 Media Credit: BETH COOPER A crowd of students and Athens residents protested at the Arch yesterday. "We wanted to bring together the people of the 'silent majority' to show that people are tired of paying high taxes," said College Republican Chairman Greg Wilson. [Click to enlarge]
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A crowd of students and Athens residents protested at the Arch yesterday. "We wanted to bring together the people of the 'silent majority' to show that people are tired of paying high taxes," said College Republican Chairman Greg Wilson.
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brad
posted 4/16/09 @ 7:10 AM EST
Ignorance is bliss.
scandal!
posted 4/16/09 @ 9:12 AM EST
You mean Greg Wilson has taken a day off from his official job giving people morality advice?
PEOPLE!! THERE IS AN UNOCCUPIED SOAPBOX!
Zaid
posted 4/17/09 @ 12:44 AM EST
I spent three hours with these folks and couldn't get a single answer about what tax specifically they were protesting. I think Obama just cut taxes to even lower than Bush for 95% of the country and they aren't even hiking the tax rate on the top bracket, just letting their cuts expire in 2011. (Continued…)
Just Me...
posted 4/17/09 @ 7:55 AM EST
You have to know that Barack Obama has not cut taxes for 95% of Americans. It's what we ignorant folks call "a lie".
Of Obama's "95%" that are receiving tax cuts, over 40% of those people won't pay income taxes in the first place. (Continued…)
Zaid
posted 4/17/09 @ 11:25 AM EST
What are you even talking about, Wes? How he quoted a socialist to bitch and whine about a 3% tax hike on the wealthiest Americans in 2011?
Yeah, I agree, both of you are dumb fucks. (Continued…)
Zechoppa
posted 4/17/09 @ 11:31 AM EST
It sure does sound like someone got their panties into a wad. Take from the rich and give to the people on Welfare. What a fantastic system we have devised! Breed mediocrity and punish those who succeed. (Continued…)
The Bobster
posted 4/17/09 @ 12:33 PM EST
He quoted Orwell to comment on the pervasiveness of disingenous political doubletalk, Zaid-laden, not to "bitch and whine" about tax hikes. He did that with his stats, true or not. (Continued…)
No NEW TAXES
posted 4/17/09 @ 1:57 PM EST
SEE TAXES DO NOTHING FOR US
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Dawggone
posted 4/17/09 @ 2:35 PM EST
Zaid,
Maybe when you get out of school and notice that a large portion of your paycheck is gone you'll come out of your liberal haze. You will be especially pissed when you notice that there are a good many people who dont pay taxes at all. (Continued…)
Cunsurvutuve
posted 4/17/09 @ 3:31 PM EST
Gud Gawd!
Them demercates is gawn give awr cuntry to the poor. Tain't right, 'swat mah grandpappy sayd.
I don't like no taxes. I don't pay no taxes. (Continued…)
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