President Barack Obama reveals the purely political calculations behind his strategy in the debt ceiling negotiations. Not only does he reveal that he has intimate knowledge of polling on the issue, but he also describes the GOP leadership as being boxed-in due to previous statements they've made.
Notice how nowhere in this response is there any discussion about what is best for the economy, the housing market, the dollar, the unemployment situation or the long-term health of entitlement programs. The entire calculation is political.
http://www.breitbart.tv/obama-80-of-ame ... her-taxes/
Obama: 80% of Americans Want Higher Taxes
Moderators: mpallett, bakerjw, renegade, Hush
Obama: 80% of Americans Want Higher Taxes
Demand stringent background and mental health checks on your politicians.
-
- Silent But Deadly
- Posts: 827
- Joined: Sun Dec 26, 2010 10:34 am
- Location: Panama City, Fl.
Re: Obama: 80% of Americans Want Higher Taxes
80% want higher taxes! He's high
- WasDustyJacket
- Silent But Deadly
- Posts: 1160
- Joined: Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:37 pm
- Location: Missouri
Re: Obama: 80% of Americans Want Higher Taxes
80% want higher taxes (to be paid by the other 20%), probably
Shoot softly, and carry a big clip.
Re: Obama: 80% of Americans Want Higher Taxes
80% of HIS voters , wouldn't surprise me
-
- Silent But Deadly
- Posts: 242
- Joined: Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:04 pm
- Location: Nashville, TN
Re: Obama: 80% of Americans Want Higher Taxes
Bingo!DustyJacket wrote:80% want higher taxes (to be paid by the other 20%), probably
-
- Silent But Deadly
- Posts: 212
- Joined: Sun Jan 23, 2011 1:38 pm
- Location: rolla Mo
Re: Obama: 80% of Americans Want Higher Taxes
I want higher taxes. Just not on the individuals of this country.
If I have to pay my taxes, then by god I want GE to pay taxes too! We need to close the loop holes that allow Obamas, and any other politicians buddies and donors to get away with not paying taxes
If I have to pay my taxes, then by god I want GE to pay taxes too! We need to close the loop holes that allow Obamas, and any other politicians buddies and donors to get away with not paying taxes
Re: Obama: 80% of Americans Want Higher Taxes
GE should pay higher taxes?
You're a rocket surgeon! But I kinda see where you're coming from... very crafty.... GE employs more people than you, and so therefore, they should be taxed so that they don't expand and create jobs. That makes perfect sense.
Oh wait. No. That doesn't make sense.
You're a rocket surgeon! But I kinda see where you're coming from... very crafty.... GE employs more people than you, and so therefore, they should be taxed so that they don't expand and create jobs. That makes perfect sense.
Oh wait. No. That doesn't make sense.
- WasDustyJacket
- Silent But Deadly
- Posts: 1160
- Joined: Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:37 pm
- Location: Missouri
Re: Obama: 80% of Americans Want Higher Taxes
I would like to see subsidies ended, which is taxation.
I fail to see how an oil company can post a 76 billion dollar profit for 3 months, and at the same time complain that if they didn't have tax subsidies they can't drill or operate profitably.
I fail to see how an oil company can post a 76 billion dollar profit for 3 months, and at the same time complain that if they didn't have tax subsidies they can't drill or operate profitably.
Shoot softly, and carry a big clip.
- Selectedmarksman
- Silencertalk Goon Squad
- Posts: 6633
- Joined: Sun Oct 02, 2005 5:16 am
- Location: KY
Re: Obama: 80% of Americans Want Higher Taxes
They may as well have said 100%. That figure would have been just as believable.
I've got Honey Badger Fever.
*Add this to your sig if you've got the fever, too!
*Add this to your sig if you've got the fever, too!
Re: Obama: 80% of Americans Want Higher Taxes
I do want higher taxes, because I don't like being in debt up to my eyeballs.
But - I want drastically lower spending at the same time.
But - I want drastically lower spending at the same time.
"And by the way, if you're gonna take up a hobby of letter writing, you might want to learn how to spell "writing" you stupid F--k." - Nighthawk re kwikrnu
Re: Obama: 80% of Americans Want Higher Taxes
We don't need higher taxes. We need lower taxes. We need less spending, and then lower taxes. That is the answer. There is no "balanced approach" by half-ass spending cuts and also raising taxes.
- silencertalk
- Site Admin
- Posts: 33978
- Joined: Mon Apr 25, 2005 8:31 am
- Location: USA
Re: Obama: 80% of Americans Want Higher Taxes
That is because he words the question as "Do you want higher taxes for the richest Americans?"
He does not ask if people want higher taxes for themselves.
He does not ask if people want higher taxes for themselves.
Re: Obama: 80% of Americans Want Higher Taxes
This part has never made sense to me either; if you make $250K a year, then you are a millionaire according to the .gov, because in four years you will make 1 million. This neglects things like a fantastic year in sales of new homes, or whatever else. Its so arbitrary -- why not $166,666.67 a year, with the understading that you'll be a millionaire in 6 years?
Easy ass answer -- because this way they can claim to only be raising taxes on millionaires... millionaires who aren't millionaires, of course. Not sure why that disturbs me, its such a petty lie compared to the others coming out of Obama's mouth.
Easy ass answer -- because this way they can claim to only be raising taxes on millionaires... millionaires who aren't millionaires, of course. Not sure why that disturbs me, its such a petty lie compared to the others coming out of Obama's mouth.