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Member Section => Politics & RKBA => Topic started by: ericire12 on April 15, 2010, 12:42:04 PM

Title: Obama releases 2009 tax returns - Income $5.5 million
Post by: ericire12 on April 15, 2010, 12:42:04 PM
PDF here:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/04/15/president-obama-and-vice-president-biden-s-tax-returns



*About 5% in gifts to charity (about 1% in gifts to charity for Biden). Two bleeding heart liberals that dont seem to be too big on charity themselves, but want to turn our Govt into the largest charity on earth. Redistribute your own wealth first!

**Ummmm what percent is it again that one is supposed to tithe? ;)

Title: Re: Obama releases 2009 tax returns - Income $5.5 million
Post by: PegLeg45 on April 15, 2010, 01:10:00 PM
The hypocrisy of 'Liberal politicians'..... don't tell me you expected anything different.......

"Remember, subjects, drink the kool-aid and just do what we tell you to do...it's all for the good of the people, but not for us."
Title: Re: Obama releases 2009 tax returns - Income $5.5 million
Post by: Dakotaranger on April 15, 2010, 02:20:50 PM
liberals or progressives or whatever the heck they want to be called should HAVE TO pay twice as much taxes as everyone else!!!! >:(
Title: Re: Obama releases 2009 tax returns - Income $5.5 million
Post by: Timothy on April 15, 2010, 02:27:09 PM
Geez....I gave about 2% to charity on my income WITHOUT getting a reciept from the bags my wife drops off at the local Salvation Army!  If I add those as well, it might add another 1%...

The hypocrisy of these people IS alarming!
Title: Re: Obama releases 2009 tax returns - Income $5.5 million
Post by: TAB on April 15, 2010, 02:54:52 PM
if you add my time in that I gave to charitys last year my total would be about 40% of my gross.

The poor always give more then the rich.
Title: Re: Obama releases 2009 tax returns - Income $5.5 million
Post by: JC5123 on April 15, 2010, 03:05:21 PM
Charity is given by those who feel a PERSONAL responsibility to help the less fortunate. The difference between charity and welfare, is that charity is usually a hand up, where as welfare is always a hand out. Because most on the left have no real world marketable skills to pass on to someone, nor the inclination to teach someone anything, (that requires effort) they almost always opt for the hand out.
Title: Re: Obama releases 2009 tax returns - Income $5.5 million
Post by: TAB on April 15, 2010, 03:21:58 PM
I donated to 3 non profits.

1.  A local wrestling club that I coach at. ( giving back what I was given)

2. a local judo club I'm a member of( remodeled the dojo for free)

3. A local homeless teen shelter.  Over the last 5 years I've donated about 200k to then in goods/ labor. 

All of those are very well run non profits, They better the local comunity. 
Title: Re: Obama releases 2009 tax returns - Income $5.5 million
Post by: ericire12 on April 15, 2010, 03:29:45 PM
Charity is given by those who feel a PERSONAL responsibility to help the less fortunate. The difference between charity and welfare, is that charity is usually a hand up, where as welfare is always a hand out. Because most on the left have no real world marketable skills to pass on to someone, nor the inclination to teach someone anything, (that requires effort) they almost always opt for the hand out.

But, but, but..... He's a community organizer. ::)
Title: Re: Obama releases 2009 tax returns - Income $5.5 million
Post by: PegLeg45 on April 15, 2010, 04:04:49 PM
But, but, but..... He's a community organizer. ::)

And he was so good at that, that he got to be president...........
Title: Re: Obama releases 2009 tax returns - Income $5.5 million
Post by: twyacht on April 15, 2010, 08:46:55 PM
But he gave his Nobel Peace Prize money to charity,... :-\

You can put a bum in a fancy suit, and he's still a bum...
Title: Re: Obama releases 2009 tax returns - Income $5.5 million
Post by: Solus on April 16, 2010, 08:54:31 AM
I donated to 3 non profits.

1.  A local wrestling club that I coach at. ( giving back what I was given)

2. a local judo club I'm a member of( remodeled the dojo for free)

3. A local homeless teen shelter.  Over the last 5 years I've donated about 200k to then in goods/ labor. 

All of those are very well run non profits, They better the local comunity. 

Good Work, TAB.

Charity should be handled at the local level.   You will get twice the benefit from the money spent over what you get going through the government bureaucracy
Title: Re: Obama releases 2009 tax returns - Income $5.5 million
Post by: tombogan03884 on April 16, 2010, 12:29:05 PM
I agree with Solus and , oddly enough, TAB.
Charity should be handled locally, it should be the community helping one of it's own.
I will add that being a Bullsh$t artist seems to pay pretty darn well.
Title: Re: Obama releases 2009 tax returns - Income $5.5 million
Post by: jnevis on April 16, 2010, 12:55:57 PM
Supposedly it was mostly from book sales.

I'm still amazed/sickened at the fact that you simply cannot turn around anymore without something Obummer or his wife staring you in the face.  OK he was the first Black President, I get that and I'm happy for him in that regard, but please, do I HAVE to see his face on every magazine cover, every week?  Is it just me or is there more pictures of him and his family in print and on the TV then any other President in history?
As I've noted before the Chair Farce Exchange at Andrews has what amounts to a shrine set up in the lobby.  I never saw W plates and apparel, or bronze statues.  You hardly see that for Washington or Lincoln.
Title: Re: Obama releases 2009 tax returns - Income $5.5 million
Post by: ericire12 on April 16, 2010, 01:52:07 PM
Supposedly it was mostly from book sales.

And should he not be stripped of all those procedes ??? Isnt it illegal for a sitting president to personally profit from it?
Title: Re: Obama releases 2009 tax returns - Income $5.5 million
Post by: tt11758 on April 16, 2010, 03:28:33 PM
But, but, but..... He's a community organizer. instigator. ::)


Corrected for accuracy.
Title: Re: Obama releases 2009 tax returns - Income $5.5 million
Post by: MikeBjerum on April 17, 2010, 08:38:11 AM
Just an average hard working Joe.  A typical under appreciated and under paid educator.  A servant of the people just being minimally compensated for his time and added expenses.

$5.5 million  ???

And, he claims to understand the plight of the average American  >:(
Title: Re: Obama releases 2009 tax returns - Income $5.5 million
Post by: Solus on April 17, 2010, 08:47:35 AM
Just an average hard working Joe.  A typical under appreciated and under paid educator.  A servant of the people just being minimally compensated for his time and added expenses.

$5.5 million  ???

And, he claims to understand the plight of the average American  >:(

He might not understand the plight, but he understands 'the masses' very well...like an angler understands a trout.
Title: Re: Obama releases 2009 tax returns - Income $5.5 million
Post by: ericire12 on April 17, 2010, 09:25:16 AM
Just an average hard working Joe.  A typical under appreciated and under paid educator.  A servant of the people just being minimally compensated for his time and added expenses.

$5.5 million  ???

And, he claims to understand the plight of the average American  >:(

Two words: Public servant
Title: Re: Obama releases 2009 tax returns - Income $5.5 million
Post by: MikeBjerum on April 17, 2010, 09:25:51 AM
He might not understand the plight, but he understands 'the masses' very well...like an angler understands a trout.

Do you watch Deadliest Catch?  Last season one of the captains found his fortune by watching for bubbles and smelling the air ... crab farts!  BHO is making his fortune by kicking the S**T out of us ... can you smell it  >:(