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Obama: We raised taxes, but the rich still aren’t paying their fair share
Washington Examiner ^ | January 2, 2013 | 7:27 pm | Modified: January 3, 2013 at 11:45 am | Joel Gehrke

Posted on 01/03/2013 12:36:28 PM PST by Hoodat

President Obama cut a video, distributed by his reelection, to reiterate his belief that the wealthiest Americans still aren’t paying their “fair share” of taxes and to outline a second-term agenda ranging from environmental policy to gun control.

Obama started by celebrating the tax increases — “making our tax code more progressive than it’s been in decades,” he said — that will take place because of the fiscal cliff deal.

“Obviously, there is still more to do when it comes to reducing our debt,” Obama said in the video. “And I’m willing to do more, as long as we do it in a balanced way that doesn’t put all the burden on seniors or students or middle class families, but also asks the wealthiest Americans to contribute and pay their fair share.”

Obama, who is vacationing in Hawaii, cut the video for his campaign list. “President Obama recorded a video to update supporters like you on what’s in the agreement and what it means for you,” Obama for America campaign manager Jim Messina said in an email today. . .

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fairshare; greed; obama
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To: Bryanw92

“People on welfare should have to mow the yards and clean the houses of people who pay income taxes (the so-called “payroll tax of FICA and medicare does not count).”

That’s great!

At the same time, the millionaires should be preparing private armies to protect their wealth from the welfare people and their elected leaders.


41 posted on 01/03/2013 2:24:50 PM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic war against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: Hoodat

So how many rounds of golf will Ø forego and donate the cost therof to the federal treasury?

Crickets.


42 posted on 01/03/2013 2:32:12 PM PST by lightman (If the Patriarchate of the East held a state like the Vatican I would apply for political asylum.)
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To: Hoodat

Female Obamabots were livid when they got their paychecks today...eat it, girls. You OWN it.


43 posted on 01/03/2013 2:43:17 PM PST by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: Hoodat

AND THIS IS BALANCED?

THE NEW AMERICAN BREADWINNER
An emergency room physician told me that a woman in her late 20’s came to the ER today with her 8thpregnancy. She told the first doctor she saw: “My Mama told me that I am the breadwinner for the family.” He asked
her to explain. She said that she can make babies, and babies get money from the State for the family. It goes like this:

The Grandma calls the Department of Child & Family Services, and states that the unemployed daughter is not capable of caring for all of her kids. DCFS agrees, and tells her the children will need to go into foster care.
The Grandma then volunteers to be the foster parent, and receives a check for $1500 per child each month in Illinois.

Total yearly income:
$144,000 tax-free and nobody has to go to work! In fact, they get more if there is no husband/father/man in the home! Not to mention free healthcare (Medicaid), plus a monthly card entitling them to free groceries
and a voucher for 250 free Obamaphone minutes each month. This does not include WIC and other welfare benefits...that they are “entitled” to.
Indeed, Grandma was correct that her fertile daughter is the
“breadwinner” for the family.


44 posted on 01/03/2013 2:58:29 PM PST by Toespi
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To: ksen

Socialism and fascism are pretty much the same thing. Both have crony capitalism in them, under true socialism the businesses are mostly state run (but those who run them are treated like crony capitalists) and under social democracies there’s both, and the crony capitalism (basically inner party treatment) still occurs.


45 posted on 01/03/2013 3:16:09 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
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To: wac3rd

(Obama’s) “MILLION DOLLAR vacations”

Most people take vacations from work while this guy takes short work breaks between vacations. He’s back in Hawai’i now.
He played more rounds of golf his first few months in office than George W. Bush did in eight years.
I haven’t had a real vacation in years, yet he tells us we’re not paying enough. I’m sick of this little tyrant.


46 posted on 01/03/2013 3:27:51 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
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To: tumblindice

Just read an article somewhere yesterday that stated that G.W. Bush played 24 times in 8 years to Obama’s 110 in 4 years..

Says a lot :p


47 posted on 01/03/2013 4:46:42 PM PST by Bikkuri (Hope for Conservative push in the next 2-4 years..........)
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To: Bikkuri

Heck in 2011 Baraq played more rounds of golf than my SIL who’s a PGA licensed pro. I tried to get the Pubbies to make a commercial about it.


48 posted on 01/03/2013 4:51:12 PM PST by nascarnation (Baraq's economic policy: trickle up poverty)
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To: Bryanw92

Most people on the dole should have to do SOMETHING to get their $$$. Otherwise they are pure parasites.


49 posted on 01/03/2013 6:14:45 PM PST by ogen hal (First amendment or reeducation camp?)
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To: Secret Agent Man

I think the more usually used terms are “international socialism” (i.e. Marxism/communism), “national socialism” (i.e. Adolph and company), and fascism. All are “socialist”.

Then there are “social democrats”, who like socialism but can’t admit it to others or to themselves.


50 posted on 01/04/2013 6:58:58 AM PST by Wonder Warthog
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To: Hoodat

The Beast is still hungry.


51 posted on 01/04/2013 7:42:02 AM PST by Inwoodian
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