Moral Outrage
A billionaire hires accountants to find loop holes so that he pays very little, if any, federal taxes. Our conservative friends thinks that this is okay and the way it should be.
A disabled man, who receives social security disability, wins a two million dollar lottery. He also receives food stamps based on his monthly income. He reports it and is told that he is still eligible to continue to receive his food stamps based on his monthly income. This is the law. When a person receives either SSI or Social Security Disability, the Social Security Office makes his eligibility decision. He remains eligible as long as they say he is. When they determine that he is no longer eligible for social security disability or SSI, then he no longer automatically qualifies for food stamps. In his case there is moral outrage among our conservative friends.
This man, took the lump sum payment, which after taxes was less than a million. He bought a new house, an expensive used car. These are the expenses that we know. He probably also bought new furniture, etc for his new house.
Neither social security and the food stamp program count a one-time lump sum payment when determining eligibility. After the first month, any remaining money is considered a resource and if exceeds $2,000 (more if it is a couple) the person no longer remains eligible. Depending on the workload of the servicing social security office, it may take two or three months before a determination is made but with the publicity this case is getting it will probably be handled much more quickly. If he remains eligible it means he has proven that like every other lottery winner, he blew all the money.
People should pay their taxes.
Is the man now not disabled?
I think some people need to have more horse sense.
I like the way you put this. The hypocrisy is amazing when comparing the two.
And here I thought you were referring to my comments on your last blog.
I think he has manipulated the system and should no longer be eligible.
Thank you for that John……I knew it was be dramatized!Now check out a real billionaire. I don’t see headline about this from our Tea Party/Republicans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Conservatives are a bunch of rich ratbastards who fake being sympathetic to the middle-class idiots who believe they think one day they will be rich! That’s got to be it…I wish people weren’t really that gullible!
Check this out John, this is in my state, we have a corrupted Tea party governor!
“A conservative billionaire who opposes government meddling in business has bought a rare commodity: the right to interfere in faculty hiring at a publicly funded university.
“A conservative billionaire (hes connected to Boehner)who opposes government meddling in business has bought a rare commodity: the right to interfere in faculty hiring at a publicly funded university.
A foundation bankrolled by Libertarian businessman Charles G. Koch has pledged $1.5 million for positions in Florida State University’s economics department. In return, his representatives get to screen and sign off on any hires for a new program promoting “political economy and free enterprise.”
Just sick…and they claim liberals are ruining this country!
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Roscoe, the problem is that we know absolutely nothing about this man other than he is disabled and receives food stamps. We assume he is cheating and manipulating the system without knowing any facts. But we do not assume the billionaire is cheating and manipulating the system.
“But we do not assume the billionaire is cheating and manipulating the system.”
OHHHHhhhhh noz’s not them …lol
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I really thought it was amusing listening to him complain about having to pay half of his winnings in taxes. He is surely one of those people that claim the rich don’t pay their fair share…and he sure did whine about paying his fair share.
You know John, you really think you know the Conservatives. As for me…I think the very rich people, like Warren Buffett and Bill Gates should be paying about 50% of what they profit. Where we have a different opinion is…the bottom line. I don’t think that somebody that makes $250,000 a year is rich…and raising their taxes to 37% and continuing to allow Buffett & Gates to pay the minimum tax is wrong. That’s like 17%.
I don’t have a problem with this clown continuing to receive his disablility if he is truly disabled. But with such a windfall as $850,000…I think they could cut him off the food stamp program. Don’t you? Or is that what the program is designed for…to allow people with millions of dollars to have the tax payers buy their food?
And I’m sorry about what happened to you and your family during Katrina. I did not even live there and was drawn into that nightmare to haul water to those poor folks in New Orleans. Not to mention…that not one person ever said thank you for my effort…but that’s okay…I wasn’t doing it for a thank you. I was doing it trying to help Americans that were in trouble. And I’ve received nothing but insults and criticism for my effort. Live and learn…huh.
I like the way you compared these. A disabled man plays the system for a one time win of $850,000 and the world goes berzerk. A millionaire or a billionaire plays the system for millions and billions of dollars every year and the world wants to give them more tax breaks. Crazy stuff!