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How High Taxes Broke Up The Beatles
Americans for Tax Reform ^
| September 15, 2009
| Tim Andrews
Posted on 09/15/2009 2:54:48 PM PDT by U of IL Conservative
Here at Americans for Tax Reform we have worked tirelessly to educate the public about the dangers of excessive taxation: job losses, businesses closing, economic stagnation - effectivly misery all round.
Now we have one more thing to blame high taxes on: breaking up the Beatles.
That's right, one of the greatest cultural tragedies of the 20th century was caused by big government...
(Excerpt) Read more at atr.org ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: beatles; england; liberals; music; taxes
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To: U of IL Conservative
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posted on
09/15/2009 2:55:19 PM PDT
by
Marie2
(The second mouse gets the cheese.)
To: U of IL Conservative
Let me tell you how it will be;
There’s one for you, nineteen for me.
‘Cause I’m the taxman,
Yeah, I’m the taxman.
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posted on
09/15/2009 2:56:26 PM PDT
by
Mad Dawgg
(If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the next one...)
To: U of IL Conservative
YOKO == HIGH TAXES
Apparently....
We must now deport Yoko to another country to save ours.
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posted on
09/15/2009 2:59:33 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
To: U of IL Conservative
Beatles. Taxman.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maz9ddxEQnM
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posted on
09/15/2009 3:00:19 PM PDT
by
La Lydia
To: Marie2
I thought it was Yoko.It was a tie between Yoko Ono and Taxman Oh No!
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posted on
09/15/2009 3:00:23 PM PDT
by
fhayek
To: U of IL Conservative
Rubber Soul is a great album.
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posted on
09/15/2009 3:02:40 PM PDT
by
dainbramaged
(If you want a friend, get a dog.)
To: U of IL Conservative
Did Yoko Ono come up with this theory?
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posted on
09/15/2009 3:02:46 PM PDT
by
earlJam
To: Marie2
Was it the Let It Be sessions where she was sitting there in the studio controlling her robot. I could see why george, john and ringo would have enough. It was obvious misery by then.
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posted on
09/15/2009 3:03:03 PM PDT
by
Frantzie
(Lou Dobbs & Glenn Beck- American Heroes! Bill O'Reilly = Liar)
To: U of IL Conservative
If it keeps people who can’t sing in tune from making recordings, then I’m all for high taxes.
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posted on
09/15/2009 3:03:08 PM PDT
by
Psycho_Bunny
(ALSO SPRACH ZEROTHUSTRA)
To: Marie2
It was the Yokoe of high taxes.
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posted on
09/15/2009 3:05:52 PM PDT
by
reg45
(Be calm everyone. The idiot children are in charge!)
To: Psycho_Bunny
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posted on
09/15/2009 3:06:54 PM PDT
by
jedi150
To: Marie2
Yoko was part of the problem.
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posted on
09/15/2009 3:44:59 PM PDT
by
Ptarmigan
(God Hates Bunnies. God Loves Ptarmigans)
To: U of IL Conservative
Didn't the Stones move to France during the 70’s to escape the British taxmen?
To: U of IL Conservative
"High Taxes Broke Up The Beatles"
See, there's a silver lining to everything.
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posted on
09/16/2009 5:22:06 AM PDT
by
Route797
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