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Posted on 03/02/2015 5:16:42 PM PST by amnestynone
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest confirmed Monday that President Obama is "very interested" in the idea of raising taxes through unitlateral executive action.
"The president certainly has not indicated any reticence in using his executive authority to try and advance an agenda that benefits middle class Americans," Earnest said in response to a question about Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) calling on Obama to raise more than $100 billion in taxes through IRS executive action.
"Now I don't want to leave you with the impression that there is some imminent announcement, there is not, at least that I know of," Earnest continued. "But the president has asked his team to examine the array of executive authorities that are available to him to try to make progress on his goals. So I am not in a position to talk in any detail at this point, but the president is very interested in this avenue generally," Earnest finished.
Sanders sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew Friday identifying a number of executive actions he believes the IRS could take, without any input from Congress, that would close loopholes currently used by corporations. In the past, IRS lawyers have been hesitant to use executive actions to raise significant amounts of revenue, but that same calculation has change in other federal agencies since Obama became president.
Obama's preferred option would be for Congress to pass a corporate tax hike that would fund liberal infrastructure projects like mass transit. But if Congress fails to do as Obama wishes, just as Congress has failed to pass the immigration reforms that Obama prefers, Obama could take actions unilaterally instead. This past November, for example, Obama gave work permits, Social Security Numbers, and drivers licenses to approximately 4 million illegal immigrants.
He’s going to do far worse than that before his official term is over.
most of the hugh taxi racess Ive seen... have been driven by Mooselim Cab Drivers....
And when 80 million taxpayers ignore the IRS and don't file....
'Con', the opposite of 'Pro'.
'Congress', the opposite of 'Progress'.
Like anything else in the left, calling something the opposite of what it is. Like 'Progressives'.
We have been through an impeachment during our lifetime. Under no circumstance will there by 67 votes to convict in the Senate. I doubt that there would be one RAT vote who would turn on him.
None of this surprise me. We knew it was coming when we voted or failed to vote in 2012.
Of course corporations don’t want to raise their prices to pass along increased taxes. Corporations don’t pay taxes - people pay taxes. This is sort of capitalism 101. Good luck with your leftist rich-bashing at a conservative site. I’ll have no part of it
“would fund liberal infrastructure projects like mass transit” =Agenda 21
I would shout “UNCONSTITUTIONAL” but that has never bothered the left, so I’m not really sure what to do.
Well, after Obama and the RINOS grant amnesty to 30, no 100 million, illegal invaders, it will be us, the broke middle class legitimate American citizens who will pay for these criminal Oscar Nominees’ Illegal Nation swag bags.
The president said amnesty for 15 million illegals is a long overdue redress of ills that benefits middle class Americans ...
The president has indicated that allowing Iran to have the Bomb is a stabilizing action that benefits middle class Americans ...
The president affirmed that Net Neutrality would be a fair, cost-saving measure that benefits middle class Americans ...
when is this insanity of the dictator going to stop and the media start doing their job?
Secession or military coup.
I'd suggest shutting down the entire gov't for the next two years.
the LeMons series is a lot of fun... we have the Chumpcar series here in May 22-24 taxes, not so much
Is this a joke?
>>And when 80 million taxpayers ignore the IRS and don’t file.<<
That I’d like to see.
Didn’t Obama reject the possibility of a Republican president using executive action to lower taxes...
He is VERY obviously trying to force an uprising. I think he’s wanting to test his anti-white people suppression toys out...
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