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In reply to the discussion: A scary thought, Obama, along with over half of Congress, are in the One Percent. [View all]Zorra
(27,670 posts)100. Support Occupy if you really want to see all this changed.
The 1% is in control of the government.
They are never going to let you vote them out.
Belief in the current illusion of democracy is preventing change.
Make a real difference. Occupy. Unite in solidarity. Change our world for the better forever.
The movement for democracy has begun. The only thing that can change the world is you.
We are the 99%. The people, united, can never be divided.
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A scary thought, Obama, along with over half of Congress, are in the One Percent. [View all]
MadHound
Dec 2011
OP
Isn't Obama trying to make himself pay more taxes? Also, didn't he grow up poor?
FarLeftFist
Dec 2011
#76
Obama has repeated that over and over - that he is in the 1% and wants his taxes raised.
tabatha
Dec 2011
#3
Get a bill rasiing taxes on the wealthy passed by Congress and sent to Obama's desk.
MH1
Dec 2011
#11
Oh, right, I forgot, you WANT to RAISE TAXES on WORKING FOLKS by letting payroll tax cut expire.
MH1
Dec 2011
#23
He extended the Bush cuts in exchange for a critically necessary UI benefits extension.
pnwmom
Dec 2011
#77
Extending the Unemployment Insurance Benefits was critical for millions of families.
pnwmom
Dec 2011
#89
More wondering about the 50% - Obama has avowed his own 1% status a few times. nt
dmallind
Dec 2011
#29
And their answers to our pain is to force austerity measure on us cloaked in
SammyWinstonJack
Dec 2011
#15
FDR and JFK were also both in the one percent. And unlike them, Obama earned it for himself.
phleshdef
Dec 2011
#13
So you think its ok to generalize and attack people based on prejudices about their income?
phleshdef
Dec 2011
#67
No, I think it is OK to point out that the majority of our ruling class is part of the One Percent
MadHound
Dec 2011
#68
A democracy that rests on the foundation of gullible voters is on shaky ground
Telly Savalas
Dec 2011
#71
And how many presidents have stepped up to the level of FDR in the past sixty years?
MadHound
Dec 2011
#19
And of course there's our money that they spend like it is there own. Bail out after bail out
teddy51
Dec 2011
#17
Having more money than 99% of your fellow citizens should be worn as a badge of shame... nt
Modern_Matthew
Dec 2011
#21
I admire lower taxes for lower income people, higher taxes for the wealthier - a steep 'progressive'
MH1
Dec 2011
#52
These people are elected by a system that is rigged by the wealthy and powerful,
MadHound
Dec 2011
#34
I don't see that as a given because you've said I can go out and look for myself
treestar
Dec 2011
#50
FDR and JFK came from ultra-wealthy families. Hoover and Nixon had middle-class backgrounds
NNN0LHI
Dec 2011
#42
Oddly enough, the salary of the President puts him in the top 1% of all income earners alone.
NutmegYankee
Dec 2011
#51