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Geithner Floats Obama’s Next Big Move: A Tax Hike on the Middle Class
CNS NEWS.com ^ | Monday, August 03, 2009 | By Terence P. Jeffrey, Editor-in-Chief

Posted on 08/03/2009 1:23:17 AM PDT by Cindy

(CNSNews.com) - Appearing on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” yesterday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner floated President Obama’s next big move: a tax increase on middle-class Americans.

Geithner made it clear during the interview that the administration believes that new federal revenues are needed and he declined to rule out raising taxes on Americans earning less than $250,000 per year to get those revenues.

During the interview, host George Stephanopoulos pointed out to Geithner that the “Congressional Budget Office estimates that your budget will add $9 trillion to the national debt over the next decade.”

Stephanopoulos also noted that former Clinton Administration Deputy Treasury Secretary Roger Altman has said that a tax increase is needed.

“[I]independent analysts also say ... you're going to have to find new government revenues,” said Stephanopoulos. “The former deputy treasury secretary, Roger Altman, said: ‘It is no longer a matter of whether tax revenues must increase, but how.’ Is he right?”

Geither did not disagree with Altman.

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To: Cindy

So a new generation gets to relearn what a study of history would have warned them about had we had history education in this country.

The Left always promises free stuff to the stupid suckers (”the little guy”) at the expense of the “wealthy” others. Before you know it, the economically greedy and jealous end up being taxed like those wealthy and successful people they wanted to shake down.

Not only that, but the middle class who fell for this economic jealousy scam will not qualify for any of the “free stuff” they sought for themselves. They will just pay for it. All this could have been known if we had real history education. Instead we get Leftist re-education and air-brushing.


21 posted on 08/03/2009 4:39:04 AM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: Cindy
Like I said a bit too many times, if Geithner wants to face a Republican Congress in January 2011 after that tax hike....
22 posted on 08/03/2009 4:39:21 AM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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To: Cindy

PLUS....all those kids that voted for him are going to have to do 2 years of some kind of public service......INDENTURED SERVANTS! HAHAHAHAHAHH...it’s just what they deserve for voting for the creep....a huge debt and debtor’s prison.


23 posted on 08/03/2009 4:40:27 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Dallas59

Tim the TAX CHEAT SPEAKS!!


24 posted on 08/03/2009 4:41:20 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Ann Archy

Grab your wallets and your zippers, here comes TAX CHEAT Timmy & Bernanke the CROOK.


25 posted on 08/03/2009 4:46:18 AM PDT by crazyotto
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To: Cindy
Yes, because ObaMao’s followers have done so much “good” in such a short time, Americans will have to “invest” in their future, you know, for the “greater good”. But it will all come back in the form of great satisfaction, knowing that a great and selfish wrong has been undone and corrected. (Those evil excesses and wrongs from the past administration.)

And, by doing so, the Government will begin running so well and efficient, that it will actually save us money in the long run. Like Health Care, which will actually be so much cheaper, abundant, efficient and will prevent so many potential diseases due to regular health maintenance and superior care and technology.

And, don't forget, this will greatly increase the economic health of the country and actually greatly reduce the deficit. Why, it will even create a budget surplus and eliminate the debt much more quickly.

So, trust our Dear Leader and Emperor Obama. It will be an INVESTMENT in our future. And who else can better manage our money than this wonderful Government we now have! (Get ready for an explanation, very much like this one to come out very soon from the Marxist/National Socialist in Chief.) The SRM will devote an entire month of around the clock propaganda to get this tax increase through.

26 posted on 08/03/2009 4:57:40 AM PDT by PSYCHO-FREEP (Give me LIBERTY or give me an M-24A2!)
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To: Daisyjane69

Please watch the profanity.


27 posted on 08/03/2009 5:03:51 AM PDT by Admin Moderator
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To: rbg81

“They figure they’re safe as long as the bottom 60% get a free ride.”

And there you have it in the nutshell. These rotten bastards will “liberate” enough people from the bounds of taxation in order to ensure their votes while simultaneously robbing the remaining minority of hard working Americans blind.


28 posted on 08/03/2009 5:10:12 AM PDT by RU88 (Bow to no man)
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To: Cindy
Here is an idea to pay for health care. Cut every Federal Employee's pay, pension, benefits 10% adn get rid of half the Federal Holidays. That should cover it!

Μολὼν λάβε


29 posted on 08/03/2009 5:10:27 AM PDT by wastoute (translation of tag "Come and get them (bastards)" and the Scout Motto)
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To: Cindy

Ping for Liberty Page


30 posted on 08/03/2009 5:26:55 AM PDT by DHC-2 (my flags: http://www.jdlinn.com/liberty.html)
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To: Cindy

I would suggest Zero review George Bush’s statement about “No New Taxes”, and his run for reelection.


31 posted on 08/03/2009 5:57:08 AM PDT by chainsaw (If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free! -- P.J..)
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To: backhoe

Beauty! Thx.


32 posted on 08/03/2009 6:43:13 AM PDT by Beloved Levinite (R.I.P. My Beautiful America - Land of the Free & Home of the Brave - 20 January 2009)
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To: Dallas59

He sporting a very unusual hairline. Bwahahahahah!


33 posted on 08/03/2009 6:45:09 AM PDT by Beloved Levinite (R.I.P. My Beautiful America - Land of the Free & Home of the Brave - 20 January 2009)
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To: Dallas59

He’s sporting a very *unusual* hairline. Hair Club for Men??Bwahahahahah!


34 posted on 08/03/2009 6:46:22 AM PDT by Beloved Levinite (R.I.P. My Beautiful America - Land of the Free & Home of the Brave - 20 January 2009)
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To: Cindy

Read My Lips, ONE TERM PRESIDENT!


35 posted on 08/03/2009 6:52:42 AM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (TR started the Bull Moose Party, maybe Palin can start the Moose Cow Party?)
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To: Cindy

bump


36 posted on 08/03/2009 6:56:12 AM PDT by Centurion2000 (Only feces and dead fish go with the flow.)
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To: Cindy

Yeppers. Here it comes. If I were not one of the people about to be royally screwed, I would laugh at the pain suffering.

This is really going to help our “recovery.”


37 posted on 08/03/2009 7:03:11 AM PDT by Little Ray (Do we have a Plan B?)
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To: Cindy

This is what it has been about all along. The ultimate in reparations. Make all (productive)white people into slaves to the underclasses.


38 posted on 08/03/2009 7:04:43 AM PDT by lady lawyer
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To: Truth29

We warned them—when you tax the rich—the folks in power make sure that all of the rest of us are listed as rich. A Democrat who doesn’t raise taxes hasn’t been around since that November day when JFK was shot. Expect more taxes to come until we are all in welfare. But, Hey! at least we will have healthcare! (how ever good it is).


39 posted on 08/03/2009 7:13:26 AM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll)
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To: Cindy

Barry and company will go down in flames.....


40 posted on 08/03/2009 8:25:34 AM PDT by cranked
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