Bumper Sticker - Discuss

[ashling]

[seabeyond]

1. ha ha ha ha. i need that in this area. so tired of the stickers, freedom isnt free.

luv it.

[get the red out]

2. I like it!

It's a good one.

[bowens43]

3. Like it!

[CrispyQ]

4. I want one.

[Blanks]

5. The only problem I have with it...

is that taxes still aren't high enough for some of us. We payed for WWII, we need to pay for the Iraq war the same way.

Romney said something to the effect of: nobody expects me to pay more than I'm supposed to.

We need for his ilk to 'supposed to' pay more.

[Tanta]

6. My bumper sticker

Says "America is worth it, Proud to pay taxes!."

I agree w/ this because it is true.

[LisaLynne]

11. I like that.

[gateley]

15. I like that, too! And welcome to DU, Tanta!

[ashling]

20. I like this

It says that if you don't pay your taxes, gripe all the time about taxes,
or buy a Congressman or two or three or lobbying to keep taxes unreasonably low

you are saying that you don't think America is worth it; i.e., you are unpatriotic

[srican69]

7. But freedom can be relatively cheap .. especially if you can buy a few senators..

and for those who can't .... well who cares about them!!

[Curmudgeoness]

8. I love it....and want one.

But I would probably wait to put it on until after April 15, since I park in the same lot as a CPA office...and people are not very happy here right now.

But I could not agree more about the message.

[darkangel218]

9. The problem i have is

My tax money have been going to funding wars and military bases all over the world. If my tax money would go to funding roads, schools, hospitals, shelters for homeless, then sure I would have no problem with it.
But that's not where the money go to unfortunately.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

10. state taxes and property taxes go for that

or that's my understanding, anyway. Aside from what the local repuke reps pocket.

[darkangel218]

12. I dont think we pay state taxes in FL. maybe sales taxes go to the state?

I don't own property so I don't pay property taxes. But I give 15% of my paycheck in Federal tax and i hope they will actually use it where it needs to go. We don't need more military or more wars.

[ashling]

19. Taxes are part of your rent

just like they are figured into the escrow in a mortgage payment,

[freshwest]

29. And federal dollars keep millions from being homeless, hungry and sick.

I'm not sure why people quickly forget the good effects of taxes paid to the federal government. Social Security, UEB, Medicare, Medicaid and dozens of other programs address all of those issues, housing, etc. While most regard some of those as earned benefits, some are not.

All of those programs above were created to prevent hunger and homelessness. We don't need to wait until we see people on the streets to realize there is a need to be addressed before things get that obvious. The states and counties count on federal dollars to make local programs work in their states. Some states get back a lot more than they pay.

We all pay for things we don't like, and things that we do. It's part of the social contract, some good and some bad.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

32. oh right..I forgot about that part...

Yes, now I remember; articles in our local alt newspaper about school budgets depending federal funding decisions.

Some states receive more than they pay in--right. I forgot about that too. Notably, red states.

The rw zealots (and their minions) who think it's a good idea to get rid of social safety nets are so cut off from reality, from the basic law of cause and effect, not to mention from basic humanity...they're truly functioning at a debased level.

[desertdevil]

13. I'll bet he gets some flack!

[MatthewStLouis]

14. Love it!

[Fuddnik]

16. Send one to Phil Mickelson.

[grahamhgreen]

17. "Freedom Isn't Free - Time for the Rich to Pay Their Taxes Too!"

More my style...

[Plucketeer]

18. It SHOULD say...

.."Freedom isn't free - unless you're wealthy.

[lindysalsagal]

21. Exactly my thoughts from the last 10 years of GOP whining

excellent!

[baldguy]

22. I believe the economy would chug along just fine even if we had no billionaires.

OTOH It would die a slow, painful death if we had no middle class workers.

[WillyT]

23. HUGE K & R !!!

[ZRT2209]

24. I pay taxes so corporations don't have to

[Zorro]

25. About 10 years ago while I was in DC

I visited the Spy Museum.

On the top floor where they had the WWII exhibits there was a screening room running a cartoon of that era featuring a tax-dodging Donald Duck. Disney pictured him as an un-American traitor to the country.

The "greatest generation" recognized the need for citizens to pay taxes to keep government functioning to protect their freedoms. That's why it is quite annoying to see Republican assholes wrap themselves in the flag and declare it's their patriotic duty to fight to reduce taxes for those who have profited most in this economy.

Freedom isn't free.
Pay your taxes.

A short and concise sentiment, and worthy of a 2014 bumper sticker.

[liberal N proud]

26. Good one!

[kimmylavin]

27. Reminds me of a Bush-era favorite:

"Freedom isn't free. You have to pay attention."

As for the tax one, I like it!

[olddots]

28. If you're so rich why aren't you smart ?

My homemade bumper sticker meant pretty much the same as the O.P.'s
Greed makes people stupid , the tax dodgers don't have a clue .

[WheelWalker]

30. TANSTAAFL

[whathehell]

31. I have that one...Driving with it has been fun. n/t