RE: Poor Kathy Griffin
July 7, 2017 at 11:36 am
(This post was last modified: July 7, 2017 at 11:49 am by Brian37.)
(July 6, 2017 at 8:12 pm)Court Jester Wrote:Listen buddy, if you want Mr Rogers dialogue then argue with the admins. I am not here to coddle your insecurities.(July 6, 2017 at 7:56 pm)Brian37 Wrote: What the hell does making donations have anything to do with that? I do too, but if you want to now stupidly say "I make donations" if you take a tax deduction for that, guess what, you are NOT giving that money, or object away for free. THAT is a real donation, when you don't get anything back in return. The problem with taking a tax deduction when you do that is someone else has to compensate for what you get back, or don't get taxed on.
I did take tax deductions for donations when I was younger, but I will never do it again because SOMEONE ELSE will have to pay more in taxes to compensate for what I don't pay, or for what I get back.
Giving is when you don't expect anything back in return.
The type of religious and big business charities do is counter productive. While they certainly DO provide to those in need, the best charity would be livable wages, and pay more in taxes so that MORE people are less dependent on government. Charity as it stands now is not a last resort. An ethical charity should seek to go out of business, not create more dependency.
I went recently to a county charity resale shop, donated a geriatric Lazy Boy type chair designed to help a elderly person stand up, and an electric mobile chair, both worth thousand. I could have sold them and made money off of them. But I took them to the resale county charity place, and they asked me if I wanted the paperwork for a tax deduction, and I told them the same thing I told you just now.
"Why would I ask for any favors if I am giving something away?" Anything less than a gift is really in reality a loan or a partial loan to which you get some money back. To me that is not charity.
Because you posted this
"And another thing you tunnel vision jackass, NOBODY sane is or should begrudge you for starting a business. But here is what I can do that you cant seem to do. I got left a nice egg from my mom. I looked at my next years taxes and they will be big. But I am NOT complaining about that. Unlike you I know there are far more many who will never in their entire lives get that close."
And I didn't quote both.
Keep up with the conversation big guy.
(July 6, 2017 at 7:56 pm)Brian37 Wrote:(July 6, 2017 at 5:38 pm)Court Jester Wrote: I did take tax deductions for donations when I was younger, but I will never do it again because SOMEONE ELSE will have to pay more in taxes to compensate for what I don't pay, or for what I get back.
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"Why would I ask for any favors if I am giving something away?" Anything less than a gift is really in reality a loan or a partial loan to which you get some money back. To me that is not charity.
Wow!!!! I truly believe deep down in the most loving corner of my heart (which is pretty small, but it is down there) that directing cursing and derogatory terms at any individual shows real disrespect for ones self and undercuts education.... but that has to be the fucking absolute stupidest, most backwards, self deprecating moral compass I have ever heard of. Mother Theresa wasn't that stupid and she did some dumb shit.
If what you just typed is true (and I don't see how it could be) that my good man (or woman, or cat, or how ever you identify) is udder moral retardation at the highest level.
If you have any plans to retire or you want to be able to afford adult diapers in your old age after you retire, I would highly recommend that you contact an accountant.
Now, if I were making illegal physical threats to your person, I have no doubt they would boot me. The only difference between me, and say Judge Judy is my choice of words. None of my responses here are calling for your arrest or death, so grow the fuck up.
I simply think you are full of shit. I would say the same thing if you went around claiming every day "The New England Patriots beat the Chicago Cubs in the Stanley Cup" my response would be the same.
If you are lucky enough to own your own business GREAT, but if you think that means you are the only class that matters what can I say, I won't lie to you, BULLSHIT.
We have done the deregulation since Reagan. We have done the "don't tax the rich" since Reagan. If it worked like the GOP claimed NOBODY WOULD BE BITCHING.
But please spare me, if you think as a small business owner you are in the same class as say Exxon or Walmart, you are gullible and being conned just as much as the GOP workers who don't own businesses.
You own a business. AWESOME. You give to charity, again GREAT. But none of that has to do with long term bad policies.
FYI I do see my Bank and I do see my tax lawyer. And I will make adjustments when needed. But my finances are NONE OF YOUR FUCKING BUSINESS in any case. I am sorry it bothers you that I don't agree with "fuck you I got mine" economics, but that does not make me a commie or anti private sector.
Mother Teresa created more dependency not less. She did it solely for her own delusions. As Hitchens put it, "She was a friend to poverty, not a friend of the poor". That is what religions do, teach people to value suffering rather than to reduce it.
Now you tell me why someone else should make up for something you CHOSE to give away? I am so sick of the right droning on about how taxes are robbery but take charity deductions others end up having to compensate for. If you want a solution to reducing poverty the BEST SOLUTION are wages that meet up with the cost of living.
Now, here is a BILLIONAIRE who would agree with me, NOT YOU.
(July 7, 2017 at 10:38 am)alpha male Wrote:(July 6, 2017 at 7:48 pm)Aegon Wrote: It "just" does that? We're a laughing stock to our allies now. Majority of the public in several of our allied countries (France, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan and Australia) have greater trust in Angela Merkel's ability to handle world affairs than Donald Trump. And one more country's public believes that too - ours. (On world affairs, most G20 countries more confident in Merkel than Trump.)
Cool - let Germany handle world affairs. It's a thankless job. Less costly and aggravating for us if someone else does it.
BTW, what did the right fire her from?
I heard that CNN fired her, but they're on the left. If she got fired from anything else, I didn't hear about it.
Why is everyone mad at the right but giving CNN a free pass on this?
CNN JUST FIRED TWO OF IT'S REPORTERS, they don't even give themselves a pass. I think the right simply elected an inept narcissistic man baby and don't want to face it.