r/politics • u/slaysia • Dec 19 '17

Democrat wins Va. House seat in recount by single vote; creating 50-50 tie in legislature

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/democrat-wins-va-house-seat-in-recount-by-single-vote-creating-50-50-tie-in-legislature/2017/12/19/3ff227ae-e43e-11e7-ab50-621fe0588340_story.html?utm_term=.82f2b85b50fa
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u/Occamslaser Dec 19 '17

It is amazing how many wealthy people suddenly become libertarian.

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u/DJSaltyNutz Dec 19 '17

Fuck you, i got mine

Lol its so stupid and selfish

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u/MrPopoGod California Dec 20 '17

You only say that because you don't have yours yet. Your tune will change when you get yours.

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u/civilitty Dec 20 '17

Depends on the person. I haven't "made it" in the sense that I can blow seven figures every week on random shit, but I'm well beyond the point where even a 50 percentage point increase in income and dividend tax would change my life even a little bit and I support FDR/Eisenhower taxes where the top marginal rate is 80-90%.

That said - I'm a millennial not a boomer.

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u/Infinity2quared Dec 20 '17

There it is. There's the difference.

Boomers.

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u/DJSaltyNutz Dec 20 '17 edited Dec 20 '17

My household income is +500k

I believe in a social contract. I have no problem making the world a better place

I wish the system was more efficient though

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u/30_rack_of_pabst Dec 20 '17

There's at least 7 of you....

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u/DJSaltyNutz Dec 20 '17

? Idk what youre trying to say

But its 2 of us and a baby

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u/BigAbbott Dec 20 '17

It’s a riff on the “there are dozens of us” meme. He’s saying you are an outlier.

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u/DJSaltyNutz Dec 20 '17

Im not really an outlier...well at least not in Los Angeles

Either way, i never minded paying taxes...that shit makes our country function

I grew up in an immigrant family on food stamps...and we made it...so ill pay back

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u/Free_For__Me Dec 20 '17

I wish the system was more efficient though

I think we all do, but I'd rather take inefficient Medicare and social security over none at all.

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u/Roland_T_Flakfeizer Dec 20 '17

Bureaucratic nonsense has held back progress far more than any political party.

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u/DJSaltyNutz Dec 20 '17

I agree 100%...but I'll still pay my due and hope that shit gets worked out eventually

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u/TC84 Dec 20 '17

That is such horseshit. You can't just assume that everyone is a disingenuous liar like you might be. Look at people like Buffet and Bill Gates. That's literal proof that you're wrong.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '17

Don't worry, there's plenty of us poor ones too.

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u/veralibertas Dec 20 '17

I'm not wealthy and I'm a libertarian

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u/turimbar1 Dec 20 '17

the term is "temporarily embarrassed"

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u/veralibertas Dec 20 '17

What? Not sure what you mean? I've been below the poverty line for 11 years (since I graduated high school)