Jonsa;1060993155]Of course it affected "you", just not a severely as some, unless you didn't have a portfolio of investments, dont own a house, have a recession proof business (like a bankruptcy lawyer). But even in the days of 20%+ capital, if you had a lot of liquid assets, you were laughing.
Wrong, I was smart enough to see the Democrats take over the Congress and put all my investments into cash. The market bottomed out, the recession ended and I invested again. I do indeed own a house and refinanced it at 3.5%. Thanks for your concern
As for attacking success, demonizing individual wealth creation and promoting individual wealth distribution. Obama has never attacked success, nor has he demonized individual wealth creation. Can you provide any quotes or video evidence of this, or is this simpliy another deliberate misinterpretation of his statements. Statements like 'those of us who have done well for ourselves can afford to give back a little more" cannot be construed as demonization nor attack.
Yes, I can provide quote after quote but you wouldof income just ignore them. It is safe enough to point however to a major statement that the evil rich people who are paying 40% of the FIT in this country aren't paying their far share but the 47% of income earning households paying zero apparently are. Why would anyone who believes in free enterprise and capitalism promote a tax plan that penalizes producers and job creators. Tell me how raising the taxes on anyone puts 22.7 million Americans back to work full time paying taxes?
And considering your extensive business experience you already know that all income and consumption taxes are examples of individual wealth distribution. Unless, you don't know because your ideology gets in the way of basic truths.
Actually that isn't the case, you don't use something you don't pay the taxes. You don't get SS you don't contribute to the fund. You don't drive a car you don't pay excise taxes on gasoline, you don't purchase taxable items you don't pay sales taxes, you don't own a home or property you don't pay property taxes. You earn income in this country and you may or may not pay Federal Income taxes. Think that anyone who doesn't pay FIT or pays use taxes really cares about tax increases?
I don't know, when the other side says no compromise and proceeds to demonstrate just how ideologically entrenched they are, what is the point? Yeah he hasn't met with his jobs council since january, when IIRC he sent the jobs bill to congress to die a uncompromising death.
Of course Israel is a true ally of the United States. Obama doesn't like bibi because he is totally two faced and desperately wants america to fight "his war" for him. YOu want to talk about US Israel Palstinian relations, lets start another thread. Its has been an subject of high interest to me for the past couple of decades.
What would you have the other side compromise on, increasing taxes without reducing the 3.8 trillion dollar budget?
You actually believe the jobs bill died? you really have no idea what you are talking about, the part that died was the burden placed upon the states when the federal money stopped. Guess that escaped you in Canada?
As for Israel, nice spin, Israel is the best ally in the region and when Obama was in Cairo he could have gone to Israel but didn't. When he was in Iraq he could have gone to Israel but didn't. He was in NY for the View and could have met with foreign leaders but didn't. He is the worst President this country has ever had and yet he excites people like you who don't even live here and millions here dependent on taxpayer assistance.
I know what the marginal tax rate in the US are and its one helluva lot less than in Canada, likewise state vs provincial taxes, likewise state vs provincial sales taxes, likewise the absence of an 7% general sales tax from the feds, and don't get me started on mil rates for real estate. I too have earned every dollar I have made and I too built it, with a lot of help along the way.
Don't worry, Obama given his way will make this country just like Canada with higher taxes and higher dependence on govt. services. This country wasn't built on those principles and there is a reason we had an economy grow from 9.9 trillion to 14.4 trillion under Bush and it wasn't because of Obama.
I had a lot of help along the way too but hard work initiative, drive, strong work ethic based upon opportunity helped me succeed and what I have done with that success has helped others. I didn't need to send tax dollars to the govt. to help people in my local community. Neighbor helping neighbor means exactly what it says and neighbor doesn't mean a Federal bureaucrat
Since when does a "sizable chunk" equal a majority?
I would be happy with proof that a "sizeable chunk" are Republicans.
