Clint Eastwood Endorses Mitt Robme and a couple news article comments

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http://news.yahoo.com/10-things-know-today-august-5-2012-104500855.html?_esi=1

NEWS ITEM: 3. CLINT EASTWOOD ENDORSES MITT ROMNEY
Actor-director Clint Eastwood appeared at a California fundraiser for Mitt Romney on Friday to endorse the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Eastwood said that he supports Romney because "the country needs a boost," and he believes Romney would restore "a decent tax system" in which people aren't "pitted against one another." The endorsement comes months after Eastwood appeared in a Super Bowl ad for Chrysler that some saw as a nod toward President Obama. At the time, Eastwood denied having any political leanings. [Los Angeles Times]

COMMENT #1, William, Richardson, Texas: Thank you Clint, not too many Hollywood types are on our side.

COMMENT #2, John O.: Yeah, thanks Clint. Clint says he believes Romney would restore "a decent tax system" in which people aren't "pitted against one another." When did we have such a tax system? LOL. So far, we don't know what Romney's tax policy is, some airy fairy stuff about cutting tax rates while still collecting the same amount of revenue, well good luck Mr. Wizard. BTW, we don't want to go back to Bush era policies that sank the stock market (S&P 500 down 37% in his 8 years, compare that to being up 64% so far under Obama), and we don't want the Bush policies that raised the unemployment rate 3.5 percentage points - creating only 1.1 million jobs in 8 years (Obama has created 4.0 million in the last 29 months; Clinton created 22.7 million during his 8 years). Romney was 47th out of 50 states in job creation as governor of Massachusetts -- yes, only 3 states did worse. Clint, you are rich enough not to have to work or worry about retirement funds running out, but for the rest of us, we can't afford anymore RepublCON policies.

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For the latest info on the actual job numbers (and the stock market) comparing Obama, Dush II, and Clinton - http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021069956

Yes, I know of the Tax Policy Center study that says the only way Romney can achieve his tax goals of cutting tax rates 20% while collecting the same amount of taxes, is to get rid of lots of deductions and exemptions -- and even if he cut all deductions and exemptions for the rich, and even assuming a very very optimistic tax revenue increase from his tax policy somehow -- it would still be necessary to cut deductions and exemptions from the middle class and/or lower class in order to keep total tax revenues the same. With the result that even in this most progressive possible variant of the Romney tax policy, it would still amount to a tax cut for the top 5% and an increase in taxes for the bottom 95%.

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1. I don't know Clint's leanings, but I think he must be out of touch

to support a Republican for fair taxes. Republicans and fair taxes are on opposite poles.