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Billionaire Bill Gates Says He Should Pay 'Significantly higher' Taxes
CNN ^ | Sun February 18, 2018

Posted on 02/20/2018 12:10:00 PM PST by nickcarraway

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To: nickcarraway

This is the old story of, once you make it in to the castle, pull the drawbridge up behind you. Gates wasn’t advocating for higher taxes while he was making his billions. Now that he has earned them and doesn’t need any more, he advocates for higher taxes. Just like that whining hypocrite Buffett. Its virtue signaling at its worst. Hey Bill — Antifa still hates you. Your more extreme Leftwing buddies won’t be happy until they have confiscated all of your wealth and that stadium-sized house that you live in.


41 posted on 02/20/2018 12:21:48 PM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: nickcarraway

He and every whining rich person who claims that they do not pay enough taxes can very easily write a check to the revenue department of whatever country they live in an pay additional taxes.

Governments do not usually discourage people from giving them money.


42 posted on 02/20/2018 12:22:05 PM PST by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: circlecity; All
Excellent segment, on this, from FoxBiz, earlier today...about cowardly Bill Gates' Foundation vs actually paying more taxes....

.@GroverNorquist to @BillGates calling for 'significantly' higher taxes: "I challenge you to put up or shut up." pic.twitter.com/ZiJtufCvos— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) February 20, 2018


43 posted on 02/20/2018 12:22:09 PM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: nickcarraway
"I need to pay higher taxes,"

Write a check to "United States Treasury" and mail it to them. Too easy.

44 posted on 02/20/2018 12:22:28 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: nickcarraway

Year ago, Bill Gates was applauded for donating desktop computers to schools around the world. At the time, it seemed like a very philanthropic thing to do, however, the real goal was to effectively lock Apple computers out of the school systems. And later, when the operating systems and, ultimately Windows, needed to be upgraded, the schools paid for that. He’s a capitalist at heart. (he also more or less stole DOS way back when)


45 posted on 02/20/2018 12:23:00 PM PST by JWNM
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To: nickcarraway

If Gates pays me $1 billion, I’ll fill out the form to pay $999 million to the government in voluntary taxes. That way he can feel good about himself, and I can keep $1 million for filling out the form that the liberal pencil neck won’t do himself.


46 posted on 02/20/2018 12:23:11 PM PST by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: JWNM

Authoritarianism is not capitalism.


47 posted on 02/20/2018 12:25:02 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

But that would cause you to fire people. We really don’t want you to do that. Neither do their kids. Sob.....


48 posted on 02/20/2018 12:25:21 PM PST by buffaloguy (Bond arms Cowbot)
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To: nickcarraway

Knock yourself out Billyboy.

I suppose then he’d want to be the one making the rules...


49 posted on 02/20/2018 12:25:42 PM PST by Blue Collar Christian (We Arizonans need to get rid of McCain/Flake as all of us pray for Trump.)
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To: nickcarraway
He really wants to pay more in taxes, really.

And, he has an excellent excuse; there appears to be no app for that.

50 posted on 02/20/2018 12:26:32 PM PST by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never...except for convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

Rich liberals want other people to pay more taxes.

But they draw the line at paying what they say they can afford.

I’d believe them if they walked the talk. What rich liberals want is exactly what government can’t produce.

Value. If it produced that, liberals would have an easier time defending higher taxes.

And that is exactly what Gates can’t do.


51 posted on 02/20/2018 12:26:56 PM PST by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Forever))
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To: nickcarraway
Billionaire Bill Gates Says He Should Pay 'Significantly higher' Taxes

Attention whore. Write a check you @$$hole! Don't tell us, just do it!

52 posted on 02/20/2018 12:27:11 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: nickcarraway

Hey Bill, shut up and write checks.


53 posted on 02/20/2018 12:27:16 PM PST by rfp1234 (I have already previewed this composition.)
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To: nickcarraway
The government can always be counted on to do such a wonderful job with the extra money. Ask Jeff Zuckerberg how many great things were done in Newark with the $100 mil he donated.

ML/NJ

54 posted on 02/20/2018 12:27:20 PM PST by ml/nj
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To: nickcarraway

Billy boy, just do it!
Nobody is stopping you.
In fact, why haven’t you already done it?
You’ve been richer than rich for decades. This can’t be a new revelation.


55 posted on 02/20/2018 12:27:43 PM PST by lee martell
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To: nickcarraway

Talk is cheap.


56 posted on 02/20/2018 12:28:03 PM PST by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: Howie66

Exactly. That’s why I hate liberals. They’re damn HYPOCRITES.

They run their mouths on things they cant cash in. What’s stopping ya Bill? All talk.


57 posted on 02/20/2018 12:28:41 PM PST by beergarden
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To: nickcarraway

Nothing is stopping him from giving the government as much money as he wants.

The government just shouldn’t be extorting it from the citizens.

So, have at it, Bill.


58 posted on 02/20/2018 12:29:26 PM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: nickcarraway

Easy, just fill out the 1040 easy form and take no deductions.


59 posted on 02/20/2018 12:30:34 PM PST by martinidon
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To: plain talk; nickcarraway

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“People who are wealthier tended to get dramatically more benefits than the middle class or those who are poor”

No they don’t. That’s a bold-face lie. The question for Gates is whether he voluntarily pays more taxes than he is required to by the IRS and, if not, why not? After all he believes he should pay more taxes. If he believes thay way then he should set an example.
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Now, now. I will say if he’s talking about crony Capitalism, he’s dead on.

Govt using the tax code for the benefit of SOME to the detriment of others (IE: big corps able to shoulder the burden of rule/reg/tax XYZ).

If he’s talking service(s), yeah, he’s full of sh!t


60 posted on 02/20/2018 12:30:50 PM PST by i_robot73 ("A man chooses. A slave obeys." - Andrew Ryan)
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