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0 pointsbeagle315y ago0 comments

And that it also pays for your friend's cigars. Because the banksters have to be represented in this analogy too.

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beagle3OP15y ago· 1 in thread

I'm surprised I'm downvoted for this, perhaps someone would explain why -- a significant percentage of budget goes to fund politician's friends and supporters. Specifically, the $700B bank bailout of 2008 went to pay for reckless bets by bankers. (Which were all too happy to take the profits, when they were there, to themselves)

How is that not part of the tax system?

bdclimber1415y ago

I was down-voted quite a bit for my original, short, un-opinionated comment, which really surprised me.

I think anytime you touch on a politically relevant topic, a lot of people will dislike it, no matter what it is. Unless its like a human rights issues like current Egyptian affairs.

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