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Dem Congresswoman: "You Don't Deserve To Keep All" Of Your Money (audio)
RealClearPolitics ^ | September 14, 2011 | RealClearPolitics

Posted on 09/14/2011 9:23:45 AM PDT by i88schwartz

“I’ll put it this way, you don’t deserve to keep all of it. It’s not a question of deserving, because what government is, is those things that we decide to do together," Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) told the Don Wade & Roma show on WLS-AM.

"I think you need to pay your fair share for things we've decided are our national priorities," Schakowsky added.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: fairshare; janschakowsky; schakowsky; taxes; teaparty
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To: i88schwartz

I’m waiting for the Dims to propose a “potential tax”. After all, you don’t deserve to be left with a lifestyle decision that deprives the government of its money.

SO, if you have a Master’s Degree in English, but have decided to stay home with your children, you have given up the potential for a lucrative Text Editor position paying $80,000. Therefore, you owe $35,000 in taxes based on your potential.

This is simply the logical end of Dim logic. Of course, there would be plenty of waivers for typically liberal jobs.


21 posted on 09/14/2011 9:46:26 AM PDT by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: liege

Wow, what an original idea.


22 posted on 09/14/2011 9:47:41 AM PDT by DManA
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To: i88schwartz

She is obviously not talking to her constituents who represent the 50% of America that do not pay any taxes.


23 posted on 09/14/2011 9:49:46 AM PDT by killermosquito (Buffalo, Detroit (and eventually France) is what you get when liberalism runs its course.)
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To: MrB

If your talking about bureaucratic positions of power, then yes. Being a member of the House or Senate is constitutional. The people need to break down and destroy most of what started in the days of FDR.


24 posted on 09/14/2011 9:50:25 AM PDT by bubbacluck (Proud Hobbit with no intention of going back to Middle Earth.)
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To: i88schwartz

Why does she not mandate this to the 1/2 of our nation that does not pay federal income tax?


25 posted on 09/14/2011 9:52:10 AM PDT by rjsimmon (1-20-2013 The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: i88schwartz

what government is, is those things that we decide to do together..

obviously, this includes as the target of an unpopular regulation or a barrel of a gun , presumably, ..

You doubt it, Remember Elian. ;-)


26 posted on 09/14/2011 9:53:54 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
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To: i88schwartz

27 posted on 09/14/2011 9:54:23 AM PDT by Deo volente (God willing, America will survive this Obamination.)
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To: DManA
Wow, what an original idea.

It was not intended to be original.

28 posted on 09/14/2011 9:56:24 AM PDT by bubbacluck (Proud Hobbit with no intention of going back to Middle Earth.)
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To: i88schwartz

Depends entirely on other people’s decision of what “fair” is and what “things” they want to spend it on - it seems like both are totally out of kilter.

Mel


29 posted on 09/14/2011 9:59:56 AM PDT by melsec
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To: Deo volente

You got to keep that one arround, The house hasn’t fallen on Her yet.


30 posted on 09/14/2011 10:01:24 AM PDT by reefdiver ("Let His day's be few And another takes His office")
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To: SampleMan
Actually the IRS did try something like that regarding potential value of a spare bedroom that could be rented out. If the going price for a bedroom rental is,say, $400 per month then you would be taxed on that potential. Fortunately it didn't get through.
31 posted on 09/14/2011 10:05:07 AM PDT by SkyDancer (A critic is like a legless man who teaches running.)
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To: jessduntno

Don’t know if you saw this, but yesterday, Henry “Nostrils” Waxman..was asked about the pending Dem loss in NY9..he said that “Jews” might vote against Dems because they wanted to keep their wealth..”


32 posted on 09/14/2011 10:08:09 AM PDT by ken5050 (Save the EARTH...it's the ONLY planet with CHOCOLATE!!!)
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To: i88schwartz
"I think you need to pay your fair share for things we've decided are our national priorities," Schakowsky added.

Yeah, as if any of the freeloading, floor-sweeping, high school dropout, welfare scamming, EIC-collecting, braindead democrat base is paying their fair share. If the bimbo really wants to raise taxes, how about raising them on the folks that aren't paying a single penny in federal income tax?

33 posted on 09/14/2011 10:08:48 AM PDT by meyer (We will not sit down and shut up.)
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To: DManA
It is the way the country is supposed to work. Now MR. Smartazz lets me tell you a little story of how it works. Our local tea party was a big part in taking out a RINO state senator this last cycle. We have a tea party member in his place. We got rid of a yellow dog dem. in the U.S. House and replaced him. He was sucking on the teat for 20 years with almost no opposition most years. Get off your lazy ass and push to change your rep or senator if they are a problem.Support those who will dismantle the EPA, eliminate the dept. of Education etc. The founders expected us to keep track of what these clowns do in congress. WE ALL have been asleep at the wheel at one time or another. Wake up and start taking action. The pols. in our county know we are the new kingmakers. Both on a local and national level.
34 posted on 09/14/2011 10:12:56 AM PDT by prof.h.mandingo (Buck v. Bell (1927) An idea whose time has come (for extreme liberalism))
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To: liege

I agree for the most part, except where you say its being done ‘constitutionally’. I don’t think many taxes, laws, regulations, etc are being done constitutionally (and I think most FReepers agree). Instead there are things being done in spite of the constitution, most specifically wrt state and individual rights, through congressional and executive overreach.

However the elected and subsequent appointed officials are not challenging this unconstitutional behavior, so yes, we must vote them out. This includes our state legislatures, whose job, I feel, includes making challenges to the feds on states rights. Not to mention states should get out of the fed’s state welfare trough.

Senators should still be appointed by the state’s legislature. That was a major crime against the states and the original intent of the constitution.

But, apart from people who seem in some ways extreme (i.e., Ron Paul) I am always left feeling that most ‘viable’ political candidates give the constitutionality issues lip service.

This is why we do need a third party. But as I posted many months ago, the third party should only operate as a principled caucus within congress, and should NOT try to push for a presidential candidate, but get the GOP candidate to acknowledge and agree to act on their issues with constitutional violations.

and then there’s the SCOTUS


35 posted on 09/14/2011 10:13:36 AM PDT by jbp1 (be nice now)
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To: i88schwartz
"I think you need to pay your fair share for things we've decided are our national priorities,"

What's this "WE", bixxh?

Do you have a sporkweasel in your pocket?

36 posted on 09/14/2011 10:19:19 AM PDT by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
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To: SkyDancer

Yes. Property values are already based on “potential”.

If my $1600/acre farm land is re-zone to commercial, it is instantly valued at that rate, say $500,000 an acre. Luckily, most local government is still somewhat reasonable.


37 posted on 09/14/2011 10:21:21 AM PDT by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: i88schwartz
Enough said....

38 posted on 09/14/2011 10:23:20 AM PDT by y6162
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To: library user

A wannabe slave master.


39 posted on 09/14/2011 10:24:13 AM PDT by monocle (es have ing high income)
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To: Humble Servant

“I think you need to pay your fair share for things we’ve decided are our national priorities,”

“And taking your money is our highest priority”

Exactly. Notice how she said you instead of we?


40 posted on 09/14/2011 10:28:41 AM PDT by Bruinator (God is Great.... God is Good....Evil is Real.)
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