% of Americans who Understand Basic Gun Laws

[03A3Sporter]

Actually no sir it is not 100 % and has been debunked multiple times including during the era it was written, The jungle was full of many lies and fabrications that were popular among the socialist movement of the time in an attempt grow the ranks of socialism in America.

What you have penned below lets me know your ideological leanings. While accumulation is most certainly done in self interest . Everyone does it. If you don't give away all your possessions take up a robe and the bowl of a beggar then let me know how that works out for you .

"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest. We address ourselves not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities, but of their advantages"

― Adam Smith

That's a nice thought but I don't buy it

Ever read The Jungle by Upton Sinclair?

The Jungle - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Upton was a socialist however the things he outlined in his book are all 100% true. The super rich exist to get richer.

I personally believe they have a mental disease that causes them to hoard valuables & they will die, cheat & steal to find ways to keep ever larger piles of valuables

 

[Alexx1401]

This is like one party using a feature of our government like the filibuster for a lot of what they want to stifle for years, and then want to do away with the filibuster when it seems to go against what they want?

YEP! The best part is only one side has complete support from the big news outlets. The best thing I keep seeing is the dumpster fire named Hunter. If either of the Trump boys had done this? There would have been in impeachment trial every week.

 

[billdeserthills]

Actually no sir it is not 100 % and has been debunked multiple times including during the era it was written, The jungle was full of many lies and fabrications that were popular among the socialist movement of the time in an attempt grow the ranks of socialism in America.

What you have penned below lets me know your ideological leanings. While accumulation is most certainly done in self interest . Everyone does it. If you don't give away all your possessions take up a robe and the bowl of a beggar then let me know how that works out for you .

"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest. We address ourselves not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities, but of their advantages"

― Adam Smith

I never said I wanted folks to take up robes, in fact I explained that Upton Sinclair had socialist leanings, which makes it pretty obvious that you have never read the book. The book was written over 100 years ago in a time when factory owners employed strike breakers in order to pay their workers a pittance. These companies can easily afford to pay their workers a fair wage & they have for many years now

 

[titsonritz]

Slightly lower that the % of posters on gun forums.

Could have easily removed "Slightly" from that statement.

 

[03A3Sporter]

I never said I wanted folks to take up robes, in fact I explained that Upton Sinclair had socialist leanings, which makes it pretty obvious that you have never read the book. The book was written over 100 years ago in a time when factory owners employed strike breakers in order to pay their workers a pittance. These companies can easily afford to pay their workers a fair wage & they have for many years now

You would be wrong I did indeed read it , and it is a socialist trope. Again you give away your Marxist nature as you parrot all the catch phrases used by those who advocate for Socialism.

 

[The Heretic]

Speaking of greedy rich people

How Peter Thiel Used Loophole to Amass $5B in His Roth IRA

It amounts to 'Bermuda-style tax haven right here in the US'

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The Wealthy Actively Use This Roth IRA Strategy, and So Can You

The tax advantages of a Roth IRA are well documented, but they might not be as well known. Some ultra-wealthy individuals have amassed hundreds of millions -- or even billions -- of dollars in these...

finance.yahoo.com

 

[wjv]

Well when the media promote BS such as a AR-15 can fire 700 round per minute. . .

 

[The Heretic]

Well when the media promote BS such as a AR-15 can fire 700 round per minute. . .

That is its rate of fire (close enough) - if it had sufficient ammo supply (e.g., belt fed) and was full auto. This is a common specification for military firearms, whether they are mag fed or not.

 

[wjv]

That is its rate of fire (close enough) - if it had sufficient ammo supply (e.g., belt fed) and was full auto. This is a common specification for military firearms, whether they are mag fed or not.

Except that a AR-15 that most citizens own are NOT full auto.
The media wants the masses to believe that AR-15 = machine gun.

The ARs that the gun grabbers want banned are also not just the full auto guns. They want them all banned. And they promote the fear by telling lies:

700 round per minute
High Power rifle
Fires a large caliber bullet
Weapon of war

Very few people are killed by rifles (all types) every year. Look at the FBI numbers. The numbers are in the Hundreds, not Thousands. The vast majority of firearm related killing are handguns. But the media and anti-gun group wants people to believe that hundreds of people are killed every week by those evil rifles.

 

[The Heretic]

Except that a AR-15 that most citizens own are NOT full auto.
The media wants the masses to believe that AR-15 = machine gun.

The ARs that the gun grabbers want banned are also not just the full auto guns. They want them all banned. And they promote the fear by telling lies:

700 round per minute
High Power rifle
Fires a large caliber bullet
Weapon of war

Very few people are killed by rifles (all types) every year. Look at the FBI numbers. The numbers are in the Hundreds, not Thousands. The vast majority of firearm related killing are handguns. But the media and anti-gun group wants people to believe that hundreds of people are killed every week by those evil rifles.

No argument from me - except technically an "AR-15" does not explicitly mean it is semi or full-auto as the original mil-spec ARs were called AR-15s, so technically the rate of fire is correct. So it is not really valid calling the media on "BS" when they are technically correct.

Plus, someone like Jerry Miculek can fire a semi-auto about as fast as a full-auto rifle can be fired - or come close to it.

 

[billdeserthills]

I don't consider using the tax code features as "cheating" or stealing. I would and do use every tax exception/deduction/exemption that I can.

Unfortunately poor & middle class folks can't afford to pay lawmakers to devise loopholes for them to save on taxes

Tax Laws Give Sports Owners a 'Financial Magic Trick'

They end up paying lower rates than stadium workers as well as players

www.newser.com

Here a sports team owner finds a way to pay a lower percentage of taxes than one of his concession stand workers pays