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…So the Speaker says we can’t have it “my way or the highway,”
and then basically says, my way — or the highway. (Laughter.)
That’s not smart.
It’s not right.
If we’re going to meet our responsibilities, we have to do it together…
…It is wrong that in the United States of America, a teacher or a nurse or a construction worker who earns $50,000
should pay higher tax rates than somebody pulling in $50 million.
Anybody who says we can’t change the tax code to correct that,
anyone who has signed some pledge to protect every single tax loophole so long as they live,
they should be called out…
…And it’s also about fairness.
It’s about whether we are, in fact, in this together, and we’re looking out for one another.
We know what’s right. It’s time to do what’s right.
Thank you very much.
AND
ANNOUNCING MY YES, WE SHALL DANCE!
MARK CUBAN
business magnate, investor, and the owner of the National Basketball Association’s Dallas Mavericks
http://blogmaverick.com/2011/09/19/the-most-patriotic-thing-you-can-do-2/
So be Patriotic.
Go out there and get rich. Get so obnoxiously rich that when that tax bill comes ,
your first thought will be to choke on how big a check you have to write.
Your 2nd thought will be “what a great problem to have”,
and your 3rd should be a recognition that in paying your taxes you are helping
to support millions of Americans that are not as fortunate as you.
In these times of “The Great Recession” we shouldn’t be trying to shift the benefits of wealth behind some curtain.
We should be celebrating and encouraging people to make as much money as they can.
Profits equal tax money. While some people might find it distasteful to pay taxes.
I don’t.
I find it Patriotic.
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