Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for October 04, 2012
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Enjoy this Classic Tom the Dancing Bug Every Thursday Panels from the annals of the Tom the Dancing Bug archive Check back every Friday for a fresh, brand new Tom the Dancing Bug! Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling INVESTIGATION INTO ANTI-AMERICAN ELEMENTS IN U.S. GOVERNMENT ANTI-AMERICAN ACTIVITY: Barack Obama's proposal to raise the tax rate on the top income bracket from 35% to 39% -- a shamelessly Socialist redistribution of wealth. SUMMARY OF RESULTS: Shockingly, we found that many commies, pinkos and subversives with ideas far more radical even than Obama's had already infiltrated the highest reaches of American government and political philosophy. ADAM SMITH Wrote that it's reasonable for the wealthy to pay taxes at a higher rate than the poor. We were very surprised to find out that the FOUNDER OF CAPITALISM, who died 28 years before Karl Marx was born, was a dirty, stinking commie. BILL "HAMMER AND SICKLE" CLINTON Under Clinton's evil anti-American reign, the tax rate on the top bracket was the same 39% Obama is proposing, and America suffered through the longest economic expansion in its history. DWIGHT "BOLSHEVIK" EISENHOWER Makes Obama look like Gordon Gekko. Under his presidency (with a Republican congress), the U.S. had a 91% top tax rate. Welcome to the collective, Ike. RICHARD "THE RED" NIXON Top tax bracket under Nixon's spread-the-wealth regime: 70%. There was a certain commie-hunter congressman from California in the 1950s who would have liked to have gotten his hands on this pinko. JOHN McCAIN In 2001, voted AGAINST lowering the top tax rate from 39% to Bush's proposed 35%. "Comrade" McCain defended the progressive tax system, denying that it's Socialism: "When you reach a certain level of comfort, there's nothing wrong with paying somewhat more." CONCLUSION: Suspect many more Americans believe in this commie so-called "progressive tax system." RECOMMENDATION: Domestic spying, enhanced interrogations, purges, re-education gulags -- to root out such radicals and undesirables. These measures must be taken to ensure pro-American values in the motherland.
walruscarver2000 about 12 years ago
“There’s no one left but thee and we and we’re not sure of thee.” – lyric John Birch Society. (or credo of today’s GOP)
crlinder about 12 years ago
It was pretty awful last night when Romney kept repeating that creating jobs isn’t possible when taxes are raised. Ol’ Hammer and Sickle Clinton did it (without a single Republican vote) and somehow managed to hold office during the longest economic expansion in U.S. history.
Mostly Water Premium Member about 12 years ago
Yes, last night’s debate was pretty awful. Quite depressing. I’m just going to hang out in cartoon land today.
rini1946 about 12 years ago
I am not rich. but Mitt paid 2 mill in taxes I have not checked my tax return for last year but that was almost 2 mill more than me
Rush Strong Premium Member about 12 years ago
As to Eisenhower: Ike serves as president from ‘53 – ’61, during which the congress was Republican for only the first two years. According to http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxfacts/displayafact.cfm?Docid=213, the 91% max tax rate extended from 1950 – 1963. Hard to blame Ike.Likewise, Nixon inherited a 70% rate which was set during Johnson’s watch. And there it stayed, essentially until the Reagan years. Once again, hard to claim that Nixon (“the Red”) approved of the status quo.
Mostly Water Premium Member about 12 years ago
When I think about last night’s performance by those 3 men, the President, the challenger and especially the moderator, I am thinking that possibly Denver’s altitude got to them and they all needed some oxygen.
LLJKTechnogeek about 12 years ago
Everyone who watched the debate lost because we had to experience Jim Lehrer. I haven’t seen a moderator responsible for that big of a disaster since April of 1986.
runar about 12 years ago
Jim Lehrer was the big loser (but he isn’t on the ballot).
Michelle Morris about 12 years ago
Gotta admit,I was surprised at Leher’s loss of control,too. Everyone we thought would be on point…wasn’t. Hopefully,that’ll change at the next debate.
fenneuter almost 12 years ago
That’s not a picture of Nixon – I’m sure it’s Dr. Walter Bishop!