'Hey! That Was My Mall Money' - (more teabag pics)

[Kadie]

Mall Money? People have Mall Money? :shrug:


Demonstrators hold up banners on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009, during a taxpayer rally.
(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)


Protesters march in Washington, DC. Tens of thousands of people marched from the shadow of the White House to the footsteps of the US Capitol Saturday to protest against Obama and his "big government" policies.
(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)


Protesters against US President Barack Obama's health care plan and other policies gather in Washington, DC. Tens of thousands of people marched from the shadow of the White House to the footsteps of the US Capitol Saturday to protest against Obama and his "big government" policies.
(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)


Demonstrators hold up banners as they walk in Pennsylvania Avenue to Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009, during a taxpayer rally.
(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)


Demonstrators walk on Pennsylvania Avenue to Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009, during a taxpayer rally.
(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

[pinto]

1. OMG.

Ah, geez.

[HughBeaumont]

2. "That was my mall money"?? I don't even get what these wankers mean.

Here's a question for them - ask THEM what comes "after a trillion" and see how many correct answers you get.

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[Jazzgirl]

24. What do you think they mean by wankers?

It fits because they are wankers. Doesn't matter if it's a teenager or not. Relative?

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[PeaceNikki]

30. Wanker

A person who wanks.
or
An idiot, a stupid, annoying or ineffectual person.
or
Someone who shows off too much. Someone who is overly proud of himself.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wanker

See also: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6533067#6540220

[ehartle]

36. why attack them?

it's ok not to agree with them but why attack them? They have a right to their opinion, as do you. If we all agreed on everything this would be a very boring place to live. We should attempt to understand all sides of an argument before we choose a position. I feel maybe you are jumping to conclusions unfairly.

[Skittles]

52. why attack them?

they are ignorant, racist bastards, seriously making a laughingstock of America

[Indenturedebtor]

27. How do you know she's a teenager? And why do you avoid the disgusting meaning of the sign

Welcome to DU btw!

Mushroom or Cheese? We're out of pork products...

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[Hekate]

3. Hatriots. "One nation under God, not government"--who the hell do they think paves the roads?

Firefighters, cops, teachers -- wtf is wrong with them? They're so full of hate they can't think straight.

Teh Stupid: It Burns.

Hekate

[nc4bo]

4. My sign would be: Keep YOUR god out of MY government.

Sorry but my God gave their "god" the :facepalm: a long, long time ago.

[leftstreet]

6. Check this out

[vademocrat]

17. "Cut taxes not defense"??? She doesn't have a clue, does she?

[texanwitch]

68. I like the zero tax sign.

No medicare and ss check for you.

None of them have a clue.

[ehartle]

35. check what out?

Wow, did you know that in 1936 Beardsly Ruml, then the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of NY testified before Congress that "taxes are wholly unnecessary for raising revenue in our system. The Federal Reserve can create all of the currency necessary for the operation of government without resorting to taxation. The real purpose of taxation is to maintain a level of control over the wealth of the subjects"

What do you think about that? He was talking about Federal taxation, of course. States need to tax citizens to raise revenue since they cannot create currency like the Federal Reserve.

I am not trying to attack you, I just want you to realize that there are two sides to every coin and maybe you are only looking at one side. When the IRS was created, the national rate for income tax was 1%. Even then it was unnecessary. Income tax collected by the IRS does NOT go toward providing any service to citizens. After the IRS pays it's staff, everything left over goes to the Federal Reserve as interest payments on the national debt. Look it up if you do not believe me. The info is found in the Grace report from Reagan's administration.

Everything you're pointing at in that photo was paid for by state taxes (except phone lines, those are private) and these people are protesting federal taxes. That's all I'm saying. We need to stop fighting each other and realize we all want the same things, we just can't agree on what path to take to get there.

[muriel_volestrangler]

67. No, you're wrong

about several things.

Beardsley Ruml was chairman of the New York Federal Reserve Bank from 1941 to 1946, so he gave no such testimony to Congress in 1936. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816852,00.html
Perhaps you can explain what you meant to say.

In 2006, federal revenue from individual income tax was $1,024 billion. And the interest on federal debt was $406 billion. So clearly, federal income tax does provide revenue for government services, although paying the interest on government debt is a vital part of the government anyway. Or are you saying the government should default on its debts, and thus screw millions of Americans, directly, or indirectly through their pension funds, of the interest the government owns them?

[thereismore]

9. God does. He uses the government to do it though. But it is his doing. nt

[Hekate]

11. That's a theological position that I respect. But it is still a theological position....

My own ethical and religious beliefs inform my behavior and activities regarding other human beings, including trying to make my government take care of its own people -- but I adhere to the separation of church and state and don't speak of the particulars of my own church/synagog/temple/grove/circle/association membership or theology when carrying out my public activities.

Which is what I so dearly wish the Republicans would do instead of trying to thrust their own ideology down the throats of everyone else and calling it Christianity.

Still, I agree with you personally on this theological point: it is we who are the working hands of God/Allah/the Goddess/Hashem/the Divine/the Unknowable in this world.

However, knowing that a someone states such a belief (or belongs to a particular religion) has little to do ultimately with whether they behave well or ill toward others. Give me an ethical atheist like my late mother any day over someone like Bernie Madoff who even ripped off Elie Wiesel by cozying up through shared religious affiliation.

Hekate

[thereismore]

34. Sorry I didn't specify, but I was only explaining how they see things. I am with you all the way. nt

[treestar]

5. Mall money, what a selfish jerk

I don't care how much of her income is "confiscated" so that sick people get treated and she can't buy junk at the mall.

I hate these **#$ers going on about "their" money. They don't mind spending it to kill people in endless useless wars. They want to take "My" money for that.

[noname1]

23. Don't be nasty now!

Did anyone bother to notice that a teenager is holding the sign?
Have a sense of humor and stop being so hostel.You might get a laugh out of it!

[Jazzgirl]

25. Hostel??!!??//111!!!!

[HughBeaumont]

31. Yes, don't be a temporary place to live, damn it!

:rofl: :rofl:

I wonder if this qualifies as a "Freeperism", although the Troll With No Name didn't last long enough to make it so.

[Neecy]

37. Well, I got a laugh

out of your spelling of hostile.

[burning rain]

26. Could be a Dem goofing on the self-indulgence...

of many tax protestors. The slogan is obviously silly.......

[Warpy]

7. There's not a single happy face in that crowd.

What a bunch of joyless, spiteful, miserable sourpusses.

[Hekate]

8. Eh. I see a lot of smug little smirks. nt

[azmouse]

10. The "No-Idiot-Left-Behind" march.

I hope each and every one of them has sleepless nights of endless angst over all their so-called problems. Then they'll know what WE went through for 8 long years while that never-elected fool sat in the WH and destroyed this country.

[flvegan]

12. Does that sign really say "Glen Beck for President" on it?

What scares me is that these people breed and pass it along.

[CakeGrrl]

14. It's too bad they can't even spell the name of their Dear Leader.

:rofl:

[usregimechange]

13. I hope they are on their meds today

[ShrimpScampi]

15. Selfish hate mongers

So typical to use "patriotic" uniforms and such to pretend as if they are. Assholes.

[Hansel]

16. I would have more empathy for their stand on spending

if they were more consistent in bitching about it. These same people watched Bush piss trillions of dollars away during his term in office and these people cheered him on. Tom Delay twisted arms and kept voting open on the Medicare part B bill until after midnight until he got the vote he wanted and not ONE Republican was outraged over that "socialism".

Congress just passed another $128 billion piss away on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Billions of that will be used to provide health care to Iraqis. They would throw a complete fit if the Democrats put their foot down on any of these billions because supposedly that would be bad for the troops.

Their hypocrisy is truly something to behold. They have no understanding that the reason we are in this mess is that they cheered it on. And now they piss and moan about it when people point it out.

If anyone needs to sit down and shut up it is these idiots. They cheered into the massive debt because they where bed wetting scared sh*tless that the Al Qaeda boogy man was going to go into their puny population of 5,000 towns and blow them up.

They are truly idiots.

[dixiegrrrrl]

19. and now they carry this sign:( above pic)

"Subverting the Constitution is Un American"
yet said not a word when Ronnie and the Bushes tore it shreds.

Sadly, the Masters of the Universe always keep the stupid ones around, and search out and kill
the smart ones. Always.

[burning rain]

18. "Obama! My dad is my ATM, not yours!"--sign shown in.CNN footage.

Held by another smiling, prosperous-looking young girl. Appalling self-obsession--My daddy's money's mine!--but at the same time funny and refreshingly honest, unlike the usual earnest shpiel from dicks yowling about how they're just trying to hold on to what they worked so hard for.

[Hasnt Happened Yet]

20. Ancient Rome will pale in comparison to our greed and avarice...n/t

[foo_bar]

63. you anticipated post #32

shpiel from dicks yowling about how they're just trying to hold on to what they worked so hard for.

I'd hate to have my "mall money" stripped from me and given to others. I've worked quite hard for it.

"it" = "my allowance"

[eppur_se_muova]

21. "Subverting the Constitution is un-American" ... well, better late than never.

Must have been stuck in traffic for the last eight years.

[abo]

32. MALL MONEY

lol, I think that the sign was good. The word "mall" means "a shopping center". You know, a place where goods are purchased by willing buyers. I'd hate to have my "mall money" stripped from me and given to others. I've worked quite hard for it.

[Neecy]

40. "stripped from me and given to others"

Gee, this one is right from the nutbag playbook.

Why are freeps so afraid that poor blacks will get their money? Because that's exactly what this phrase is a dog whistle for.

[abo]

43. good god

Am I missing something? Is this thread not about a homemade sign referring to the government using the threat of force in order to seize private property? Enlighten me please.

[Neecy]

46. You got that from her sign?

The government using the threat of force in order to seize private property? Wow, you sure got a lot out of 'mall money'.

Troll.

[abo]

49. Her money is

her money. The "force" is reality. Trolling is one of my favorite things to do, but only for flounder and redfish. I'm trying to participate in a discussion. If you disagree with me, I won't hate you' just explain your point of view. We can then discuss it. I'm here to learn.

[Neecy]

50. Not one thing is different

in her current tax rate. Was her money not her money during the Bush years? Why is it only "her money" if a Democrat is in office?

Personally, I didn't want "my money" to go to the Bush wars, or to pay for the tax cuts for the wealthy, or to contractors paid to torture people in our name. But hey, the only way I have any say in how my tax dollars are spent is to vote - and many of us voted, and we voted overwhelmingly against how Republicans use "our money".

And what is this "force"? Gee, Bush "forced" me to pay my taxes via the IRS. What's different?

Amazing how Bush destroyed the middle class and you people didn't say a word.

[abo]

55. I have no idea

who this person is or what her tax-rate is. I do like the fact that she's showing some piss and vinegar regarding the theft of her labor. It seems like you could show some empathy for her, because you described the same thing happening to you.

[intheflow]

51. Dude, my fucking RENT money is going to pay for and illegal and immoral war

but I'm still paying my taxes and thus supporting the troops. The least you people could do is to pay for my yearly physical with your taxes. Even if I got cancer, my entire treatment wouldn't cost as much as a single tank.

[abo]

57. Dude

What "people" are you grouping me in with?
You will die, as will the rest of us- worst fact of life that I've learned. You have no right to my property. If you feel otherwise, please explain.

[intheflow]

59. You know very well what people I'm grouping you with.

You know. The ones who aren't on the left. The ones who only come to this site only to insert their pitiful, whiney, petty, selfishness into threads. Were you so worried about your beloved property when Bush was raiding the federal coffers for his illegal wars? I doubt it.

[abo]

62. While I'm not on the left,

I was gravely concerned about many of bush's actions, including the war in Iraq, and tax dollars bailing out failing businesses.

[TK421]

33. "Like...I totally, like need my mall money for, like things like....you know, things and stuff"

[ehartle]

38. LOL

If people are that stupid then they don't deserve to keep their "Mall Money" right?

[abo]

39. You're right

Let's strip stupid people of their possessions. Good idea.

[TK421]

44. Yep...you got it! You don't want stupid people representing you after all...do you?

I think some people there ( once they learn to spell ) might have a glimmer of hope, but never the hopelessly selfish ones...they're a lost cause

[abo]

47. I like the idea

of the workers being in charge of their own labor, and the fruits of their own labor. I'm not sure what you're getting at.

[intheflow]

56. I pretty sure the poster you're replying to is just fine

with the idea of stupid people representing him.

[abo]

60. Am I the poster that you refer to?

This is the most convoluted message site that I've ever seen, so I could be wrong. You're "pretty sure" that I'm fine with stupid people representing me. Please explain how you came to this conclusion.

[intheflow]

61. Not convoluted in the least.

That you even have to ask if I'm referring to you proves you really are unbelievably dense, which further proves my caricature of your character.

[abo]

64. In The Flow

you are very Zen. Your curiosity and tolerance is overwhelming. Please point out where I've been wrong.

[intheflow]

65. Why do you defend those who seek to keep others down?

You speak of zen, but you seem to know very little about compassion for the least among us. Even when I say something like, "You won't pay for my yearly physical," you shoot back with "We will all die." Oh yes. You're dripping with tolerance and compassion--for your bank account. But compassion for human suffering? Not so much.

[abo]

66. I can't

keep you alive. I think that the health care system should be updated. We will both die. As will everyone we know and love.

If it is up to the government to optimize our health-care system, I would like to see an excruciatingly (is that a word?)long process, calling on all of the most brilliant health-care specialists, and being transparent- that means when the people are truly informed, as opposed to Obama's new age of transparency. These people work for us, term limits should be part of the deal.

You, and I, however, are walking dead men. Quality of life is what I care about. Neither theft, nor servitude. factor into that equation.

[TK421]

45. Correct n/t

[intheflow]

53. If people are that greedy they don't deserve to keep their mall money.

What is more important: her spending daddy's money on clothes made by slave labor in third world countries, or millions of your fellow citizens getting healthcare so that they are healthy enough to work and contribute to our economy? Never mind. You don't have to answer that. I'm pretty sure you're siding with greed.

[RadiationTherapy]

41. Amazing how these photos cropped out all the minorities.

[gratuitous]

42. "Subverting the Constitution is Unamerican"

Gee, somebody left over from the marches against George W. Bush and his cabal looking for ways to legitimize illegal invasions, torture, and the suspension of habeas corpus laws. It's the only explanation that makes sense, unless you count the "blithering dunderhead" hypothesis.

[intheflow]

58. I think a lot of these people

just went online and copied our signs. They obviously have no regard for what words mean (socialism = fascism, for instance, or believing the Clear Skies initiative actually reduced air pollution), so why not just copy our signs? When word are meaningless, only the meaningless will have words. Or something like that.

[Subdivisions]

48. Hey! Where's all the brown people? n/t

[JI7]

54. they only want their money used to kill brown people

[KillCapitalism]

69. What a selfish b*tch!

"Hey my mall money is more important than some unemployed loser getting an unemployment check, or some poor people having something to eat."