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You know, it's funny; Congress is still controlled by Democrats who don't need Republican help to pass this thing. It failed, so . . .
Democrats brought the measure to the floor under fast-track rules that required a two-thirds vote to pass, so the measure fell despite winning a 258-154 majority. Republicans blasted the move since it denied them an opportunity to try to offset its cost.
The wealth gap has been steadily widening for some time now. It's hard to garner sympathy for the top 2% when others are struggling to make ends meet.
The poor don't need more tax breaks, they need better education, more jobs, and a LEVEL PLAYING FIELD in the investment world....and then they can pay more in taxes...
Vehicle registration, hunting/fishing licenses, driver's licenses, etc.
I have family in Texas.
Why would businesses care what individual income taxes are? Perhaps it's something else.
What is causing the wealth gap to widen and why aren't you and others participating? It apparently isn't hard to whine and complain about what someone else makes. How does penalizing them help you or anyone else?
vicious circle.
IF the poor would take advantage of educational opportunities that exist then they could get better jobs and then they too could bitch about having to pay too much in taxes.
I don't see how further taxing the rich is going to help the poor break out of the cycle of dependency or encourage them to get better educated/trained.
I don't see how tax the poor/middle class out of their homes is going to help either.
vicious circle.
IF the poor would take advantage of educational opportunities that exist then they could get better jobs and then they too could bitch about having to pay too much in taxes.
I don't see how further taxing the rich is going to help the poor break out of the cycle of dependency or encourage them to get better educated/trained.
I don't understand people like you. Why does the govt. need the money more than you and why are liberals fighting so hard to raise taxes on individuals. Some people just are brainwashed and don't want the facts. You seem to be one of them. Good luck with that.
that's why you don't raise taxes on anybody...you cut BS spending.
It takes money to make money. People struggling to make ends meet don't have the extra scratch to invest. It's not penalizing, it's noblesse oblige.
And that is where the rubber meets the road. What are you going to cut to make up the massive difference?
It is noble to whine and complain about what someone else makes and to penalize them for their income?
How does raising the taxes on the top 2% benefit you or the country?
It is noble to whine and complain about what someone else makes and to penalize them for their income? How does raising the taxes on the top 2% benefit you or the country?
Told you what we should cut and all I got from you is "good luck with that." Making tough choices is something that liberals never do, as they prefer to whine and complain hoping that the govt. is there to bail them out again.
vicious circle.
IF the poor would take advantage of educational opportunities that exist then they could get better jobs and then they too could bitch about having to pay too much in taxes.
I don't see how further taxing the rich is going to help the poor break out of the cycle of dependency or encourage them to get better educated/trained.
By reducing the deficit, strengthening the dollar, and not allowing foreign nations to hold so much of our debt.
it won't do any of those things if they just spend it on more worthless BS programs. if they get more tax $ they will spend more tax $. govt is like a ****ing drunken sailor on shoreleave. they spend every ****ing dime we send them. raising taxes won't do dick to reduce the deficit.
no new taxes on anyone until they cut freakin spending.
DEFICIT REDUCTION...those of your party continue to voice this as a montra...time you start putting your "money" were your mouth is.
It's really not an either/or situation. Both need to happen. You can't just solely cut spending. The deficit is too large.
The argument with allowing the tax cuts on the wealthiest Americans at this time isn't about taking that money and putting it back into social services programs. It's about "PAYING DOWN THE NATIONAL DEBT!!!"
see post above. If I could be guaranteed that the additional revenue would be used to pay down the deficit, I would gladly pay more taxes.
But it wouldn't be, they would find some loophole, or wonderful new bull**** program or bailout to WASTE it on and then we would be worse off than we are now. No deficit reduction and higher taxes.
I don't trust the govt to be fiscally responsible with any more money than they already get.
The argument with allowing the tax cuts on the wealthiest Americans at this time isn't about taking that money and putting it back into social services programs. It's about "PAYING DOWN THE NATIONAL DEBT!!!" Granted, Clinton was able to do it (reduce the deficit) by cutting spending and raising taxes just slightly, but his tax increases were "targetted" and the money did go towards debt reduction. The same thing is being proposed now and most top wage earners don't have a problem with "doing what's necessary by way of those who can help in support of their country". Millianaires know they've had it good since the 80's. From many of the news reports I'm reading, the rich don't seem to have a problem with paying alittle more in taxes. They'll get that money back anyway. So, for them paying an additional $100K in taxes compared to their $10M in earnings...a drop in the bucket. Of course, you'll phrase this as "wealth redistribution". I'd call it that IF the tax revenues were going towards social programs, but from everything I've heard the President say on this matter, it would not.
DEFICIT REDUCTION...those of your party continue to voice this as a montra...time you start putting your "money" were your mouth is.
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