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Monte Gruhlke
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Christopher Alan Miller
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Exxon paid $30 billion in taxes last year. Sounds like a fair share to me.
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I think pulling in profits upwards of 300 Billion while people are going broke trying get to work and back is nothing short of treasonous.

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Their after tax profit was $40.6 billion.
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Exxon paid $30 billion in taxes last year. Sounds like a fair share to me

Ahhhh Exxon loves you Christopher, I hope you are a stockholder in the company.

Here's Christopher :

"Damn Obama wants to give me a tax break, how dare he not show the love to Exxon ."



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Christopher Alan Miller
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Paying over 41% isn't good enough?
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Two thing as it pertains to socialism: 
Socialism isn't as much "spread the wealth" as it is "share the benefits". Might sound like "tomato - tomato", but I'm sure some will see a distinction.
And yes, a lot of socialists regard Jesus as an early socialist philosopher/ activist. These are usually the Christian Socialists, a particular breed very common in Victorian and Edwardian England, if you'll recall. They are still around, most modern western social democratic parties are about half and half Secular/materialist Socialists and Christian Socialists.
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Christopher you are a good little drone.
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Christopher Alan Miller
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If 41% isn't good enough then what is?
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Monte Gruhlke
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The middle class pays essentially 46% of their income nationally, where the more wealthier range from 28-38%.

I'm all for everyone getting rich, but things needs to be a little more equal. It's the presumption of priviledge that really drives it home.


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YOU TELL 'EM SCOTT!!! LET THOSE BOYS AT AIG KNOW THEY AREN'T GETTING A DIME OF YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY!
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No.  Keeping prices reasonable and not profiteering in a time of war would have been reasonable.

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