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No wonder they try so hard to cross the border (none / 0)
You realize $50 an hour is $100,000 a year with a two week non paid vacation.

Of course you can earn that in Texas just cutting grass and it's not nearly as bad on your back.

"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative." John Stuart Mill

by Hubble on 03/10/2009 07:34:42 PM EST

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you can earn that in Texas just cutting grass (none / 0)
OK, what's the back story on that?

"No, you are a paid blogger assigned to counter anyone that posts something negative about the government or Obama." by Mcamelyne II on 05/17/2011

by Robrob on 03/11/2009 12:22:07 AM EST

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Here ya go Rob (none / 0)
http://www.theyoungturks.co m/story/2006/6/12/131851/77 7/Diary/Keep-Talking-to-Rep ublicans-Eventually-they-ma y-catch-on-

Option A and Option B (none / 0)
Tim,

If you jump on the I-5 and drive north, you will be in Canada in about eight hours. It's the land of womb-to-the-tomb social entitlement. Everything is free! Nothing is holding you back.

A man from Mexico named Alejandro Rodriguez mows the grass for my neighbor. I thought about using him to cut my yard, but I would be contributing to the illegal alien problem.

We estimate that Alejandro earns a tax-free, six figure income, even though he is unskilled, and he speaks very little english.

So here are the options. Get busy and work hard and make your life better, or move to Canada and let other people take care of you.
by KenTX on 06/15/2006 04:07:26 PM EST

and

http://www.theyoungturks.co m/comments/2006/6/12/131851 /777/83#83

border reality (none / 0)
"A gardner with a 6 figure income?" 

"The guy is getting $40-$50 per yard per week and he doesn't pay taxes. That is the equivalent of a $100,000. The grass cuting season in Houston is nearly ten months. Surprisingly, he stays very busy in the off season as well."
by KenTX on 06/23/2006 11:51:36 PM EST

See we're not making this stuff up $100,000 just cutting grass. So let's get those children some lawn mowers and get to cutting.

"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative." John Stuart Mill

by Hubble on 03/11/2009 07:44:48 AM EST

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Of course when you do Kens math (none / 0)
Let's say we take the top end of $50 per yard, to make $100,000 you would need to cut 2000 yards per year.
There are 365 days in a year meaning you would need to cut 5.47 yards per day every day with no days off.
 
If we take the average of $45 ($40 to $50) then poor Alejandro would need to cut 2222.22 yards per week or 6 yards a day.




"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative." John Stuart Mill

by Hubble on 03/11/2009 07:59:13 AM EST

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Well there ya go (none / 0)
It's a bunch of "illegal" children so fuck um. Get the little bastards a lawn mower and put their lazy asses to work.

"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative." John Stuart Mill

by Hubble on 03/11/2009 08:10:22 AM EST

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Really Ken (none / 0)
Half the money?

To get to the 1/2 conservatives like to claim in taxes you have to include the taxes that your lawn man does have to pay. Gasoline, sales, ect.

You live in Texas Ken, last time I checked Texas doesn't have a State Income tax or did it change? So again NO TAX savings there.

Now according to the IRS calculator if I earn $100,000 was married and had one child with no other dedutions my total Federal tax would be $10,794. Social Security and medicare would be another $7,650. This would leave a person in Texas earning $100,000 with $81,566. Care to try again.

"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative." John Stuart Mill

by Hubble on 03/11/2009 08:47:43 AM EST

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Try again Ken (none / 0)
MY CREDIBILITY!
READ what I said Ken.
You claimed your yard man didn't pay TAXES.
BULLSHIT.

I said he paid taxes the same as everyone else, gasoline, sales, ect.

Let's look at YOUR neat chart, Notice that people in the $83 to $180k range pay a combined 23.4% in federal and SSI taxes? Notice that people making less than that actually pay more % wise in "other Federal taxes" than that group, which would include your yard man? Notice YOU live in Texas and don't pay State Tax? 

Income tax is NOT 50% of taxes so when you claim that by not paying income tax your yardman can earn the equivalant of $100,000 by making $50,000 it's just you are extremely bad at math, which I know as a good Consevative you learned the new and improved "fuzzy math", OR you are.....I think we can all figure that out without me saying.

Now if you would like to revive your math and say your yard man earns $76,600 a year which is equivalant to $100,000 because he doesn't pay Federal income taxes, then we might have a conversation, but until you actually learn some basic math skills I think not.

Please keep questioning MY credibilty Ken and by all mean you just keep on spinning Ken.

Next up Ken explains how 2+2=4 is just a liberal lie.

"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative." John Stuart Mill

by Hubble on 03/11/2009 10:54:26 AM EST

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Everyone bookmark this chart (none / 0)
next time ken post crap about the rich paying a GINORMOUS percentage of taxes compared to the poor, refer him to his own chart.

by richardshort2001 on 03/13/2009 12:21:52 AM EST

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Do you talk to your mom with that mouth? (none / 0)

Geez Ken to tell bold face lies like that isn't very becoming. I hear that Maddoffs former company is looking for a new accountant...with math like this:

So if law abiding citizens are giving half of their income to the government in the form of taxes, an illegal alien only needs to earn $50,000 in cash from cutting grass to earn the equivalent of $100,000 gross income.

 So if Maddoff had invested the money. Its also no wonder that the "tax cuts were working" to reduce the deficit....I cant stop laughing.

We all know that for every "Mr Rodriquez" there are 50 Mr Gomez making 5 an hour..if he's lucky.

But that's OK...your lawn man is evading income taxes. Doesnt he have a bootstrap? No personal responsibility?

Maybe that's why we have 12 million Mexicans living illegally in America, and driving the statistics which were disingenuously reported in this blog.

Well, we must look on the bright side...at leas they will be voting ( wink wink )Democratic.

by MRFred on 03/11/2009 11:00:48 AM EST

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first he bitches about paying taxes himself (none / 0)
then he bitches about brown people not paying taxes

there is a mindset there that is disturbing


by Chinese Democracy on 03/11/2009 05:52:36 PM EST

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