Democraps on taxes. Too much will never be enough.

burgertime2010

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I don't think there should be tax deductions for charitable giving regardless of where the money goes. But religious organizations don't get special treatment--there's a whole universe of non-profit organizations and foundations that pay no tax.
I just feel that religious institutions can be motivated by profit and accrue wealth, just seems like a loophole to a certain extent. Have you seen the Mormon temple?
 

tokeprep

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I just feel that religious institutions can be motivated by profit and accrue wealth, just seems like a loophole to a certain extent. Have you seen the Mormon temple?
Mormons are their own category for everything. Fake religion, fake church, "non-profit" business organizations.
 

ChesusRice

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Mormons are their own category for everything. Fake religion, fake church, "non-profit" business organizations.
I thnk the reason Romney didnt want to show hsi tax returns was he would of been audited by his church for not tithing his mandatory 10% of gross
 

ink the world

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Funny story.

I live in a state w/ a Teabagger governor that's pushed his agenda for the last few years.

Tax breaks for "job creators" that were unfunded. The funding came from dropping state $ going to education and services to the poor and tax increases in other places.

Net result:
Unemployment has remained at the same level.
My property tax went up to fill the gap from the state giving less to education,
Sales tax went up.
Meals tax went up ( in a tourism driven area)
Rooms tax went up (in a tourism driven area)


The middle class, the working poor and the elderly have paid the price for tax breaks to rich people that created 0 jobs with that $.

Imagine that
 

burgertime2010

Well-Known Member
Funny story.

I live in a state w/ a Teabagger governor that's pushed his agenda for the last few years.

Tax breaks for "job creators" that were unfunded. The funding came from dropping state $ going to education and services to the poor and tax increases in other places.

Net result:
Unemployment has remained at the same level.
My property tax went up to fill the gap from the state giving less to education,
Sales tax went up.
Meals tax went up ( in a tourism driven area)
Rooms tax went up (in a tourism driven area)


The middle class, the working poor and the elderly have paid the price for tax breaks to rich people that created 0 jobs with that $.

Imagine that
It really is artful in a way how well they have managed to manipulate the public into voting against their best interests, while insuring it only becomes easier by education cuts. I respect the engineers of the movement in the same way I respect Darth Vader. Badass evil Jedi-level thought control.
 

Antidisestablishmentarian

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It was a general comment. As soon as there's a free market and regulation, there will be big investors who put billions of dollars of cash into creating commercial marijuana operations and brands. They will defeat almost everyone else on cost and put almost everyone else out of business.

I've got no problem with breweries.
So then microbreweries don't exist?

Did you know the majority of microbreweries start as homebrew operations?

Why do you two come off as if small timers don't exist? It's ALMOST like y'all want the status quo and feel that only a company like Budweiser or Coors will exist...
 

Antidisestablishmentarian

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Strawman arguement
I am not against Breweries making money

DO you have the money to start a brewery?
When you keep saying no sales, you come off as against people making money. Not exactly a strawman.

No, but I do have the money for a homebrew operation. And eventually can have the money for a microbrewery.
Thats how the majority of those start. Homebrewery-> microbrewery-> brewery.

Please stop acting as if the first two don't exist.
 

ink the world

Well-Known Member
It really is artful in a way how well they have managed to manipulate the public into voting against their best interests, while insuring it only becomes easier by education cuts. I respect the engineers of the movement in the same way I respect Darth Vader. Badass evil Jedi-level thought control.
He benifited from a strong Independent in that race, lol he won w/ 38% of the vote.

But yeah, he preyed on the old and the scared to garner votes. Selling the same tired lies about trickle down economics and the scourge of government and taxes.

Meanwhile he raised taxes on every citizen of the state, he just did it with a thousand paper cuts instead of a hatchet wound.

He's brought no improvement to the job market, raised all our taxes while slashing services in order to give tax breaks to wealthy people that created no jobs.

Every once in a while enough people are scared enough to buy that song and dance. It then blows up and the people wake up again and boot them out in the next election
 

tokeprep

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So then microbreweries don't exist?

Did you know the majority of microbreweries start as homebrew operations?

Why do you two come off as if small timers don't exist? It's ALMOST like y'all want the status quo and feel that only a company like Budweiser or Coors will exist...
You aren't following. All I'm saying is that legalization would put most people out of business. Period. That's not to deny that some people would be successful--a very tiny handful--but almost everyone else would be competed out of existence. It's the inevitable result.
 

ink the world

Well-Known Member
That's the hilarious thing. The advocates of legalization don't seem to comprehend that it will probably destroy their businesses.
To an extent.

The brewery situation was raised in another post, I'll stick with it.

There are more than enough small brewers, there are 5 within 20 mins of my house. Some people consider themselves connoisseurs, they won't drink Coor or Bud.

Same thing with weed. I've got patients that have asked what would happen if full legalization passed here. They all asked "will I still be able to get it from you?"

They are all older and more experienced smokers. They all want top shelf cannabis, produced organically and cleanly by someone they know and trust. They also want the customer service I can provide that no huge corporation can.

The strong will survive and the fly by nighters will dry up and blow away. I look forward to full legalization when it becomes a reality here.
 

burgertime2010

Well-Known Member
He benifited from a strong Independent in that race, lol he won w/ 38% of the vote.

But yeah, he preyed on the old and the scared to garner votes. Selling the same tired lies about trickle down economics and the scourge of government and taxes.

Meanwhile he raised taxes on every citizen of the state, he just did it with a thousand paper cuts instead of a hatchet wound.

He's brought no improvement to the job market, raised all our taxes while slashing services in order to give tax breaks to wealthy people that created no jobs.

Every once in a while enough people are scared enough to buy that song and dance. It then blows up and the people wake up again and boot them out in the next election
All you need is to cover the spread. They rebrand and give the same scared people the illusion of change in the next candidate but the damage remains.
 

Trousers

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Alchohol?
You mean with regulation like:
-USDA
-FDA
-BATF
-Treasury Department
-Local Licensing
-Bonding
-Health Inspetions
-Security requirements

yada yada yada?


You are aware there is a difference between the Great State of Colorado and the federal government, right?
Again, I expect marijuana to be regulated by the state in the same way the state regulates alcohol.

The voters and politicians in Colorado do not have any say over the federal government and what they do.


I am sympathetic to the conservative viewpoint that our government is inefficient and should learn to use resources properly instead of just taking more taxes. Thing is, the republicans abandoned conservative thought years ago.

Maybe you should educate yourself?
The Colorado government wants to regulate the industry to death, all the while complaining that the revenues will not cover the expenses. Which is a giant lie. Alcohol is regulated with a couple million dollars a year. The greedy politicians (democrats and republicans) are salivating at the prospect of 51% taxes on weed and you support that?

If the taxes are 51%, why would Joe Bowlsmoker pay $300 an ounce when he can get it from his old, illegal source for less than $200?

There are no recreational stores open right now. People are either getting weed in a dispensary or from their guy.
Getting a license is cheap and easy. If you buy more than one ounce a year, the tax savings will make it worth while to have a red card.

I know that rec stores will do fine, but 51% tax is fucking ridiculous and offensively un-American.



yada yada yada indeed
 

Antidisestablishmentarian

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You aren't following. All I'm saying is that legalization would put most people out of business. Period. That's not to deny that some people would be successful--a very tiny handful--but almost everyone else would be competed out of existence. It's the inevitable result.
Fair enough.

Im not saying it would be easy by the way.

I think if done a certain way, not as many people who are in the industry now would lose out. Just my opinion.
 

FreedomWorks

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Newsflash: Democrats want to raise your taxes again. Whether or not they get away with it this time, Democrats will try and raise your taxes in the next election as well, and the one after that. Then communist democrats will make light of the fact that they will be voting to defund the things you pay for, unless you give the government what they want. More government. More power. More control over the individual... Classic Joseph Stalin political tactics.

[video=youtube;jhoY0dcdAaI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhoY0dcdAaI&feature=player_detailpage[/video]
 

UncleBuck

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Newsflash: Democrats want to raise your taxes again. Whether or not they get away with it this time, Democrats will try and raise your taxes in the next election as well, and the one after that. Then communist democrats will make light of the fact that they will be voting to defund the things you pay for, unless you give the government what they want. More government. More power. More control over the individual... Classic Joseph Stalin political tactics.
the democrats and obama have only lowered taxes on low skilled, remedial pool cleaners like yourself.

the republicans, however, have voted against the tax cuts you got in the ARRA. they also fought against the payroll tax cut that saved you $1000 a year.

just wanted to make sure to put that factual correction in there since you are so well known for lying.
 
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