This is Canadas Top Ten List of Americas Stupidity

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This is Canada's Top Ten List of America's Stupidity

10) Only in America ... could Democrat politicians talk about the greed of the rich at a $35,000.00 a plate campaign fund-raising event.

9) Only in America ... could people claim that the government still discriminates against black Americans when they have a black President, a black Attorney General and roughly 20% of the federal workforce is black while only 14% of the population is black. 40% of all federal entitlements go to black Americans – 3X the rate that go to whites, 5X the rate that go to Hispanics!


8) Only in America ... could they have had the two people most responsible for our tax code, Democrat Timothy Geithner (the head of the Treasury Department) and Democrat Charles Rangel (who once ran the Ways and Means Committee), BOTH turn out to be tax cheats who are in favor of higher taxes.

7) Only in America ... can they have terrorists kill people in the name of Allah and have the media primarily react by fretting that Muslims might be harmed by the backlash.


6) Only in America ... would they make people who want to legally become American citizens wait for years in their home countries and pay tens of thousands of dollars for the privilege, while they discuss letting anyone who sneaks into the country illegally just 'magically' become American citizens.

5) Only in America ... could people such as Tea Party and Libertarians who believe in balancing the budget and sticking by the country's Constitution be thought of as "extremists."

4) Only in America ... could you need to present a driver's license to cash a check or buy alcohol, but not to vote.

3) Only in America ... could people demand the government investigate whether oil companies are gouging the public because the price of gas went up when the return on equity invested in a major U.S. oil company (Marathon Oil) is less than half of a company making tennis shoes (Nike).

2) Only in America ... could the Democrat Administration collect more tax dollars from the people than any nation in recorded history, still spend a Trillion dollars more than it has per year - for total spending of $7-Million PER MINUTE, and complain that it doesn't have nearly enough money.

1)Only in America ... could the rich people - who pay 86% of all income taxes - be accused of not paying their "fair share" by people who don't pay any income taxes at all.
 

"40% of all federal entitlements go to black Americans – 3X the rate that go to whites, 5X the rate that go to Hispanics!"

How could anyone prove that statement is correct?

"Only in America ... could the Democrat Administration collect more tax dollars from the people than any nation in recorded history, still spend a Trillion dollars more than it has per year."

Not only is that figure off by about 40% - according to the US Constitution, revenue bills originate in the House of Representatives - controlled by the Republican party.

"...the return on equity invested in a major U.S. oil company..."

What in the world does that mean?

"...rich people - who pay 86% of all income taxes..."

This is one of my favorites! That group (the top 25% based on AGI) received 66% of the income. Why wouldn't they also pay most of the taxes? The bottom 50% received less than 14% of all income. What are they supposed to pay taxes with - their blood?

The average tax rate paid by the top 5% earning some 32% of AGI - don't buy the lies about marginal tax rates, those figures are meaningless compared to what people actually pay - is about 25%. That's abusive?

Good luck to all,

~The Old Bookaroo
 

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That's crazy if it comes from Canada - They are more to the Left than the hi-jacked democratic party of the USA.
As our technology is proof of our intelligence, "the list shows how moronic people can also be" - huge conundrum.
 

9) Only in America ... could people claim that the government still discriminates against black Americans when they have a black President, a black Attorney General and roughly 20% of the federal workforce is black while only 14% of the population is black. 40% of all federal entitlements go to black Americans – 3X the rate that go to whites, 5X the rate that go to Hispanics!

I would like to point out 1 very important detail:

I have posted about this welfare statistic in the past and the raw data is as follows:

White 38.8%
Black 39.8%
Hispanic 15.7
Asian 2.4
other 3.3

This is from US Dept of Health and Human Services.
 

jerseyben:

I guess what a person considers "welfare" and "entitlements" depends on whose ox is being bored.

Good luck to all,

~The Old Bookaroo
 

No, it's which stats are you looking at. The ones posted are from 2 years ago to begin with. Funny how they got listed here....they are in descending order except for the black and white stats. Quite creative presentation. :)
 

packerbacker:

I'd say the order was random (Other is greater than Asian). Those definitions are relatively meaningless, anyway. Who came up "Hispanic?" What does that mean? And why do we attempt to classify people by race when there is only one when it comes to human beings?

Regarding welfare vs. entitlements vs. corporate tax breaks - again, point of view has a great deal to do with it.

Good luck to all,

~The Old Bookaroo
 

Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty I am free at last. We are all just human beings so I can't possibly be a racist, even if I own a gun!
 

I'm paying a bit over 40% of my earnings in state and federal taxes.

How do I get on the other damn side already? I'm sick of being squeezed so darn hard.
 

Way to go G.I.B., that means you are paying a fair share to take care of those that refuse to help themselves. We could probably cut back considerably by cutting the leaches off but they have entrenched themselves with the truly needy. You could give a bit more though, like maybe 50%. That would even things out okay?
 

10) Only in America ... could Democrat politicians talk about the greed of the rich at a $35,000.00 a plate campaign fund-raising event.

9) Only in America ... could people claim that the government still discriminates against black Americans when they have a black President, a black Attorney General and roughly 20% of the federal workforce is black while only 14% of the population is black. 40% of all federal entitlements go to black Americans – 3X the rate that go to whites, 5X the rate that go to Hispanics!


8) Only in America ... could they have had the two people most responsible for our tax code, Democrat Timothy Geithner (the head of the Treasury Department) and Democrat Charles Rangel (who once ran the Ways and Means Committee), BOTH turn out to be tax cheats who are in favor of higher taxes.

7) Only in America ... can they have terrorists kill people in the name of Allah and have the media primarily react by fretting that Muslims might be harmed by the backlash.


6) Only in America ... would they make people who want to legally become American citizens wait for years in their home countries and pay tens of thousands of dollars for the privilege, while they discuss letting anyone who sneaks into the country illegally just 'magically' become American citizens.

5) Only in America ... could people such as Tea Party and Libertarians who believe in balancing the budget and sticking by the country's Constitution be thought of as "extremists."

4) Only in America ... could you need to present a driver's license to cash a check or buy alcohol, but not to vote.

3) Only in America ... could people demand the government investigate whether oil companies are gouging the public because the price of gas went up when the return on equity invested in a major U.S. oil company (Marathon Oil) is less than half of a company making tennis shoes (Nike).

2) Only in America ... could the Democrat Administration collect more tax dollars from the people than any nation in recorded history, still spend a Trillion dollars more than it has per year - for total spending of $7-Million PER MINUTE, and complain that it doesn't have nearly enough money.

1)Only in America ... could the rich people - who pay 86% of all income taxes - be accused of not paying their "fair share" by people who don't pay any income taxes at all.


One time my truck was randomly searched for weapons at the US Border all the while being able to arm myself to the teeth (the first store down from the Border) about a half mile down the road once entering the Country. :tongue3:
 

Backbacon:

Only in America.

Good luck to all,

~The Old Bookaroo
 

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