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Only in America

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roor
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1) Only in America could politicians talk about the greed of the rich at a $40,000 a plate campaign fund raising event. 2) Only in America could people claim that the government still discriminates against black Americans when we have a black President, a black Attorney General, and roughly 18% of the federal workforce is black while 12% of the population is black. 3) Only in America could we have had the two people most responsible for our tax code, Timothy Geithner, the head of the Treasury Department and Charles Rangel who once ran the Ways and Means Committee, BOTH turn out to be tax cheats who are in favor of higher taxes. 4) Only in America can we have terrorists kill people in the name of Allah and have the media fretting that Muslims might be harmed by the backlash. Meanwhile, the Administration labels a terrorist's killings at Ft. Hood as 'workplace violence' 5) Only in America would we make people who want to legally become American citizens wait for years in their home countries and pay tens of thousands of dollars for the privilege while we discuss letting anyone who sneaks into the country illegally to just become American citizens. 6) Only in America could the people who believe in balancing the budget and sticking by the country's Constitution be thought of as "extremists." 7) Only in America could you need to present a photo ID driver's license to cash a check, buy alcohol, buy allergy relief but not to vote. 8) Only in America could people demand the government investigate whether oil companies are gouging the public because the price of gas went up when the return on equity invested in a major U.S. oil companies is less than half of a company making tennis shoes (Nike). And while the oil company makes 11 cents per gallon, the government reaps 42 cents. 9) Only in America could the government collect more tax dollars from the people than any nation in recorded history, spend a trillion dollars more than it has per year (total spending of $7 million PER MINUTE), and yet complain that it doesn't have nearly enough money. 10) Only in America could the people who pay 86% of all income taxes be accused of not paying their "fair share" by people who don't pay any income taxes at all.
May 27 2012 12:34AM
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deleted5
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Cool so what are you going to do about it?
May 27 2012 12:39AM
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deleted5
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Cool so what are you going to do about it?
May 27 2012 12:39AM
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roor
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Making more people aware of the hypocrisy, t
May 27 2012 12:43AM
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roor
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As only the people have the power to change it
May 27 2012 12:45AM
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deleted5
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Cool what do you think they are going to do about it? It's like telling people about the Federal reserve it sucks you can't do anything about it.
May 27 2012 12:46AM
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roor
Posts: 946 - Karma: -80
Vote! We live in a day where the we are all interconnected, sway or inform one person and then
May 27 2012 12:53AM
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roor
Posts: 946 - Karma: -80
It has the potential to snowball
May 27 2012 12:54AM
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turducken
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I thought you would enjoy the humor of NS politics.
May 27 2012 12:57AM
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TheClap.
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May 27 2012 12:58AM
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Mr.LemonPie
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Vote for what? Those things don't change because people get involved...
May 27 2012 12:59AM
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roor
Posts: 946 - Karma: -80
Things don't change because men are ignorant. I'm just poking fun of liberals, socialism and the American way. But if you must ask, vote for Ron Paul in 2016.
May 27 2012 1:11AM
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hot.pocket
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WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

SOMEBODY! QUICK! CALL THE WAAAAMBULANCE THIS MAN IS IN DIRE NEED!

Suck a fat one there Jack.
May 27 2012 1:17AM
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deleted5
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Well you clearly do not know what the electoral college is.
May 27 2012 1:26AM
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7-3instacall
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only in america is the smallest drink at a fast one liter
May 27 2012 1:29AM
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roor
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Yes I do my mom had the chance to be one if Hillery won the primary. Do u also know that the candidate picks who represents them in the electoral college. One would think that they would chose a person who would vote for them no matter what.
May 27 2012 1:36AM
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GayWolf420
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Praise, bretheren.
May 27 2012 1:38AM
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Lucas
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Solid grammar.
May 27 2012 1:49AM
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deleted5
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You seem to still be confused on what the laws are for bein in the electoral college and how the government works.
May 27 2012 2:00AM
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roor
Posts: 946 - Karma: -80
What that they can change their vote? I covered that one. Or that people in a state such as Wyoming has more electoral votes per capita than more populated states. Please educate me
May 27 2012 2:05AM
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deleted5
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I'm not going to fight with you google it. Also you said Ron Paul witch tells me ly know nothing about government and follow what people tell you with out looking into it.
May 27 2012 2:07AM
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roor
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I like the fact the he's a constitutionalist and he isn't swayed by the latest opinion polls. I like his policies but more importantly his voting record. Just taking a guess you're voting for Barry again?'
May 27 2012 2:19AM
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deleted5
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Again you don't know what you are talking about you his policies. This is just one of a hundred examples I can give (ok maybe not 100 but many) he wants to move amarica to the gold standered, who makes the price of gold do you know. It's 5 people on something called the london fix. So your saying to you like the fact that 5 people would wake up everyday and tell us what our money is worth and their not even from the USA I'm done posting in here. I don't want this to become a 5 page thread k bye
May 27 2012 2:32AM
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roor
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First of all just because thinks he's the best candidate doesn't mean that I support every thing the man does. Second we have gold sitting in our treasury since we were off the gold standered. Third if we had to back every dollar with gold that would prevent the fed from printing money and help curve inflation. Fourth gold is determined by millions of speculators in the market sorta like saying the Saudis control oil market when it is the millions of speculators that do
May 27 2012 2:43AM
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LivinOuttaBounZ
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Thread had potential, but OP had misinformed points. I rate this thread 2/10. Fail.
May 27 2012 2:53AM
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Ben.
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This thread is more incoherent than usual for NS politics.


If you are going to copy paste chain mail, please at least break it up as an actual list so my brain hurts less trying to struggle through your useless - and often inaccurate - rants.
May 27 2012 3:30AM
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Bill.Nye
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I imagined OP as looking exactly like his avatar.

Also, I thought this would be another thread about fat women in bikinis based on the title.
May 27 2012 4:20AM
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.Roockley.
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america, the only country in the world that believes the moon landings are fake and wrestling is real
May 27 2012 5:13AM
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ski.free
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http://askville.amazon.com/gold-spot-price-determined-determines/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=12541954
May 27 2012 5:29AM
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812
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thats bullshit


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here is a chart shows are tax rates are lower and you can find contless other articles showing or tax rates are lower.

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/06/low_tax.html
May 27 2012 10:31AM
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VT_FLO
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op is a dumbass kid who hasn't seen the real world yet
May 27 2012 10:46AM
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bdarb207
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Im voting dem. WUT
May 27 2012 10:54AM
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.ZT.
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retarded thread is retarded.

and OP use the damn return button. LOL
May 27 2012 11:25AM
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IDMT_BC024
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Congratulations OP you have managed to make one of the worst arguments for Ron Paul that I have ever seen, while at the same time demonstrating that you are probably between 12 and 16 and are almost completely ignorant about current issues and the U.S Government. Next time you form an opinion (based on what appears to be a chain email) and decide to spew it on the internet you should ask yourself: "am I really as smart as I think I am?" and "do I know enough to make an informed argument?"
Then hit delete because its pretty clear that the answer is no.
May 27 2012 1:59PM
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bdarb207
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^^...bitch
May 27 2012 4:08PM
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eldridge
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with

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May 27 2012 4:14PM
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MLB
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WE NEED TO GO BACK TO CARRYING AROUND GIANT NUGGETS OF GOLD OR THE FREEMASONS WILL CONTROL OUR BRAINS ABAGGAHAGGAGAGAAGAGHHAG!!!!!!!!!
May 27 2012 4:54PM
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punkrock32
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The stat is total currency value given to the government. If every person from each of these countries spends the same value, say $1 per year, the US government would receive much more in taxes than any of the countries with higher tax rates due to the population size. A chart establishing tax rates does nothing in computing this statistic.
May 27 2012 5:27PM
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punkrock32
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And yes, OP's statement is correct in this frame, but it is a pretty misleading statistic. Per person, the countries you have shown give a higher percentage of their income to taxes.
May 27 2012 5:28PM
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