Comments on: Erin Burnett: You have an “obligation” to pay as little tax as possible

By: Dearth and Taxes « Grand Rants

Dearth and Taxes « Grand Rants — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:57:46 +0000

[...] stop with the “paying more taxes is patriotic” theme, and the suggestion that those who use tax loopholes are ipso facto tax cheats, shall we? If anyone, liberal or conservative wants to pay more taxes, he [...]

By: Aronne

Aronne — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:59:28 +0000

Awesome indeed.

By: kens

kens — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:56:39 +0000

Well, Sec of Treasury Geithner felt the same way.

By: pabarge

pabarge — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:38:57 +0000

the video is broken. don’t bother.

By: Kevin M

Kevin M — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:10:53 +0000

Hey, was this article written by a grade-school dropout?

“Although Obama said he wants U.S. companies to be the most competitive in the world, but some businesspeople think the “crackdown” on tax shelters will be a hindrance to competitiveness.”

Sheesh. I’ll take a blogger over a ‘reporter’ any day.

By: Chubbs65

Chubbs65 — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:09:25 +0000

I think she said something really nasty against Bush on the Scarborough show a year or two ago.

By: Kevin M

Kevin M — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:07:49 +0000

Meh. She once called the President of the United States a monkey. It’s tough to respect her after such a statement.

By: MirCat

MirCat — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:25:07 +0000

Mr Limpet on May 4, 2009 at 9:40 PM

That’s what you get for thinking.

lorien1973 on May 4, 2009 at 9:44 PM

Awesome

- The Cat

By: ExTex

ExTex — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:00:47 +0000

Erin’s OK but she reminds me a little of a monkey. Like a monkey in the middle…

BCrago66 on May 4, 2009 at 11:10 PM

Yup. Definitely monkey there.

By: xiao_en

xiao_en — Tue, 05 May 2009 13:59:07 +0000

That SOB. Corporations and individuals don’t cost taxpayers billions, the GD Federal government does!
DerKrieger on May 4, 2009 at 9:54 PM

+a trillion here and a trillion there…

By: otcconan

otcconan — Tue, 05 May 2009 13:16:45 +0000

Damn right you have an “obligation” to pay as little tax as possible. Especially if you need that money to feed a family or pay your employees.

By: Fishoutofwater

Fishoutofwater — Tue, 05 May 2009 13:00:43 +0000

“Going to be doing more, uh, off the grid transactions.”

cash cash cash cash.
It is untraceable.

There are a number of us exchanging legal tender silver dollars and bullion for goods and services already. I give very substantial discounts (indexed to current spot prices) to people who pay me in silver dollars.

By: angryed

angryed — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:42:23 +0000

No company in the history of manking has paid a cent in taxes. Employees and customers pay taxes, not companies. Some people understand this. Most do not. Which is why Obama and Co. can demonize corporations and have the great unwashed American Idol watching imbeciles all across the land groan with approval.

By: angryed

angryed — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:38:59 +0000

The first sensible thing that bimbette has said. But, as much as MSNBC gets ridiculed for being a mouthpiece of the Obama party, CNBC is no different when it comes to Wall St so this is not exactly earth shattering.

By: backwoods conservative

backwoods conservative — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:26:14 +0000

Yeah, but AP would have a better chance of getting KP, and MKH in a threesome then getting a piece of Erin.

Lance Murdock on May 4, 2009 at 9:44 PM

Whoa! A guy could win the lottery and not be able to satisfy her tastes.

By: bluelightbrigade

bluelightbrigade — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:06:06 +0000

Allah has a crush on Erin Burnett. :-) amerpundit on May 4, 2009 at 9:39 PM ~~Eric~~ Erin Burnett to AP: “Is that a tax shelter in your pants, or are you just happy to see me?” bluelightbrigade on May 5, 2009 at 8:00 AM

FIFMS (I really need to learn to type.)

By: bluelightbrigade

bluelightbrigade — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:00:02 +0000

Allah has a crush on Erin Burnett. :-)

amerpundit on May 4, 2009 at 9:39 PM

Eric Burnett to AP: “Is that a tax shelter in your pants, or are you just happy to see me?”

By: bluelightbrigade

bluelightbrigade — Tue, 05 May 2009 11:52:14 +0000

By: Obama Redefines Corporate Taxes | NEOAVATARA

Obama Redefines Corporate Taxes | NEOAVATARA — Tue, 05 May 2009 11:12:29 +0000

[...] My minicrush on Erin Burnett on Morning Joe yesterday just got a little bigger, because she stated that people have an [...]

By: JamesN

JamesN — Tue, 05 May 2009 09:20:19 +0000

The only two honourable professions left in the US are smuggling and tax evasion. Glad to see an issue that I can agree with Obama about.

By: dtestard

dtestard — Tue, 05 May 2009 05:28:29 +0000

Learned Hand:

“Anyone may arrange his affairs so that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which best pays the treasury. There is not even a patriotic duty to increase one’s taxes. Over and over again the Courts have said that there is nothing sinister in so arranging affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. Everyone does it, rich and poor alike and all do right, for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands.”

Gregory v. Helvering 69 F.2d 809, 810 (2d Cir. 1934), aff’d, 293 U.S. 465, 55 S.Ct. 266, 79 L.Ed. 596 (1935).

By: moxie_neanderthal

moxie_neanderthal — Tue, 05 May 2009 05:20:12 +0000

ooops…..

Apparently “resetting” in some instances includes double taxation of corporations and playing the tuff with foreign countries and enterprises to render up what is Caesar’s.

By: moxie_neanderthal

moxie_neanderthal — Tue, 05 May 2009 05:18:06 +0000

The prez is so busy resetting our global relationships with the world that no one bothered to ask what the tax implications might be. Apparently “resetting” in some instances includes double taxation of corporations and playing the tuff with foreign countries and enterprises to render up what is Creaser’s.

Playing the tuff is so ugly in matters of national defense, not so much when collecting the coin of the realm.

By: Speedwagon82

Speedwagon82 — Tue, 05 May 2009 05:11:02 +0000

If Olbermann had any balls, he would make her Worst Person in the World, but since she is on NBC’s payroll, he will chicken out.

By: Vincenzo

Vincenzo — Tue, 05 May 2009 05:04:25 +0000

It was very weird watching CNBC this morning. It was only the second time in a while that I saw the entire network blasting the administration all day.

I guess those tax shelter attacks hit a little close to home for the gang.

Anyway, CNBC is the only news I can watch after 10:00 am anymore. I can tune into Fox at 5:00pm, but I can’t take the banter ALL DAY.