Republican tax stand a bust with public

[FreakinDJ]

Source: Charles Riley @CNNMoney

Republican tax stand a bust with public

House Republicans who refuse to consider tax increases as part of a debt ceiling deal are out of step with most Americans, according to two new polls.

That's bad news for Republicans who are betting the farm on resisting Democratic efforts to raise taxes on the rich.

When looking to reduce debt, politicians can employ two tactics. The first is to cut spending. The second is to raise taxes. Most budget experts say you need to do both.

A full 67% of Americans favor a deal to raise the debt ceiling that includes taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations, according to a poll released Thursday by Quinnipiac University.

Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2011/07/14/news/economy/debt_ceiling_taxes/index.htm?hpt=hp_t1

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Cant wait to see Cantor and Bone Head Boner on TV trying to claim they have the "American Public" behind them

[Drale]

1. I want to punch that ass hole in the forehead. /nt

[FreakinDJ]

2. He deliberately wants to sink the economy

The GOP know that is the only chance they have to retake the White House

[Drale]

3. I don't understand why they think that

Every poll shows that the public would blame the Repukes for a default and they would never get another person elected again. I know they are crazy but I can't believe they are that far gone.

[TxVietVet]

4. The inmates are running the asylum.

They believe their own bu$hit to boot.

[Frisbee]

8. No, I don't believe they do.

They just know that they are being/will be very compensated by their wealthy donors when they either leave office or are voted out. They are (from their morally bankrupt perspective anyway) pretty much in a no lose situation. That is why they can lie with a straight face the way they do. They know in the end, they will never have to do another honest days work in their life, if they ever did.

[harun]

5. From the districts most of these GOP'rs are from they don't care. Dolts will vote

for whatever has the "R" next to its name and who keeps spouting off how much they hate the gubbermint.

[FreakinDJ]

11. Doesn't matter - this issue has crossed party lines

I've been posting polling on this over a week now

Even in RATpubliCON strongholds (Ohio) overwhemling Majorities want No Cuts in Benefits and Tax Loopholes Closed. The pole I posted showed only 20% want Cuts Only

[reformist2]

13. The Republicans' #1 issue has at long last run out of gas.

The best part is that despite the polling Republicans refuse to believe this!

[FreakinDJ]

16. 1 Prime Time Speech by Obama and they'll believe it alright

they'll scatter like roaches from the political fallout

[DinahMoeHum]

14. Heh heh. They're learning the hard way there's a big fat difference

between not wanting/needing a government service and not willing to pay for such.

Government is a lot like a lawyer - everybody like to hate them until a time comes when they really need one.

[Dept of Beer]

9. It's pretty bleak when it is the only plan left to them.

[FreakinDJ]

12. Obama is holding out for "Revenue"

I'll wait for Obama's presser tomorrow before I make any comment "Revenue is Off the table"

[Dept of Beer]

17. Taxes are off the table?

[SpiralHawk]

6. "Hello! Republicons. Get a freaking clue." - The American People

"Get up off your bended knees, tell your corporate billionaire puppetmasters to go jerk their own strings, and then DO SOMETHING FOR AMERICA AND AMERICANS. For a change, you corporate quislings, you."

- The American People

[unkachuck]

7. "...are out of step with most Americans..."

....Republicans don't care what Americans think....with their corporate fund election machine they will simply lie their way to victory next fall....

[katnapped]

23. Exactly...they're fascists

They only care about what THEY want...to hell with what "America" wants.

[reformist2]

10. Dems need not be afraid of the tax issue anymore - they ought to embrace it!

Republicans still think a Democrat who says we need to raise taxes will be defeated like Walter Mondale. What they don't realize, amazingly, is that we aren't living in the 1980s anymore.

Times change. Republicans don't.

[FreakinDJ]

15. Taking it to the American Public is giving RATpubliCONs Rope

[harun]

20. Tax the Top is pure political win right now.

[Cereal Kyller]

18. Kick

Rec

[No Elephants]

19. Cantor to English translation: The Koch family does not want taxes increased.

[Thor_MN]

21. The rich are not in a recession... Why can't we call the idiot on this?

We are in the middle of the biggest transfer of wealth to the upper classes since just before the Great Depression. The rich are doing quite well. Why are we letting the rethugs make people think they are not?

[iwishiwas]

22. Regular Repugs are letting the Tea party folks lead them around by the

nose. They are afraid of them and are controlling them.