tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post8789100693590422632..comments2024-03-22T13:06:27.366-05:00Comments on WataugaWatch: FairylandJ.W. Williamsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694324792688711136noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-35849249079703929952017-12-10T17:10:51.903-05:002017-12-10T17:10:51.903-05:00It has been proven over and over again that giving...It has been proven over and over again that giving more money to people who are already rich does NOT translate into economic growth and jobs. Trickle-down is a myth.Anonagainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-68463696192443830012017-12-10T10:01:49.375-05:002017-12-10T10:01:49.375-05:00No, I don't think they care about either of us...No, I don't think they care about either of us. so what? I don't care about them either. If we all get a tax cut, it stands to reason that those who pay the bigger amounts would have a bigger benefit from the cut. It seems that you are more concerned about what other people have than what benefit you yourself might get.<br /><br />The reason why your tax cut will be tiny compared to what the Kochs get is that your tax bill (if you have one at all) is tiny compared to what the Kochs pay.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-78903623618698279172017-12-09T22:01:42.419-05:002017-12-09T22:01:42.419-05:00I don’t have 10 million to spend on convincing peo...I don’t have 10 million to spend on convincing people of anything. My tax cut will be tiny compared to what the Kochs will get. Again, why do you seem to care more about them than about ordinary people like me (and you, I presume). That’s what they want - for you and me to fight with each other so we don’t notice that they’re making out like bandits. Do you think that the top 1% gives a shit about me or you?bettywhitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-28782397393571046802017-12-09T16:50:28.695-05:002017-12-09T16:50:28.695-05:00bettwhite...I wasn't responding to the article...bettwhite...I wasn't responding to the article. I was responding to the post from Anonagain which preceded mine. <br /><br />You could be right that the 10 million might be better spent "helping people"..but, since it's not my money or yours, we don't get to decide. It's sort of like how you spend your money. I may have different ideas on how you should spend it, but it's not my choice, is it?<br /><br />You should, therefore, feel free to spend your money trying to convince people that this tax bill is a bad thing. I wonder tho, will you keep any money you get from having your taxes cut?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-44649234311764170342017-12-09T15:33:36.252-05:002017-12-09T15:33:36.252-05:00Um, I don’t think I said anything about their cont...Um, I don’t think I said anything about their contributions not being commendable. But again you are deflecting. This article was about the Koch brothers spending 10 million dollars to try to convince people that this tax bill is a good thing. Wouldn’t that 10 million be better spent helping people?bettywhitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-33765970260508303422017-12-09T09:29:45.012-05:002017-12-09T09:29:45.012-05:00Those "few bones" added up to well over ...Those "few bones" added up to well over a BILLION dollars for cancer related causes. Just because you disagree with their politics doesn't mean that their charity is not commendable! Is pointing out their positive contributions "defending them"?<br /><br />You seem to have a very myopic view of the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-21192851634373389472017-12-08T18:56:50.711-05:002017-12-08T18:56:50.711-05:00Great deflection, Anonymous. You know as well as I...Great deflection, Anonymous. You know as well as I do that the Kochs’ primary focus is not cancer research. Sure, they throw a few bones to charity and other causes to make themselves look good, but most of the time they are grabbing more and more for themselves. Why are you defending them? That’s what they want -they don’t have to defend themselves when they can trick others into doing it for them.bettywhitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-85700225450921984062017-12-08T14:57:02.725-05:002017-12-08T14:57:02.725-05:00Anonagain....How much more do they need? Since the...Anonagain....How much more do they need? Since they have given milions and millions and millions to fund cancer centers, I guess they can always use more...or, at least for as long as cancer continues to be a problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-42807952666399352662017-12-08T11:59:53.541-05:002017-12-08T11:59:53.541-05:00I will never, ever understand the motivation of pe...I will never, ever understand the motivation of people like the Koch brothers. If I was in my 80s and worth several billion dollars, do you know what I'd be doing? I'd be retired and enjoying my life, instead of trying to amass more and more wealth for myself. How much money does one person need, anyway? Especially when said person already has enough to live on a million times over. You can take it with you, Kochs!! You two probably don't have too many years left, why don't you go and enjoy all that money before you're in diapers again? Sheesh.Anonagainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-67538988665040796402017-12-08T11:56:58.566-05:002017-12-08T11:56:58.566-05:00This is Mike---too careless above about student-at...This is Mike---too careless above about student-athletes and tuition waivers. The waiver issue<br />would only apply to S-A graduate students.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-84518107627876167812017-12-07T15:39:52.120-05:002017-12-07T15:39:52.120-05:00It may be, as Sears says, Republican disdain for l...It may be, as Sears says, Republican disdain for liberal views in higher education that motivated making student tuition waivers taxable (and not allowing deductions for student loan interest?), but there are lots of Republican students and Republican wannabees who will be hit by this tax, not just liberals. And, don't student-athletes get tuition waivers? What the hell will rich alums do when athletic programs can't recruit footballers and basketballers to entertain them.<br />Besides, if universities are dangerous because they foment liberalism, how come most of these Republican complainers hold B.S. degrees or even graduate degrees. It's because they spout cliches, now enhanced by partisanship, rather than test themselves by thinking critically. Those damned liberal professors surely have often failed in their one important task, at least for the humanities, to teach successfully critical thinking.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-62824761939229874032017-12-07T15:08:48.667-05:002017-12-07T15:08:48.667-05:00Hate calling them 'entitlements' by the wa...Hate calling them 'entitlements' by the way - we're only entitled to them because we've each of us been paying into them for more than 40 years.<br /><br />Took part in an investor-aimed roundtable by my investment company last night. The Chief Global Economist for the company (not exactly a tree-hugging lee-brul by anyone's standards) pretty much shot down the 'we'll grow our way out of this increased deficit' idea. He said we came close to finding that balance 5 years ago, half-way through Obama's second term, but now we're ratcheting the deficit up again we can pretty much expect our economy to collapse by the time Millennials hit retirement age (in 30-40 years).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-43798044182762287532017-12-07T11:44:54.834-05:002017-12-07T11:44:54.834-05:00Thoughts.. the attack upon student loans and grad...Thoughts.. the attack upon student loans and graduate students is basically pay-back for their liberal views. And the most devious part of the tax cuts and the deficits it will increase is step-two: decry the deficits and then move to cut entitlements...social security and Medicare. <br />Pixelshimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11789805056778137745noreply@blogger.com