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Obama: Americans must pay fair share to cut deficit [ When will Obama or Buffet pay theirs ]
reuters ^ | Sept 17 2011 | Reuters

Posted on 09/17/2011 6:25:24 PM PDT by NoLibZone

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To: NoLibZone

GE paid no taxes, using creative financing. Obama needs to address that before anyone takes him seriously. Millionares will take their money and leave. Obama’s lack of experience is on full display.


21 posted on 09/17/2011 6:41:18 PM PDT by Sweet Hour of Prayer
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To: NoLibZone

GE paid no taxes, using creative financing. Obama needs to address that before anyone takes him seriously. Millionares will take their money and leave. Obama’s lack of experience is on full display.


22 posted on 09/17/2011 6:41:33 PM PDT by Sweet Hour of Prayer
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To: MNlurker

Right. God willing, we have an all around GOP win in ‘12, and that will mean that investors will finally start investing in equities. However because of his obsequious support for Obama, many will investors will exclude the Leftist Buffett’s Berkshire fund. Leftist Buffett made his big money when Reagan’s economy produced a big bull market, now it is time for him to lose.
Just for the hell of it, let’s pass a wealth tax to include Buffett and Gates.


23 posted on 09/17/2011 6:42:19 PM PDT by grumpygresh (Democrats delenda est)
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To: SandRat
When will Soros pay his fair share?

When will the roughly 50% of the wage earners that pay NO FEDERAL INCOME TAX pay their fair share? If 36% is good enough for Bill Gates, it's good enough for everyone.

24 posted on 09/17/2011 6:45:50 PM PDT by meyer (We will not sit down and shut up.)
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To: dennisw

I guess they want the American citizens to bailout the Bankers. Not going to be pretty.


25 posted on 09/17/2011 6:45:58 PM PDT by Orange1998 (Obama also inherited AAA credit rating.)
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To: mike_9958
He's a red communist trying to start a class war.

One that the marxists will lose.

In fact, whats going to end up happening is that all of the stupid sons of bitches that vote for him and pay 0% income tax are going to get slapped with a national sales tax.

He wants a class war, the GOP should give him one.

26 posted on 09/17/2011 6:46:58 PM PDT by Rome2000 (OBAMA IS A COMMUNIST CRYPTO-MUSLIM)
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To: NoLibZone

“I create the debt. You pay it.”


27 posted on 09/17/2011 6:50:15 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: NoLibZone

When will the 50% who pay no federal income taxes pay their fair share? After all they voted for much of this crap.


28 posted on 09/17/2011 6:53:34 PM PDT by DB
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To: NoLibZone
Has Ubama ever made an honest dollar in his entire life?

The only income of his I am aware of would come under the heading "payola."

29 posted on 09/17/2011 6:56:32 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Palin is coming, and the Tea Party is coming with her.)
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To: meyer

If 10% is good enough for God; who does the Government think it is to take more.


30 posted on 09/17/2011 6:58:40 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: NoLibZone
If all people are going to pay their fair share then those who currently pay no federal income tax should pay something before anyone else has to pay another penny. That is what it would mean to be fair.
31 posted on 09/17/2011 7:06:13 PM PDT by AD from SpringBay (We deserve the government we allow.)
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To: NoLibZone

If he was so concerned about the deficit, he wouldn’t have funneled $550 million to a green company which had FAIL written all over it.


32 posted on 09/17/2011 7:06:28 PM PDT by randita (Obama - chains you can bereave in.)
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To: NoLibZone
BHO is a f*^%ing idiot. IMO, he is proposing this idea to get everyone all riled up so they will forget about the $535m he dumped down the rathole at the solar factory.

The guy gives me a migraine.

33 posted on 09/17/2011 7:06:50 PM PDT by SMM48
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To: NoLibZone

obama has a point....CLOSE THE GE/MSNBC LOOPHOLE NOW!!!! IMMELT: MAKE YOUR COMPANY PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE!!!


34 posted on 09/17/2011 7:10:14 PM PDT by God luvs America (63.5million pay no federal income tax then vote demoKrat)
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To: NoLibZone

Problem is, Obama and I disagree as to what my fair share should be. What is the fair share for all the people who contribute nothing to society as working Americans slave to pay their bills? The irony is that they are the ones who seem to be crying for the wealthy to pay their “fair share” the most.


35 posted on 09/17/2011 7:11:07 PM PDT by USMCWife6869
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To: SMM48
It will score him some political points. Class warfare usually does.

I am becoming increasingly convinced that America will never give up its out of control spending. It is going to take a complete financial collapse to get people's attention, and by then it will be too late to do anything about it.

36 posted on 09/17/2011 7:18:09 PM PDT by comebacknewt (Newt (sigh) what could have been . . .)
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To: NoLibZone

Give me a fair voice in how the money is spent, and I won’t mind paying a fair share.

If you call Congress a fair voice you are nuts.

Both parties are made up of Senators and Congressmen who are rich, in love with their perks and think little of screwing over the American citizen.

They go in with great dreams of helping Americans, tey get a does of the perks, the easy living supplied by lobbyists, the free vacations and before you know it they are all corrupted.


37 posted on 09/17/2011 7:23:13 PM PDT by Venturer
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To: NoLibZone

You know, I’m really sick and tired of pricks in the government lecturing Americans that we need to “do our part” and our “fair share” and that we need to “sacrifice” because of the bad economy, high fuel prices, etc., etc. when they themselves are the very ones that created these “crises.”

Just so sick of it.


38 posted on 09/17/2011 7:23:38 PM PDT by FortWorthPatriot (Obama is no Hitler; Hitler got the Olympics)
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To: NoLibZone
Give me a fair voice in how the money is spent, and I won't mind paying a fair share.

If you call Congress a fair voice you are nuts.

Both parties are made up of Senators and Congressmen who are rich, in love with their perks and think little of screwing over the American citizen.

They go in with great dreams of helping Americans, they get a dose of the perks, the easy living supplied by lobbyists, the free vacations and before you know it they are all corrupted.

39 posted on 09/17/2011 7:23:57 PM PDT by Venturer
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To: NoLibZone
Fair share?

I already pay more than my fair share, as do most of us. Is it the taxpayers' fault these clowns have wasted the wealth they've been given stolen?

I've been done dunned for thousands upon thousands of dollars for social security in my lifetime. Now that I am near retirement, what am I going to get out of it, nothing but more taxes.

40 posted on 09/17/2011 7:24:05 PM PDT by HangThemHigh (Entropy's not what it used to be.)
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