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Tone-deaf Congress pushes budget that would torpedo Bush's tax cuts

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Posted by gorb 2008-03-14 02:54|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 As long as the RNC is manned by good o'boys who are not hungry [particularly given the depth of the self inflicted wound is on the opponent] does it make any difference?

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-03-14 08:45|| 2008-03-14 08:45|| Front Page Top

#2 John McCain, the GOP nominee-to-be, couldn't attract even a majority of Senate Republicans to vote with him Thursday night behind the earmark moratorium

Do the Senatorial Republicans then think Mr. McCain will not become president, or if he does, that John McCain will not remember exactly what they did? The man is known for holding a grudge for a very long time, from what I understand.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-03-14 08:53|| 2008-03-14 08:53|| Front Page Top

#3 Until the Republicans develop internal party discipline, in which the leadership can and does reward and punish members for their behavior, it will be ineffectual.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-03-14 10:17|| 2008-03-14 10:17|| Front Page Top

#4 Just what we need - a HUGE chunk of money taken out of middle income taxpayers pockets.

Will knock us deep into a recession.

$2000 increase in taxes above and beyond current, for an average family. Marriage penalty returns.

Then there is the business impact. Have to start tax planning NOW to anticipate the loss of certain business help that the cuts put in - meaning less money to hire workers or expand business with.

All kinds of bad stuff.

And these idiots in Congress are just going to continue to demolish the economy.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-03-14 12:01|| 2008-03-14 12:01|| Front Page Top

#5 Maliciously destroy the economy to usher in their socialist dream.

The most sorry congress in all of history.

Posted by newc">newc 2008-03-14 12:12|| 2008-03-14 12:12|| Front Page Top

#6 Democrats argued that when the time comes, they'll renew tax cuts aimed at the middle class by closing billions of dollars worth of corporate and other tax loopholes. They also say billions more can be raised by cracking down on tax cheats.

The pathetic thing about this is there are millions of people that are all too willing to believe this load of crap. Most of whom wont even take five minutes out of their lives to investigate the validity of such fantastic claims. Never mind that the Congressional Budget Office doesnt figure such mythical projections such as closing tax loopholes or proposed amendments to existing tax law in order to crack down on tax cheats when figuring budgets. The CBO is bound by law to use real figures. (Or as real as it gets anyway.) The other, a more sad, aspect is they dont understand that these mythical dollars do nothing to pay down the debt or tackle the looming entitlement crisis. These new revenue streams (Dontcha just love that little euphemism?) are already spent on new programs as well as expansion of existing ones. And of course, more earmarks to make things more palatable for those politicians who may be on the fence. I dont know if it meets the threshold of being Orwellian but raising taxes by over $2K on 43 million families doesnt sound like a middle class tax cut to me.

Posted by DepotGuy 2008-03-14 12:58|| 2008-03-14 12:58|| Front Page Top

#7 Democrats argued that when the time comes...

They're Democrats. Believe me, the "time" will never come. Something will always be needed "for the children"...

Posted by tu3031 2008-03-14 14:06|| 2008-03-14 14:06|| Front Page Top

#8 APr for the course, the Speaker of our state Senate wants to add a 6% tax on oil refined in the state. I don't remember in my econ classes the model where the state can tax itself into prosperity. Is there a tutor out there?

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2008-03-14 17:55|| 2008-03-14 17:55|| Front Page Top

#9 Do these idiots not know or not care that you don't really tax corporations?

Corporations collect the higher "taxes" from consumers in the form of higher prices, and pass them along to the gummint.

Idiots.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-03-14 18:18|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-03-14 18:18|| Front Page Top

#10 Apparently New York spends its tax money well.

Its what I call the 'Cell Phone Number Theory'.
Everyone I know who has a cell phone has lost the ability of 'number retention' to a degree, including myself. As the cell phone takes on more functions the user becomes more dependant - that is leaving messages for oneself, texting oneself a grocery list, important date scheduling whatever. Great and all, humans using technology as they always have. Until: bom bom bam - the cell phone breaks, stolen, lose recharge chord, etc. That person is helpless not even able to remember the number for their parents.

Now, get people dependant on the government etc.."we know how to spend your money better" As it was said, we are just custodians of freedom, it is not our to give away." This 'congress' seems to be a procurement committee which I am not enthusiastic about.

As the polls say, "Worst. Congress. Ever."

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-03-14 22:03|| 2008-03-14 22:03|| Front Page Top

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