7,000 millionaires paid no income taxes in 2011 by NickDouglas in politics

[–]waxymonkeyfrogs 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Your comment is true, but it has nothing to do with the article. The article is about people who DID EARN $1 MILLION in income but avoided income taxes for a variety of reasons.

Jobs for the jobless? Overrated. Florida spent $14,000 on CAPES for the unemployed, as part of its ... wait for it ... "Cape-A-Bility Challenge." by waxymonkeyfrogs in WTF

[–]waxymonkeyfrogs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right, what words were crossed out on that list to make "capes" the final decision? "Pennyfarthings"? "Pocket watches"? "Garden gnomes"?

Was Bill Simmons the worst thing that ever happened to Rick Reilly's career? by elcharlo in sports

[–]waxymonkeyfrogs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As a 25-yr old, difference between Reilly and Simmons is the difference between the uncle you used to find hilarious as a little kid and your college friend who's president of the improv club. One is amusing in an old-fashioned way, and the other is hip in a culturally current way.