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TomCADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-06-11 10:59 PM
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Sen. Jeff Sessions Fights Against "Pathetic" Notion That Rich People Pay Their Share of Taxes
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Having the Senate declare that millionaires should share more of the pain involved in putting America's financial house in order is "rather pathetic," Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) declared Tuesday…

Reid's first measure in that direction is a non-binding resolution that states: "It is the sense of the Senate that any agreement to reduce the budget deficit should require that those earning $1,000,000 or more per year make a more meaningful contribution to the deficit reduction effort."…

"So I guess we can say we're beginning to talk about something with this rather pathetic response from the majority leader," he said. "I'm not happy about that."…

Reid spokesman Adam Jentleson commented: "Apparently, nothing irritates Republicans more than the prospect that millionaires and billionaires might be asked to share in the burden of deficit reduction."


Read more: http://www.indecisionforever.com/2011/07/06/sen-jeff-sessions-fights-against-pathetic-notion-that-rich-people-pay-their-share-of-taxes/



Here is a Republican addressing a Senate Resolution that most corporate media outlets are blacking out to prevent embarassment to Republicans and the rich. Afterall, we must blame the Democrats and Give Republicans a free pass, and this Senate Resolution attempts to hold Republicans accountable.
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Drale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-06-11 11:02 PM
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1. I'm going to take a guess here and say the Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala)
is a millionaire himself and doesn't want the "gobment" to take his ill gotten wealth away.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-07-11 12:04 AM
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2. He is owned by millionaires
at this point he may be one himself but that is mostly because he does their work
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