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Senate Republicans Reject Obama's Plan to Extend Tax Cuts for Middle Class Only
Fox News ^ | 4 December 2010

Posted on 12/04/2010 9:24:38 AM PST by PapaBear3625

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To: rickomatic

“They say there is no such thing as a dumb question, so I will ask away.

If no legislation is passed in the lame duck session regarding tax rates, can the new congress pass legislation that would be retroactive to Jan.1 2011? If they can with their new numbers, then the burden would be placed directly on Obama would it not?”

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Sure, the new congress could attempt this. The problem is, there wouldn’t be enough votes in the senate to override the Marxist president’s veto.


141 posted on 12/04/2010 7:56:14 PM PST by DestroyLiberalism
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To: lolagain; All; Admin Moderator

“I believe most jobs are created by small businesses and most small business owners are not rich enough to get hit by the tax increase voted down.”

Oh, yes. Yes, they are. Most ‘small business’ owners are worth about $500K on paper to the government. The tax cuts cut them off at the knees at half of their net worth!

I think you wandered into the wrong forum, Sweetheart, LOL!

Your first post was to me on this subject? You joined like two minutes ago, LOL!

Beat it.


142 posted on 12/04/2010 8:00:24 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

LOL! Her ONLY post was to you.


143 posted on 12/04/2010 8:04:05 PM PST by Ditter
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To: lolagain
I believe most jobs are created by small businesses and most small business owners are not rich enough to get hit by the tax increase voted down.

You are sadly mistaken. But "taxing the rich" -- i.e. punishing them -- is expected to do exactly what for the country?

Will it cause them to create jobs?

Will it cause them to undertake more economic activity?

Will it improve the situation of the poor?

Will it cause them to retract their greedy claws from the oppressed proletariat, allowing the masses to achieve a socialist utopia?

It will do none of these things.

So, why do it?

144 posted on 12/04/2010 8:13:21 PM PST by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance on Parade)
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To: PapaBear3625
Stick to your guns, Repubs. Act like conservatives, not like McCains.

Force the Øne to give everyone a tax hike, and then pin it decisively on him.

145 posted on 12/04/2010 8:51:04 PM PST by fwdude (Anita Bryant was right.)
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To: DManA
They were tax cuts a decade ago. Now they are the prevailing rates. Raising any of them is a tax increase any way you spin it.

Bingo! Thank you, thank you, thank you...!

Why can't any Republicans in Congress be this cogent and speak up?

146 posted on 12/04/2010 8:53:21 PM PST by fwdude (Anita Bryant was right.)
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To: PapaBear3625
Here's a strategy that should be tried by some courageous congressman (do they exist anymore?):

State that Republicans want the Bush era tax cuts made permanent - forever. DemocRats want them ALL to expire (make no mistake).

Why not split the difference between "forever" and "now?"

147 posted on 12/04/2010 8:57:14 PM PST by fwdude (Anita Bryant was right.)
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To: PapaBear3625

Good for the GOP!!!!


148 posted on 12/04/2010 9:17:58 PM PST by Katarina (God bless ElRushbo and Mark Levin!)
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To: PapaBear3625

More RINOs awaiting their own kickback from Uncle Sugar!


149 posted on 12/04/2010 10:22:40 PM PST by RasterMaster (The only way to open a LIEberal mind is with a brick!)
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To: who knows what evil?; All
56 democrats voted for this piece of Marxism.

No Republican Senator voted t to bring this this piece of pure Marxism to the floor . Hence this progregressive income tax raise was killed by no Republican Senator voting for it.Democrats needed 60 votes to bring it to the floor.

Is that what you were looking for to blame Republicans.Look elsewhere.

You people have little understanding of how Congress works so you fall for the liberal mainstream media slander against Republicans.When you find yourself agreeing with the liberal mainstream media that Repubblicans are no good then it's time to check your premises.

150 posted on 12/04/2010 11:04:06 PM PST by rurgan (Make all laws have an expiration date of 3 years. too many laws is the problem)
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To: who knows what evil?; All
56 democrats voted for this piece of Marxism.

No Republican Senator voted t to bring this this piece of pure Marxism to the floor . Hence this progregressive income tax raise was killed by no Republican Senator voting for it.Democrats needed 60 votes to bring it to the floor.

Is that what you were looking for to blame Republicans.Look elsewhere.

You people have little understanding of how Congress works so you fall for the liberal mainstream media slander against Republicans.When you find yourself agreeing with the liberal mainstream media that Repubblicans are no good then it's time to check your premises.

151 posted on 12/04/2010 11:04:15 PM PST by rurgan (Make all laws have an expiration date of 3 years. too many laws is the problem)
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To: RasterMaster; All

56 democrats voted for this piece of Marxism.
No Republican Senator voted t to bring this this piece of pure Marxism to the floor . Hence this progregressive income tax raise was killed by no Republican Senator voting for it.Democrats needed 60 votes to bring it to the floor.

You people have little understanding of how Congress works so you fall for the liberal mainstream media slander against Republicans.When you find yourself agreeing with the liberal mainstream media that Repubblicans are no good then it’s time to check your premises.

You slander Republicans for what, democrat?


152 posted on 12/04/2010 11:06:02 PM PST by rurgan (Make all laws have an expiration date of 3 years. too many laws is the problem)
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To: dogcaller; All
What are you talking about?This was a good thing that this Marxist bill didn't pass.

Republicans stopped this by not single Republican Senator voting for this to come to the floor.

Republicans have to be applauded for this.

Have you all no idea what the media and democrats are doing?

Have you all no idea that a progressive income tax is one of the 10 goals of Marxism/communism?

And that is what democrats intended to do with this, raise taxes on those making $250,000 or more . that is a progressive tax ,that is marxism/socialism/communism.

153 posted on 12/04/2010 11:12:36 PM PST by rurgan (Make all laws have an expiration date of 3 years. too many laws is the problem)
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To: PapaBear3625

It’s fun watching the dims explode at this. From the DailyKooks: “For the first time in recent memory, progressive and conservative activists are in total agreement about something — President Obama must go.”


154 posted on 12/04/2010 11:21:26 PM PST by Lou Budvis (Refudiate 0bama '12)
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To: AuH2ORepublican

way to go, mindless ad homniem attacks. Yeah!!!


155 posted on 12/05/2010 1:34:37 AM PST by Tempest (I give up)
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To: AuH2ORepublican

Don’t sweat it. Tempest has been trolling this whole thread. Obvious leftist that has no understanding of economics.


156 posted on 12/05/2010 1:43:38 AM PST by trappedincanuckistan (livefreeordietryin)
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To: All; DManA
WHAT TAX CUTS?!?! There are no tax cuts on the table.

Don't go confusing everyone with facts. /s

There's no cuts, just continuing the Bush-era rates. If Obama fails to do this we will have Obama Tax Increases. Everyone needs to hammer that point.

With his 17 month "recovery" and increased unemployment (9.8 that they admit) an increase in taxes is going to hurt families more than ever and may become a drag on the economy.

Two years ago we used to mock "Change we can believe in" as meaning leaving us with coins. That joke may be reality before his reelection.


157 posted on 12/05/2010 2:23:39 AM PST by newzjunkey (Expiring "Bush taxcuts" = Obama Tax Increases.)
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To: rurgan
Calm down, sport...if you refer to post #51, I clarified my statement; realizing that I had it backwards. If you dig around a bit; you will see my other post:

Why don’t we start calling this the Obama/Democrat tax hike on small businesses? What do you think will happen to payrolls when small business owners get hit with the Obama tax HIKE in January? Hmmm..?

I am NOT blaming Republicans...if anything; I believe we should CUT taxes an ADDITIONAL 10% above current levels; top to bottom.

158 posted on 12/05/2010 6:08:40 AM PST by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: rurgan

Of course the fact that the tax bill did not pass is an excellent thing...merely saying that Obama can rely on the press to portray this as GOP mean-spiritedness in the hope that less engaged members of the electorate will rally around him. Fortunately, the broader public is more engaged than ever before and the class warfare thing, like the charge of racism, is beginning to lose its punch.


159 posted on 12/05/2010 6:36:19 AM PST by dogcaller
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Great catch there. What kind of bait are you using? I need some.


160 posted on 12/05/2010 6:49:48 AM PST by no-to-illegals (Please God, Bless and Protect Our Men and Women in Uniform)
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