Doesn't matter. I paid more proportionately than all of them did, because I can't take tax breaks, or off-shore jobs for profit, or pay lobbyists to lower my tax rate. And I am supposed to be GRATEFUL for being ripped off by this class of oligarchs?? Am I supposed to bow my head in gratitude because some of the wealthy are as unprincipled as beasts, actually worse? I don't know where you are picking up your 'second-class citizen' thinking Mike. The "rich fucks" (those specifically working hard to avoid paying their taxes) would be happy to see you working for a dollar a day, with no benefits. What do you owe them, and how have they brainwashed you so successfully?
PS I grew up among the wealthy, and believe me, they are no more special or intelligent or thoughtful or generous than the rest of us citizens of the United States of America. Just ordinary folks with fat wallets and an obligation to this great country to pay their fair share. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mdixon.6569@...> wrote : Chances are, those rich fucks,pay more in taxes every year than you pay in a life time. They probably also spend more in a year then you will in a life time and they create lots of jobs for others to make money and pay taxes on as well. Are there crooks among them? Of course, just as there are crooks at every level on the economic scale from politicians to welfare cheats. Dude , it's kali yuga! You say the system is screwed.Yep, but who created the system. Politicians. Politicians we all elected. Politicians that promised us all what we wanted to hear. Politicians that buy our votes. They tell you what you want to hear, you elect them and then they do what they want and profit off what they created, leaving you the short end of the stick and you want to get even. So you elect them again and the beat goes on(modern day slavery).. BHO has nine months left and 1.1 trillion dollars to spend. He'll spend his time traveling while he can, seeing the world and blaming his failures on everyone else while he rules by executive order. When BHO was elected, he was probably worth a few hundred thousand and not off a Senate salary. He'll retire form office worth tens of millions, again not off of a Presidential salary. And are you any better off than you were eight years ago? From: "olliesedwuz@... [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 7:08 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] The Pope - Again I don't despise people for being rich - I am doing quite well myself, thank you. What I have an issue with is the lies and fantasies we are told, to keep an economic system in place that rewards the few, and hurts the many - "trickle down economics". There will always be people who earn more than others. No problem. But the playing field must be even. You don't get to become too big to fail, nor do you get to avoid your taxes in a democracy. If you read what I have said consistently, I have never proposed communism, or any other political/economic system. No, but everyone must play by the rules. These rich fucks, stashing their money overseas, or having a deeply cynical attitude about this country, and feeling justified to not pay taxes like the rest of us, make me puke. Screw them, and if you align with that bunch, you deserve the same fate. No one enjoys being exploited, and the citizens of this country have had enough. Even Warren Buffett puts on a show of wishing his taxes were higher. (Clearly speaking out of both sides of his mouth, as he could freely donate his fair share to the Treasury at any time, but doesn't, as he injects himself with more, more, more). I am proud to be an American, and I support the government, as messy as it can get. I absolutely despise those in government and outside it, who get their kicks from bashing it. It also tickles me to no end that President Barack Obama still has many months left in office. I'll bet Mitch McConnell drinks himself into a stupor every night, knowing that the next time he turns on the TV, the President will still be BLACK. The Civil War ended a long time ago, and the slave owners lost. Let's all make sure it stays that way. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mdixon.6569@...> wrote : BTW Ollie, if it were not for those 1%er's you so despise, you probably wouldn't have Jack Shit! No job, no house /apartment, transportation, computer, television, electricity, food, cloths, medical care, education, political or legal representation. You'd probably be living under a totalitarian system like Pol Pot, or Kim Jung Un doing what they tell you to do as long as you are of any use to them. You certainly wouldn't be on the internet complaining about them. If you think Christ was anti capitalist you better re read your Bible(if you have one). Christ used one parable in which he described a wealthy man that divided his fortune up to be managed by three servants while he was away on a long trip. When the man returned he wanted to know what each servant did with the money that he gave him to take care of. One man invested and increased the fortune, the other tried but lost it all, the last man buried his share and returned it to the master when he came home. The man congratulated the one that increased his fortune, the one that lost it was recognized as at least having tried, but the one that buried it and returned it all was scolded for missing out on an opportunity to do something with what he had been provided. From: "olliesedwuz@... [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2016 2:44 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] The Pope - Again We have accepted millions of Vietnamese, Mexicans, Central Americans and others. No big deal. The real problem this country faces is the entrenched racism and xenophobia, much of which is being directed at our current president. These are not Christian ideas, or well-thought out principles being expressed - it is rank ignorance, arrogance and fear. The current economic nightmare we are facing has NOTHING to do with minorites and immigrants, but rather legislation passed mainly by a bunch of old rich white guys. They are the enemy and the ones who should be expelled from this great country. The one percenter, anti-job, anti-equality, anti-government radicals are the ones destroying this country a hell of a lot more effectively than ISIS or any other Islamic organization could. Jesus would be deeply ashamed. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mdixon.6569@...> wrote : Right, there is *intent* to play the emotions, especially when you show bloodied children and lifeless bodies. What's the saying... A picture is worth a thousand words. The the next step is that we have to bring them all here into our communities or we are heartless bastards. Just as you predictably pointed out, the excuse is, *They will enrich our communities with diversity* That's just pure BS! There is no way to accurately vet who is coming, what their intent is, how or even if, they will adapt to a foreign culture. Meanwhile, ISIS is infiltrating the ranks of genuine refugees, intent on doing as much harm as they can. Other refugees, not all mind you, who may not be terrorists are exactly what liberals proclaim to hate... violent, misogynistic, homophobic , anti -Semitic, xenophobic bastards that are convinced that they are superior to anyone else. But then, how many women marry a man they are attracted to for some reason, knowing he has many faults that she can't stand but is convinced that she can *change* him. Sorry Anne, bringing large numbers of foreign people here that can't be properly vetted, especially from cultures that have a strong tendency to *not* assimilate and think your culture is inferior is a bad idea. It's a far better idea to put pressure on neighboring countries to absorb the refugees until things settle down. Western and European countries could help foot the bill although the oil rich countries should be able to handle it. From: "awoelflebater@... [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2016 8:20 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] The Pope - Again ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mdixon.6569@...> wrote : No one has said anything about *design* to trick anybody. A wealthy person can give all that he has to help the poor and then become poor himself. What has he accomplished? Feeding a bunch of people for a day and then making himself poor as well, At that point, he becomes a victim as well, needing help himself. This is not being smart, not how he became wealthy in the first place. Better to have a strategy that helps all and doesn't hurt anyone. The first rule of the Hippocratic oath is *do no harm*, neither to the patient nor the doctor. A dead doctor doesn't heal anyone! I'm sure Europe doesn't want to go through those bombed out buildings again. No, you used the word "intent" which implies some sort of manipulation of the viewer through the use of these photos. These are journalistic photographs of what is going on, not some staged actors playing the part of victims accompanied by saccharine background music. You can either accept it or not. You can either turn away or not. You can either put yourself mentally/imaginatively in these people's situation or not and try and understand the fear, the uncertainty, the devastation. You can realize that other humans seeking refuge from such horrendous war conditions need help or you might not. You could, certainly, conceive of the fact that human beings coming to this big country we call "America" might add diversity, richness and more humanity instead of having a decimating effect on what you perceive of as "America" or not. It is your choice, your ability or inability or willingness or unwillingness to accept this possibility which determines your status as either compassionate or narrow and small - living in fear and constriction. From: "awoelflebater@... [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2016 8:40 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] The Pope - Again ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mdixon.6569@...> wrote : This is exactly what I'm referring to when I say *the heart*. All emotion. Such pictures tug on the *heart strings*. The intent is to evoke compassion , for those affected, the desire to help. Nothing wrong with that! Just don't create more and bigger problems with the solution! Don't destroy what you have in the name of helping others out of their unfortunate circumstances. Mike, these images are what they are. They aren't "designed" to do anything - they are what is happening, they are not staged or embellished. Bombed out cities really exist in Syria, real blood is being spilled, families are being decimated. This isn't some fiction made up in Hollywood - these are images captured on camera by journalists. Your final sentence is self serving and remarkably selfish. Don't inconvenience yourself or threaten your own comfort by putting yourself out for others who are in danger of losing their lives. No siree, let's just make sure we all have our daily bread and our creature comforts and the rest of those poor sods be damned; fend for yourselves you unlucky bastards. From: "awoelflebater@... [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 8:51 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] The Pope - Again ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mdixon.6569@...> wrote : Maharishi also speaks in the Gita about the balance of heart and mind. One should not rule over the other. If we are all compassionate without thinking things through, we get ourselves in trouble. If we are all mind and intellect, we lose our full potential as humans. There needs to be a balance.Maharishi said Arjuna had a rare balance of both heart and mind. He didn't want to fight and kill his own family and loved ones but he also knew the consequences of not doing his duty. In the end, Arjuna performs his duty and fulfills his dharma. Nobody wants entire populations uprooted and moved into foreign, both culturally and physically, new locations that cause conflict for everyone involved, yet this is the result of past policies in the EU. Europeans are rethinking what they have done and realizing being open and unconditionally welcoming without thinking things through wasn't the smartest move for either migrants or their local populations. There have got to be better ways that have not been explored yet. Well, when you think of what those "better ways" might be have a look at what these fellow human beings are fleeing from/dealing with. From: "awoelflebater@... [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 11:07 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] The Pope - Again ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mdixon.6569@...> wrote : Yes, we saw what the open, welcoming and loving arms of the Europeans brought them. I doubt that the Pope's washing the feet of Muslims will have any affect on Muslims(in general), maybe on his own soul but little on theirs. If you want to be served, you must first serve. Karma. Doesn't mean the person you served is going to serve you back. Indeed , he may serve you with a knife in your back. Another wise man said "Trust but verify". These migrants aren't being vetted. There is little or no verification of their true intent or what they expect to give or receive from their newly adopted countries. What is their capacity to get along? Here is what I say: stop focusing on the Muslims/Syrian immigrants and take note of your neighbors, your country, your fellow Americans. There is enough violence, ignorance, intolerance, religious zealousness and threat to keep you busy without worrying about other countries, other cultures. There is not a continent, a race or a society that is without its fanatics, its desecrations, its cruelty. My point was really about how the Pope is one Christian who practices what he preaches, who is not a hypocrite. The amount of "Christians" in the USA who fail miserably at demonstrating the same spirit as this current Pope is astounding. ISIS is one thing, the rest of it is quite another. The inability to recognize this is not only crippling but disastrous. From: "awoelflebater@... [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 9:21 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] The Pope - Again I love this guy. http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/pope-francis-washes-feet-of-muslim-migrants-says-we-are-brothers-1290416 http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/pope-francis-washes-feet-of-muslim-migrants-says-we-are-brothers-1290416 Drumpf wants to build walls and deport and the Pope washes and kisses their feet instead. Guess what is the most disarming, breaks down hatred faster?
