Dear Bill O’Reilly: August 1, 2008
Posted by Evil Bender in wingnuts.trackback
Yes, I am part of the 1 percent of Americans that paid an astounding 40 percent of all federal income tax in 2006. According to recently released Internal Revenue Service figures, about 50 percent of my fellow Americans paid no federal income tax at all that year. My fellow 1-percenters and I covered for them. But for some it is still not enough.
President Obama and a Democratic Congress will likely dole out entitlements like free health care, child care and cash payments to anyone who falls under a certain income level, no matter their circumstances. That means people who drink gin all day will get some of my hard-earned money. Folks who dropped out of school, who are too lazy to hold a job, who smoke reefers 24/7 all will get some goodies in the mail from Uncle Barack and Aunt Nancy, funded by me and other rich folks.
And now, a reminder of what poor oppressed Bill has had to do to earn all that money:
I hope that Bill and the Republicans bring this up as often as possible. I want them to be clear: they think the richest 1% of Americans are overburdened by taxes.
So now it’s time to ask them: since they’re obviously not really interested in cutting spending (just redirecting it to line their pockets, as the record deficits under Bush prove), who do they think should pay those taxes? Well, it’s obvious, isn’t it? All those lazy people who don’t earn as much as Bill’O does by lying for Bush.
I think we should have an official response to those in the richest 1% who claim they have it too rough:
That second paragraph of O’Reilly’s: OH, FOR FUCK’S SAKE.
On the plus side, yay fish-slapping dance!!
Poor Bill. He has it so hard. Having to read ‘n’ shit. Please please please tell me this was live on the air and not edited before broadcast… tee hee.
When ever I hear this 1% pay 40% of the taxes I wonder just how much of the total money ‘earned’ the receive.
If this site here (http://sociology.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html) is at all accurate then they -should- pay 40% of the taxes the have 40% of the net wealth.
If that is accurate then they actually want to pay less taxes proportionally.
Hah :) I like your blog — I found it through a search for the Hob Gadling toast from Sandman, which I was glad to find on your site :D
And you’re a PZ fan as well!
I like how you tell it like it is not to many people really say what on or in their mind.Words are one of the more powerful tools when have and not very many of us know how to use them.