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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 12:29 PM Original message |
Paul Ryan made a surprising comment this morning on Face the Nation.. |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
1. so what is the present tax rate on the wealthy? |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 12:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. It depends. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 12:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. What are the "loopholes" he proposes closing, do you know? |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 12:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. The devil is in the details.. |
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mrmpa (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 04:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
34. I think some of the loopholes he's talking about are |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 12:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. the REALLY rich (average income of the 400 richest=$344 MILLION): |
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whosinpower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
4. The Ryan plan is dead in the water |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 12:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. So they are surprised that anyone would question their "plan"? |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
8. Huh? Ryan's plan kills medicare. |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 01:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. NO! |
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Snoutport (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 01:41 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. it is all connected....take it all or leave it all... |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 01:46 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Why not? |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 02:06 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Democrats are loath to, but democrats will need to put SS and Medicare |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 01:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. I agree with you. Democrats must frame this battle so that compromises |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 01:48 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Right on.. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #12 |
30. Why do you care what they say? These people are |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 03:44 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. It's not really a compromise Sabrina... |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 04:23 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Even my Republican faimily members are now |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
9. because it's bullshit |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
10. They will come to the same position with the only difference |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
11. The GOPers are going to have to compromise.. they know the Ryan budget is a political bomb... |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 02:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. The GOP will push the compromise as far as they can to social engineer. |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 02:27 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. How do they do this? |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 03:00 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Salaries in blue states are twice as high as in red states. |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 03:28 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. Yes, that makes sense. Except I still think the Dems may have the upper hand now. |
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Snoutport (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
13. because their idea of compromising is to hold everything hostage and try to cut it |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 02:30 PM Response to Reply #13 |
24. Exactly. And if democratic leaders like Pelosi continue to have near |
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reformist2 (998 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
19. If it's revenue neutral (which I don't believe), then it shouldn't be in the deficit reduction plan. |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 02:15 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. They want to keep revenues paid by the wealthy the same... |
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reformist2 (998 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 02:29 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. I thought they said it was a crisis - it's a weird time to talk about revenue-neutral tax reform. |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 02:36 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. look deeper... |
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FreeJoe (331 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
26. One man's tax incentive is another man's loophole |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 03:07 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. The loopholes account for over a trillion dollars per year in revenue. |
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FreeJoe (331 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 08:07 PM Response to Reply #28 |
39. I don't disagree. |
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Mrs. Ted Nancy (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
32. Income Tax Form from 1913 |
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blunderbuss (37 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
35. why can't the Democrats agree to compromise with the Ryan plan? |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 05:29 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Sorry that my facetious use of the word "compromise" was misunderstood. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
37. Ryan doesn't want to close the loopholes and keep it revenue neutral |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 07:35 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Yep. |
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