Former Philadelphia Police Department captain Ray Lewis, seen holding a protest sign in unity with the Occupy Wall Street protesters in lower Manhattan, has been arrested, according to the New York Observer.
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The top earners are paying significantly less in taxes than the bottom earners. To spell that out in terms the person who made this sign clearly cannot understand, the government decided that the people who are making 350x more than the average earner should not have to pay more taxes.
They should pay less because conservatives believe that the money they save on taxes will be pumped back into the economy, and here’s the coincidence, and you’re not going to believe this: since those tax breaks have been put into place, the country has fallen further and further into debt.
THAT’S SO WEIRD. You mean these people aren’t showering the poor with their money, but they’re putting it in off-shore bank accounts and stocks? I would have never guessed that would happen.
The Green State (via soupsoup)
Lauren Hunter for every political position ever in 20everything.
Just a mom… (from Occupy Vancouver)
