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I'm happy Obama is finally shows he has the guts to take on the Republicans.
Me too, its nice to finally see a little liberal come out in him!
I'm happy Obama is finally shows he has the guts to take on the Republicans.
Evidently, you can't continue to **** the working class without them noticing, who woulda thunk it.................
6 out 0f 10 americans agree with raising taxes on people who make over 250,00. He ran on that promise, he won and now he is making good on it. If the GOP does not agree to negotiate the percentage of the increase it is their fault, not the Pres.
I think the RNC should spend $100M for the rest of December put ads on the air showing nothing but Obama playing in the Hawaiian surf every damn day in all 57 states. They should flood the airwaves with ads showing that bastard doing nothing while New Yorkers starve with no heat.
Moot point, considering he can't raise the rates himself. The nature of our government is cooperation/negotiation between the Executive and both houses of Congress.
I think the RNC should spend $100M for the rest of December put ads on the air showing nothing but Obama playing in the Hawaiian surf every damn day in all 57 states. They should flood the airwaves with ads showing that bastard doing nothing while New Yorkers starve with no heat.
This would prove what exactly? Nothing other than making the Republicans more of a laughing stock than they already are. Obama still hasnt taken more time off than Bush 1 and two combined. Need we mentioned the disaster the Republicans made out of Katrina. Please I hope this happens because SNL will get funny again! I think this is one of the main reason Republicans lost this last election political madness that somehow some way Obama is taking something, hiding something. A strong majority in this country does not buy into the Republican mantra of: we are the party of fiscal responcibility, or morals. Please tell me how they are the last three republican presidents and congress are to blame for the huge debt we are in now. Yes Obama owns alot of things but not the 80% of the debt that was racked up under the Republicans watch. Yes there is a way to pay down the debt. However, both parties do not want to do it. I think the cuts should start at 20% cut in military and the tax rates go back up to Reagan levels.
List the top ten things to cut please? And how much cut comes from each of those top ten?
Please.
I'll wait - but I won't hold my breath.
What are "THE CUTS" that everybody wants to see happen?
a strong majority of American cannot even tell us who the two senators in their own state are
The reagan tax levels were a maximum of 28%
I can live with that-the middle class paid a far higher share of the total income tax bill too
I Can live with that
Yes but you have to recall that there were no where near the deductions that we have now. This isnt a cure all because after Reagan slashed the tax rate the defict went from 1 trillion to a little und 4 trillion. I can see your point my concern is that some are so focused on social programs they forget that a huge amount of money is wasted on the military. I can see why Obama want to raise the tax back to Clintons levels but it should be for everyone. That being said I could go for a 20% deduction on military. Then we can adjust the social programs.
I love how you pretend to talk for some many people. Most of them really aren't all that into the class struggle thing that power hungry liberal agitators live for
I didn't say that and you know it. Why would I lie like that? Why are you lieing like that? What fairy tale world do you live in? Can you possibly fathom that $200,000 isn't a million dollars?
Its not a class struggle as you keep trying to paint it. As James Carville correctly observed, "Its the economy, stupid" People through their own experience found that giving the tax cuts to the wealthy did not create jobs, in this country anyway.
what is the purpose of taxing only the top 2% more
To recoup the 11.6 million dollars an hour we are wasting in tax cuts for the wealthy that do not produce jobs so that we can help balance the budget so that cutting benefits for the middle class and seniors is not necessary.
You mean the portion paid for through FICA? SS+Medicare?Bull****. Social spending makes up 2/3 of the federal budget.
Bull****. Social spending makes up 2/3 of the federal budget. The wealthy dont have enough money to balance the budget with our current spending and you are kidding yourself if you think we do.
Its political. Its not financial. The projected income from the proposed tax rate is only 80 billion. That doesn't begin to make a dent in a 1 trillion dollar annual deficit.
Best way to know its political and not for real? Ole Harry in the Senate wont allow it to come for a vote. If it were a real plan he would be willing to back it with a vote, now wouldn't he?
I have never suggested that it was. We will also need to cut our wasteful military spending in half, increase the SS cap to $180,000 from its current $105,000, and upgrade our health care system to UHC as every other industrialized nation has done. If we are not prepared to do those things, we are not prepared to deal with our deficit.
Its financial, by not letting the tax cuts for the wealthy expire, we waste 11.6 million dollars an hour in lost revenues. That's a hell of a lot more waste than the GOP firing of big bird!
You mean the portion paid for through FICA? SS+Medicare?
bzzzz.wrongWhich must be why SS Is insolvent.
WTF does that mean? "those things"?Because those things are paying for it.
LOL...the irony!Dont make silly statements and expect to be taken seriously.
bzzzz.wrong
WTF does that mean? "those things"?LOL...the irony!
We are expecting to get a cut in military spending already. Why is it military spending is the only thing that is ever on the table for liberals?
80 billion dollars that will disappear after the first year as they go into tax avoidance to erase the amount they pay. Close the loopholes. Reduce the ability to engage in tax avoidance. Its a better solution than making a tax that can be mitigated almost as soon as its signed.
Things like capping home mortgage deduction amounts, cap medical deductions, cap charitables all of which can be done gradually to see the effects.
I would agree with means testing SS and increasing the age requirements.
So if it really is a good solution why didnt Harry put it up for a vote?