I had a chance to run by a MoveOn.org march against Bank of America this afternoon in Orange. The marchers looked like they'd been bussed in from the Island of Misfit Toys. Here are some photos:
There were maybe 40 people along the sidewalk in front of the BofA on Tustin in Orange. They apparently chose this branch because it's right down the street from the Post Office where they planned to march and where lots of people were filing their last-minute tax returns.
Part of the collection with the "Corporations are not People" signs. I'm sure it made sense to them.
Dumbest signs of the protest, especially the "Tax Like Ike" sign. Apparently this guy thinks we'd be better off with top tax rates of 94% like we had during the Eisenhower years. Even John F. Kennedy (a rich white Democrat) thought that was stupid and reduced the rate to 70% which spurred a burst of economic growth. Just like what happened when Reagan lowered rates. Just like what happened when George W. Bush lowered rates.
The MoveOn ringleader at the left and some guy in an Uncle Sam hat had a big check that was supposed to represent all the taxes they wanted BofA to pay, but didn't have to according to the tax code. BofA apparently is guilty of reading the tax code and obeying the law.
There was one island of sanity in this whole mess - Tom from Placentia who held a lonely vigil across the street from the MoveOn cretins and was armed with something they didn't have...facts. Tom was ready for anybody that challenged him, if they dared. Good guy, and apparently a regular counter-protester at various anti-war and anti-sanity political events
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Your "island of sanity" has the numbers reversed. B of A reported a loss of $4.5 Billion. Why did Tom get the facts wrong?
So, if Tom turned his numbers around, does that make the misfit's argument any more rational? BofA still lost billions of dollars and yet the wackos think they didn't pay their "fair share" of income tax.
Why are his numbers reversed in the first place? You didn't answer the question. Why not? Maybe you should investigate this and find out why Tom thinks it's acceptable to use the wrong numbers.
If I make a bunch of lousy investments and post huge losses, I don't have to pay any taxes? Do you think the loser bank should be awarded tax dollars because of their losses? How much did B of A get in the bailout?
None of that matters because the misfits were calling for BofA to pay income taxes they didn't owe. Whatever BofA got in a bailout is a separate issue and not part of the story.
You've got to be kidding! I was there and attempted to engage Tom in debate, but he was not up to the challenge. I asked him about his signs and his reasons for being there. His response was SILENCE. He didn't have the facts, because he wasn't able or willing to share any with me, and his numbers are backwards.
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