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[–] 310 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Yes, but corporations pay into the system in other ways. Take for example the time Duke Energy had a big coal ash spill into a river. They took the income resources they had and not only paid a fair fine price, cleaned up the...

Wait. No they didn't. They passed on all the costs to their customers. Fortunately those customers were able to use the free market and choose another provider...

Wait. No, they can't. Huh. That IS a freeloader.

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  • [–] 103 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Its funny how much owning a successful business sound exactly like being a lazy, work-shy layabout who does nothing while living off of other people's hard work.

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    [–] 79 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Racism is either a symptom or a tool:

    Those who cant make sense of their situation being unsatisfactory may fall prey to it to soothe themselves.

    Those who hoard all of the worlds wealth use it to distract from that fact.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Worth noting that a lot of the people raging about immigrants don’t see themselves as racist.

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  • [–] 30 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I have a quote that fits this situation well:

    When you‘re dead, you do not know you are dead. Its only painful and difficult for others. The same applies when you are stupid.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    It's not about inability to understand, mind, it's about unwillingness to understand.

    There are plenty of people who have mental deficiencies who are well aware of that, and how much trouble they have understanding the world around them. But they at least try.

    The same can not be said for those who are perfectly capable of understanding, yet simply choose not to.

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    [–] 39 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Posts like this are important, but unfortunately in vain, I'm afraid. Those who still don't understand it will never understand it. I think they don't want to. I don't get it.

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    [–] 24 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Reading about The Bracero Program seems kind of wild in today's anti-immigrant US climate.

    The Bracero Program (from the Spanish term bracero [bɾaˈse.ɾo], meaning "manual laborer" or "one who works using his arms") was a U.S. Government-sponsored program that imported Mexican farm and railroad workers into the United States between the years 1942 and 1964.

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    [–] 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    I'd actually be willing to bet that we (the US taxpayer) paid those corporations for the privilege of their continued existence

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    [–] 21 points 2 years ago (1 child)
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    [–] 19 points 2 years ago (12 children)

    Stupid question: If undocumented, how are they verifiably paying anything close to this figure in taxes? Pls respond

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    They can request and may be assigned an individual tax ID number (ITIN). Having an ITIN may allow them to open a bank account. It also makes it so they pay taxes which a surprising number want to do. Since they want to stay in the country, having a long history of paying taxes is a way to show you don't want to cause trouble and you just want to work. Hell, a lot of them probably know they got Al Capone on tax evasion and don't want to end up like him. Here's a report I just Googled, and possibly the source of the number which is an estimate.

    On the other side is how much tax funding is used on them. Here's a report from the House of Representatives which states they use more in services (Medicare, WIC, sending kids to school, etc) than they pay. I can't speak to how accurate the report is considering the makeup and views publicly expressed by members of the committee. I'm personally leaning towards 'they don't, and can't, use as more than they contribute' because they're not eligible for many benefits.

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    [–] 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Damn, Sam Reichs father is really big on social media

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    [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    Freeloaders are the people taking up dramatically more resources than the value one human can produce.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I don't think they care. I think they just say they are free loaders because what they really feel is hate towards people of other races and ethnicities, but they can't say it out load or often even admit it to themselves.

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    [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    The real reason your taxes are high is because of... the bears!

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Trump is not a free-loader though!? And now that I've planted that thought... can you remind me why not exactly - asking for a friend? :-P

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