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JMintzer 06-20-2021 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 1962628)
Those IRS agents will be CONCENTRATING on the tax forms of the UPPER 1%. If you are NOT in that group, you will have LITTLE to worry about. Agents were let go in the recent past so that the MOST WEALTHY Americans could AVOID their taxes more EASILY. It was successful and the middle class had to pick up the slack. (or tab)
Once again, more "facts" with absolutely nothing to back it up...

manaboutown 06-20-2021 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 1962679)
Minor detail? Bwahahaahahaha!

Where do you think the Europeans learned about slavery?

From Wiki: "How did Europe get slaves from Africa?

Africans were either captured in warring raids or kidnapped and taken to the port by African slave traders. There they were exchanged for iron, guns, gunpowder, mirrors, knives, cloth, and beads brought by boat from Europe. When Europeans arrived along the West African coast, slavery already existed on the continent."
Slavery still exists in Africa!

JMintzer 06-20-2021 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 1962637)
Some would go bankrupt. Some would be ABLE to raise their prices significantly and continue. Each company has a DIFFERENT profit margin. The closest real example would be JAPANESE CEOs that would only ACCEPT a salary of 19 times that of their average factory worker. It IS a social lack of GREED thing - barely understandable to the usual self-serving US person. Remember the line from a movie, "Greed IS Good"!
Old data. In recent years, Japanese CEO salaries have risen at a much faster rate than those of US and European CEOs...

JMintzer 06-20-2021 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by manaboutown (Post 1962685)
Slavery still exists in Africa!
I never said it didn't...

Swoop 06-20-2021 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 1962557)
There was a Black lynched in1981, not the"DISTANT" past!
A white man was lynched in 2017, so what’s your point?
6 now arrested in white man'''s hanging death in Tennessee

GrumpyOldMan 06-20-2021 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Swoop (Post 1962699)
A white man was lynched in 2017, so what’s your point?
6 now arrested in white man'''s hanging death in Tennessee
Well, let's see one hanging was by KKK members that targeted a black man at random, and was said to be a racially motivated murder. The other was 7 people of mixed races and no racial bias was ever mentioned.

hmmm...

Incoblack1 06-20-2021 09:16 PM
Holidays
 
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Originally Posted by dnptrll (Post 1961674)
A radio announcer said yesterday that the addition of Juneteenth as a paid Federal Holiday makes a total of 48/year. That means that Federal employees get a total of over 9 weeks of paid holidays every year. Can that be correct?
Juneteenth is a holiday worthy of observance since it denoted the end of the worst mistake this country ever made outside of engaging in unnecessary wars. An underclass was created which still has components that exist today. But there has to be some limit! Columbus day should be deleted! Election day should be added and, probably Veterans Day should be dropped (and I'm a veteran).

lkagele 06-20-2021 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 1962533)
This is an EXCELLENT argument in favor of getting rid of Thanksgiving as a holiday. It points out the shame of our country for glorifying the hostile takeover and attempted genocide of Native Americans.

Thank you for bringing it up.
Paleeese. Progress isn't always neat and clean but it is inevitable. What's important is whether or not we learn from our mistakes. I think American has and is top of the list as far as freedom and liberty is concerned.

lkagele 06-20-2021 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 1962379)
Have you ever worked for the Govt or are you just regurgitating what you heard on the television?

I have worked for the Govt and in the same field in private industry. I had better pay and comparable benefits *outside* the Govt. Some parts of the Govt still have retirements plans but they are rarely offered in private industry any more - yes, something beats nothing any day.
Actually, I did for four years. Quit for two reasons. One, my superior was certifiably loony toons and there wasn't a chance in the world she would ever be removed. Two, I was required to needlessly spend my entire budget so I'd be entitled to more dollars next year.

Topspinmo 06-20-2021 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Mrprez (Post 1962334)
No, not management. Her official title was intake clerk.

According to this source, only 26% of federal workers are union.

Top Industries for Union Jobs in America

Paying to union, the union negotiates for WG workers. GS? and especially GS in management are NOT unionized.

lkagele 06-20-2021 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1962536)
I agree 100%. But does that mean we should declare a national holiday?????

Murder is wrong, should we have a national holiday (I'm willing to bet you are against capital punishment as well)
Embezzlement is wrong---how about a Bernie Madoff Day?
Adultery is wrong......well, you get my point

Everything that is wrong, everything that is important does not rate a national holiday, if it did, we'd have 365 day a year off, and one more in leap year. (Oh, wait, I'm retired so I do have 365 days/year off:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:)
Good points. I have no problem celebrating Americas' progress with civil rights. I'm not sure, however, that the real motivation about this new holiday is that or if it is designed simply to appease the woke crowd.

MLK was a great American and instrumental in advancing civil rights. I think we honor his message as well as the change he initiated for ALL Americans. This shouldn't be about a "race holiday" but rather an American holiday.

No matter what anyone says, I still believe we are the most accepting and least discriminatory nation that has ever existed.

Topspinmo 06-20-2021 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Swoop (Post 1962414)
The number of government employees at all levels has grown exponentially. When I lived in Pennsylvania, once a year our local paper listed the top three employers in our county. Over the years different manufacturers & the hospital occupied the top three spots. But about 10 years ago, that changed. Since then, the top three employers in the county were the Federal, State & local governments…

Blame the state? Isn’t Pennsylvania the state that pays teachers the most and has the highest teachers retirement? Now shall we talk superintendent pay scale?

Swoop 06-20-2021 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by GrumpyOldMan (Post 1962701)
Well, let's see one hanging was by KKK members that targeted a black man at random, and was said to be a racially motivated murder. The other was 7 people of mixed races and no racial bias was ever mentioned.

hmmm...
I still don’t see your point, is it strictly the method of death that makes that 1981 murder pertinent? Because racial hate crimes aren’t limited to the KKK, and you certainly don’t have to go back 40 years…
Man Accused of 5 Shootings in Ga., Ala. Allegedly Targeted White Men | PEOPLE.com


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