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Your constant posting of charts showing how a few people hold a lot of the wealth would show otherwise. (And yet, you never post charts showing how these same few pay a greater share of the taxes than the share of the wealth they take.) Your original post about people who feel "arrogantly entitled" had nothing to do with money, and yet you bring it up. So you're implying that people with the money are arrogantly entitled. You know what people are entitled to? The fruits of their hard work. If someone works hard and makes a lot of money (whether their work was done with their bodies or

Does wealth envy count as an habitual behavior?

So the bolded excerpt—did you write the blog that it was taken from (http://adask.wordpress.com/2011/02/27/american-fascism-the-robber-barons-return/), or did you plagiarize it? So in your own words, who are the robber barons in the 21st century?

Pot, meet kettle.

Yes, some people will be eating crow. But many more people will soon be eating thanks to food stamps.

So do you actually have a counterargument or are you trying to change the topic again?

Does that include people like Steve Jobs, who made the call to build some of his best creations, like iPods and iPads, in China? You apparently thought highly of his views yesterday (http://paulding.com/forum/index.php/topic/294678-i-love-it-i-love-it-i-love-it/page__pid__3718029#entry3718029). For a guy that's run the Big Bird topic to the ground since the first debate, that's apparently the only show you know of on PBS. But apparently that's the only one that matters to you. Sesame Street makes millions of dollars a year and is still viewed decades after it premiered. If PBS' funding

I don't see what private donors have to do with states taking federal money, but you go ahead and keep posting the same statistics over and over and drawing wild conclusions from them.

By the way, I thought the "ignore" function would keep me from seeing the topics ignored people start. Instead, I still see the same topics, just with different headings, and immediately know what pie chart or nugget of information is going to be front and center in the thread (until the OP has to use another one because they can't defend their point, whatever that might be).

I think TP was talking about himself in the subject line. He can't stop talking about how much the rich have.

I need a pair of brown overalls for a costume. Where would you suggest that I find them?

So you're basically calling anyone who ignores you ignorant, and in past posts, you call anyone who disagrees with you a "cut-down artist." I'm ready to put you on ignore because you have no desire to correct your ignorance, nor do you show any interest in listening to other viewpoints. You know, maybe if you'd get off the computer, stop wasting your time watching daytime TV, and actually got into the world, and even, I don't know, worked, you might be as rich as the upper class you accuse of being liars, thieves and the like. You're what, in your 60s? Warren Buffett, who you love

1. The lord in your story isn't the Lord, meaning God. Yes, the parable is a metaphor for heaven, but in your retelling, you basically renamed the man as God. 2. I'll concede that you were updating the story. 3. My last point was a joke aimed at someone else in this thread. I'm sorry it was lost on you.

I'm pretty sure Bush would've ordered the killing if anyone could've found the cave or hole OBL was hiding in. And I'm glad you think Obama ordering the killing constitutes effort on his part. I guess Seal Team Six didn't do the real work, right? Interesting claim. Got anything to back that up? I don't think the Constitution nor any government powers guarantees you the ability to the means to "get it on" well past your prime. I think if you want to get some action, you should pay for it yourself and not use any taxpayer funds. While several of these statements ha

I know of the parable you speak of, but I have a few problems with the version of your story. 1. I'm not sure the Lord would hand anyone any money. 2. I don't think dollars were around during Jesus' time. 3. You forgot about the fourth guy who accused the first guy of stealing from the other two.

The Martin case has nothing to do with the story you linked to, nor do the same state laws apply.

Half this country right now pays no income taxes, so where do you draw the lines to determine the middle class? If you take the middle third, that means half of that "middle class" would be paying no income taxes. That means one-sixth of this country would be deemed "middle class" but still would have no income tax burden. At some point, we're going to have to start asking these people to start paying some kind of taxes, as if we raised taxes on the rich to 100 percent, it still wouldn't fund our country for an entire year (which shows how how deep of a hole, or how big government has beco

Nope, that's not my line of work. I will say I go to Sport Clips in Hiram, though. Love getting the MVP treatment!

I've played video games regularly since 1985, and I have committed no felonies nor do I have a criminal record. But scapegoating sure is fun, isn't it!

From http://www.ajc.com/news/news/despite-voter-id-law-minority-turnout-up-in-georgi/nR2bx/ September 2007: Judge Murphy finds that the law passes constitutional muster. The law takes effect for the first time in municipal elections in 23 Georgia counties. February 2008: The law faces its first statewide test in the state’s presidential preference primary. April 2008: The U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-3 ruling upholds Indiana’s voter ID law, which is similar to Georgia’s. The ruling is seen as validation of photo ID laws generally. So the law as it is written now earned court app

Call me a cynic, but I think government is always pushing solutions in search of a problem. I don't think there has to be a "significant number" of voter fraud cases for leaders to do something about the problem. If one person can't vote because someone fraudulently casts their ballot, that's reason enough to push for stronger voter ID laws. We had a runoff election here that was decided by 8 votes. That's proof enough there that every vote counts. Who estimates? Got a ink?

Do you personally know any people like this? Can you provide a link to any stories painting a picture of the plight of these people here in Georgia? I think the law is reasonable, while you don't. We'll agree to disagree. But as it stands, Georgia's law stands, so the courts so far have not said that the law is an unreasonable barrier. And unless you have the law experience they do, I'll defer to them as the experts.

How did they get to their new residence to begin with? Georgia offers one free change of address per license. If someone's moving frequently to where they need to change their address multiple times, then how can they afford to move? If they're moving to homeless shelter to homeless shelter, then they're not establishing a residence. Do you expect anyone to just be able to vote wherever they are that day or that week?

Residency =/= identity. A power bill may prove that Bob Smith is billed for power at 123 Fake St., but a man that merely shows you Bob Smith's power bill may or may not be Bob Smith. How did Bob get power to his residence anyway? Wouldn't he have had to show photo ID at the power company? But Georgia's law has yet to be struck down, and if memory serves, it's been upheld at least once. Until Georgia's law gets the thumbs down from an appropriate court, your opinion that it effectively prohibits some individuals' voting rights is moot. As far as the Voting Rights Act goes,

And if you haven't changed your driver's license address within 30 (or is it 60?) days of your move, you could earn a ticket for failing to register your move. If you don't have proof that you can vote in that district, you don't get to vote. It's that simple. And you're compelled by law to maintain a current address on your license, so the loss of your ability to vote is on you. Officially, they're not residents of their college's home state anyway. They may temporarily reside there, but unless they made the efforts to establish a residence there, they shouldn't be allowed to vote t