Reid:S&P downgrade backs Dems' call for more revenue

TheHill ^ | 08/05/11 | Jamie Klatell

[Cheerio]

Standard & Poor's decision to downgrade the nation's credit rating reinforces Democrats' call for increasing tax revenue, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Friday.

[Cheerio]

The people spoke clearly in the past two elections. RINO's were voted out in 2008. Democrats were voted out in 2010. RINO's and Democrats are endangered 2012.

Seriously, this man needs to be in an insane asylum.

[A_Former_Democrat]

NO IT’S CUTTING SPENDING U SOB

[Owen]

The correct response is:

Democrats had full control of government from 2009 through Jan 2011. They had a filibuster proof majority for much of that time.

They could have proposed and brought to the House and Senate floor huge tax increases any time they wanted to.

They failed to do so.

[clintonh8r]

The communists never go off-message. Never.

[ken5050]

Steve Israel, head of the DCCC was just on with Cavuto..he called for taxing the rich..said “that’s why Willy Sutton robbed banks..that’s where the $$$ is”<P.
hope there’s a clip...

[EQAndyBuzz]

Campaign ads.. Lots and lots of campaign ads.

[Georgia Girl 2]

The Dems want anything except spending cuts.

[Kevin in California]

I think that was Steve Cohen and not Israel. In any case, he was a dumba**

[dila813]

Every time these guys said this, if the Media were fair they would show the chart that says you can change the tax rate to 100% and you still go broke.

[no dems]

Harry Reid needs to STFU!!!

[comebacknewt]

My dream is that this gives us the opportunity to institute a Flat Tax or maybe even a Sales Tax while completely eliminating the Income Tax.

I know it won't happen, but it is a nice dream.

[Dr.Deth]

I really hate how the Democrat agenda becomes starting line for the discussion.

Raising tax rates is not the same as raising tax revenue.

[Farmer Dean]

Reid’s a relentless little bastard,he can turn any situation into a reason to get into your wallet.

[seowulf]

So, Willy Sutton was a Democrat.

[Zarro]

Exactly right. The Dems continue to spread the lie that the rich don't pay their share. Check this out...if they took ALL of the wealth of the "rich", it would pay our bills for 24 days (IRS numbers, so you KNOW they're right).

It's just not there.

We need to continually remind people that only cutting the spending is going to save us.

[Errant]

[ken5050]

You're right..thanks..I sort of half tuned him out..but he did say it..didn;t he..

IIRC he's the guy who tried to join the Black Caucus last year?

[rawhide]

Isn't the reason we are in this mess because the feds are spending far too much. More taxes will exacerbate the problem and in a few years the RATS will demand more taxes to fix what they cause today. It is a never ending cycle.

[tsowellfan]

We may be forced to raise taxes as they want just to prove to them and to Americans that it just won't work. Why?

Because we have nobody on our side (except Rush Limbaugh) articulate enough to explain why raising taxes is the wrong way to go.

Sometimes one just has to touch the hot stove once to see that it's not a smart thing to do.

Too many republicans stay in one place and sing to the choir. Often times beating up their own. While democrats beat down the Tea Party.

[meyer]

More revenue, eh? OK, why don’t y’all start taxing the freeloading welfare deadbeats that make up the base of the democRAT party? Never mind - I know the reason - you need to use other peoples’ money to buy their votes.