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See Will Smith‘s Shocked Reaction to France’s Proposed 75% Tax Rate…After Just Advocating for Higher Taxes in U.S.

Remember when actor and comedian Jon Lovitz went off on President Barack Obama’s taxation policies? We’re sure you do. Shortly after Lovitz’ now-famous “bulls**t” rant went viral, Zombie, a blogger writing for PJ Media, posited the following theory: left-leaning celebrities are comfortable with taxation and “fair share” rhetoric — but only to certain a point.

Named after the famous “Laffer Curve,” Zombie calls it the “Lovitz Curve.”

And now Will Smith, a strong supporter of President Obama‘s call for higher taxes on the country’s top earners, may have found his “Lovitz Curve.”

“The Hollywood megastar enthusiastically preached the gospel of paying one’s fair share of taxes in a French television interview this weekend,” Business Insider’s Alex Biles reports.

“But when asked about his take on the tax policy of French president-elect François Hollande, Smith’s was shocked silly by the suggestion of a 75 percent tax rate on those earning above €1 million annually,” he adds.

[Author’s note: although it’s difficult to understand what Smith is saying because of all the crosstalk and the translation, his reaction at the 1:20 mark is unmistakable]:

As mentioned in the above, Smith isn’t uncomfortable with President Obama’s call for higher taxes.

“I’m very supportive of that idea,” Smith told The Associated Press in an interview. “America has been fantastic to me. I have no problem paying whatever I need to pay to keep my country growing.”

However, as posited in the “Lovitz Curve,” everyone has their breaking point. Apparently, Will Smith’s is Francois Hollande’s proposed 75 percent tax rate.

Will Smiths Shocked Reaction to Frances 75 Percent Tax RateImage courtesy PJ Media

“At least [Smith] doesn’t have to deal with the prospect of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the French Communist Party candidate, whose 15 percent showing heavily influenced Hollande’s platform in the second round of voting,” Biles reports.

“Mélenchon ran on a promise to impose to marginal tax rate of 100 percent on those earning over €360,000 annually,” he adds.

This story has been updated.

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  • BubbaCoop
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:35am

    “I’m very supportive of that idea,” Smith told The Associated Press in an interview. “America has been fantastic to me. I have no problem paying whatever I need to pay to keep my country growing.”

    Another liberal with no concept of economics. The American PEOPLE have been good to you. Not the government.

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    • CatB
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:56am

      Not only that .. but NO ONE is stopping him from paying more .. he should just accept what Obama says is rich (what is it this week $200,000?) and send in anything over that amount for his FAMILY .. he has his kids making mega bucks also!

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    • 3monkeysmomma
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 12:28pm

      I don’t have an issue with paying my taxes either but watching the government SQUANDER it when I could be using it for things my own family needs just KILLS me!

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    • ICEDRAGONNITE
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 12:39pm

      Put your money where your mouth is Will. Did you think a little more was good but when you felt the burn it was bad?
      Funny, how when its stings people bitch. Socialism and Communism do that. Not only sting but eat up all the incentive to work.
      The systems destroy self worth. So be my guest Will pay more. Say 75% I love it.
      I made millions, and always did my best to use every tax deduction available to me. Common sense. Your fair share is bogus. It was invented by some dude that couldn‘t make it on his own so he wanted everyone else’s. Its theft.

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    • Max jones
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 12:59pm

      listen closely, hear that? Was that astonishment? Disbelief? It is happening more and more. If Obama loses his celebrity base, and it looks like he may lose the election….then there may not be an election. It turns out that Obama‘s handlers have pushed him to show a bit too much leg lately and the wedge he’s been driving into our culture is becoming too apparent for American sensibilities. Somewhere there is a false flag attack on Obama being prepared, just in case he needs a reason to come down hard.
      They can’t let the power go. They are not quite finished with their work.

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    • Detroit paperboy
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 1:05pm

      Hey Will, pick up a pen and write a check………you federal government will gladly squander it for you ….

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    • Economist
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 1:36pm

      Don’t worry all these Hollywood types will pay their “fair share” soon enough when the dollar completely collapses under its own weight. Yes all those millions in the bank of these low lifes will be worth nothing along with everybody elses savings that is not in physical metals or real estate.

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    • black9897
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 1:40pm

      As much as I love Smith, maybe he should have gone to college. He will gladly get financially raped by the criminal organization known as the IRS. If you want to voluntarily give of your money to anyone you want, however much you want…have at it! As for me, I don’t want to be stolen from.

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:06pm

      Willy, boy, do America a favor and talk to Jon. He finally got it.

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    • Thevoice
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 2:28pm

      Come on Federal workers pay ..Sorry this is what is unsustainable. Absolutely amazing. http://php.app.com/fed_employees11/search.php Sorry we can no longer afford this…

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    • KickinBack
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 3:06pm

      Just another proverbial ostrich with his head stuck in the sand.

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    • Anonymouse.
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 3:14pm

      The liberals are free to send all the cash they want down the rat hole of Washoington DC. Trouble is, they want the rest of us to be forced to participate. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C_bu2ykjO4

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    • westtitus
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 3:20pm

      The worst part of the “Buffet Rule” is that Buffet owes over 1 Billion, yes 1 Billion in taxes that he did not pay. Well he go to jail, well of course not he is the Elite. What a bunch of hypocrites! I know everyone is a hypocrite about something (unless you are Obama) but to be so out right hypocrite and the media telling people lie after lie after lie. The sad part is anyone under 35 believes ABC,MSLSD and all the other lame stream media lies, it is pathetic.

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    • PlowMan
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 3:21pm

      “America has been fantastic to me. I have no problem paying whatever I need to pay to keep my country growing.”

      If the above statement in true, I believe this man is a patriot. However, I believe him to be a misguided patriot. We must stop demonizing people like Smith. He should be taken under someone’s wing and taught the differences between a free market and socialism. Now the people like Joy Bayhar (however you spell it) should be taken down a notch or two if you ask me. She just spews the party line and doesn’t even care if it is correct or not.

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    • johnjamison
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 3:43pm

      Someone tell the freshprince that’s where socialism always leads and even 75% won‘t be enough after you’re comfortable with gib=ving 755.

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    • rickc34
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 3:53pm

      To all left winged liberals who supported Obama hollywood elite I expect your check for 75 percent love Barrack Obama.

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    • Miami
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 4:02pm

      Guys you heard him say it, he did not work for it, that’s the fact behind many actors/artist support thist moronic ideology. They are given money for reading/singing others words

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    • encinom
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 4:09pm

      Taxes today are at their lowest levels in decades, they are too low if you are going to argue that you care about the deficit. W.’s welfare to the rich needs to be repealed and tax rates returned to, at least the Clinton era.

      The income gap and wealth gap prove that the Reagan was a senile old fool and that tinkle on economics does nothing but fill the trust funds of the wealthy.

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    • suttonea76
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 4:37pm

      @Encinom – Your bogus excuse for raising taxes is frivolous and has no merit. You claim to say that we have the lowest tax rate in decades but can you actually defend the excessive spending that government does? The real question is “Why does government need more money to spend?”

      I wish you libs would understand that higher taxes NEVER solve problems, NEVER promotes job growth, NEVER creates economic competition to drive down cost, NEVER helps those contribute towards their 401k plans for retirement, but it ALWAYS contributes to corruption and the imbalance of power.

      You tote around your liberal garbage and state the buzz word fairness, but fairness is only opportunity based and not the end result. You think government is smarter than you thus proving our point that you are too dim witted to understand that government should only provide basic, essential functions that exist for all and to stay out of commerce.

      Thus endeth the lesson. Have fun blaming someone else for you problems.

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    • formidable_foe
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 4:46pm

      “Let me tell you how it will be…
      There’s one for you, nineteen for me…
      ‘Cause I’m the Taxman…
      Yeeaaahhhh, the Taxman…
      And you’re working for no one but me.”

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    • MIBUGNU2
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 4:49pm

      I think O’Blamer should setup a Special Tax Rate for
      His Hollywood Bud’s, They all think they should pay
      MORE….OK, 85-90% sound good to Ya ??? anyone
      who can afford to pay $40,000.00 to kiss a little
      Presidential AZZ, shouldn’t mind paying 90%…LoveYa,
      Babbs, George.Susan, Sean and the rest of you BOZO’s..

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    • MIBUGNU2
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 4:53pm

      Oh Shi** I almost forgot Sammy L. and Morgan…
      Voted for him, “Cuz he be Black” guy’s…….
      the’ll pony up too !!!

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    • MIBUGNU2
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 4:59pm

      @suttonea76
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 4:37pm
      @Encinom –

      Best just to ignore…..

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    • GeorgieJo
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 5:00pm

      HEY WILL
      WRITE a CHECK today. Make it out to IRS/ObummerFund.
      Men in Black was great but you NEED TO WAKE UP!!!!

      OMG 2012

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    • encinom
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 5:09pm

      @suttonea76

      While I agree we are still paying for W.s unfunded war because he had daddy issues and his unfunded give aways to the rich. History teaches that austerity doesn’t work. America in the 1950′s excelled under higher taxes and massive public works projects (i.e., the National Highways).

      Government spending creates jobs, government spending infuses the market with captial. Tax breaks for the rich only fattens the bank accounts of fat cats.

      Your problem is that you believe a failed Sci Fi author actually knew anything about economics.

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    • MIBUGNU2
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 5:33pm

      I really LOVE going to the MOVIES,..usually go once a week…

      I just wish the people from Pretend Land would stay out of

      Politics..Donate, Donate, Donate..just don’t push your politics

      on YOUR public…Your just bound to PIS** someone off one

      way or another.. kind of a No Brainer !!

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    • freedoc
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 5:44pm

      @encinom

      ‘Government creates jobs”. Honestly. Take a history lesson, or an economics lesson. The government cannot create jobs. The notion is completely silly.

      All government‘s CAN do is ’force’ something. What they cannot do, is determine ‘psychic gain’—that invisible power that drives all humans to do that which is beneficial for themselves, or their loved ones.

      Governments TAKE money, capital and labor, and expend it. Their are no ‘jobs’ created by this phenomena. None. Zero. Zilch.

      This is something you really need to understand, because it underlies the illogic and irrationality of most of your ‘arguments’—which actually aren’t anything of the kind. They are more akin to a mob or a baby screaming falsehoods, and expecting to be heard.

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    • burdenedsoul
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 6:11pm

      Wow, so I see it like this. The smartest members of the leftist crowd are fully aware of the evils and the lies that they perpetually commit toward our youth, our minorities, and our weak minded individuals. These people thrive in the world of politics and rule in the land of media. They form these lies into beliefs for impressionable people to latch onto. Will Smith isn’t a bad person in my opinion, he is just gullible and probably has an arrogant opinion of his own intellect which would make him susceptible to influence in the hollywood scene. Notice how much those in the media believe in what they say even if it doesn’t make any sense. Now think lower down the food chain, like enimacom, one of the idiots that believes that MSNBC is still reporting the real freaking news. Now think even lower, the all American welfare bum, this idiot will believe anything and will always vote for whomever keeps the foodstamps commin. The economy doesn’t concern the lazy idiots that are sitting out the worst recession we have had since the great depression while at the same time causing it. I work a 40 hour week on a shifting schedule and I can’t afford the food that I see people swiping foodstamp cards to pay for. Now they want to tax my boss to hell so that he will be forced to cut my hours in order to run his business without going bankrupt.This is so damn twisted, I can’t believe what has happened to this country….

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    • encinom
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 6:13pm

      freedoc
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 5:44pm
      @encinom

      ‘Government creates jobs”. Honestly. Take a history lesson, or an economics lesson. The government cannot create jobs. The notion is completely silly.
      ___________________________

      Repeating the debunked theories of Ayn Rand isn’t an argument, it only shows that you are unable to think for yourself.

      Is your argument that not a signal job was created when that progressive President Eisenhower authorized the construction of the Inter-State Highway system? What about the creation of the Hoover Dam or other New Deal public works projects? The truth is the government creates jobs, the government creates the infrastructure that allows others to also create jobs. Who funded the creation of the internet that would lead to the creation of an entire new industry?

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    • black9897
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 6:43pm

      @ ENCINOM

      The great depression was caused by Government, the FED, and FDR. True free markets and Private enterprise is what stopped the great depression in 1920, ever heard of it? Government was drastically cut, tax rates were slashed. The national debt was reduced by 1/3. The Fed stayed out of it. There was no “stimulus.” We let American innovation do its job. Thus, we got the roaring 20’s.

      Can government create jobs? Sure. Is it possible for government to help and do good things? Yes. However, that’s actually not very common. The nature of GOVT. is to control. So while they may sometimes create jobs and “do good things” it comes with a price. Loss of freedom. Much of what they do is under the guise of “protection” or “in your best interest” in order to get people to accept it.

      Factually speaking taxation is theft. If you feel like it’s not, then by all means give as much money as you want. However, do not force me at the barrel of a gun to do the same.

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    • Ari Ben TZion
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 6:51pm

      That’s right – G-d bless America you socialist moron.

      This is the same guy who once said he was afraid every time the police got behind him while driving in the United States. You’ll notice that Smith is not afraid when white folks pay to watch one of his films.

      There is one good thing about Bolsheviks – they’re predictable.

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    • 1TrueOne55
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 7:02pm

      And the following idea can also be found in Obama’s book, “Dreams FROM My Father”, “Mélenchon ran on a promise to {impose to marginal tax rate of 100 percent} on those earning over €360,000 annually,” he adds. But that rate would have been imposed on all persons in Kenya “receiving Government aid”, so all those on Food Stamps, Section 8 or any Federal Assistance Program would have their earnings confiscated so that others could be served by the Government.

      Even in the Book of Acts there was rebellion in the ranks of followers of Jesus when they were asked to sell their possessions for the survival of the group.

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    • encinom
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 7:04pm

      black9897

      Factually speaking taxation is theft. If you feel like it’s not, then by all means give as much money as you want. However, do not force me at the barrel of a gun to do the same.
      _________________________________________
      Do you enjoy fire protection, food safety, airline safety (not the TSA, but the air traffic controllers). Taxes are not theft, We have had some form of income tax since Washington was elected President. Taxes are how we funded the services that we expect the government to perform. Taxes are the sharied commone burdent of being a citizen.

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    • subic
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 7:14pm

      I don’t care if I made $10 mill a year, I am not going to give the govt thieves any more $$ than I have to by law. The govt is not going to milk me so they can give to some lazy ass in the hood getting welfare and selling drugs under the table.

      When I was in business, I wrote off everything & then some that I could legally get away with. The ones like Smith here, Majik Johnson, Steven King, Buffet,and the other waelthy numbnutz that say they’ll give more are just plain stupid.

      I’d rather take the money I keep from the govt & turn it into a useful tangible assets for my family & I. A piece of land, a few weapons, ammo, gold, silver, something for my kids to use in the future, whatever the case may be………….I don’t spend $$ on useless 60″ flatscreen TVs, i pads, or any of this hi tech bullsh*t. I have what I have until it blows up and then I get new. I don’t waste on vacations, booze, drugs, movies, play’s, expensive clothes & I teach my kids that. All my stuff is paid for and just have basic bills. Alll the rest goes into savings gold, silver and items to barter with when the sh*t hits the fan here by the end of the year if not sooner.

      I am dug in like an Alabama tick and going to lmao at the holly/commiewood elites and other libs within the urban area’s as they are slaughtered and or rounded up by police, DHS & TSA agents, foreign troops that obama will bring in, mercenarys that are training right now to go against the american people.

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    • Therightsofbilly
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 7:24pm

      @Encinomunist,

      I expect the government to perform far fewer services than you.

      The one service they perform that I find the most offensive is that of wasting and squandering at least 50% of what they take in.

      Now since you are a fan of going back in time when it comes to tax rates, I’ll one up you on that.

      Let us not go back to the Clinton era…..let us go back to the rates of 1913.

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    • OlefromMN
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 7:32pm

      I would suggest Mr. Smith send in a check for whatever he feels comfortable with above his current level of taxation. He may have just had the lightbulb go off in his head of what liberal policy will lead to. He will be much better off just sending in what he considers his “fair share” and not speak so stupidly about endorsing policy that leads to full government takeover of production (that’s Communism for those of you in Rio Linda).

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    • 1947
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 7:41pm

      Hi Will your man (Obama) said that you Hollywood people can hand it out…..are you at MAD your COMMIE man

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    • encinom
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 7:45pm

      Therightsofbilly
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 7:24pm
      @Encinomunist,

      I expect the government to perform far fewer services than you.

      The one service they perform that I find the most offensive is that of wasting and squandering at least 50% of what they take in.

      Now since you are a fan of going back in time when it comes to tax rates, I’ll one up you on that.

      Let us not go back to the Clinton era…..let us go back to the rates of 1913.
      _____________________________________
      Why not return to the era of Robber Barrons and Sinclair’s Jungle. Where corporate fat cat hired thugs to beat up working men demanding a fair wage and benefits, a tme before safety regulations, where dozens of girls and women could be killed in a garment factory fire caused by lack of care for the workers safety. How about child minors again?

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    • black9897
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 7:49pm

      @ENCINOM

      I don’t have a problem with WHAT’S being offered. I have a problem with HOW it’s being offered. A gun to my head to make me pay for protection. If a service is so good why use a gun? Does subway use a gun to make you buy subs? Taxation IS theft. What would you call a group of men and women with guns forcing you to pay them? Under threat and duress. Theft.
      So by that you believe that a product or service should be offered at the barrel of a gun? Do you also force others to interact with you on a daily basis?

      A citizen defined in Laurie v. United States is “A member of the body politic who owes a duty of allegiance in return for a duty of protection.” These obligations are reciprocal, meaning you do this for me and I do this for you. In Bower v. Devito the U.S. Supreme court ruled there is NO duty to protect anyone. So what does that mean? There are no citizens; if there are no citizens there are no states; if there are no States there is no United States. States are legal fictions anyways, they do not actually exist.

      Doesn’t matter. That is YOUR opinion. Even IF that is “my duty” it does not mean someone should take a gun and force me to pay. Period.

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    • Therightsofbilly
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 8:48pm

      @Encinomunist

      Ahhhh…….Sincliar’s Jungle, eh?

      I have a sneaking suspicion that you are related to JZS. He is always ranting about that tired old rag of a book.

      Those days are long gone. In fact, those days are so long ago that they are not relevant in today’s modern society. You know that Encinomunist. Nothing that happened in the days of old has any meaning today……..right?

      Did you mean “miners”? or did you mean “minors”? Or did you mean “minor miners”?
      There you go Encinom, take all the babies that you would have aborted, and create an army of “minor miners”. Which would you find more offensive? Aborting them, or using them as slave labor?

      Thanks so much for deflecting and avoiding my comment about the rampant waste, fraud, and padding the pockets of the corrupt and sleazy union slugs that finance the democrat campaigns.

      What about that Encinomunist?

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    • bobbiejean
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 9:02pm

      Yeah, Bubba, it’s the people who pay to see his movies. The gov’t TAKES his earnings. Who does Will
      Smith love more?

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    • SpeckChaser
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 9:15pm

      Hey Billy

      Do you get the feeling encino is just a conservative impersonating a liberal?

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    • Therightsofbilly
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 10:38pm

      Hi Speckchaser,

      How are you? Good I hope.

      Yes, many times I have felt that he, along with a few others are either plants, (not the vegetation type, even though that might seem appropriate at times), or just conservatives that are having some fun by stirring up the conversation.

      But then when I look at how obsessed, and even ritualistic they can be in their patterns, I think otherwise.

      But either way, they do wonders for helping to spread the conservative word, and I thank them for it.

      Never one to look a gift donkey in the mouth.

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    • flashback@liarinchief
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:34pm

      Hey Will

      Fish don’t fry in the kitchen;
      Beans don’t burn on the grill.
      Took a whole lotta tryin’,
      Just to get up that hill.
      Now we’re up in the big leagues,
      Gettin’ our turn at bat.
      As long as we live, it’s you and me baby,
      There ain’t nothin wrong with that.

      In a season five episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air George and Weezy appeared
      You should know George and Weezy would be nothing without Archie and Edith.

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    • Gideon721
      Posted on May 16, 2012 at 12:50am

      @encinomoron……. Really dude, are you for real that stupid, I’ve watched you misquote historical fact after historical fact, you have not even basic understanding of American political or economic history. Do you even know the difference between a democracy and a republic. ( hint America IS a republic, guided by a constitution) . There was never n income tax in Washington’s day, and in fact did not exist until 1916 when a CORPARATE INCOME TAX LAW was passed (although never ratified by the required 2/3 of states for an amendment) . It wasn’t until after WW II ( the war started because of the failings of a big government to control people and create jobs … Called Nazi Germany) that individual income tax crept into our lives … What were you doing in school, sitting in the back with lead crayons shoved up you nose apparently . Move to France and let them support your dumb **s

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    • Outcast
      Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:56am

      They should make some law to where the libs can donate a larger tax on themselfs so they can feel good about themselfs. :) Also they should have a way to where the rest of us can choose how much of our taxes goes towards social programs. That and all lawmakers should only make what the average citizen makes for an income. This way they will be incouraged to increase the standard of living to all americans, and not just buying votes with promised welfare increases.

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    • photobymike
      Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:26am

      I just watch that video over and over… God bless America… LOL LOL yea Smith we are headed there .

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:53am

      THERIGHTSOFBILLY, How’s it hanging Billy? Surely you don’t expect ENCINO_NAMBLE_MAN to give you an answer and not deflect like that. He must have been working his search engine on overtime to come up with such a talking point. I can’t believe that he has any handlers who are will to work with his lack of intelligence to put several words together into an actual coherent sentence. But, I have to admit that he must be more sober than last night.

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on May 16, 2012 at 3:04am

      Duh again. Up again in the middle of the night with acid indigestion, and the wife wants me to walk the dog again. Anyway, that should be NAMBLA with a A in the middle of mental midget’s name above.

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    • MittensKittens
      Posted on May 16, 2012 at 6:59am

      I used to like Will Smith, well another one bites the dust!

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    • Dr Vel
      Posted on May 16, 2012 at 7:22am

      100 percent tax is slavery. Those with money will leave. Companies will fold. France will be a nation of few leaders and the rest on welfare. But the forces to create the WEaLth to pay for WELfare will be gone. So where are those who liked living for free off the work of the wealthy because they were too lazy to work going to get their needs for life? A self destructive chain of events planned by the communist leaders to leave them in total control of a nation of slaves. Only now the slaves will be those welfare recipients who would not work as the leaders will force them into work camps while grabbing all they can for themselves. So the formerly non working morons will be forced into slavery with their way and quality of life destroyed. All they had to do was get off their a55es and provide for themselves while the chance to save their country and their quality of living still existed. Instead they chose to occupy and demand what was not theirs while destroying their country like locusts. Was I talking about France or America? I can no longer tell the difference.

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    • baxter777
      Posted on May 16, 2012 at 7:34am

      funny how Obama and his wife only paid 22%, if he wants skin in the game then why would’nt he pay 50%, such a tool and BS. yet the media in no way will challenge Mr. Almighty to the task.

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    • black9897
      Posted on May 16, 2012 at 10:28am

      Most think we need government to build roads, etc. Think again.

      http://www.economicsjunkie.com/private-citizens-perform-4-million-road-repair-job-for-free-in-8-days/

      True free markets are the way to go.

      http://www.marcstevens.net

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    • encinom
      Posted on May 16, 2012 at 10:35am

      @Gideon721

      YOu are just a typical conspricy theorist Paul-Bot. Whta was the Shay and Whiskey Rebellions about during Washingtons term? How about the Revenue Acts of 1861, 1862, etc. It wasn’t until an activist Court redefined the meaning of the Taxation Clause of the Constitution that made the, properly ratified 16th Amendment necessary (try reading something other than Alex Jones fairy tales).

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    • suttonea76
      Posted on May 16, 2012 at 10:57am

      @Encinom – Government spending creates jobs? Huh? News flash—government cannot create jobs as jobs MUST come from the private sector to contribute to the GDP. Public sector jobs are created and paid for by tax dollars thus a net loss to tax dollars gained by the Treasury.

      Government spending infuses the market with capital? Um, not even close. So you are telling me that giving my money to the government to turn around and give to others to spend in the free market is infusing the market with capital? That is ridiculous! Why go through all that trouble to declare a winner by government when the average daily citizen declares winners by their own needs and not the government’s. That logic makes no sense since the private sector creates wealth by supply and demand and competition will always lend to the consumer winning and not government declaring the overall winner by so called experts.

      Also, FDR has setup this country for failure with his initiatives of Social Security and public works projects. He was an absolute failure with his New Deal which you tend to lean on by having government take over and “create jobs” since he instituted it for 7 years with nothing to show for and it just so happened that the war created a boom in manufacturing and also a distraction to allow PRIVATE sector companies to contribute part of their output towards the war. You see the DEMAND was met and all flourished which continued into the 1950′s.

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    • suttonea76
      Posted on May 16, 2012 at 11:16am

      @Encinom – If I am to follow your logic based on how government creates everything we need, then why did ALL forms of communist rule collapse or are irrelevant in all parts of the world?

      I came to the assumption you are for communism as most liberals look to government to solve problems. The private sector works in cycles and the consumer is empowered to pick winners and losers and the government relies heavily upon those private sector people for ingenuity to create the industry. By the way, the government had nothing to do with the creation of the internet. State run schools had instituted this form of networking long before the government attempted to intervene and allocate funds. For the record, the government thought they would speed up the process by, once again, picking a winner to push through but in reality companies were already in talks with banks for pitching a network to be tied together for information sharing. The industry works IN SPITE of the government as the industry grows by risks being taken with investments and jobs being created to handle the demand for those companies. Government is void of responsibility as they don‘t create wealth so they don’t inherit the risk. Our tax dollars basically become gambling money for them to which the house ALWAYS WINS!

      Ask yourself at what point should the government no longer be involved and how big does government have to be to take care of all our needs? Trick question, there is no sustainable answe

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    • loriann12
      Posted on May 16, 2012 at 11:40am

      I agree with CatB. My mother in law shocked me the other day. She’s supposedly a Republican, and made the comment, how much money do they need anyway? Anyone who can’t live on $200,000 a year doesn’t need it. I told her, I thought that was the American Dream, that you, too, could find an idea, or own a business or whatever and earn lots of money and retire early. Liberals don’t mind when other people pay their “fair share,” but leave them out of it.

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    • encinom
      Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:47pm

      @suttonea76

      Drank the Ayn rand poison kool aide, didn’t you.

      As you said the internet was created by “State Schools” (who runs state schools, also you forget to mention the Pentagon’s investment).

      The private sector can not regulate itself, plus the era of the Robber Barrons proves that unregulated captialism leads to a concentration of wealth and power with the few (their is a reason Teddy needed to be a Trust Buster, the market couldn’t do it).

      Goverment funding throuhg the military, NASA and other agencies have led to advancments in medicine, technology, etc. Its the government with the captial to take the risks in new, unproven technologies.

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    • suttonea76
      Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:19pm

      @Encinom – Government regulation is just another term for government control. You love to boast that the government is the best in creating fairness and regulation but in fact they create less options and dependance. The private sector is the only reason we have wealth in this country. By virtue of consequence, why does the government avoid the need to vet itself upon poor investments when businesses are not afforded that same luxury? When the government screws up (which is most of the time), there are no consequences, but when a business makes a poor investment people get fired, businesses close and jobs are lost. I feel the knee jerk reaction is vastly slowed when a business must move capital in order to flourish but government will listen to 1-2 people on average to come to some decision and then fail, then never feel the sting, but the taxpayers do when thousands of these bad decisions are made over time to which we are currently in such a predicament.

      For example, a business must go before a board in most publicly traded atmospheres to make huge acquisitions or investments. These are usually prefaced by long winded consultants giving presentation after presentation and then the bean counters must make sense of the costs, tax penalties and overall profit margin projections. Then borrowing from banks or pulling cash assets with collateral have to be planned.

      Government version is a single vote or executive order or allocation….no thought and no consequence

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    • suttonea76
      Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:34pm

      @Encinom – The problem with you is that you have no experience when it comes to real spending with consequences. I, on the other hand, have been entrenched in decisions that have costly repercussions if they fail. I can handle the insults of regurgitated kool aid references to some author as I could care less. I was an economics/finance major and we spend our time looking over the comparisons of government investments and private sector acquisition/investments and both do not cross paths at all. History has shown that government reallocating monies is vastly a larger waste since the smartest people are always the ones who create the wealth as government is to benefit from them. That is in lame terms just to communicate it without confusion.

      Earlier you stated the 50′s being a barometer of success with higher taxes, but you failed to understand what the actual taxes were that were higher. You need to do more homework then rely on your Matthews MSNBC degree that has only one point of view. The great minds of Friedman and Sowell have vetted the process of economic prosperity to equate to prosperity when liberals like to focus on fairness which has no end.

      I also loved how you fell into my trap about the internet’s creation. Yes, state schools were the largest initial contributor to the invention to which tuition and bank loans started the process. The government followed suit after it was proven a success. Spiking the football, eh?

      Game, set, match!

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    • lovenfl3
      Posted on May 16, 2012 at 3:11pm

      In a way it’s kind of funny to watch these loons finally understanding how this will impact them. What did these people think he meany by redistribution? Did they think they were soemhow exempt? Like this great new video points out, at some point we’ll all be asking each other who is John Galt?
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t5bgM61ULc

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    • johnsnare
      Posted on May 16, 2012 at 3:59pm

      Typical liberal left Black Obama supporter who will love anything Obama, says or does. Will smith had an awful lot to say about President Bush for eight years, but will never have a negative word for a fellow Black. Hypocrites all of them. Racism is alive and well in Hollywood, only in the reverse.

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    • rubiksking
      Posted on May 17, 2012 at 1:24am

      None of us should have to pay more taxes. Why does the government deserve anymore of OUR money? I think the government already gets about $3.5 trillion dollars a year in taxes, they definitely don’t need anymore of our money. First off, they don’t know how to spend how much we already give them, so they don’t deserve anymore money… that’s just my opinion.

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    • old white guy
      Posted on May 17, 2012 at 6:56am

      i had to laugh. like most liberals he is in favour of tax increases as long as he doesn’t have to pay them.

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    • CommunismSurvivor
      Posted on May 18, 2012 at 3:16pm

      Excellent point. America is the sum of its people, not its government.

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    • BeeDee
      Posted on July 4, 2012 at 8:23pm

      I have an issue with the government taking my money which I work for, and giving it to people that use criminal tactics to extort more and more from the tax-payers. Bread and circuses! Keep ‘em fat, dumb, and happy!

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    • BeeDee
      Posted on July 4, 2012 at 8:35pm

      @encinom
      The interstate highway system helped to create a climate favorable to interstate commerce. It facilitated that movement of goods which allowed increased economic growth. The money spent on the project of the highways was not what fueled the boom, it was the end result of the highways, which were meant for interstate commerce (not so that uncle Ed and aunt Edna could go visit the grandkids on Thanksgiving)

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  • Individualism
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:32am

    75% would result in most people not working and quitting their jobs, unless of course is the very rich or the bankers and fed who print all the money, we shouldn’t have to pay taxes, why don’t the fed just print and pay them for us huh.

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    • sWampy
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 7:25pm

      The 75% is just for those making over a million, of course, very, very, very few would pay at that rate, because liberals always put in loopholes to make it look like “they” make almost nothing. Of course the middle class can’t hide income, and the poor don’t pay any taxes period, so bam, all the liberals begging for higher taxes are just hypocrites, buying votes.

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  • Individualism
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:30am

    yeah let the bankers and the fed who steal peoples money pay taxes the average working man shouldn’t have to pay **** when the rats can just print up money.

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  • turkey13
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:29am

    Now this will get Obama re-elected for sure with a 100% guarentee! As long as he proposes to keep 50% for government and 25% to all the folks makin less than $100,000.00. Send Obama an e-mail telling him that if he does this you will vote for him.Most of those 1% ers are actors or sports people. Some baseball player signing for 100 million don’t need all that money. Shucks he should get along fine on 25 million. This is great and it took a Frenchie to think of it.

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    • edmundburk
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 5:19pm

      who are you to decide who gets to keep what percentage of their OWN EARNED INCOME?!

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    • Wu Ming Ren
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 8:01pm

      I know you’re just being sarcastic, but if the government wanted to be fair (and it does not want to be fair!), it would tax everyone equally. Those who make millions of dollars a year are spending it on investments and activities that enrich other citizens. To force even liberal Hollywood pukes (“punishing our enemies” is an Obama caveat) to send their money to Washington, D.C., where it will be wasted with no return on investment (Obama likes to call all his social welfare investing, but the only ROI we get from that is a bigger welfare population, not a bigger economy) is not a principle I would advocate.

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  • BeingThere
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:29am

    I guess every country has rich idiots but we outnumber them 1000 to one. The combined tax rate of everything we pay, income, sales, property tax, etc. should not exceed 10%.

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  • PPMStudios
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:26am

    So he didn’t know about the French elections?

    Since he supports Obama he‘s just given us additional proof he’s not too well informed….

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    • CatB
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:54am

      If he wants to pay more … feel free … what’s stopping these idiots .. they hire big accounting firms so that they don’t have to pay .. and then TALK about paying more .. put your money where your mouth is Will … you don’t need more than everyone else to live .. right? Just sign over your checks after say the first (what is “rich” now $200,000? according to the progressives/Marxists) $200,000 per your FAMILY (not just you)

      Will Smith (and all other progressive MILLIONAIRES complaining!) .. just ask one of your many TAX ADVISORS how to do it .. it is not hard .. after they guy gets up off the floor from fainting .. he should be able to help you!

      OMG 2012 … LIBERTY!

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    • Dismayed Veteran
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 12:31pm

      I think Will should go all in right now. Money talks and BS walks right? Let your money talk.

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    • Wilma
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 3:06pm

      I guess he didn’t get the memo.

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  • eyestoseeearstohear
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:26am

    EVEN AFTER those big ears HEARD THE TRUTH…I seriously DOUBT he will
    venture OFF SCRIPT AND CHECK INTO OBAMA’S ACTIONS & INTENTIONS.

    People are SO BLIND…they believe what Obama SAYS or ASK HIM and whatever
    LIE HE TELLS THEM – they simply ACCEPT his answer without checking or comparing
    his actions.

    A liar IS NOT going to TELL THE TRUTH!
    DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, WILL SMITH AND HOLLYWOOD ?
    As much as YOU hate to INDEPENDANTLY THINK – Obama is lieing to YOU & AMERICA!

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  • blanco5
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:26am

    Mon Dieu! Listening to that is sooooo annoying. By the way…..HYPOCRITE!!!!

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  • chuckone
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:23am

    I guess Will needs to talk to Johnny Depp.. aka “rebel with a clue”….
    http://blog.chron.com/celebritybuzz/2011/11/johnny-depp-moves-back-to-america-to-avoid-paying-taxes-in-france/

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  • Joshua7
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:21am

    Bwahahaha! That was priceless!

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  • rosegrower
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:20am

    Will Smith needs a little history refresher. In 1945, the marginal tax rate for upper income earners was 95%. This is a precedent, and there is no reason why Congress and this President can’t impose the same level of taxation again.

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    • libsarescum
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:29am

      You obviousdly don’t have a business and probably are on welfare. NOBODY paid the 95% because there were enough “write offs” that the 95% rate was meaningless.

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    • gpk
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:33am

      C’mon Will pony up. Pay more.

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    • Madmilo
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:35am

      Yeah, Thats a great incentive to be better and make something for yourself. You are stupid!

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    • Bryan B
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 1:24pm

      @rosegrower

      When President Kennedy was elected the income tax rate was 90% for anything over $70,000 a year.

      Kennedy got the income tax lowered 35% to 28%, He lowered income tax rate through reinvestment tax credits. Kennedy knew how important it was for the wealthy to invest in the country.

      The other thing that happened when Kennedy lowered the income tax, Federal tax revenues increased by 54%…..

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    • Bryan B
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 1:41pm

      *Kennedy got the income tax lowered 35% to 28%,

      28% being the maximum tax credits allowed…..

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  • Mutiny
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:20am

    At 75% the people who dont have to work, quit working for sure. Much higher and they all quit. None of this is going to end well. The problem for us is we are tied to them with our big banks. So when they go, so do we.

    Stock up on food, water, supplies, guns, metals, ammo, and alcohol. While I disagree with who Glenn Beck is supporting for president I do believe he has been right on the coming storm. We have one shot left in Tampa and after that I am afraid our country could be lost for good. If we fall there will be no one to protect Israel so picking a nominee that doesnt address our financial crisis is just dumb.

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  • mike_trivisonno
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:20am

    This has to be comedy, no?

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  • republic2011
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:19am

    This is why it is a mistake to have celebrities weigh in on policy issues. They look good on camera, but they are still as dumb as rocks. Remember, it is only since the turn of the 20th century that entertainers became mega wealthy.. Before that, they were looked upon as not much more than Carnies. Very few of them have any level of education worth noticing, and if they do it is in liberal arts, theater arts, etc. Not economics, history, science, etc. So why even care what they have to say about taxes, foreign policy, …?

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    • Henrys_Ghost
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 12:49pm

      Right on, celebrities are akin to those streamers you see on the end of little girls handle bars on their bikes. They look good but aren’t much useful for anything else………….

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    • freedoc
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 6:06pm

      Here is why: Because they have access to cameras, and the general population eat this stuff up like popcorn at a movie theater. So, its not that WE care, but most of the morons certainly do. This propaganda and counter-information needs to be fought at every opportunity…..calling these yahoo’s on the carpet, here, there, EVERY WHERE, every chance we get.

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  • waring850
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:19am

    I find this intresting that, people are saying that the Right is working for the Big buisness and billionares. But, Look at the left. They have all billion dollar movie stars on there half. So, look at yourself before you speak.

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  • EndTheFedNOW
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:18am

    Maybe the Blaze can make mitt rommney the god of the world and we can all work to give our money to the BANKERS!

    Maybe the blaze can bash sound econmics and run countless stories bashing ron paul.

    Maybe the blaze can pull for the white obama, beck says well at least he is not a commie. LOL sure, hes not a commie. Hes a do what he is told big government liberty smahing silver spoon sucking swine. I hate the blaze. Not because Paul didnt win. No. But because Beck “claims” to be pro small government pro maximum liberty/ they are not. If yo support mitt rommney you can not call yourself a small government guy.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFn5Clpqzhs

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg8M2JBIoqo

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    • SAVEUSA_ENDPC
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:46am

      My friend…Beck is not pro-Romney, he’s pro-Anti-Obama. And if you took second grade math you would know that the numbers don’t add up for Paul to beat Obama. So you have to back Romney if you don’t want Obama. None of use conservatives wanted Romney but this is our only ticket off the track to distruction of our country!
      Don’t worry you can vote for Rand in four years, since you like Ron so much.

      Not trying to squash your comment but just share some tolerance with you.

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    • Belwraith
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 4:28pm

      If you don’t like it here, you’re free to leave….

      Why do Ron Paul supporters always refer to You Tube?

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    • MEANS2RESIST
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 7:52pm

      I heard Ben Gleck & his boys this morning bashing Ron Paul and his supporters. I thought it very unprofessional

      Little do they know Ron will be the nominee and beat obama like a red headed step child.

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    • bigspike
      Posted on May 16, 2012 at 6:31am

      give it a rest, Rontarrd…the Tinfoil Hat Tinhorn has had his ‘crazy as an outhouse rat’ butt handed to him in the primaries from sea to shining sea-face reality and move on

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  • Logic77
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:18am

    Typical Hollywood Hypocrite. Yeah that’s what it feels like for us small business people, you shmuck.

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    • biggreenboo
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:32am

      OK logic… your icon is just d@mn funny.

      Thank you

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    • pickles40
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 3:21pm

      Agree. Never cared much for Will Smith and his ultra-rich obnoxious family. Care even less since he started kissing obama’s butt. He should stick to the pretend world of acting. He knows little of reality. Write a check; support a needy family.

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  • eyestoseeearstohear
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:12am

    Please check this out:
    Douglas Hagman Interview regarding Obama’s plans to stay in office.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MRSn0ytstrg

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  • Baddoggy
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:09am

    Will………Completely ate up with dumba@@….

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  • Wakeup Maggie
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:08am

    What a buffoon

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    • OhSnappage
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 8:23pm

      It’s not his fault, he himself is a BLACKMAN who didn’t go to college…I have no idea what the heck that has to do with anything but Will Smith thinks it’s necessary to imply it. He is buddy buddy with the Obamas you would think such a loyal supporter would be informed on what his good friend and his sociialist buddies are doing C’mon Will 75% is not that much… wait till it’s 88%.

      What the heck is with those creepy French President pics at the end of the video?? I’m gonna have nightmares!!!!

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  • ChiefGeorge
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:08am

    If they can ask or take 75% of what the citizen earns, then there is not much stopping them from taking the other 25%. We can’t be this stupid but we are in fact this stupid. We will eventually get to where France is just wait and watch, makes not one bit of difference if the TP is running the country or not. The budget at this point cannot be balanced even if the entire US gov is shut down and taxes are raised to the 50% level for every working person. Thats why a balance budget is not proposed because it cannot be balanced.

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    • circleDwagons
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:24am

      No worries. Romney will save us. 80%

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    • johnjamison
      Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:26am

      If they taxed everyone at 90% the government would still run in the red. The problem not taxation it’s spending the more money given the more new programs there will be to spend it on. The government needs to be gutted all useless and unconstitutional programs wiped off the earth. Next the pay needs to be adjusted civil servents shouldn’t make more than their private employees counterparts. Congressman shouldn’t make more than the average private citizen salary. The Government employee‘s shouldn’t be given cars and gas allowances when private citizens don’t get them unless their emploment keeps them on the road. And even then the government vehicle should only be used during work hours. Not personal transportation.

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:07am

    Once again the cluelessness of PC Hollywood is faced with Reality Check.

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  • AmericanStrega
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:07am

    Subtitles would have been nice when the French guys were talking. I did love the look on Smith’s face when he realized taxes are 75% in France.

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:04am

    Obama and Smith are two peas in a pod…they are both lost without a script.

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  • searching for the Truth
    Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:03am

    Well, Golly !

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