#Occupy [a Political Satire - Get OUT and Make a Difference!]

https://profiles.google.com/chris.pirillo - It seems that the political winds have shifted in this country. Now dogs are taking to beds, demanding that they receive what's coming to them. WIll your dogs join them?

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• wicket
• pixie
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[MrROTD]

This is not a good parody, Wall St are thieves and parasites and people have a reason to be pissed off, the protestors aren't like dogs begging for treats they are people that can see Wall st is robbing the value of our hard work. This is insulting to anyone with half a brain unsubbing

[Zenithstrife]

Wicket and Pixie are the cutest dogs.

[AustinLondonMustFeed]

This is a perfect Parody... Wall St is corrupt. They need to be stopped. But camping in a city solves NOTHING. Yelling at the top of your lungs in protest in said camp solves even less. Please, at least try to use our shitty political system to your advantage.. Even if you think the government is under the heel of the 'Fat Cats'.. Try. Unfortunately that's the best we have..

[DSKNguyen]

Your dogs are adorable! What breed are they?

[v12tommy]

@Esoteric0714 In order to give money to one person, you must take it away from another. Why should we penalize Apple because they invented a good product and sold a bunch of them? There are natural market corrections: the money you spend everyday. If you don't like a company's policies, don't spend your money there. Make a conscious decision to spend money at companies you like. I will go out of my way to purchase US made products where I can, and I always try to support local small businesses.

[v12tommy]

@Esoteric0714 How am I "misrepresenting what the Laffer curve suggests"? There was nothing in my comment that even mentioned the Laffer curve, or can be related to the Laffer curve. Believe me, I understand the Laffer curve as I have a great admiration for Dr. Laffer and his economic views. In fact, it was Dr. Laffer mentioning Herman Cain on Lou Dobbs' show that got me interested in Herman Cain.

[Esoteric0714]

[3/3] Because the wealth & income disparity in the U.S. is becoming virtual slavery and feudalism. Yes, people borrowed money for student loans & mortgages, yes, apple got rich selling iPods and iPhones, yes Exxon made profits selling gas people buy, but at the end of the day, you can either look at that and say (1) lassiez-faire regardless of the result, or (2) lassiez-faire + socially necessary corrections. I think most people realize that the latter isn’t communism, but common sense.

[Esoteric0714]

[2/3] Do you think a person or a society should be allowed to sell themselves into slavery? I’m not trying to be fatuous. In other words, do you think there is or can be a point where a transaction results in such an inequality or injustice that it must be subject to a non-market correction? (Joe sells himself into slavery to Jim [transaction] U.S. Constitutional Law forbids enforcement of such a transaction [non-market correction]).

[Esoteric0714]

@v12tommy [1/3] If it's a proven fact, then why don't we just eliminate all taxes? (You're misrepresenting what the Laffer curve suggests).

Instead of discussing “fairness” vs. “common sense”, actual numbers and policies in who pays fed income tax in any given year (like hurricane Katrina victims, or 9/11 first responders), or the fact that almost everyone pays some tax (sales, property, payroll), and how eliminating loop-holes & imposing a flat tax are unrelated issues I have one question:

[onelerv1]

@MrROTD Its a joke man.. Jesus chill out

[v12tommy]

@Esoteric0714 It is sane because it is a percentage. It is proportional to the money earned, so if they earned very little, they pay very little in taxes, but they should pay something. If they earn nothing, they pay nothing. By having a flat tax, there are many benefits. For one, there would be no loopholes or deductions, which makes doing your return so much easier. It currently takes me several days to do all the math on my deductions, but with a flat tax I could be productive with that time.

[v12tommy]

@Esoteric0714 Sorry, lower 47%. Still not a big difference. It just seems hypocritical to me that the lower 47% call upon the rich to pay their fair share, when they don't pay their own fair share. I agree that the wealthy should pay more, but only the same percentage. We shouldn't penalize success. If you make twice as much, you should pay twice as much, and not a penny more or less.

As for lowering taxes stimulating the economy, that is a proven fact.