Obama is playing politics with the lives of us Americans he supposedly is in office to do good things for. His statement that he will not sign a bill that does not raise taxes on the rich proves he is more interested in destroying Republicans than he is in leading us out of this horrible economy. If Reps can find a way to meet his dollar requirements through closing loop holes the rich use then there should be a deal. What obama wants though is to weaken Reps with their base by forcing them to break their pledge not to raise taxes or to go over the cliff and blame it on Reps in order to turn the general public against them. Obama just may drag us into another recession, possibly even a new depression.
"President Obama today declared there would be no deal to avert the looming fiscal cliff unless Republicans agree to raise rates on the top 2 percent of income-earners."
No Fiscal Deal Without Higher Tax Rates On Rich, Obama Says - ABC News
Not disagreeing, but people attempting to say the the president and the Dems think JUST raising taxes will solve the debt problem are either ignorant of their position or lying. Neither the Dems or OBama have said ONLY raising taxes will solve the debt problem.
The plans the president has put forward contains no guaranteed spending cuts. They mention possible future spending cuts, or guarantees of talking about future spending cuts, but nothing that is an actual spending cut.
To get something on the books before the 31st, they should agree on 18-19% GDP revenue and 19-20% GDP spending, with the details to be worked out next year.
I wish I believed that there were people out there that believed there even was a debt problem.
And Hollywood has Clint Eastwood talking to an empty chair at the RNC.
My problem is the whole kicking the can down the road without any MEANINGFUL solution is ridiculous. BOTH sides are the problem.
most fleas think the dog should not scratchActually more than 80 percent agree with a tax increase for the "rich':
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More than 80 percent of Americans want to tax the rich | SF Politics
I disagree. Tax cuts = more employment = more people paying taxes = MORE revenue. Raising tax rates only raises revenue briefly until it's negative effect on the economy brings about the opposite effect.
With obama occupying the office then you are probably correct.
However, his lower qualification was approved before the election.
Actually more than 80 percent agree with a tax increase for the "rich':
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More than 80 percent of Americans want to tax the rich | SF Politics
People are always going to be in favor for tax hikes, for someone else.
So who are you in foavor of tax hikes for?
Liberals.....................
Nah you are not a partison are ya?:roll:
No, but I do believe that everyone who screams to high heaven about raising taxes should lead by example.
President Obama would be raising his own taxes.
It's easy for a millionaire to push tax hikes.
People are always going to be in favor for tax hikes, for someone else.
It's easy for a millionaire to push tax hikes.
On himself as well none the less.
On himself as well none the less.
Does he operate a small business? Does he only make $250,000 a year?
How many exemptions are buried in the bills that exempt national politicians? .
On himself as well none the less.
So we are all singing from the same hymnal, as the proposed tax hikes would only really affect millionaires... Now that we agree, let's get'r done.
so why was a plan that raised similar amounts of revenues rejected? why should no one else pay higher taxes but the 2%.
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