tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post1244374024471346972..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Ecclesiastes 5:10Murr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-43298841325470274362017-12-07T05:40:02.257-08:002017-12-07T05:40:02.257-08:00That reminds me, we're low on whiskey.That reminds me, we're low on whiskey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-31695714905643677952017-12-07T04:03:35.347-08:002017-12-07T04:03:35.347-08:00And people keep voting for them, instead of for ac...And people keep voting for them, instead of for actual progressives who prefer protecting the planet, reducing poverty and improving healthcare for all. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03853238256715757283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-16494026853092864822017-12-06T22:42:26.729-08:002017-12-06T22:42:26.729-08:00How awful. Both our senators are stellar. Makes me...How awful. Both our senators are stellar. Makes me lazy about communicating with them. All I can say is Good job! Keep it up! But you can keep testifying to yours.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-91367641266596101422017-12-06T22:41:38.276-08:002017-12-06T22:41:38.276-08:00Yup--that's not so much a trickle down as a tr...Yup--that's not so much a trickle down as a trickle ever up, though. Even we who do not have too much can give our kids a nice boost, but it's still a major reason there's so much stratification in society, with the poor never getting ahead, and always trailing those with even a little inherited wealth, let alone a ridiculous amount. I'm for taxing the rich at quite a lot higher Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-31130977802847643862017-12-06T22:38:26.994-08:002017-12-06T22:38:26.994-08:00Keep the faith, baby.Keep the faith, baby.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-3420467002356379582017-12-06T22:38:06.685-08:002017-12-06T22:38:06.685-08:00That is a very interesting idea you have there.That is a very interesting idea you have there.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-3591516937045240962017-12-06T22:37:44.355-08:002017-12-06T22:37:44.355-08:00Yeah. Dave and I were listening to NPR at the same...Yeah. Dave and I were listening to NPR at the same time when he answered that question and our jaws just hit the floor. Did he really say that? He really did.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-80417050728014392842017-12-06T19:30:43.522-08:002017-12-06T19:30:43.522-08:00Angry and deeply embarassed that GrASSley is one o...Angry and deeply embarassed that GrASSley is one of my Senators.joyceettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00917345843912445569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-25121852034711777702017-12-06T18:45:42.626-08:002017-12-06T18:45:42.626-08:00I say tax the rich at the same rate as the poor, t...I say tax the rich at the same rate as the poor, they shouldn't be allowed all their tax evasions etc. I know if I won a lot of money suddenly, there would be a trickle down effect through several generations as I'd share with my kids who would then share with their kids and so on. And I would rightfully pay taxes like any other person. I'm not sure how to address the government side Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-80089438847283674202017-12-06T18:11:45.591-08:002017-12-06T18:11:45.591-08:00This is excellent. So true. And so sad...This is excellent. So true. And so sad...Candacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02120097138275997389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-61930378652027451962017-12-06T13:39:43.996-08:002017-12-06T13:39:43.996-08:00I can see mine out the back door - Let me join too...I can see mine out the back door - Let me join too.... I am so outraged I checked Grassley's quote three times live because I couldn't believe what I was hearing....<br />aDecemberGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15070382700540097142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-79381008999394673612017-12-06T12:22:58.811-08:002017-12-06T12:22:58.811-08:00No. Are you serious? This is a thing? 'Cuz,...No. Are you serious? This is a thing? 'Cuz, Murr... this sounds more like one of your satiric bits than an ad, but nowadays... who knows?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-12897154476819123182017-12-06T11:46:27.243-08:002017-12-06T11:46:27.243-08:00I wonder what would have happened if the Constitut...I wonder what would have happened if the Constitution said that our president had to be over 35, born an American citizen & poor?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-43360713144815563272017-12-06T11:16:33.187-08:002017-12-06T11:16:33.187-08:00This administration is using its ridiculous presid...This administration is using its ridiculous presidential mascot to usher in long-held plans to privatize, deregulate, and shrink government. They know exactly what they're doing.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-59813215439739567952017-12-06T11:14:39.152-08:002017-12-06T11:14:39.152-08:00I can see my pitchfork from the kitchen window. I&...I can see my pitchfork from the kitchen window. I'm ready.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-87801405279041501562017-12-06T11:14:19.789-08:002017-12-06T11:14:19.789-08:00There is something to the amusement/distraction ef...There is something to the amusement/distraction effect of modern entertainment. Have you seen the video "ad" for personal guides who will walk with you with a hand on your elbow to steer you through traffic and obstacles while you're staring at your phone?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-21697870541529567472017-12-06T10:02:58.990-08:002017-12-06T10:02:58.990-08:00An emphatic YES from here. And a fruitless longin...An emphatic YES from here. And a fruitless longing that someone would read this post slowly (and explainging the difficult concepts) to our guvermint.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-23026815468834308022017-12-06T07:31:04.911-08:002017-12-06T07:31:04.911-08:00Things will be different after the revolution. Oh,...Things will be different after the revolution. Oh, yes they will.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-38995844982177806122017-12-06T03:54:56.394-08:002017-12-06T03:54:56.394-08:00I think that smart phones are all a plot by the ri...I think that smart phones are all a plot by the rich to keep us all amused and distracted so that they don't have a revolution on their hands. Because, seriously... in just about every country where there was a vast discrepancy between the rich and the poor, the poor have risen up and um... <i>done away</i> with the rich. Would the French or Russian Revolutions have happened if the populaceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com