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Poverty

brewens

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1. We have a situation now where things are so stacked in their favor that we effectively pay taxed

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Sun Jul 20, 2014, 09:53 AM

Jul 2014

to the 1%. Much of what the government spends goes right to them. Look at the CEO of a weapons manufacturer. What does he rake in from us? If he's also heavily invested in the right companies, it's even more ridiculous.

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We have a situation now where things are so stacked in their favor that we effectively pay taxed brewens Jul 2014 #1