Ever wonder why the mega-rich have money to spend on media & politicians but not TAXES?

[K8-EEE]

They have money for political donations and super PACS but not taxes? Because they want this government WEAK, BROKE AND UNFUNDED, because they want to buy it.

What do guys like Koch Bros want? They already have so much. More than 99.9 percent of the people have. What do they want? They want everything. They want our government. They want to weaken the US to the point where they sell off this country cheap and they can buy it in a fire sale.

They want own it....They want it all.

Time to call out these un-American mega-wealthy anti-tax robber barons for what they are....traitors.

[ThoughtCriminal]

1. $1 in Politicians and Media gets them $100

in tax breaks, bailouts, crony no-bid contracts and other benefits.

That's how and why.

[rfranklin]

2. The percentage they spend on buying politicians is also less than what they would pay in tax...

So all in all, it is a bargain to buy the politicians.

But they do feel that they should be able to call the shots because their wealth proves that they are superior to everyone else.

[BadgerKid]

3. Income leverage with middlemen.

Give someone $30/hr to do a $10/hr job, that someone can net $20/hr for having done nothing. Hello, outsourcing!

Pay a lobbyist $20,000 so you make $100,000 additional gross, nets you $80,000 for having done nothing.

[Marnie]

4. Ever wonder why political contributions are tax deductale?

For most Americans the deduction for what little they can contribute probably doesn't affect their taxes much.


But for the ones who can donate large amounts, they get it all back, so really everyone else pays their contribution for them

[dems_rightnow]

5. I would, if they were actually tax deductible

But they are not, so I end up wondering about other things.

[K8-EEE]

6. Unless they are made to the LDS Church, the Catholic Church, etc...

I don't really get why they are allowed to fund political campaigns such as Prop 8 and still have their tax exempt status.