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Stop complaining about greed | I have never understood why it is "greed" to want to keep the money you have earned; but not greed to want to take somebody else's money. -Thomas Sowell | image tagged in thomas sowell,economics,greed,tax cuts,memes | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
28,563 views 136 upvotes Made by james3v6 7 years ago in fun
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A greed!
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I see what you did there.
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I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE AND THERE | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
Just caught it my second time looking at it!
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I'd give this a thousand up votes if I could.
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imgflip.com/i/20f68v I love Thomas Sowell!
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Philosoraptor Meme | I GUESS BOTH COULD BE CONSIDERED GREED | image tagged in memes,philosoraptor | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
If the government has to fund defense and infrastructure projects for the common good, trying to avoid paying one’s share is greed. If one lives off welfare and never tries to earn a living, that is also greed.
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Staying home and collecting benefits, when you are capable of going out and working, is greed to a certain extent. However that name is just the tip of the ice berg.
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Yeah, there are plenty of four letter words that would apply.
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I understand what you are saying.
You can disagree with what I believe taxes to be, many people do.
What is your definition of "one's share"?
2 ups, 7y
Income tax doesn’t bother me that much, but the code is too complicated. I would prefer a 10-20% rate with no deductions for anything.
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Hey James3v6. Give Cesar what it is Cesar. At least now we have taxation with representation.
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Good one
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If anybody thinks they can run a society with no taxes and no help for the less well off let them go ahead but if the whole thing collapses within a year don't say they weren't warned.
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If more people would shut their mouth and listen for once, they'd learn how to make their life a little easier! :)
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I actually watched a couple of clips of him on YouTube earlier this morning! :)
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I love Sowell and Walter Williams.
I could listen to those guys all day.
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Yes, so could I! Walter Williams is definitely another favorite of mine, too! :)
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With all the talk about taxing the rich, we hear very little talk about taxing the poor. Yet the marginal tax rate on someone living in poverty can sometimes be higher than the marginal tax rate on millionaires. - Thomas Sowell
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Well remember a lot of wealthy people are not being paid a salary from which the government can tax them under income tax laws, they're money probably comes in the form of dividends from stock they own, they're only liable for Capital Gains Tax, which can be differed if they reinvest that money. The comparison is apples to oranges, see?
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They're getting f**ked because one of two reasons: 1) They like getting f**ked, 2: They made unwise decisions and now they got themselves stuck. 3; They aren't try to better themselves. I'm self employed, it's just me, sometimes a few helpers, I've chased hurricanes and in less than 90 days put $460,000 in MY pocket! I've made a million lost half of that made another million and so on, I'm always looking to at different things to make money! I'm 43 and semi retired sitting here on my iPad f**king around on ImgFlip! Why? Because I can, I earned the right to sit on my ass and make memes! You got to want to be wealthy, or successful, it's not going to fall into your lap in a cubicle!!
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I have never understood why it is "greed" to want to keep the money you have earned; but not greed to want to take somebody else's money. -Thomas Sowell