For the record - Obama and Taxing

[Chiteng]

Just for clarity:

I get taxed at 25% of my income. It has been that way ever since I got married.
Therefore...I have no sympathy whatever for unpleasant people who scream the sky
is falling because they are being taxed.

However.....this does NOT mean I support Obama. Because taxing the rich will NOT solve anything. If it would, I would support a 95% tax rate on them. The truth is that it accomplishes NOTHING.

Obama is lying to the sheep, and I dont like it. Because he will keep lying to them.

The one issue I actually cared about was defeated in the election. So unless seccession
becomes a reality, the country is screwed. The country is now a basket case for the indigent. After say 50 years or so, the entire country will look like California.

Anyone who is able, will leave, or secede to some location that DOES control who can enter it.

 

[WindFish]

well

giving the rich a tax cut didn't really work either.

 

[dutchfire]

After say 50 years or so, the entire country will look like California

I didn't think you would be so optimistic

 

[galdre]

Progressive taxation is the only logical system; the rich should be paying a higher rate than people making less money.

I'd be ok with higher taxation across the board if we actually got something for it like UHC and good public transpo

 

[JollyRoger]

So if it accomplishes nothing, why not cut their taxes down to 0?

 

[Mr. Dictator]

Wait, what the hell are we supposed to be talking about?

Taxes? Texas? RON PAUL?

 

[Cutlass]

Taxing the rich more will certainly improve the situation. Maybe not enough, but it is definitely an improvement. So there's no legitimate objection to it.

 

[JollyRoger]

Or better yet, since it doesn't change anything, just set a negative rate and pay money from the Treasury to the wealthy. We now need only to determine what rate will make the wealthy happy, if there is such a number. I suggest we start at a 1000% pay out since rates on the rich really don't matter.

 

[Zack]

Anyone who is able, will leave, or secede to some location that DOES control who can enter it.

I'm always curious exactly where conservatives are threatening to go when they threaten to leave the country. They do realize that other first-world countries, particularly English-speaking ones, are far more liberal than Obama, right?

 

[JollyRoger]

Saudi Arabia and Iran are the ones where the conservative knuckleheads threatening to leave would feel most at home, policy-wise.

 

[Cutlass]

And they are welcome to head out there. Encouraged, even.

 

[Mr. Dictator]

And they are welcome to head out there. Encouraged, even.

But then, there are no homosexuals in Iran.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

But then, there are no homosexuals in Iran.

Which makes it the perfect destination!

 

[Chiteng]

Taxing the rich more will certainly improve the situation. Maybe not enough, but it is definitely an improvement. So there's no legitimate objection to it.

No it wont. Obama will simply spend the extra money. He will NOT apply it to the debt.

 

[Camikaze]

Because taxing the rich will NOT solve anything. If it would, I would support a 95% tax rate on them. The truth is that it accomplishes NOTHING.

Wanting to tax the rich more in this specific instance doesn't mean taxing the rich to any extent in any situation is what is wanted. You could equally say that if you support tax cuts, you should support the removal of all taxes.

 

[FriendlyFire]

Saudi Arabia and Iran are the ones where the conservative knuckleheads threatening to leave would feel most at home, policy-wise.

Communist China ! Where Business are fleeing from Obama socialist US policies

 

[hobbsyoyo]

No it wont. Obama will simply spend the extra money. He will NOT apply it to the debt.

Yup, if we're lucky he'll spend the tax money to import Australian crocs and the stingray that killed Steve Erwin to put in the border moat.

One Steve Erwin is surely equal to a few thousand immigrants.

 

[Cutlass]

No it wont. Obama will simply spend the extra money. He will NOT apply it to the debt.

So you're saying he will act responsibly. What's the problem?

 

[Zack]

So you're saying he will act responsibly. What's the problem?

Acting responsibly would be slashing our ridiculously bloated military budget.

 

[Skwink]

I'm always curious exactly where conservatives are threatening to go when they threaten to leave the country. They do realize that other first-world countries, particularly English-speaking ones, are far more liberal than Obama, right?

We get our guns, find a nice island, and we take over. That's the plan right now.