Do you agree to let billionaires keep their tax cuts if they agree not to murder 5 million people?

[Hannah Bell]

Without UE extensions, 5 million people are expected have no source of income by April.

Do the sick fucks in DC think they're all going to immediately rush out & get jobs?

No, they're going to move in with relatives or friends (impacting the financial situation of *those* people), they're going to lose their homes (more real estate spiral), they're going to go homeless, and some of them are going to die, and some of their kids are going to die.

That "bargain" demonstrates the utter crookedness, decadence, amorality & complete bankruptcy of the american ruling class.

[harun]

1. Our gov't is corrupt and a danger to our health and well being.

[HillbillyBob]

2. You said it..nicer than I would have

[chimpymustgo]

3. You said. K&R this thread. This is sickening and frightening.

[saigon68]

7. Don't worry Obama will give them the Money

Don't fret the JUDAS BETRAYAL is about to begin

After all------ these BILLIONAIRES are going to hire the 5 million people to work and also become millionaires.

The money will "TRICKLE DOWN"

Oh and War Criminal Betrayus is pissing his pants at the THOUGHT of more troops to grease a few more Islamics </sarcasm>

[handmade34]

4. blackmail. n/t

[Skittles]

5. it's plain for all to see now the decline of America

:puke:

[Turbineguy]

6. That's pretty much what it comes down to.

[xchrom]

8. Recommend

[FlyByNight]

9. About half of Congress are millionaires

I don't find it shocking that they (whether R or D) don't really give much of a shit about us.

Apparently, tax cuts for the wealthy can't be enacted/extended fast enough, adding hundreds of billions more of debt as the Rs and White House blather on about the debt and deficits. All the while, the middle/working classes have to sweat bullets for a relative pittance from those who facilitated the decimation of the manufacturing base in the first place.

Add to that the bullshit Debt/Deficit Commission's "recommendations" (a couple of, anyway): cutting the rich and corporate taxes even more while the rest of us will have to work for less until we're dead. These cancerous thoughts will probably find their way into the Beltway political bloodstream before too long.

The Republic is doomed.

[Catshrink]

10. Class warfare

bring it.

[Hannah Bell]

11. heighten the contradictions!

[Hannah Bell]

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[Scruffy1]

12. This is a no brainer-the unemployed will get fucked

The first rule of capitalist-societies problems are not our problems except when we run out of dough then capitalism is owed by society a nice bailout.

[leveymg]

13. That's a very clear way of putting it.

I admire clarity.

[lunatica]

14. The government part of the coup is complete

Now they can work with impunity and out in the open to dismantle our lives and livelihoods. Our agreement isn't required anymore.

[Dr Morbius]

15. Seeing as I don't want those 5,000,000 Americans to suffer...

...yeah. I'd have to make that deal.

We can rage all we like about the inherent injustice involved, but we ought to accept reality: utter crookedness, decadence, amorality and complete (ethical and moral) bankruptcy of the ruling class aside, there's a reason we're calling them the RULING class.

Remember who's really in charge in America. It isn't the government, and it isn't the people. So yes, rather than stand on principle and let those five million families go down the tubes, I'd make the deal. I'd bitch about it, nice and loud and over and over, but I would do it.

I don't see a choice. Does it suck? Oh, yes.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

16. I'd Let The Billionaires Keep Their Tax Cuts

Any ethicist would take that bargain.

[Bryn]

17. Better deal would be this:

70% cut in Military Industrial Complex (it's eating MOST of our money, sucking money from food/clothes/homes/education)
Repeal Corporate Personhood
Repeal NAFTA, bring jobs back to USA or those companies over there be taxed HIGH.
Extend Unemployment benefits
Repeal DADT
Tax cuts for middle class and below

Then we let those billionaires/millionaires have their precious tax cuts!

otherwise.. NO DEAL as it will add to 700 billion dollars deficit. Who will pay for it? Us?

[Hannah Bell]

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[treestar]

20. Do you?

So if they don't get their tax cuts AND unemployment expires and the middle class gets no cuts?

Republicans believe their own rhetoric. They do not think they are "murdering" anyone. In fact, most people would find this characterization to be one of exaggerated hysteria. It hurts your credibility.

[Hannah Bell]

21. tough titty. people will die, however republicans delude themselves.

or accuse others of "hysteria".

and it will be a hell of a lot more than are killed by "sex predators" or "pedophiles" or "terrorists," speaking of fucking hysteria.

[FiveGoodMen]

22. Or, we could save the five million, kill the billionaires and keep the money...

Just a thought