"I am the 1%, lets talk"
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"I am the 1%, lets talk"
Peter Schiff speaking to the folks occupying wallstreet!
Spoken like a true gentlemen. Kind of dangerous to walk into a place like that right now, definitely has some ***** to speak to people doing the protests and feel strongly for their belief.
Any other politician wouldn't do such a thing, they're so worried about saying something dumb with their plan. The only politician that might do such a thing would be Ron Paul.
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brass ***** man! had the stones to go out and ask people what he should pay, then tell them " you're giving me a tax break if that's what you think I should pay "
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Funny stuff.... the problem is not that there are rich people... the problem is how unfairly a lot of those people got rich and how much power they have over the government.
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What surprised me was that Schiff has been very critical of economic policy for several years, he is probably more sympathetic to the root complaints of the OWS movement than most of the rest of the "1%", but in this case he brings himself down by arguing non-issues with someone who is clearly not the most informed on these matters herself.
People should spend more time looking at Schiff's other discussions- and considering what he has to say, he is a pretty smart guy.
People should spend more time looking at Schiff's other discussions- and considering what he has to say, he is a pretty smart guy.
What surprised me was that Schiff has been very critical of economic policy for several years, he is probably more sympathetic to the root complaints of the OWS movement than most of the rest of the "1%", but in this case he brings himself down by arguing non-issues with someone who is clearly not the most informed on these matters herself.
People should spend more time looking at Schiff's other discussions- and considering what he has to say, he is a pretty smart guy.
People should spend more time looking at Schiff's other discussions- and considering what he has to say, he is a pretty smart guy.
Here's a longer version of the video
Protester: Anybody making over $2m should pay 70% in taxes!
Schiff: Well guess what? As soon as I make near $2m, I'm going to take the rest of the year off and play some golf, go fishing, relax and do whatever I want. While I'm at it, I'm going to tell my employees to go on furlough for the same amount of time so that I don't have to pay 70% in taxes.
lol funny stuff. I'm just loosely paraphrasing, but it's even more funny when u watch the video. It's at the 15 minute mark.
Protester: Anybody making over $2m should pay 70% in taxes!
Schiff: Well guess what? As soon as I make near $2m, I'm going to take the rest of the year off and play some golf, go fishing, relax and do whatever I want. While I'm at it, I'm going to tell my employees to go on furlough for the same amount of time so that I don't have to pay 70% in taxes.
lol funny stuff. I'm just loosely paraphrasing, but it's even more funny when u watch the video. It's at the 15 minute mark.
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Anyone that is a "99%'er" and is not working, sacrificing, putting off, etc in order to move towards The 1% group has no one to blame but themselves.
Blaming others and feeling sorry for yourself is a sign of person weakness.
Blaming others and feeling sorry for yourself is a sign of person weakness.