May 2012
96 posts
“Contrary to right-wing propaganda, decent pay for workers helps the economy and...”
– Minimum-wage misconceptions - Salon.com (via sarahlee310)
April 2012
121 posts
Orc: hey Sauron, wanna hear a joke?
Sauron: no.
Orc: oh... orcward.
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(Republican) Cantor Suggests Raising Taxes On The...
CANTOR: We also know that over 45 percent of the people in this country don’t pay income taxes at all, and we have to question whether that’s fair. And should we broaden the base in a way that we can lower the rates for everybody that pays taxes. [...]
KARL: Just wondering, what do you do about that? Are you saying we need to have a tax increase on the 45 percent who right now pay no federal income tax?
CANTOR: I’m saying that, just in a macro way of looking at it, you’ve got to discuss that issue. … How do you deal with a shrinking pie and number of people and entities that support the operations of government, and how do you go about continuing to milk them more, if that’s what some want to do, but preserve their ability to provide the growth engine? … I’ve never believed that you go raise taxes on those that have been successful that are paying in, taking away from them, so that you just hand out and give to someone else.
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Eric Cantor is a fucking asshole.
Robert Reich: Why Anyone Should Care that Bill... →
robertreich:
Bill O’Reilly, the tumescent personality of Fox News, said on his Friday show “Robert Reich is a communist who secretly adores Karl Marx.” (This came after Fox News’ Neil Cavoto called me a “sanctimonious twit” for suggesting the rich should pay more in taxes.)
O’Reilly’s accusation is odd, to…
paranoia: lol everyone thinks you're boring and ugly haha someones talking about you right now omg your friends don't even like you that much they just pretend because they don't wanna sound mean but really you bore them and are so awkward no one can even bear to talk to you and everyone thinks you're weird because you actually are haha you're gonna die alone
“When I’m on stage, I’m trying to do one thing: bring people joy.”
– Jimmy Page (via rocknrollicons)
