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Eating Out of House and Home: Republican Opposes New Taxes By Noting That He Needs $200,000 a Year for Food

There may be need for an intervention in Congress after Rep. John Fleming, a Louisiana Republican, admitted to what appears an eating disorder. Fleming went on television to denounce Obama’s plans to tax the wealthy and explained how he really does not have a lot of income left over from earning $6.3 million a year from his string of Subway and UPS businesses. He insists that after paying taxes, salaries, and support for his businesses, he only takes home $600,000 — of which $200,000 goes to food for his family. Fleming is the father of four adult children and lives alone with his wife.

That is a lot of food. $547.95 a day. That would allow $182.65 for breakfast, $182.65 for lunch, and $182.65 for dinner. A shrimp po-boy at Copelands of New Orleans is $9.99. That would mean that Fleming could consume over 18 po-boys every night. At 414 calories a po-boy, that comes to 7452 calories just for dinner. No wonder he is the chair of the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs. His rate of consumption alone threatens the sea and forest stock of available consumable creatures.

In fairness to Fleming, he could have meant all of his expenses in “feeding his family” given his svelte image on the House website.

Source: Business Insider

124 thoughts on “Eating Out of House and Home: Republican Opposes New Taxes By Noting That He Needs $200,000 a Year for Food”

  2. Swarthmore mom 1, September 20, 2011 at 4:39 pm

    The shrimp must be wild shrimp not farm raised.

    Of course… it goes without saying… (I’m gonna love this meal…)

    (For the record, I’m “a non-violent progressive”, as well…)

  6. Blouise,

    You’re in charge. Woosty and I are in. Swarthmore mom and Gene are co-conspirators…

    ————

    Swarthmore mom and Gene,

    More hearty laughs on this end… I’ll fall back to my “Blouise is in charge” position, regarding the menu, or we could let you choose…

    ———–

    Swarthmore mom,

    Regarding, “I am not sitting with a tea party republican from northwest Louisiana no matter who is paying.”:

    You’re a good woman, SM. Honorable, too…

    (I hope you’re feeling a little better… One never gets over it… Anyway, you’ve been in my thoughts…)

    ———

    Gene,

    We’ll make sure that you get the good fugu… (wink, wink) …any number of ways to do the deed… blowguns, blowfish… Love your “to go” order… I’m still laughing about the 473 shrimp cocktails…

  8. Gene,

    Got it … how do we get the belly rubber on the plane?

    Bail will not be needed ’cause we’ll run like the wind.

  12. Gene, I don’t think Ms.Jones will share the table with the congressman either. She was dating an Obama speechwriter.

  13. Woosty:

    I was thinking a large amount of entertaining. 5 people at a good steakhouse is easily 500 bucks including tip. I just figured if he is spending that kind of money, he must be spending a good deal on taking people out to eat. Which was why I commented about waiters, cooks and busboys and how they would be effected.

  14. SwM,

    You’ll be with us … we aren’t going to talk to him, just eat up his tax savings. You can carry the poison darts and be eniobob’s “spotter”.

  15. Mike Spindell:

    The wealthy are going to be wealthy unless you confiscate all of their money and then where will you be? Out of money since they pay around 40-50% of the taxes.

    I think you remember the luxury boat tax a few years ago, they had to do away with it because it killed the building of new yachts, the rich just bought used ones. Well the rich didnt suffer but the poor souls who built yachts did.

    I should ask if you have no concern for the average working man in your effort to further your misguided ideology. People like you keep the rest of us working stiffs having to work harder to pay for all the taxes you want to take from us. Have you no shame?

    When will enough be enough?

  16. I’ll start taking a collection up for bail money. 😉

    I’ll take my entree to go.

    One whole fried chicken and a Coke. 473 shrimp cocktails. One of those rum drinks served in a pineapple with little umbrellas or perhaps on fire. 14 tins of caviar. 4 orders of fugu. 1 cheese cake. And a belly rub from actress Rashida Jones.

  17. I am not going though. I am not sitting with a tea party republican from northwest Louisiana no matter who is paying

  19. Blouise,

    Hearty laughter on this end… Love the idea of eniobob with the blowgun… He should aim for the rusty-colored rug… Let’s eat first, though.

  20. eniobob,

    Come along with us … I have an ancient and I suspect, illegal, blowgun somewhere up in the attic … it’s about six feet long so should reach over or under all bathroom stalls … you can be our armed escort … discouraging him from disappearing.

    Gotta get some poison for the darts though.

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