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thomhartmann

(3,979 posts) Thu Jan 17, 2013, 03:23 PM Jan 2013

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Thom Hartmann: Conservatives pay their country clubs - why not taxes?

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Thom Hartmann: Conservatives pay their country clubs - why not taxes? (Original Post) thomhartmann Jan 2013 OP

If you can donate money to a superpac, you can pay more in taxes ck4829 Jan 2013 #1

Why? Because country clubs keep the riffraff out. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #2

No they don't! Kelselsius Jan 2013 #3

ck4829

(35,039 posts)

1. If you can donate money to a superpac, you can pay more in taxes

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Thu Jan 17, 2013, 03:31 PM

Jan 2013

Jackpine Radical

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2. Why? Because country clubs keep the riffraff out.

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Thu Jan 17, 2013, 04:58 PM

Jan 2013

That's just not the case with things like Medicaid, parks & whatnot that are supported by taxes.

Kelselsius

(50 posts)

3. No they don't!

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Fri Jan 18, 2013, 01:24 AM

Jan 2013

Business executives don't pay their own country club dues. Their company pays for them as a business expense.

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