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Poll: Voters Viewing Occupy Wall St. Unfavorably

Conservative said:
...Federal Income taxes fund the Federal Govt. and everyone benefits from that govt. not just the rich that pay 38% of all the FIT revenue and 47% of households paying zero. is zero their fair share?....
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is it fair that some millionaires and billionaires pay a lower effective FIT rate that middle-class people?
 
FFDP666 said:
And since ^that stuff i said, is a big part of Occupy Wall Streets message, I thus support them.
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OWS reminds me of the war protesters in the 60's. Those people were out of touch with reality and the OWS crowd is no different today only worse. These are the entitlement mentality group who don't want to work but want someone else's wealth. That is totally and completely wrong. These worthless individuals are committing suicide as the poll numbers are now showing and they are doing it with their attitudes and their actions.
 
Conservative said:
Oh, good Lord, where does the money come from to pay for those securities? You don't have a clue where the money comes from that funds those U.S. Securities. There are IOU's in the trust fund not cash. I cannot believe that you think that having U.S. Securities assures that means actual cash in the future
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:shock: Where does the money come to pay U.S. Savings bonds?
 
Thunder said:
is it fair that some millionaires and billionaires pay a lower effective FIT rate that middle-class people?
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Why do you care what someone else pays in taxes? "Your" President put together a non partisan commission, Simpson/Bowles, that came back with a reasonable proposal that didn't tell Obama what he wanted to hear so he ignored their recommendations, lower the tax rates and eliminate deductions. Every time rates have been lowered tax revenue grew and that is reality.
 
pbrauer said:
Social Security isn't in debt, they have roughly $2.4 trillion in assets.

Trustees Report Summary
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Right, most of those assets are in the form of an IOU. Where is the money going to come from to repay those IOU's? it won't be like redeeming a savings bond, we are talking billions of dollars at once
 
Social Security is solvent for another 20 years and it's not a difficult fix to push it way beyond that.
 
AdamT said:
Social Security is solvent for another 20 years and it's not a difficult fix to push it way beyond that.
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And you know that how? You really are very naive if that is what you believe
 
Thunder said:
its called facts. he is stating them.
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LOL, amazing how trillions in IOU's make the program solvent and you don't get it that IOU's are assets but not cash. Keep living in that liberal progressive dream world. All is great and wonderful
 
Conservative said:
LOL, amazing how trillions in IOU's make the program solvent and you don't get it that IOU's are assets but not cash. Keep living in that liberal progressive dream world. All is great and wonderful
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is SS not able to pay its bills?

no, they can pay their bills. and they will be able to for some time to come.
 
Conservative said:
LOL, amazing how trillions in IOU's make the program solvent and you don't get it that IOU's are assets but not cash. Keep living in that liberal progressive dream world. All is great and wonderful
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The "IOUs" are U.S. Treasury notes, which are every bit as liquid as cash. You know ... because cash is backed by Treasury notes? :lol:
 
winston53660 said:
I'll try this one more time.

So you think they should keep SS in a cash type account?
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SS should have been kept solvent without the use of IOU's that will have be be funded with printed money or by borrowing all of which hurt the value of the dollar
 
AdamT said:
The "IOUs" are U.S. Treasury notes, which are every bit as liquid as cash. You know ... because cash is backed by Treasury notes? :lol:
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You need to get a job in the Obama Administration because you don't have a clue either.
 
Conservative said:
SS should have been kept solvent without the use of IOU's that will have be be funded with printed money or by borrowing all of which hurt the value of the dollar
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You're just never going to understand this, are you? By law, when there is a SS surplus, the government is required to take the surplus and purchase Treasuries. Treasuries earn interest. What do you think they should do? Go down to the Acme Savings and Loan, get the money in 10s and 20s and put it on a shelf?
 
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