Shared Sacrifice

[Angry Dragon]

Anytime a politician uses that phrase they should be asked what they are giving up........

The answer will be nothing, if you get an answer

[liberal N proud]

1. Here is our share

[dkf]

2. Getting rid of the Bush tax cuts would be a sacrifice in that they would pay more taxes.

On the other hand if you insist that they give up all their assets and live on food stamps then no they aren't going to sacrifice.

What level would satisfy you?

[annabanana]

4. Jebus! NO ONE is asking them to give up everything

[dkf]

7. I wonder sometimes.

[WinkyDink]

9. What's your problem with it, if it WERE so? Nobody I know was helped by the Bush tax cuts. Hmmmmm...

[dkf]

14. Heck I am all for rescinding every last penny of that cut to balance the budget.

But I'm not into taxing as punishment or anything. It just feels odd to revel in taxing people.

[Angry Dragon]

17. Hard to figure you out

Ever since 1980 this country has been sliding down the slippery path to ancient history.

It seems you do not feel that taxing people that make millions is the answer.
So tell me what you would like to be done to make this country healthy

[Angry Dragon]

19. I was wondering if you were going to answer the questions

and responses that were posed to you??

[Angry Dragon]

5. As long as you ask

End the wars within a year, all troops home, no private contract military paid by the US
End oil subsidies
End the bush tax cuts at the end of the year
Raise the tax rates for the more wealthy up to reagan era rates, I believe 70% was the top then
Fund the regulatory agencies so they can protect the American people
Raise the cap on Social Security
Tax hedge funds as normal income unless they can prove capital gains


For a start

And according to the law of the land at this time the bush tax cuts are ending on their own, so your premise is flawed
It seems it is all or nothing in your options you gave me
And I was talking about politicians

And I never said they needed to give up all their assets, would not make any sense to do that
I just love people that supply words that no one said

[dkf]

6. Well it sounded like you wanted personal sacrifice and none of those really qualify.

[WinkyDink]

10. Going back to pre-Bush is NOT A SACRIFICE, FGS. GET OVER IT.

[dkf]

15. It probably qualifies...

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice

[Angry Dragon]

18. Not even close

because they were suppose to lose them anyway according to the
original bill

they have been sucking extra money since January of this year

[Angry Dragon]

12. Did you read the OP, do you listen to the news, Have you not heard

politicians talk about how everyone is going to have to tighten our belts,
sacrifice, and it will be a shared sacrifice??
It sounds as if you have had your head in the sand.

Perhaps when you talk about taxing someone an extra 3-5% on their last million
it really is not very personal. But when you talk about someone that has to decide
whether they should pay the house payment this month, or should they spend their money
on food. Then it gets personal.

Okay what personal sacrifice are congress people going to feel??

[WinkyDink]

8. Do you know the meaning of the word "sacrifice"?

[dkf]

16. 3B Something given up or lost.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice

[dgibby]

20. They're not going to sacrifice anything, but personally,

I think it's way past time they feel our pain. The Bush tax cut would not be a sacrifice,just an irritant, (like a mosquito buzzing around), but it would be a good start.

[SmileyRose]

3. Shared sacrifice

I sacrifice the ability to obtain medical care for the rest of my soon to be short life and the poor little rich people sacrifice by having to lay low until the heat's off. You just gotta feel bad for those poor poor folk that are forced to wait a 6 months before they spring for that 14th Lamborghini.

[PassingFair]

11. It is a worrisome term.

[annabanana]

13. I guess "the more things change" applies here. . . . . .n/t