the lower class, which is increasing in number. That was also stupid to say because you should know that not everyone who goes into the military and goes to college can or does go on to be that successful. Luck, opportunity, and privilege had more to do with it than applying himself.
I mean, what's your excuse?
biscuithammer00 1 month ago
@biscuithammer00 If you think luck has anything to do with going to medical school and becoming a doctor, you clearly didn't go to college. I'd suggest that you try a little harder next time.
m015094 1 month ago
@m015094
Nobody is saying that, you are being ridiculous. What I'm saying is that certainly luck had a part to play in his financial success, not the college.
Although theoretically he could have been injured in the Navy or developed a medical condition that could easily cost him tens of thousands of dollars to treat (treated for pennies on the dollar in any other first world nation). I'm sure plenty of the young men killed fighting for our corporate interests had similar aspirations
biscuithammer00 1 month ago
@m015094
And honestly? None of this changes how incredibly out of touch he is. He has no concept of money or struggling because he's never had to struggle. It's no wonder he thinks that 400K is "just getting by."
biscuithammer00 1 month ago
@m015094
Also, as an aside. Isn't it fantastic that the road to success for most people has to be participating in our military industrial complex? I sure am glad that we have young kids being forced to fight proxy wars for the Israel and the rich because military service is one of the few ways to get what other countries give away for free. They sure scammed the hell out of us.
biscuithammer00 1 month ago
John Fleming is part of the status quo big government GOP. No one would be going after job creators if they were doing what they claim they do, "CREATE JOBS." smh...
throwdown47 1 month ago
Look my wife and I did the math and his complaint makes no sense period. Yes my comment was removed oh well forgot what I said but it's done. I just hate people that have everything whining about what little they will lose when there are cities being forced to close schools and people going hungry.
AcidUnleashed 1 month ago
Louisiana stands with John Fleming! John Fleming stands with Louisiana! America needs leaders like John Fleming!!!
gomroughneck 2 months ago
What a dumb bitch. I'd hope that most people would be smart enough to see past this kind of bullshit ... but the rest of the comments here aren't exactly encouraging :(
c6gunner 2 months ago
how the hell did the hardworking, humble, common Americans of Louisiana elect this rich Republican elite?
wangsta25 2 months ago
What the fuck is he feeding his family?
TurkeyProphet 3 months ago 13
@cloudshe hahahaha i just read your reply. i love how you immediately pull the marxist card. you are quite the simple person. keep defending idiots like this, it just shows how poor you are in both intellect and in actual capital.
sebastski 4 months ago
@sebastski what is it about marxism you don't understand? you act like you WANT an "ideal" world so that you could do away with employers? and you claim I'M simpleminded?
let me guess, obama's class warfare ideology, including encouragement of the neo-hippie Occupy trash, is YOUR idea of how a President should do business. no wonder the democrats support Public (lowest common denominator) Education, i bet you thought your jr. high diploma was actually Worth something
cloudshe 4 months ago
@cloudshe what????? you should take some economics classes. you clearly haven't.
sebastski 4 months ago
@sebastski maybe if you had the education to actually EXPLAIN what you are confused about this would be easier to answer. "what?????" is not much of a lead
cloudshe 4 months ago
@cloudshe no, that was said because i am seriously stunned that people like you really exist. keep it up. we need more joe the plumber retards like you to keep this country amusing.
sebastski 4 months ago
@sebastski as suspected you really don't want to debate the Education part of this, so we'll just trade insults. ain't youtube great!
cloudshe 4 months ago
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AcidUnleashed 4 months ago
@AcidUnleashed don't know how you can avoid pinning the lack of jobs on the democrats, spending money they don't have seems to be their only solution, and it doesn't seem to have worked very well. btw good luck on your job search, it really sucks to be out of work
cloudshe 4 months ago
He's a lying sack of shit!!!!! Then he just put the lower classes down saying that the ones who don't have sympothay for his sorry rich ass would be the ones out of a job. FUCK YOU MY NIGGA!!!!
music12maker16 4 months ago
@DeepSouth16
Is that your education at work? How much did that cost you?
AllStarKase 4 months ago
@DeepSouth16 Hahahahahahahaha. Okay.
Crezth 4 months ago
@DeepSouth16 Why don't you get an education you inbred hick?
Crezth 4 months ago
@DeepSouth16 You're an idiot. By the way, the North obliterated the South in the Civil War. That was fun.
Crezth 4 months ago
@DeepSouth16
FUCK OBAMA, he's a weak leader who has no backbone to shove his agenda's down the throat or dumb ass rednecks like you in the south. Inbreed swine. I make my own money, and I pay my own shit and as Middle class I'M TIRED of paying more than the rich. FUCK THE RICH, they should pay more because they can. Fuck the banks who steal! ALSO I'M GOING TO GET THAT MONEY, ALL THE 99% WILL OR WE WILL KILL UNTIL WE DO! YOUR DAYS ARE LIMITED FOOL!
gtrslinger 4 months ago
@DeepSouth16
Deep south? haha You dumb redneck piece of shit. YOU AREN'T RICH! And FUCK THE RICH. WHy should the middle class support everyone else? FUCK THAT. The rich should be taxed more like they where in the 1950's where over 40% of there income is taken from them and EVERYONE benefits. So they go from making 10 million to only 6 million? OH POOR BABIES! HOW WILL THEY SURVIVE!
Stfu you dumb ass southern pile of waste. THAT IS OUR MONEY and we plan to take it back.
gtrslinger 4 months ago
hahahaha
Claggy 5 months ago
we are the 99%
crim3wave 5 months ago
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO YOU SUCK.
guitargeek624 5 months ago
@2smart4liberals ...right lol
WishCRUS4D3R 5 months ago
@islandmuffin cool story bro
scissorjammer 5 months ago
This guy just said the Tax cuts are all about creating jobs.... if it is I sure have'nt seen it work yet.
Trickle down is a failure, and it also gives billionaires the upper hand in the destruction of the moms and pops store.
aaamerican2 5 months ago
WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
jollygreengiant1415 5 months ago
Poor me! I only have $400,000 left after feeding my family, I wish I had $400,000 before or after feeding my family
TheRyanmscott75 5 months ago 52
Typical republican!
monadbornslippy 5 months ago 37
@monadbornslippy I know right! heaven forbid anybody seek the American dream and take what the framers of the constitution said to heart!!! my goodness...you would think this country was a capitalistic republic founded on a free market system! what a bunch of idiots....we need a good fair leader like adolf and mao!
raiderline65 5 months ago
@2smart4liberals well have fun then
zak2ninja 5 months ago
I can see completely what he is trying to say but he made one mistake. Doing this interview at all, this did not help his case at all
zak2ninja 5 months ago
@2smart4liberals It's not about being unbiased. All I was saying is if you are going to criticize the validity of the concept of wage slavery you should at least know what it is and not just try to tear down your own definition of what it is. That's why you need to read about it first, lest you look like a fool.
WishCRUS4D3R 5 months ago
@WishCRUS4D3R. He makes his money off being a owner and providing a product that people want and buy everyday. what is greedy by having the american dream or being rich? how much of his money does he have to give away before you say i think hes doing the right thing. He pays millions in taxes that could of been used to hire more people or higher wages or maybe keep more of his money. your envy because he pays more in taxes in one year then you will gross in a lifetime your the perfect rollmodel
brandonbuckman86 5 months ago
@brandonbuckman86 American dream? You forget too quickly of how the American people tried to fight against wage slavery in the 19th century. Abraham Lincoln and the Republicans even believed in the concept of wage slavery. Just saying.
WishCRUS4D3R 5 months ago
@brandonbuckman86 No, butt munch. He would just use it to buy up more franchises and shut more people out of the dream of entrepreneurship. That's all the whiney-ass investor class has been doing with the monedy that Bush the Lesser sent their way in tax cuts so far.
Why does some rich bastard have to make 300-400 timems what their average employee makes to feel like a success?
(I think they have some sort of manhood issues.)
leftysergeant 5 months ago
@2smart4liberals I like your name. made for the only purpose of starting internet arguments
zak2ninja 5 months ago
@2smart4liberals ...I can tell you don't know anything about the concept of wage slavery just by that response. You're just criticizing your own opinion of what you think it is. Like I said the literature is out there if you want to actually know what it is, and maybe then I'll be able to take any criticisms you have about it's validity.
WishCRUS4D3R 5 months ago
@2smart4liberals If you look at how the way in which it came about and the fight that went on to prevent it from being instituted (which was lost) one would see that it isn't self inflicted at all.
WishCRUS4D3R 5 months ago
@2smart4liberals on my other comment substitute *would for *wouldn't
WishCRUS4D3R 5 months ago
@2smart4liberals Look up wage slavery on the internet or go read some anarchist literature so that you understand what it means and how it came about and you'll realize how wrong your statement is.
WishCRUS4D3R 5 months ago
Haha what een awesome guy. If i lived in US of A, I vote for John Flemming.
casper88be 5 months ago
@2smart4liberals What if you were the guy in the apartment building who couldn't afford to pay rent? Then you're in an even worse position.
Alathaea 5 months ago
@2smart4liberals Ideally I would want to live in a society where one man would own 10 apartments so that he can make his tenants into virtual wage slave laborers.
WishCRUS4D3R 5 months ago
@rp1dmc
9/11 was funny.
LLORT3 5 months ago
@LLORT3 yep
rp1dmc 5 months ago
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@LLORT3 yep
rp1dmc 5 months ago
id kill for 400k. him. id kill him. in my mind. he has a familiy. but if he didn't... 400k.
cedarwould 5 months ago
Wow so many jealous people not working hard or not smart enough to make that kind of money and as if it effects them that this guy is rich or any of there bussniess what he makes or does with his money all you bitchers on here how many people do you give jobs regardless of what the pay is...... That's what I thought if your going to hate him for being rich better hate all the famous people you like and the ones you buy there movies and cds and books and hate the ones that give you a job
brandonbuckman86 5 months ago
@brandonbuckman86 So it doesn't matter how you make the money, the only thing that count is how much you have in your bank account? So I take it you value greed, and power over integrity and empathy?
WishCRUS4D3R 5 months ago
I see his point.
"Investor Class" individuals do not see life as living paycheck to paycheck, they see it as making enough money to be used in reinvesting in business in order to accumulate additional wealth.
The only reason that this angers me personally is because, deep down, I am actually jealous that I only make 10% of what he does. (AND WHO'S FAULT IS THAT? MY OWN.)
So, does anyone else actually "get it" or am I just a horrible person?
"Class Warfare has never created a job..." I like it.
LadyHawke78 5 months ago
@LadyHawke78 ..maybe if you got payed the full fruits of your labor then you would make 10% of what he does. Too bad he isn't interested in paying you what you deserve or giving you a say in what goes on.
WishCRUS4D3R 5 months ago 2
@WishCRUS4D3R , Perhaps I don't DESERVE to be payed for the "full fruits of my labor." I've thought about it that was as well.
If I were meant to have money, I would either have been born into a wealthy family, or would have cared enough to try and be smarter with my investing when I was in my early 20's. Its difficult for those of us to make sound business investments when we have limited amounts to invest.
LadyHawke78 5 months ago
@LadyHawke78 Of course you deserve to be paid what you're worth and of course you deserve to have a say in what goes on. The fact is the only reason you say that is because you don't want to go up against power because it is hard. I don't blame you I'm probably going to work after I finish college too so I don't have a place to judge. But I think we should at least change the way we look at our society and see the way things are now aren't necessarily the way they should be.
WishCRUS4D3R 5 months ago
I keep on saying, my situation of working 2 jobs just to TAKE HOME (after taxes...) 10% of what this guy makes is no one's fault but my own.
LadyHawke78 5 months ago
@2smart4liberals
No sorry I'm not. Go get your real account please.
AmericanNohbuddy 5 months ago
@generalcotton
1) As far as "fighting" me, give it up, you will lose. I'm a Marine, was a policeman for a long time, and I own guns unlike your leftwing pussy self. So I don't think you would have a good chance of winning any sort of fight.
2) I frankly could not care less who is "trying to destroy the government". The United States is finished. It's not longer worth defending, and certainly not worth paying taxes to. Fuck it. We need a new future, a new system.
darkwolfdv 5 months ago
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Almost like Marie Antoinette saying"let them eat cake".
tedmon11 5 months ago
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tedmon11 5 months ago
This man has committed political suicide.
tedmon11 5 months ago
The biggest problem on earth is the simple fact that people fall for media info too easily- without caring wheather it's true or not. This video is ONE perfect examlpe
robi2000 5 months ago
@8lig
You are right-- the greediest, most out of control, richest entity in the world is the US Government. It is the worst "Corporation" in the world. It's ludicrous to go after a CEO of Subway. How about going after the "CEOs" of the biggest, worst Subway in the world-- the US Government! And by "go after" I mean politically and legally, mind you! As in investigating them, impeaching them, voting them out, etc.
darkwolfdv 5 months ago
@generalcotton
And one more thing-- "The government is all ordinary citizens have to express their opinion". HUH??? You're expressing your opinion now, aren't you? You're doing it on YOUTUBE, a PRIVATELY OWNED COMPANY, not the government. And you're using your COMPUTER, which si a machine built by a PRIVATE COMPANY, not the government. And you're using electricity owned and sold to you by a PRIVATE COMPANY, not the government. So you don't need the government to express yourself! wake up
darkwolfdv 5 months ago
@generalcotton
And you are under the impression that "the government is the enemy of those who wish to act without check or hindrance"?? Are you mad?? On the contrary-- GOVERNMENTS are the ones who want to act without check or hindrance. Look at Nazi Germany, Soviet Russia, England of 1776... those were GOVERNMENTS acting without check or hindrance. They acted without hindrance precisely because people LET THEM. THE PEOPLE are the check on the government! And the Constitution is too.
darkwolfdv 5 months ago
@generalcotton
The government, ANY government, is the enemy. Doesn't matter what country you're in, or what historical period. Has nothing to do with what party you're in. Whether a government is liberal or conservative or rightwing or leftwing doesn't matter-- it's still the enemy. I don't need "the GOP" to tell me that.
darkwolfdv 5 months ago
You libtards are mad at this man because you understand basic economics and business that is why the Obungles admistration is so easily raged class warfair in this country. I would tell you librards to smarten up but I know it wouon't do any good.
AmericanMega2 5 months ago
Subway if I'm not mistaken is a franchise
all this food he supplies the individual stores He buys and sells for a profit
not to mention royalties collected
forbearsake 5 months ago
The people who are "anti-rich" are A) people who have never held a job and B) people who have no ambition. Most of us aspire to make it rich. I don't wake up every morning and think "gee, I can't wait to be unsuccessful and poor!" On the contrary, I aspire to be successful and rich. I aspire to have lots of money, nice house, plenty of women.
darkwolfdv 5 months ago
@darkwolfdv Please! You actually believe that everyone wants to be rich? No way! I've worked since I was a teenager, I work at what I love. . .art. Do you think I'd be an artist if I wanted to be rich? I don't care about it, I'm quite happy not being rich! I believe many that are rich are miserable, mean and just not happy.
thecook007 2 weeks ago
@islandmuffin Piss off child! Obama is a banker's bitch and says alot of things he doesn't mean. Adress the fact that bankers have been given the ability to create money from nothing and then hand it out to who THEY SEE AS FIT! It is a centrally controlled economy that claims to be a free market. The whole tax debate is a red herring designed to take attention off the real issue, I ain't falling for it. All I will say about taxation is that you can't solve theft by stealing from thieves.
dlucas90 5 months ago
@2smart4liberals
It's not even an argument. I'm just stating a fact. You are a troll.
AmericanNohbuddy 5 months ago
@2smart4liberals
Which is why you have a sock puppet account? Sure.
Go away troll.
AmericanNohbuddy 5 months ago
@machinesbreathe Note the word "most" in my comment. I left some room for whatever hits your fancy.
NotEasilyRegimented 5 months ago
@NotEasilyRegimented All of the liberals I know are all gainfully employed or also business owners / self employed freelancers even.
Your numbers, or sweeping generalizations for that matter, are bogus.
machinesbreathe 5 months ago
@machinesbreathe You need to get out more. I know of plenty of liberals here in this nation's 8th largest city who are on extended unemployment, unemployed, on welfare, dumpster divers, filthy people alley vagrants, Hepatitis C, AIDS infested, alcohol and drug dependent losers
NotEasilyRegimented 5 months ago
@NotEasilyRegimented You conflate political affiliation with vagrants and junkies? Geez. You do realize that we will never make any progress as long as folks like you continue to observe and dismiss individuals through such narrow, self-perceived, stereotypical characterizations.
machinesbreathe 5 months ago
@machinesbreathe You think vagrants and junkies aren't people? They don't have a political affiliation because they are the dregs of humanity. Well, I got news for you, Bunkie, none of them consider themselves conservative. They are ALL self styled liberals, and proud of it. Your grasp of the language, while it does indicate some bathroom time thumbing through the dictionary pages, is so obviously meant to impress that it falls into the abyss.
NotEasilyRegimented 5 months ago
@NotEasilyRegimented So your experience in San Diego applies for everybody then? Boy, oh boy are you a simplistic one.
machinesbreathe 5 months ago
@machinesbreathe How old are you? You don't seem to have any experience upon which to draw to extrapolate from one experience to another. Of course I have lived in Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Maryland and California. I have found the same thing to be true in each of these states. You certainly have a right to ignorant. there is no legal law against it.
NotEasilyRegimented 5 months ago
@NotEasilyRegimented Since we're playing the numbers game now you'll be surprised to hear that I've lived in Illinois, South Carolina, New York, Georgia and North Carolina and I can still draw my same conclusions that bums and junkies are apolitical and certainly not political. They are bums and junkes! Get it?
Right, I'm the on that needs to get out. Care to move the goalpost again?
machinesbreathe 5 months ago
@machinesbreathe I didn't want to brag, but, I have also lived in Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania,
Vermont, Oklahoma and New Mexico. So there. Smart guy.
All vermin are liberal. That is the end of the story.
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NotEasilyRegimented 5 months ago
@NotEasilyRegimentet Sounds like somebody is upset. Maybe even a tad bitter.
You could use a hug. Come here. Hug it up.
machinesbreathe 5 months ago
@machinesbreathe Damn, I sound bitter? Trying my best to sound intelligent and experienced.
NotEasilyRegimented 5 months ago
@NotEasilyRegimented all vermin are liberal? That is one of the stupidest statements I have ever heard. It doesn't even make coherent sense. Even by youtube standards that was dumb.
philipmcjim 5 months ago
@philipmcjim Hmmmm. OK. How bout this then, all liberals are vermin.
NotEasilyRegimented 5 months ago
@NotEasilyRegimented Yes, that sentence is much better, though it seems to lack evidence. Ghandi, Martin Luther King, JFK, Nelson Mandela Franklin D Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, the founding fathers even, would all have been considered liberals of their time. Though I would thoroughly agree if you said: "Some liberals are vermin"
philipmcjim 5 months ago
@philip You ARE aware, are you not, that the aliens coming to earth under cover of darkness are depositing large quantities of molten slag from mining on other planets? You can actually see them if you go into the woods at night with your night vision goggles, but be very still, they are froglike critters and will just slurp you right up if you move.
They use lasers to drill down to the center of the earth and then they force this molten slag into the downcomers. The REALLY interesting thi
NotEasilyRegimented 5 months ago
I guess its wrong to defend your hard earned income, MSNBC wanted to push his 6 million earnings. It's really a shame one earns 6 million and its left with 400,000. Look I am not rich at all I make around 60k and I am in the 31% tax bracket so 18k goes into taxes because I have no dependents. I hate the feelings of working hard and a huge portion going to taxes for people with little ambitions in life making minimum wage with 3 kids. Nobody should be critical over hard working Americans
4698311141 5 months ago
@islandmuffin now now little muffin, i love the jews, they dont take shit from anyone, again i will set u str8, 10% own 70% of the wealth & the gap between the rich & poor is the highest it ever been, so who is responsible for your so called class warfare, well i'll tell u the top 10% or as us peasants callem the rich, & im not poor, but im not rich either, all your doing is fanning the flames of hate with your rhetoric, common sense would tell u the current system isnt working for normal AM's
jetbtkng 5 months ago
@islandmuffin the problem with our tax code transcends Obama, they where put in to place long be for he was president, and i fear that it will be long after his term/terms as president is over be for this is truly addressed sadly, as far as class warfare is concerned that's just a smoke screen people put up to prevent the really problems from being discussed and worked out in a timely manner, and California is in trouble do to there housing bubble which was crazy huge there me thinks :)
fuski23 5 months ago
@islandmuffin First of all, you're fucking retarded. In no way am I in greed for this bastard's money. I'm saying he's a total dumbass for complaining about making what feels like millions to most Americans, especially in this economy. So I think your feelings harm humanity and maybe you should start thinking. So many people are struggling and he complains about being rich. So stop accusing me of bullshit and grow a fucking brain prick
sanfrangiants55 5 months ago
@mistergarth Sorry, didn't know you were trying to be cute and nitpick. Let me re-phrase it then to fit your technicality. 47% pay no FEDERAL income tax. Obviously, what is being debated right now is in regards to a FEDERAL income tax. I didn't know I had to use that word to help you out - I figured most people use common sense. But obviously as you state, it is fair for 47% of people to not pay for their share of wars, bailouts, and departments...
gotitans999 5 months ago
If paying more taxes means letting employe's go then how are you going to function at the same level.Your business would go down with less employe's or are you now employing more than what you need to run.This guy is spouting crap.He is going to only have as many people as he needs that is all.If he cuts them then how is he going to function at the same level.His level of business would go down and his profits would go down anyway.
knightone57 5 months ago
America is great because if you are good enough, smart enough, innovative enough, you can get rich. The problem is, there are always those who believe that if you're rich, you're greedy and you owe them something for your own hard work. Many people are LAZY.
Skreekin 5 months ago
@cloudshe the fact that you called me a marxist shows how fucking stupid you are. i'm really glad dumb fucks like you exist in this world. we really do need more joe the plumbers.
sebastski 5 months ago
@quizerry Sadly for you my knowledge goes back more than 11 years. Unlike you. See, the Bush tax BREAKS(denotes never meant to be permanent) the tax rate was higher than it is today and during the years of that higher tax rate over 20 million jobs were created AND before THAT tax rate it was HIGHER and jobs were created and people got richer, Reagan LOWERD the tax rate to 50% meaning it was even HIGHER before that...and jobs were created and people got richer.
Eat more wealthy cock...
rdrakken 5 months ago
@islandmuffin, Are you delusional or just a really horrible human being? This type of greed is what causes class warfare. There's no reason why 1% of the the population should have 99% of the wealth. Most of these asshole millionaires that you're defending so wholeheartedly could feed tens of thousands of starving and dying children every year, but instead they're complaining that they only have $400k to live off of.
You're pathetic.
carbonatedturd 5 months ago
@2smart4liberals
But you are a troll. Just saying a fact.
AmericanNohbuddy 5 months ago
@islandmuffin I don't give a fuk what the religion or ethnic background is of these parasitic fraudsters. It is irrelevant. I just want my Constitutional Republic restored where gold and silver is used as money so that con-artists can't create it from nothing and hand it out to who they see fit. I want real free markets. I don't envy wealth that has been STOLEN. I must admitt, I'm begining to see why Hitler found so much support for killing Jews, only I understand not all jews are bankers.
dlucas90 5 months ago
@islandmuffin Bankers are thieves that have been given the "legal" ability to loan money they create from debt (NOTHING)! They do not loan and risk their own money, they do not even risk their customers deposited money, bankers create the money they loan at INTEREST from thin air. Its NO risk ALL reward for bankers. They either get back the money they created from nothing plus interest or they get the asset used as collateral for the loan, either way the bank gets something for nothing!
dlucas90 5 months ago
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Just suck a banker's dick and you too can get a loan to open your own business! Be sure to try and start a unique business though, because if you want to open a business that would compete with another business that the bank has alreadly invested in, you won't get the loan, unless of course you are related to the banker. Ain't centrally planned "free markets" great?
dlucas90 5 months ago
Don't worry, I'm sure there are plenty of lower/middle class families who would be willing to let their children go hungry for a week or so so this guy can keep buying toilet paper made out of dollar bills
roguetrip99 5 months ago
6 million / 500 = 12,000. Either lying about having 500 employees or paying them well under the minimum wage. As a Republican, I suppose either is possible.
Also why is he taking credit for his benevolent act of job creation? It is demand for goods & services that create jobs - but how can there be demand if people dont have money because it all goes to privatized healthcare cause theres no universal coverage, transport costs cause theres no PT, or they dont have a job cause its outsourced
KentAllard 5 months ago
Meanwhile, this asshole tells his employees to tighten their belts as he cuts their hours, cuts their benefits, ships their jobs overseas and forces them to work overtime without overtime pay.
Lets kill him and eat him.
encliticcopula 5 months ago
A correction: so his home pay is 600k after all expenses, 200k of which he spends on food, and the rest on hookers, drugs and beer?
Rawrlor 5 months ago
This motherfucka better hit up that dollar menu
blackmagicmarkr 5 months ago
And im going to college for 7yrs, prob going to be 100k+ in debt, to make about 65k a year so i can get out of the streets of NY nd this muther fucker is sad he makes 400k a year spending money?
JODonnell2194 5 months ago 6
you make money by spending it to expand... im sure he plays with that 400,000 quite well... dont hate on a man for his success.... he hires 500 PEOPLE! you want him to move his operations overseas?
LimeyCanuck83 5 months ago
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KyleTrendily 5 months ago