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Skidmore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 10:46 AM
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You notice that there is suddenly no discussion of raising taxes for the wealthy?
The discussion today has shifted to if there will be a raising taxes on the middle class. Also regulation of these industries in the healthcare/insurance and financial sectors is no longer being discussed.

Push back, people.
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phleshdef Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 10:48 AM
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1. People forget that the Bush tax cuts are expiring soon and won't be renewed.
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 11:05 AM
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3. Maybe that is why there is no discussion
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RaleighNCDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 11:06 AM
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4. That's a good place to start.
Now, how about an additional 3% surtax on them, to make up for their looting of the last decade?
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phleshdef Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 03:36 PM
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9. For 1, not every wealthy person is bad. For 2, Obama campaigned on repealing the Bush tax cuts.
And letting them simply expire is the same end and way easier to make happen.
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 10:51 AM
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2. That's our MSM!
Working for the bad guys, 24/7.
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vinylsolution Donating Member (807 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 11:23 AM
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5. I say raise taxes on the rich....
... back to the levels they were during the Reagan era.

The millionaire media would have no answer to that.

"Because Reagan was the greatest President...." wasn't he?

:rofl:




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n2doc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 11:48 AM
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6. Too bad they won't be raised to where they were when Eisenhower was prez
:evilgrin:
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Better Today Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 11:56 AM
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7. Yep, seems we are all too easily distracted by talking about racism, Wilson, West, and
other completely distracting issues. Exactly what the repubs want and we give it to them.
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bvar22 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 01:26 PM
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8. There is also no longer any discussion of...
"Too Big to Fail".
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