tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post7223792631700548586..comments2024-03-29T07:11:24.898-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Why Not Tax Campaign Funds?Bernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-37849731697569066282015-03-30T14:48:32.620-04:002015-03-30T14:48:32.620-04:00Who is "Gruber?"Who is "Gruber?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-23055303094582537312015-03-29T18:48:35.717-04:002015-03-29T18:48:35.717-04:00"Gruber had liberal Democrats pegged. The stu..."Gruber had liberal Democrats pegged. The stupidity is genetic"<br /><br />Gruber sounds like a real winner. I bet he is very "special".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-31332977940870933922015-03-29T17:15:38.538-04:002015-03-29T17:15:38.538-04:00Gruber had liberal Democrats pegged. The stupidit...Gruber had liberal Democrats pegged. The stupidity is genetic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-36045234268480968922015-03-29T15:49:43.186-04:002015-03-29T15:49:43.186-04:00The playing field is leveled by the tax on campaig...The playing field is leveled by the tax on campaign funds accumulated at the end of a year. I don't see how thus tax would pass constitutional muster unless it were evenly applied. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-63710759297304108572015-03-29T15:47:18.598-04:002015-03-29T15:47:18.598-04:00Interesting idea, Bernie. 11:27 makes a good poin...Interesting idea, Bernie. 11:27 makes a good point. Incumbents enjoy the benefit of years of free media exposure, and are returned to office in overwhelming numbers. Challengers have an uphill battle. Perhaps applying your Democracy Tax only to incumbents would help level the playing field a little bit. <br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-40357843174388732752015-03-29T14:43:32.225-04:002015-03-29T14:43:32.225-04:00Most right wing loons are idiots.Most right wing loons are idiots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-26808988533355098302015-03-29T04:17:40.377-04:002015-03-29T04:17:40.377-04:00"Free Greggy(join the movement)"
The on..."Free Greggy(join the movement)"<br /><br />The only movement Greggy is freeing is due to the protein based enemas he is getting in prison.<br /><br />Oh Yeah!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-65890976605166401972015-03-28T21:17:50.022-04:002015-03-28T21:17:50.022-04:00Free Greggy(join the movement)
The only movement ...<i>Free Greggy(join the movement)</i><br /><br />The only movement associated with JG is a bowel movement, which coincidentally is the initials of the Blog Mentor. I think of each of them when I visit the throne and evacuate. When I flush, I imagine Greggy has been freed as he heads down the pipes to the septic tank.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-66144509194018372682015-03-28T18:33:37.279-04:002015-03-28T18:33:37.279-04:00I'm fine with that idea, but shouldn't we ...I'm fine with that idea, but shouldn't we by the same token also tax forced union "dues"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-45977790888780713702015-03-28T17:16:12.441-04:002015-03-28T17:16:12.441-04:00It should go to Jim Gregory's UNITY-PAC. That ...It should go to Jim Gregory's UNITY-PAC. That is where it would do the most good. JG will return and not only fix the Brown <br />Admisntration but reform politics, particularly here in the Lehigh Valley.<br /><br />Free Greggy(join the movement)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-51414995023745410152015-03-28T15:14:55.442-04:002015-03-28T15:14:55.442-04:00So Wolf's Democracy Tax goes to Delaware or wh...So Wolf's Democracy Tax goes to Delaware or where?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-83737620095281962842015-03-28T14:09:16.714-04:002015-03-28T14:09:16.714-04:00@10:34
The only point you get is the one on top of...@10:34<br />The only point you get is the one on top of your head.<br />Corbett didn't have enough teabaggers like you to get him elected again. The voters had enough of him. Maybe he will let you lick his boots and give you a job keeping them clean, since you are so familiar with how it's done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-35813191014970177112015-03-28T06:36:05.189-04:002015-03-28T06:36:05.189-04:00@5:37
Nitwit,
The point is that Corbett was goin...@5:37<br /><br />Nitwit, <br />The point is that Corbett was going lose. It didn't matter he was outspent. <br />Corbett thanks you for your vote.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-68803634210570533812015-03-28T06:00:08.515-04:002015-03-28T06:00:08.515-04:00$53 million divided by PA's population of 12.7...$53 million divided by PA's population of 12.79 million is just $4.14 per citizen or about $1 per citizen per year (given four-year terms) to debate and decide matters of critical importance. That's not a lot to spend on the democratic process.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-64433876486872272052015-03-28T05:37:33.361-04:002015-03-28T05:37:33.361-04:00"Corbett had as big a war chest as any sittin..."Corbett had as big a war chest as any sitting Governor ever had. He lost because he was an arrogant, uncaring SOB who was known to be a stooge for the Oil and Gas Industry."<br /><br />You made the guy's point, dummy. Wolf had $30 million vs. Corbett's $23 million. Despite Corbett's perceived advantage, he was outspent monetarily - and in the marketplace of ideas. The system works. There's no need for another government taxing scheme on political expression. Some say $53 million is obscene. I think spending and being forced to spend that much is a testament to a system many think is dead. Bullshit. Capitalism's highest form of flattery is allocating capital toward something. A lot of capital was put into a debate that changed PA's politics from very right to very left. Again, the system works and you're too blind to see past talking points. BTW - I can't stand either extremist who ran.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-13528222341542475902015-03-28T01:47:35.143-04:002015-03-28T01:47:35.143-04:00I don't know that it was his wife. I don't...I don't know that it was his wife. I don't know what lesson that teacher was supposed to be giving, but she made a poor choice. If it was, the sins of the wife shall not be visited on the husband. I already have enough reasons to slam him.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-27303975898803773372015-03-28T01:39:18.404-04:002015-03-28T01:39:18.404-04:00Hey Bernie, speaking of Schlossberg what do you th...Hey Bernie, speaking of Schlossberg what do you think about his wife dropping the N-bomb in front of her classroom at ASD? She laid it on one of her students in her class.<br /><br />Wow!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-59471145128425135572015-03-27T22:22:00.952-04:002015-03-27T22:22:00.952-04:00I am humbled that you like my term "Democracy...I am humbled that you like my term "Democracy Tax". Feel free to use it.Poison Posse 1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-72826310406917945792015-03-27T21:32:57.287-04:002015-03-27T21:32:57.287-04:00What would the tax go to ?What would the tax go to ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-10943340995249874562015-03-27T18:05:30.805-04:002015-03-27T18:05:30.805-04:00Actually Bernie one has to pay filing fees to plac...Actually Bernie one has to pay filing fees to place oneself on the ballot ... And there is a difference between receiving money from others and using your own money ... Receiving money from others constitutes getting monetary support .... Using your own money does not constitute monetary support especially if no committee is formed ... People are always thinking up ways to hurt the efforts of good people who don't like to spend money in campaigns but are well fitted to serve ... But unless you get your name out and people hear of your candidacy and like your candidacy one goes relatively no where ... Whether I get only 308 votes or 32,000 votes a loss is still a loss. Dennis PearsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-32229788676494421152015-03-27T17:27:36.324-04:002015-03-27T17:27:36.324-04:00Totally agree with this new tax!!!Totally agree with this new tax!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-71696639464427140962015-03-27T17:26:07.985-04:002015-03-27T17:26:07.985-04:00Corbett had as big a war chest as any sitting Gove...Corbett had as big a war chest as any sitting Governor ever had. He lost because he was an arrogant, uncaring SOB who was known to be a stooge for the Oil and Gas Industry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-71263450011131446662015-03-27T17:12:03.343-04:002015-03-27T17:12:03.343-04:00It's a tax that would essentially require peop...It's a tax that would essentially require people to pay the government to play in politics. No thanks. Corbett was supposed to have all the energy company dough and incumbent advantages. Wolf spent about a zillion dollars per vote to get the office. The market of politics sends us candidates from all points of the spectrum. This proposal is a response to Citizens United and it's a cure that's worse than the disease. No thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-58793688559025979392015-03-27T17:01:28.480-04:002015-03-27T17:01:28.480-04:00because you're taxing political speech.
why...because you're taxing political speech. <br /><br />why not a poll tax?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-76690144246554561902015-03-27T16:52:31.987-04:002015-03-27T16:52:31.987-04:00John is an example,as are many. I am not saying th...John is an example,as are many. I am not saying that this rule should apply to everyone but the people I support. I am saying it should apply to one and all, and I would call it the Democracy Tax. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.com