Comments on: Treason Lobby

By: Michael Marks

Michael Marks — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:22:35 +0000

Mr. Gruener since you obviously don’t pay enough taxes on your income, how would you like to pay my taxes this year? Do you notice that these guys won’t do their so called patriotic duty quietly and with humility? No, they want to compell or be compelled to do it by the government.

I’ll bet you Mr Gruener takes advantage of every tax break, deduction, etc, too keep from over-paying his taxes. His patriotism doesn’t pass the smell test…

By: Myron Pauli

Myron Pauli — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:24:53 +0000

me – not I – bad grammar – oops (Rick Perry moment # 2)

By: Myron Pauli

Myron Pauli — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:23:33 +0000

If the Patriotic Millionaires believe that one should “invest in things that we think are critical for a good society.” – that is great. Let them do the investing! That is called ………..hmmm…….. (Rick Perry pause!)…….it’s coming to me …….. CAPITALISM!!!

If it is a windmill or a recycling plant or a medical clinic or something, go for it – put your money into this badly uninvested area and make a profit. Go for it, Garrett! If you convince me or others to invest as well, all the better. Just don’t FORCE others to invest at gunpoint.

The same applies to charity/altruism/tzedakah – you want to give to the Salvation Army (as I do every year) – go for it, Garrett! Just don’t point a gun at others to do the same.

This also applies to “National Public Radio”. You want a radio station mouthing your political philosophy, go ahead and fund one, Garrett. Don’t expect Ilana and I to pay for it, however. I’ll fund those whose beliefs I share instead. That is a concept known as Freedom of Speech and of the Press.

Maybe the Patriotic Millionaires can pay for some private schooling for themselves to learn basic civics!

By: Bob Schaefer

Bob Schaefer — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:50:28 +0000

Patriotic Millionaires is a Democrat front group made up of big donors to Democrats and Obama.

For example, Garrett Gruener’s donations over the past three election cycles amount to $207,100.

http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/search.php?name=Gruener%2C+Garrett+&state=CA&zip=&employ=&cand=&c2012=Y&c2010=Y&c2008=Y&sort=N&capcode=r2w9m&submit=Submit+your+Donor+Query

It’s similar for most of the rest of the other “200 folks.”

By: Dennis

Dennis — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:50:23 +0000

Mr Gruener, are you out there? Simple answer to resolve YOUR PROBLEM: Write a check to the FedGov to be applied to deficit reduction only – Ya, and ask Michael Moore to do so as well. Heck, he just might invite you to spend a week with him at his $2 Million cottage in Torch Lake, Michigan for thinking of him.

This may depress readers, but read

http://www.theobjectivestandard.com/issues/2006-fall/decline-fall-american-conservatism.asp

By: George Pal

George Pal — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:34:43 +0000

“the decisions we make as a country are decisions we have to pay for...” Garrett Gruener ”'tis a consummation devoutly to be wished” - Hamlet’s soliloquy on death “total public debt outstanding was listed at $15, 033, 607, 255, 920.32 on Wednesday afternoon, November 16, 2011. - CBS News ”ay, there's the rub” - Hamlet’s soliloquy on death (and taxes) ”what happened next, the Great Depression in 1929 and the great recession of 2008, was a direct result of that bias in the distribution of income.” - Garrett Gruener “And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought” - Hamlet’s soliloquy on death (and taxes) (and idiots)

By: james huggins

james huggins — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:45:43 +0000

Where do these self-important yutzes come from? What is it with so many people, not just “patriotic” millionaires who think they should have someone elses money, dictate what someone else should eat, drive or raise their children. When everybody plays his own position the game goes well but when people start trying to play someone elses position for them the game is invariably lost.

By: Robert Glisson

Robert Glisson — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:37:17 +0000

I was informed in a financial article years ago that the two primary companies that Buffet owned was a salvage company that bought businesses bankrupted by the government foreclosing on inheritance taxes that were over a third of the price of the business and the kids couldn’t pay it; thereby he could buy a profitable business for a little over a third of the value. The other business was an insurance company that insured against the cost of inheritance tax; therefore he got you coming and going. Buffet has long lobbied against any reduction in the death tax. Now he lobbies for a tax on capital gains for the same reason. Recently a former congressman J.C. Watts said in a newspaper article that the cost of production of a product was 16 hundred or thousand dollars above what it should be because of excessive taxation and regulation. He was countered in a ‘letter to the editor’ by a local businesswoman who said that she had no extra costs and he was misleading the public. She has a food tasting business for heaven’s sake. What does Garrett Gruener and his cronies do for a living, follow the money.

By: Dan Maguire

Dan Maguire — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:50:28 +0000

These “tax the rich” folks are nauseating. They volunteer other people’s money and then pat themselves on the back as though they’ve done something noble. There’s nothing noble about volunteering that which does not belong to you. And there’s no caveat in that these guys would also pay more in taxes themselves. It’s still volunteering other people’s property. I just don’t understand it, how so many believe that this behavior is selfless.

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:17:09 +0000

This man is repulsive. If he and his rich friends want to pay more they can I am sure. They don’t need to impose their ignorance on other people. These idiots don’t realize that the U.S. government doesn’t have a revenue problem it has a spending problem. So many issues in this article.