Gawain 0 #26 March 3, 2009 Quote >putting it in my right hand then taking it out of my left isn't a tax cut it is deception. OK then. I'll let you mail me the ~$800 your family will save. That way, nothing will change, and you'll continue to be happy with the Bush tax cuts. I'll even splurge on postage for you. He'll have to withhold $320 for you though...So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckakers 426 #27 March 3, 2009 QuoteQuoteAn overwhelming majority of welfare recipients vote democrat. An overwhelming majority of wealthy people vote republican. Who's supporting who? Bullshit. At least according to the data. Just to get things straight (I'm not debating your point, just wondering where the cutoffs are). How are you defining "overwhelming majority of wealthy?" Is there a cutoff point? I took a look at a couple of exit polls. I know that data is boring, but it beats making shit up. The only group that overwhelmingly favored McCain (as in more than 60%) was gun owners. Whites did seem to favor him, but blacks favored Obama (more overwhelmingly, but with far less overall influence). one source Wikipedia CNN This is by no means exhaustive. A lot of polls don't include income data. One that didn't was, however, very interesting nevertheless. From the NY Times . The cool thing is that you can click the "height of bars" line to see how influential each segment is among voters as a whole. For instance, suburbs are almost half of the where-you-live poll. Wendy W. I didn't say anything about blacks ad whites, I said welfare recipients. Look at the chart you provided. 73% of people earning less than $15,000 a year vote democrat. That's what I'm talking about. These are the people we tax payers will have to carry through the economic problems, which was the context of my statement. Of course I guess we already do that. You are right though about the wealthy not being as republican as I remembered. I had forgotten that there's been a shift in the upper income brackets, specially among $200K plus types.. And just to answer your question, I call 73% an overwhelming majority.Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,583 #28 March 3, 2009 I didn't edit carefully enough. I'm perfectly willing to agree that the overwhelming majority of poor vote democratic; I was calling bullshit on the wealthy voting republican. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #29 March 3, 2009 Quote Quote Quote An overwhelming majority of wealthy people vote republican. You might be amazed at the number of wealthy people in NYC and surrounding areas who are die hard democrats. I have never been able to understand it. I think a lot of that is cultural rather than economic. A lot of those folks are yellow dog dems that will ALWAYS vote democrat regrdless of how much they make. Talk about spiting yourself. Just as a lot of poor, white trash below the Mason-Dixon Line will ALWAYS vote Republican no matter how much corporate management fucks over the little guy. Talk about spiting yourself. Anyhow, your attitude just confirms the key difference between how rich Republicans vote and how rich Democrats vote: The Republicans vote their wallets. The Democrats vote their conscience. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckakers 426 #30 March 3, 2009 Quote Quote Quote Quote The Republicans vote their wallets. The Democrats vote their conscience. Which explains why so many democrats are in poverty.Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
