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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"13% in taxes? Al Capone paid more than 13% in taxes!" -David Letterman
Dave is a huge ally this year.
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"13% in taxes? Al Capone paid more than 13% in taxes!" -David Letterman (Original Post)
reformist2
Aug 2012
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tuvor
(15,663 posts)1. Was just about to post this!
B Calm
(28,762 posts)2. Romney is a bigger crook than Al Capone
Love Dave!!
Stinky The Clown
(67,808 posts)3. Dave was a huge ally last cycle, too.
He skewered McLame, if you'll recall.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)6. There's an old clip circulating of him telling the BFI off, too.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)4. Capone at least ran soup kitchens and distributed turkeys on Thanksgiving.
He was positively pubilic spirited compared to the Mittwit, who never met a poor person he didn't want to humiliate.
Cha
(297,323 posts)8. "..who never met a poor person he didn't
want to humilate" or fire.
Tom Ripley
(4,945 posts)10. Nor did Capone limit his charity to just Catholics
freshwest
(53,661 posts)5. Love it! Thanks!
HarveyDarkey
(9,077 posts)7. Already a graphic of it
Cha
(297,323 posts)9. That's such a great riveting
analogy. But, it's willard Lying romney who said he pays "13%" so it could very well be less..or zero.
reformist2
(9,841 posts)11. Great! Most of his Mitt jokes are silly, but this one has teeth.