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28. Transportation secretary pushes $478 billion highway plan

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Sat Apr 4, 2015, 05:52 AM

Apr 2015

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Transportation secretary pushes $478 billion highway plan: http://bit.ly/1xJDAan
11:49 AM - 3 Apr 2015 48 Retweets 15 favorites ✔

http://theobamadiary.com/2015/04/03/a-tweet-or-two-277/

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Bernie Sanders: Here is What Could Be Fixed by the Taxes on Apple's Offshored Profits [View all] Playinghardball Apr 2015 OP

This is the KEY and should be the number one conversation on DU BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #1

Clinton will! obxhead Apr 2015 #7

You nailed it, BrotherIvan! Enthusiast Apr 2015 #25

Maybe we should start talking about principles BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #32

TPTB only want division. This much is perfectly clear. And they have zero interest in principles. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #49

Tell It! We also need to add Climate Change & the Environment to the list appalachiablue Apr 2015 #37

Yes, we need a VISION BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #43

For several years I've wondered what the Dem. Vision is? Hello, listen up, we need a major appalachiablue Apr 2015 #45

Agreed BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #46

Superbly marketed campaign is right. Now is the time for left thinkers to use their creativity, appalachiablue Apr 2015 #47

Spot on!!! BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #48

Powerful WillTwain Apr 2015 #2

Let's not forget about the military budget, either: F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #3

Small example from 2007. These kinds of details were hashed out in Olympia, too: freshwest Apr 2015 #4

Time to shock the world: "Manhattan" type project on renewable clean energy. Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #16

+1 Big issue, the Military/War Budget. How much that $ could help this country is immense- appalachiablue Apr 2015 #41

K&R! Sherman A1 Apr 2015 #5

Thank you, Bernie Sanders. The voice of reason. JDPriestly Apr 2015 #6

+1 Yes indeed, nurtured here in the USA, like WS banker Lloyd 'I'm Doing God's Work!' Blankfein of appalachiablue Apr 2015 #42

The irony is my friend of 40-plus years renounced his US citizenship last fall... KansDem Apr 2015 #8

"renounced his American citizen" project_bluebook Apr 2015 #10

When he told me what he did... KansDem Apr 2015 #17

A US citizen is required to file a return wherever they live, even if they pay taxes abroad DFW Apr 2015 #33

It costs $2,350 US to renounce US citizenship riverbendviewgal Apr 2015 #35

Interesting to know this. The 1K per year to file is seriously unfair esp. as corps. are escaping appalachiablue Apr 2015 #38

the tax compliance industry Loves Citizen based taxation so much... riverbendviewgal Apr 2015 #40

This is why I can never understand project_bluebook Apr 2015 #9

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Apr 2015 #11

From whom much has been given much is owed. ananda Apr 2015 #12

K&R liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #13

Tax 200% on every dollar stored in an offshore bank account. Initech Apr 2015 #14

Pay your taxes, Takers! Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #15

Bu...bu...but ... Black Women, Food Stamps ... CRAB!!! (n/t) brett_jv Apr 2015 #18

Yep...You got it ! BlueJazz Apr 2015 #19

Single parent households! Enthusiast Apr 2015 #24

Bernie knows it. All the good this $ could have done for the deteriorating US. Scofflaws- appalachiablue Apr 2015 #20

k&r n/t Wilms Apr 2015 #21

K&R - raven mad Apr 2015 #22

These corporations are un-American! Enthusiast Apr 2015 #23

Brilliant Topic of conversation.. mahalo Bernie and Play Cha Apr 2015 #26

Why not just padlock their doors and put them out of business? scscholar Apr 2015 #27

Transportation secretary pushes $478 billion highway plan Cha Apr 2015 #28

were those profits already taxed by the foreign county? n/t yodermon Apr 2015 #29

The republicon Michigan Legislature would rather we vote to raise our sales and gas taxes instead corkhead Apr 2015 #30

+1. If corps. are people then they pay taxes. What hypocrisy & major scam- appalachiablue Apr 2015 #44

K & R mountain grammy Apr 2015 #31

And most tax dollars would STILL go to THE WAR DEPARTMENT. Thanks, Bernie, for the info. nt valerief Apr 2015 #34

The real criminals in this country - the corporations! Initech Apr 2015 #36

Taxes are for the little people, not important Corporate Persons. 99Forever Apr 2015 #39