Cheney and his wife made more than 10 times as much (as the president), but are entitled to a $1.9 million refund. \nThe Cheneys reported adjusted gross income of nearly $8.82 million, a number largely padded with income they received by exercising stock options that had been set aside in 2001 for charity.\n(AP story)\n\nWhat's going on... that's insane... that's VERY suspicious to me... guess he sold some of those Halliburton stocks...
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That almost 25% of his gross income back in a refund. S--t i want 25% of my income back as a refund!\n\nrfjanssen, first off your crazy, straight up! Nobody gets almost 25% of their gross income back in a refund.  Thats f'd up
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Actually no, the troops are fighting for Bush's wallet. The troops are out there putting thier lives on the line and following orders. They are amazing and should be commended & supported 100%. Unfortunately the commander in chief is an idiot & a liar. This war isn't about freedom. It's about big business. Pretty much everything Bush & Cheney set into motion is about profiteering. Haliburton isn't even supplying the troops with so much as clean water. They've been drinking contaminated water for Christs sake! Most of them still don't get the sufficient armor they need & they're getting billed for it. The pentagon just released a report that there's less than 1 batallion of Iraqi troops able to defend themselves without the Americans. This iraq war is never going to end. Bush & Cheney have no interest in it ending. It will go on forever & they will continue to laugh all the way to the bank. Americans are not asked to make even the slightest sacrifice. Keep pissing away resources while our soldiers die every day. The 9 - 11 attackers are still out there and Bush has no interest in getting them. Why would he want to take out his long time business partner Bin Laden?
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Freedom of speech is legal in America.  Strange how the CEO of Haliburton (VP Cheeney) stepped down.  Large overseas contracts used to go to Bectal Corp, however since the government said they would rebuild Iraq, Haliburton got the contracts and the U.S. blew up a lot of building. Thus creating a lot of work for Haliburton.   Sound fishy???   Not to mention Cheeney's gross income for 2005 was over 8 million dollars.
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As John Stossel says, "Gimme a break"! $10k is chicken feed, even Al Gore would ask for more than that. You've got 'Bash Bush of the Brain'.
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Let's see.\n\nIf you actually do any form of primitive Google search, the chairman got a golden parachute of 400M, not 1B.  Even if it was 1B, it wouldn't really matter that much.\n\nLast year, Exxon had 330B in revenues, so if you add back in 400M, that's around .1%.\n\nAssume you bought gas around 3$ per gallon.  .1% of that is 3/10 of a cent.  Depending on your usage, I'd say the typical person uses around 600 gallons a year.  So, you gave him $1.80.  Off 1B, it would have been closer to $5 last year.  The actual number is probably slightly higher because things that needed transport would have been passed on, but you get the general idea.\n\nPeople get hung up on someone's pay but never get around to figuring out how much it actually affects them.  Do you still worry about how much Bill Gates makes or the CEO of Google (who's made billions in the last couple years also), etc.?
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Interesting, but I think the truth lies closer to reality that he wanted to stay in the closet, repuglicans do not like to be outed,as repuglicans are not very tolerant of Gay's. When is the last time that Dick Cheney mentioned his daughter in a political speech. Probably about the twelfth of never.
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Bush is rich, and so are his friends. Outsourcing helps the rich. Do you think he gives a damn about anyone else? Formulate your own answer.
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Here's the sad story of poor ol' Neil:\n\nThe US Office of Thrift Supervision investigated the failure of Silverado and determined that Bush had engaged in numerous "breaches of his fiduciary duties involving multiple conflicts of interest." Although Bush was not indicted on criminal charges, a civil action was brought against him and the other Silverado directors by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; it was eventually settled out of court, with Bush paying $50,000 as part of the settlement, as reported in the Style section of the Washington Post [3].\n\nWHAT! The "STYLE" Section of the Washington Post reported it? $50k - I guess that'll buy a lot of chinz...
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John you have answered your own question.  Do you really think these politicians make only $165,000 a year?  This figure does not include the perks, free medical care, free transportation including jet rides for their families and entourage, retirement plans equal in salary and perks until they die.  And whatever corporations tag on with speaking engagements, representations.  As Mark Twain wrote, "The US has the Best Government Money Can Buy."  Big Money/Big Corporations.  Look at the List of Corporations who received NON BID contracts for Iraq?  Haliburton (Cheney's previous employer)  Carlyle Corp. (Papa Bush is trustee along with the Saudis), Texco (Ms. C. Rice's alma mater).  10% of the American population control 60% of the wealth in the US.  What do you think?  It is pretty obvious who and what controls this country.
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way to go 'just honest'!!!\n   I have to say that since Bush has been in office, I get more money on my Income Tax returns and they take less out of the checks each week. That has been a blessing for us. Does the man make mistakes...who doesn't?!? I believe he has done what he has done with honest intentions. In my opinion the ones who are the enemy of the American people are the stupid politicians in the capitol that want to argue over every stupid thing and hinder any plans to make things better. Quit getting committees together to investigate everything and spending our money on it and get of your duff and do something for the American people for a change. \n   As far as the foreigners are concerned...who cares what they think...
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It is a conflict of interest. But nothing will be done about it.  That is politics. Cheney also has a lot of political experience.  He has been involved with politics for a long time.  Governor of Wyoming, he was on the first President Bush staff and I believe he was on Presidents Nixon and Fords staff. (however don't quote me on that one it might have been a different president)
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I'm not a liberal but I'll take a stab at it.  Yes, he did lie, because Bush only gives money to people who already have plenty like Halliburton and multi-millionaires.
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lol, good question. I love that you are aware of this. Most Americans have no idea that Bush really did this. My guess is that Bush has a lot more money and power. For some reason the republicans are rubber stamping everything for Bush. There is no debate. It's crazy. There are "secret combinations (deals)" in our gov't right now. How else could this have been legalized? I feel bad for our troops right now.
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If you want to start mud-slinging, Laura Bush killed her boyfriend in high school.  George Bush made $200 million on his baseball team dealings yet shows only $19 million in assets to his name in his last disclosure, where did the rest of the money go?\n\nhttp://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/laura.asp\n\nhttp://www.makethemaccountable.com/tax/SaleOfBaseballTeam.htm\n\nThis whole administration is crooked, and if you want a track record of "evil", Republicans win hands down.  The nice thing about what I've seen of the Democrats is that they immediately cut loose anyone proven to be a wanker, but the Republicans immediately circle the wagons and start pointing fingers.  This hurts the Dems in the mud-slinging wars, and in a society where freedom of the press is real it should help their credibility.  Unfortunately, the corporate-owned media has lost most of its credibility anyways lately for everyone.
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given the wages in Mexico, probably even their army would end up crossing the border for higher pay.  This is all a  smoke screen.  Halliburton, Cheney's company has the border contract, so he has no motivation for this problem to go away.  Follow the money!
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Dunno how much he received for 2005 since they haven't released his tax filings yet.  According to the White House, in 2004 he received $194,852 in deferred compensation from Halliburton (money he agreed to be paid as part of his salary when he was CEO but after he had resigned as CEO).
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It's stocks and big business, weapons manufacturers, Oil Companies, forced inflation. You see it's a lot easier to make more money by raising the prices up then hiring more people to increase your production. You have done nothing but raise the price and collect the money. That is what the Republicans are about. War is is they don't serve in the military, and fight the wars, they just profit from the outcomes of the wars like George Bush, and Cheney have. People mean nothing to them and their people will never be in harms way. George Bush wont even go to Iraq, He sent Tony Blair last week, He is a sissy.