Why do the dems want a 2 month tax cut if they're supposed to be the champions of the 99%? (Obama, speech) - Politics and Other Controversies -Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, Conservatives, Liberals, Third Parties, Left-Wing, Right-Wing, Congress, President - City-Data Forum

HurricaneDC · 12-22-2011, 05:08 PM

I don't get it. Obama gave that speech about how the extra $40 that would be taken out if the payroll tax cuts were not passed could go to a new pair of shoes, or a tank of gas, etc. So why wouldn't he want families to get those extra $40 for a longer period of time?

HappyTexan · 12-22-2011, 05:14 PM

The average is not $40 but $13/week. No shoes for $13..maybe Dominoes or Papa John's if you have a coupon.

HurricaneDC · 12-22-2011, 05:18 PM

Whatever the number is, why two months instead of a year?

HappyTexan · 12-22-2011, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by HurricaneDC

Whatever the number is, why two months instead of a year?

My thinking is why fight so hard over it ?
That money goes towards funding SS which is in bad shape as it is.

To read about it you'd think people were going to pocket thousands each week.

buzzards27 · 12-22-2011, 05:27 PM

Wow, wingnuts are pretty testy over this. Funny how they touted middle class tax cuts of lesser size when bush was giving the 1% massive tax cuts.

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Originally Posted by HappyTexan

My thinking is why fight so hard over it ?
That money goes towards funding SS which is in bad shape as it is.

To read about it you'd think people were going to pocket thousands each week.

HappyTexan · 12-22-2011, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by buzzards27

Wow, wingnuts are pretty testy over this. Funny how they touted middle class tax cuts of lesser size when bush was giving the 1% massive tax cuts.

I'm not for any tax cuts..not when the US is taking on so much debt with declining revenues.

I wanted the Bush cuts to expire, not go on to become the new Obama cuts.
Also..I'm not a wingnut.

Every other country in the world has austerity measures and here we are spending and cutting taxes like drunken sailors.

ovcatto · 12-22-2011, 05:39 PM

"Why do the dems want a 2 month tax cut if they're supposed to be the champions of the 99%?"

Does anyone other than me see this as being anything other than oxymoronic?

LoveToRow · 12-22-2011, 05:42 PM

And if it's good for 2 months, there's no good reason why it isn't a good idea for a year.

Anyone with a brain realizes the Democrat position on this issue is totally vacuous. However, their base is anything but bright and will buy whatever talking points they're fed by their overseers in the DNC leadership.

padcrasher · 12-22-2011, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by HurricaneDC

I don't get it. Obama gave that speech about how the extra $40 that would be taken out if the payroll tax cuts were not passed could go to a new pair of shoes, or a tank of gas, etc. So why wouldn't he want families to get those extra $40 for a longer period of time?

I would hope that they some of them think that messing with the revenue stream for our Social Security benefits is not a good idea to do it too long.

padcrasher · 12-22-2011, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Trace21230

And if it's good for 2 months, there's no good reason why it isn't a good idea for a year.

Anyone with a brain realizes the Democrat position on this issue is totally vacuous. However, their base is anything but bright and will buy whatever talking points they're fed by their overseers in the DNC leadership.

There is a great reason not to do it for longer.

We are simply borrowing the money from the Chinese to pay the Social Security kitty.

Why are right winger such dead beats?