A Note of Appreciation From the Rich

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Post by thenewgreen » Sun, Oct 02, 2011, 8:04 PM UTC

A Note of Appreciation From the Rich
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Re: A Note of Appreciation From the Rich

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Post by shithead » Sun, Oct 02, 2011, 9:30 PM UTC

They forgot to mention that they really appreciate that taxes are always discussed in terms of "income".

The truly rich have no pesky income - that's for the servants. They just have property and expenses, which their accountants, lawyers and politicians keep safe.

Hints: tax-free foundations are great, intellectual property is tax-free.

(There's a reason putative class-betrayer Gore Vidal spoke of "our owners", referring to the U.S. aristocracy.)

Re: A Note of Appreciation From the Rich

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Post by thenewgreen » Mon, Oct 03, 2011, 6:46 PM UTC

shithead wrote: post #2

They forgot to mention that they really appreciate that taxes are always discussed in terms of "income". The truly rich have no pesky income - that's for the servants. They just have property and expenses, which their accountants, lawyers and politicians keep safe. Hints: tax-free foundations are great, intellectual property is tax-free. (There's a reason putative class-betrayer Gore Vidal spoke of "our owners", refe…

Income? What's income? Appreciation we understand, capital gains... sure. But income? Surely, you jest.