February 2012
36 posts
6 Facts About Mitt Romney's Taxes/ Lack Thereof →
occupyonline:
think-progress:
1. Romney paid a lower tax rate than many middle-class Americans, at 13.9 percent.
2. Romney makes more in a day than the average American makes in a year, and becomes a 1 percenter every week.
3. Romney likely paid $0 in payroll taxes.
4. Romney has accounts in countries notorious for tax dodging, like Switzerland, Luxembourg, and the Cayman Islands.
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Just had an epiphany...
A quick history lesson:
About one hundred years ago, income inequality in the US was just as bad as it is now. The super rich (top 2%) owned 60% of the Nation’s wealth, while the bottom 60% owned 5% of the wealth. With a extremely small middle class. So what did the 1910’s version of the “99%” do?
They rose HELL! In California, Union workers damaged nonunion bridges and...
Activate the Mechanism!: Alabama's new harsh... →
abaldwin360:
Alabama’s harsh immigration law has stirred controversy since it went into effect in September. The statute, which among other things requires police to question people they suspect of being in the U.S. illegally, has prompted thousands of immigrants to flee the state. The law’s backers…
