Posted on 09/21/2011 7:56:33 AM PDT by blam
Bill Clinton Breaks With Obama, Says No To New Tax Hikes
Zeke Miller
Sep. 21, 2011, 10:19 AM
Former President Bill Clinton, who on Sunday was one of the strongest supporters of President Barack Obama's jobs bill, said his tax plan "is a little confusing."
In an interview with the conservative website Newsmax, said raising revenues in this economy would be counter-productive.
“I personally don’t believe we ought to be raising taxes or cutting spending until we get this economy off the ground," he said. If we cut government spending, which I normally would be very inclined to do when the deficit’s this big, with interest rates already near zero you can’t get the benefits out of it."
Clinton said he wants the government to take steps to help underwater homeowners — who are ignored by both the Democratic and Republican jobs plans.
"I don’t think you can tax or cut taxes, I don’t think you can spend or not spend enough to get America back to a full employment economy until we flush that debt," he said.
“What I would like to say to the president and Speaker Boehner is, O.K., you both have your deal. Go work it out. Meanwhile focus on putting American back to work because it just confused Americans. Americans lost the fact that whatever you feel about this millionaire surcharge, it won’t solve the problem.”
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
Hillary is off getting a facelift.What is the deadline to challenge Obama?
Trouble in Paradise.
well, I agree with Clinton. Never thought I”d say that
When she drops 20 lbs. I'll start believing she's IN.
Won't that be fun, if she does? Oh, the Left eating their own...my fav form of entertainment.
Let the squeals of imagined racism begin!
Do the Clinton’s see an opening? A path to the presidency?
Old Slick has been laying the groundwork for Hillary for quite a while...HMmmm Maybe the UN agrees not to back a Palestinian state and Barry is seen as successfull. He is giving the Sec. General position of UN....Hillary announces??
The Hildabeast is about to tread “Where the Buffalo Roam”(a semi obscure Hunter S. Thompson reference)
Yeah, but even when he does something agreeable, he can’t help lying about himself. From the article quoting Clinton:
” If we cut government spending, which I normally would be very inclined to do...”
Yeah right. Inclined when Newt’s congress has you by the short hairs maybe....
He doesn’t want to lose his deductions for his used underwear.
Oh really what pictures have you been looking at. Hillary is lacking her medication with her long dirty hair an hippie clothing. She is ready for nothing.
But he also said no spending cuts. Which is nuts.
B.C., school records, SS Numbers, Aliases.
But couldn't pull the trigger late in the primary or they'd look like racist trying to keep America from its first Black President.
The whole Clinton team is on the Obamah attack.
when the deficit’s this big, with interest rates already near zero you can’t get the benefits out of it.”
Uh, the interest rates are NOT going to be zero for very long. Has anyone noticed Obama has started a trade war with China?
Is he half right or half wrong? We need to cut spending-government spending-NOW.
Did that make sense to anyone else? Don't change taxes, don't change spending because we have to reduce the debt?
THE OBAMA PLAN online
“Living Within Our Means and Investing in the Future”
Link:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2012/assets/jointcommitteereport.pdf
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