DUmmy TwixVoy Explains Tax Law, Predicts Armageddon

[GOBUCKS]

DUmmy TwixVoy is becoming one of my favorite DUmmies. It's just so cute to see a fired Target clerk, who has now moved down to become a trainee cable guy, give lectures on the state of capitalism, macroeconomics, and now, the tax laws. We hope he can start getting paid for these lectures. Goodness knows, he's demonstrated that he can't hold on to his day job.

In this lecture, DUmmy TwixVoy employs another favorite Pittian bouncy artifice, the precisely remembered conversation with an abysmally misinformed friend, followed by the vertbatim solemn advice dispensed by the wise storyteller.

TwixVoy  (1000+ posts)        Mon Aug-10-09 02:48 PM
Original message
Stupidity will be the death of this nation
Yesterday morning I went to the old Target store I used to work at to say hi to some of my former co-workers.

I got to talking to an elderly former co-worker who is always upset the company keeps taking away her health insurance soon after she qualifies because her hours get cut.

She started telling me that the health care reform was going to "take all her money" (she makes $10/hour after being at Target over 10 years... I know, I was her supervisor last year and gave her her annual 15 cent raise). Then she told me that she heard that she didn't have to pay taxes because "nothing in the constitution says we have to".

To which I responded "actually the 16th amendment specifically allows income taxes and was added to the constitution after the courts started to strike down income tax laws". She smiled at me and said in a very patronizing tone "Ok sweetie if that's what you want to believe but trust me nothing the constitution says anything about income taxes".

So instead of actually doing her homework on health care reform and even the freaking constitution when I gave her the exact amendment that allows for income taxes instead of bothering to look it up she just continues to CHOOSE to remain ignorant.

I can't wait until these morons screw health care reform, the stock market starts to nose dive again come 4th quarter, and we are back in another economic crisis that will make 2008 look like a tea party. It obviously is going to take a major shake up in these peoples lives before they actually make some effort to educate themselves instead of letting FAUX news do it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6268008

And a question: When did it become permissible at the DUmp to criticize Target? I thought Target, along with Lowe's, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and Costco were sacrosanct Blue Companies. No blue company is supposed to be criticized, unless it's Blue Cross or Blue Shield.

YOY  (1000+ posts)        Mon Aug-10-09 02:50 PM
Response to Original message
1. Well if someone has the info right in front of them and refuses to acknowledge it.
It should be pointed out as just that to their faces.

[BadCat]

Did the DUmmy also offer proof of ratification for the 16th Amendment?

That information seems to be...uhm...not there.

[DumbAss Tanker]

Did the DUmmy also offer proof of ratification for the 16th Amendment?

That information seems to be...uhm...not there.

That's all been litigated out many years ago.  It wasn't 'Some courts' that invalidated the pre-16th Amendment income tax, it was SCOTUS, and once the 16th was passed, the whole thing was naturally tested again in the courts.  Beyond the 2/3 requirement, the details of ratification are only broadly and vaguely indicated in the Constitution, and when the ratification question naturally came up after the Amendment, the Federal courts said 'Close enough.' 

[Karin]

Lowe's is a blue company?  Well Home Depot is worse.  They set up exhibits for children at gay pride parades. 

[Texacon]

You know I can't figure out why they don't see direct corollation between the stock market and 'O's policies.  When his policies are tanking the stock market is SOARING .... well okay not soaring but definitely going up.  When 'O' is pushing his policies the stock market takes a dump.

Just can't figure it out.

KC

[Ralph Wiggum]

DUmmies giving advice on tax law.....

[GOBUCKS]

Lowe's is a blue company?  Well Home Depot is worse.  They set up exhibits for children at gay pride parades. 

Well, I saw that thing about Home Depot at the queer parade, too, but maybe there are some missing details, like a DUmp bouncy.
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2008/11/19/home-depot-founder-non-gop-donors-should-be-shot/

And the DUmp has had a crush on Lowe's over Home Depot for a long time. I apologize for this link, but I didn't want to look further:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/7/27/205510/101

[LC EFA]

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I can't wait until these morons screw health care reform, the stock market starts to nose dive again come 4th quarter, and we are back in another economic crisis that will make 2008 look like a tea party. It obviously is going to take a major shake up in these peoples lives before they actually make some effort to educate themselves instead of letting FAUX news do it.
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Psst !

DUmmie !

Have you forgotten who's running the show these days ?

Here's a hint. They don't have an (R) after their name.

[thundley4]

Psst !

DUmmie !

Have you forgotten who's running the show these days ?

Here's a hint. They don't have an (R) after their name.

The only way the markets will dive from screwing with healthcare reform is if it is passed in a form the moonbats want. The markets have been going up because it looks like the "reform" is failing.

[djones520]

Psst !

DUmmie !

Have you forgotten who's running the show these days ?

Here's a hint. They don't have an (R) after their name.

That doesn't matter.  Republicans always control how everything goes, no matter if their in power or not.  So the DUmp sayeth.

[The Village Idiot]

Lowe's is a blue company?  Well Home Depot is worse.  They set up exhibits for children at gay pride parades. 

There are other hardware stores out there...