Posted on 07/19/2011 8:59:01 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama
One of the few Congress Critters I still have respect for is the junior Senator from my home state of Florida, Marco Rubio. Senator Rubio is the only one who seems to understand a basic truth--- The Regime doesn't need taxpayers to pay more, it needs more people paying taxes. (Why can't this guy be the Senate Minority Leader instead of that has-been Rectal Itch McConnell ? Another rant for another time.)
Hmmm....where can we find more taxpayers ? In order to pay taxes, an individual or group must have an income. There are no jobs out there. Chairman Obama's "Stimulus" plan certainly didn't do much to stimulate the US economy, despite its 786 billion dollar price tag. (It did, I'll admit, give a big ol' bump to the Mexican undertakers and coffin makers with Project Gunrunner. Again, another rant for another time.) Now....who has an income but pays no taxes....c'mon, Alan, think.....Aha! Got it! Let's have Mother Jones pay taxes!
Ummm, who's Mother Jones ? Why are you picking on some nun ?
Good question! Mother Jones isn't a "who" it's a "what". From David Horowitz's Discoverthenetworks:
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"Mother Jones is a bimonthly magazine and website named for socialist 'union organizer' Mary Harris 'Mother' Jones (1830-1930). It prides itself on continuing her pursuit of socialist 'social justice' by doing investigative reporting that mostly targets corporations, capitalists, private property, and Republican political officeholders.
Well-known leftist editors and writers on this magazine's masthead include Todd Gitlin, Molly Ivins, Bill McKibben, Richard Rodriguez, William Saletan, Orville Schell, Eric Schlosser, and Amy Wilentz.
Mother Jones began taking shape in 1974 when theWatergate scandal was demonstrating how investigative reporting could weaken and oust a Republican President elected by an overwhelming majority. Its genesis was a failed attempt to save the reigning radical magazine of the day, Ramparts. Ramparts editor David Horowitz had put together a team consisting of labor journalist Paul Jacobs, leftist entrepreneur Richard Parker, and leftist millionaire Adam Hochschild to take over Ramparts from its retiring editors, Horowitz and Peter Collier. When the trio had a falling out with Ramparts staffers, they elected to leave and create their own magazine, which became Mother Jones.
The magazine was launched in February 1976.
Mother Jones focuses heavily on the evils of capitalism and the alleged desirability of government control over business. On a global level, the magazine reserves its harshest condemnations for the U.S. and Israel, and is staunchly supportive of Marxist regimes like Fidel Castro's Cuba."
http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=6959
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The hissy fit mentioned above created a viable magazine. (Not in content, mind you. This crap is Moveon.dork with words.) Granted it's not on the level of the National Socialist, er, uh, Nation or The Huffingtonandpuffington Post, but it does manage to rake in millions of dollars from the donations of the rubes who read the print verson and the internet version. In fact, the president and publisher of Mother Jones, John Harris, took a salary of $161, 997 in 2009. Co-editors in chief Clara Jeffrey and Monika Bauerlein raked in salaries of $174,767 and $161,997, repsectively in 2009. (Gee, where's the social justice in that ? What would Mother Jones think of that ? Talk about doublethink!)
http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=7989
If Mother Jones was a capitalist operation, I'd say God bless and best of luck, even if I don't agree with their ignorant viewpoint. However, Mother Jones is not a capitalist venture. They're a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt outfit that survives on donations while selling ads in their print magazine and their website. Call me crazy and off my meds, but that hardly sounds fair to for profit magazines and websites.
Hmmmmm.....wait a minute.....I seem to remember something about 501(c)(3) tax exempt organizations when I outed Moveon.dork.....
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"To be tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, an organization must be organized and operated exclusively for exempt purposes set forth in section 501(c)(3), and none of its earnings may inure to any private shareholder or individual. In addition, it may not be an action organization, i.e., it may not attempt to influence legislation as a substantial part of its activities and it may not participate in any campaign activity for or against political candidates."
http://www.irs.gov/charities/charitable/article/0,,id=96099,00.html
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Hmmm.... According to the IRS rule I've posted above, Mother Jones would breaking the law if they ran stories like these:
"Mitt Romney, The Job Creator ? Not So Fast" http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/07/mitt-romney-jobs-record (It should be noted that I don't shill for candidates in this column, and if I did, I wouldn't exactly start with Myth Romney. Right is right and wrong is wrong.)
"Herman Cain's Immigration Plan: A Great Wall of China and an Alligator Filled Moat" http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/06/herman-cain-immigration-great-wall-alligators (Here is the opening line of the article: "The longer Herman Cain is on the campaign trail, the more bizarre and error-filled his pronouncements become.")
We could go on and on with all of the other Republican candidates, but you're an intelligent person, True Believer. I'm fairly certain you get the drift.
I say this at the end of every one of my investigative articles, and each time I hear nothing but crickets. However, this time, I'm feeling lucky. Yoo-hoo....arrogant and lazy mainstream media.....where are you ?
Ping!
You are on the right track. They need a different minority of taxpayer.
“Bizarre? Error filled?”
In Bizzaro Lib Hack World.
You got that right.
Thanks for the kind words.
You are welcome.
“Why can’t this guy be the Senate Minority Leader instead of that has-been Rectal Itch McConnell ?”
LOL! I love that line!
McConnell has never been known to be a good, or even passable, negotiator.
He’s messed things up royally over his long tenure in the leadership, and I don’t understand why they keep electing him.
McConnell is as competent as the Casey Anthony prosecutors...
LOL!
I love that analogy!
:)
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