tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post5787064750304826268..comments2024-01-17T15:05:50.120-06:00Comments on AngryBlackBitch: Pondering plumbing…Shark-Fuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323962708956637012noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-13902479636060977592008-10-19T03:40:00.000-05:002008-10-19T03:40:00.000-05:00I just got a better understanding of the motivatio...I just got a better understanding of the motivation behind McCain's tax plan: Cindy McCain. <BR/><BR/>2007 Tax REFUND: $954,112. Yes, that is a refund. She certainly either needs a better tax adviser or could withstand a 3% marginal tax rate increase. <BR/><BR/>Effective tax rate: 26% (Warren Buffett's effective tax rate is approx 17%, while his secretary's is 30%)<BR/><BR/>2007 Capital Gains: >$700,000. <BR/><BR/>So clearly John would not write tax laws that are disadvantageous for his 'beloved.'SunFreshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18183924143332797129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-70963727957268946652008-10-17T09:31:00.000-05:002008-10-17T09:31:00.000-05:00Okay, so let me get this shit straight. His name i...Okay, so let me get this shit straight. <BR/><BR/>His name is Sam, he's in default on his taxes, he's related to Keating, he's lived in both Arizona AND Alaska, and he's not licensed to do the job he says he does to make a living.<BR/><BR/>That about it?<BR/><BR/>Oh, and he's gone on record in an interview as saying that his intent in the first place was to blindside Obama.<BR/><BR/>There, I think that's it, unless he turns out to have worked for Tony Soprano in the past as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-58693952928415095002008-10-17T05:51:00.000-05:002008-10-17T05:51:00.000-05:00If a plumber charges $100 an hour, then that is wh...If a plumber charges $100 an hour, then that is what his labor is worth. Assuming he has customers at that rate. <BR/><BR/>Some plumbing jobs require a lot more than a wrench and a plunger. What if you need a new leech field? You want to dig that thing yourself? I don't. <BR/><BR/>Anyhow - his not having a license is apparently not a problem. In that state if you just do basic jobs for residential customers all is good. Licenses are for commercial work, and likely things like digging up a sewer line or putting in a new septic system. <BR/><BR/>But this "Joe" guy is not what he seems. As it turns out, the business in question will not make $250k - $280k a year. And he is not really going to buy it. <BR/><BR/>I doubt this Joe guy was ever going to vote for Obama. I heard a press conference he held and it was one right wing talking point after another. Straight from right wing talk radio. <BR/><BR/>But to each their own. He is a real person. And he is free to vote for whoever he wants. <BR/><BR/>And even if he was buying a business that was going to gross $300k a year - getting that figure under $250k would be easy. <BR/><BR/>Expand the business. Buy more capital equipment. Hire more employees. Capital equipment, wages paid, inventory, and general business expense is SUBTRACTED from the gross, you only pay taxes on the net. <BR/><BR/>I could take a sole proprietor business that was pulling in $10 million in profit, spend $9.8 million expanding that business, claim an income of $200k, and fall in the "tax cut" bracket. Not a problem. <BR/><BR/>If you ask me, giving small business an incentive to net under $250 will encourage them to expand. Even more so if they are close to that cut off amount. <BR/><BR/>Joe could just buy a couple of new vans for his business. This means that a car dealer makes a few bucks, and then can afford to hire Joe to unclog the toilet. And so on. <BR/><BR/>The guy seriously needs to talk to an accountant.The Lazy Iguanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12826083852416577162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-37517439373091440002008-10-16T22:02:00.000-05:002008-10-16T22:02:00.000-05:00My plumber sends his children to the most expensiv...My plumber sends his children to the most expensive private school in the city. Joe needs to stop his poor-mouthing to McCain.<BR/><BR/>And FYI, Black & Decker's plumbing do-it-yourself book can set you free.ChristopherMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13032361690288998090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-15561913895878828762008-10-16T19:40:00.000-05:002008-10-16T19:40:00.000-05:00Joe the plumber is a fake, a plant by the Republic...Joe the plumber is a fake, a plant by the Republicans!rainywalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13445164335609548931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-62668867281348747212008-10-16T19:38:00.000-05:002008-10-16T19:38:00.000-05:00Plumbing like beer is recession proof. -- best lin...Plumbing like beer is recession proof. -- best line I've read in a while. Thanks for the laugh.<BR/><BR/>Is everyone down there named Joe?Nathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17820151216368057393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-24674151558235775352008-10-16T18:40:00.000-05:002008-10-16T18:40:00.000-05:00The way this is being used one wonders if "Joe the...The way this is being used one wonders if "Joe the Plumber" wasn't a plant, the issue of taxes is the ONLY issue the Republicans use when speaking on the economy, and they have realised that they can't distract people with their usual nonsense. This "random" conversation with "average American made flesh" puts it out there.<BR/><BR/>The thing is, people don't seem to give a shit, whenever "Joe" came up the independents response on CNN was to dial down. Are the times not more desperate than this? Like I said on my blog, when the Michigan governor is starting a "Food Stamp Challenge" and telling people to try and eat on $5.78 a day, who gives a shit?Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410211388876100849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-5761441565192188842008-10-16T16:25:00.000-05:002008-10-16T16:25:00.000-05:00Read online today that Joe the Plumber isn't licen...Read online today that Joe the Plumber isn't licensed in Ohio or the business he works for..nor has he paid his personal property tax??? lol Me thinks McCain has done Joe the Plumber no favors by pointing the finger at him??? Yep, Home Depot is my second store next to Wally World!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-29022954348828403402008-10-16T13:58:00.000-05:002008-10-16T13:58:00.000-05:00Joe the plumber is related to Charles Keating, fol...Joe the plumber is related to Charles Keating, folks, things aren't always what they seem.<BR/><BR/> -Doug in Oaklanddinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-43981989414363036592008-10-16T12:44:00.000-05:002008-10-16T12:44:00.000-05:00Yeah, it looks like not having six figures in asse...Yeah, it looks like not having six figures in assets still makes one invisible...<BR/> -Doug in Oaklanddinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-82066089887709814372008-10-16T10:24:00.000-05:002008-10-16T10:24:00.000-05:00Apparently Joe the Plumber isn't even registered t...Apparently Joe the Plumber isn't even registered to vote.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12090317646009322212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-56805570502410144812008-10-16T10:23:00.000-05:002008-10-16T10:23:00.000-05:00Shamelessly stolen from another message board, the...Shamelessly stolen from another message board, the recap:<BR/><BR/>Obama: I'm talking to you Joe. You know how much you'll be fined for not providing health care to your workers? Zero.<BR/>McCain: Zero?<BR/>Obama: Well yeah since I said IN THE LAST DEBATE that small businesses would be exempt from the requirement.<BR/>McCain: (Deer in the headlights, spasms, creepy smile)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-57055042978909971852008-10-16T10:05:00.000-05:002008-10-16T10:05:00.000-05:00ROFL -- I wanna pop Joe the Plumber in the mouth.E...ROFL -- I wanna pop Joe the Plumber in the mouth.<BR/><BR/>Every time someone said "Joe" last nite I died a little bit inside.Landlady of Fathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06398567504134200832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-48158522504577004572008-10-16T09:27:00.000-05:002008-10-16T09:27:00.000-05:00I WANT MY 15 MINUTES OF FAME!!!!!Maybe when I'm RE...I WANT MY 15 MINUTES OF FAME!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Maybe when I'm REALLY old.<BR/><BR/>9 out of 10 plumping problems can be fixed with a wrench and a few cheap supplies available at. . . yes, Lowes.<BR/>The other 10% aren't much more difficult.<BR/>$100/hr plumbers DO NOT deserve 15 minutes of fame!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>I got it! Household Plumbing for Dummies! I could be rich!SagaciousHillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09511441325695460501noreply@blogger.com