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So let me get this straight...Dems run W.H/Sen and Congress and "Republicans do nothing"?
There has to be brain damage on the left.......Maybe you dont understand..............."Dems dont need Rep. to pass crap".....
So put up or shut up Dems!
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131 veto threats since the beginning of the 110th Congress
115 veto threats from May 1, 2007
86 veto threats during the 1st session of the 110th Congress
45 veto threats during the 2nd session of the 110th Congress (as of July 29, 2008)
The list of bills President Bush has threatened to veto (as of July 29, 2008). (For more details, see our report, "Obstruction by Veto (http://assets.ourfuture.org/con_20080612_obstruction_by_veto.pdf - broken link).") S 3186 To provide funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program 7/26/2008 HR 6578 Strategic Petroleum Reserve Drawdown and Swap 7/24/2008 HR 6532 General Fund Appropriation to the Highway Trust Fund 7/23/2008 HR 6515 Drill Responsibly in Leased Lands Act of 2008 7/17/2008 HR 5959 Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2009 7/16/2008 HR 3329 Homes for Heroes Act of 2007 7/9/2008 HR 5811 The Electronic Message Preservation Act 7/8/2008 HR 6331 Medicare Act of 2008-Senate Version 6/26/2008 HR 6251 Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act 6/26/2008 HR 6275 Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 6/24/08 HR 6346 Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act 6/24/2008 HR 6331 Medicare Act of 2008 6/24/2008 HR 3221 American Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (Senate substitute to House amendments) 6/19/2008 HR 5781Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008 6/17/2008 S 3101 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 6/12/2008 HR 5749 Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008 6/11/2008 S 3044Consumer-First Energy Act 6/10/2008 HR 6003Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 6/9/2008 HR 3058 Public Land Communities Transition Act of 2007 6/4/2008 HR 3021 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act 6/3/08 S 3036 Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act 6/2/08 HR 5658 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 5/22/08 HR 6049 Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 5/21/08 HR 2642 Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2008 5/20/08 HR 6074 Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act of 2008 5/19/08 SJR 28 Disapproving the Rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to Broadcast Media Ownership 5/15/08 HR 2642 Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2008 5/15/08 HR 980 Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 5/13/08 HR 3221 House Amendments to Senate Amendment to H.R. 3221 – Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 5/6/08 HR 5818 Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008 5/6/08 S 2284 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 5/6/08 HR 5522 The Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008 4/29/08 HR 2881 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007 4/29/08 HR 2830 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2008 4/23/08 HR 2831 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 4/22/08 HR 5613 Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 4/22/08 HR 5719 Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 4/14/08 HR 5351 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act 2/26/08 S 2636 H.R. 3221-Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 As amended by S. 2636 - Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 2/26/08 S 2634 To Require a Report on U.S. Global Strategy to Combat and Defeat Al Qaeda 2/26/08 S 2633 To Provide for the Safe Redeployment of United States Troops from Iraq 2/26/08 HR 5349 To extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 21 days 2/13/08 HR 5104 To extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 15 days 1/28/08 S1200 Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2008 1/22/08 HR 2768 Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act 1/15/08 110th Congress, 1st Session
HR 2764 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, and Other Purposes Appropriations Act, 2008 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008) 12/18/07 S 2248 FISA Amendments Act of 2007 12/17/07 HR 6 Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 12/7/07 HR 4156 Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act, 2008 11/14/07 HR 3996 Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 11/8/07 HR 3355 Homeowners Defense Act 11/6/07 HR 2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007 11/6/07 HR 1495 Water Resources Development Act of 2007 11/2/07 HR 2262 Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007 11/1/07 HR 3920 Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of 2007 10/30/07 HR 3963 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 10/25/07 HR 3685 The Employment Non-Discrimination Act 10/23/07 HR 505 Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007 10/22/07 S 1710 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 10/17/07 HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes 10/16/07 HR 2102 Providing conditions for the Federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media 10/16/07 HR 2095 Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007 10/10/07 HR 3056 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the authority of the Internal Revenue Service to use private debt collection companies, and for other purposes 10/10/07 HR 2895 National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007 10/9/07 HR 3093 Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 10/4/07 HR 3246 Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development Act of 2007 10/3/07 HR 2740 MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007 10/3/07 HR 3222 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 10/2/07 HR 928 To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes 10/1/07 HR 3121 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 9/26/07 HR 976 Children’s Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2007 9/25/07 HR 2881 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007 9/19/07 S 1275 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 9/18/07 HR 2761 Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007 9/17/07 S 1789 Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 9/11/07 HR 2764 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 9/6/07 S 1645 Military Construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 9/4/07 HR 3221 New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act 8/3/07 HR 2276 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act 8/3/07 HR 3159 Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act 8/2/07 HR 3162 The Children’s Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 8/1/07 HR 3161 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2008 7/31/07 S 1893 Children’s Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2007 7/30/07 HR 2831 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 7/27/07 S 1644 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 7/25/07 HR 2419 Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act of 2007 7/25/07 HR 3093 Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 7/24/07 HR 3074 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bills, 2008 7/23/07 HR 3043 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 7/17/07 HR 2946 To require the Secretary of Defense to commence the reduction of the number of United States Armed Forces in Iraq to a limited presence by April 1, 2008, and for other purposes 7/12/07 S 1547 National Defense Authorization Act, FY 2008 7/10/07 HR 2669 College Cost Reduction Act of 2008 7/10/07 HR 2829 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, FY 2008 6/26/07 HR 2643 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2008 6/25/07 HR 800 Amending the National Labor Relations Act 6/20/07 HR 2764 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 6/19/07 HR 2641 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2008 6/13/07 HR 2642 Military Construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2008 6/13/07 HR 2638 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, FY 2008 6/12/07 HR 6 Creating Long-term Energy Alternatives for the Nation (CLEAN) Act 6/12/07 S 5 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 6/7/07 HR 2560 Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007 6/6/07 HR 1252 Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2007 5/23/07 HR 2264 No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2007 (NOPEC) 5/22/07 HR 1585 National Defense Authorization Act, FY 2008 5/16/07 HR 2237 To provide for the redeployment of United States Armed Forces and defense contractors from Iraq 5/10/07 HR 2206 U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 5/10/07 HR 2207 Agricultural Disaster Assistance and Western States Emergency Unfinished Business Appropriations Act, 2007 5/10/07 HR 1684 Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for FY 2008 5/9/07 HR 1529 Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 5/3/07 S 1082 Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act 5/1/07 S 3 Medicare Fair Prescription Drug Price Act of 2007 4/17/07 S 372 Intelligence Authorization Act of FY 2007 4/12/07 S 5 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 4/10/07 S 965 U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 3/27/07 HR 1401 Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007 3/27/07 HR 1433 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 3/20/07 HR 1591 U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Health, and Iraq Accountability Act 3/19/07 SJR 9 United States Policy in Iraq Resolution of 2007 3/14/07 HR 1255 Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 3/13/07 HR 985 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 3/13/07 HR 720 Water Quality Financing Act of 2007 3/8/07 HR 800 Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 2/28/07 S 4 Improving American's Security Act of 2007 2/28/07 HR 6 Creating Long-Term Energy Alternatives for the Nation (CLEAN) Act 1/17/07 HR 3 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 1/11/07 HR 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 1/11/07
Source: Office of Management and Budget
In the 2007-08 session of Congress, Republicans forced 112 cloture votes, nearly doubling the Democrats' record when they were in the minority.[33]
Filibuster was invoked sparingly in less partisan times – an average of once a year in the 1950s, but 139 times by Republicans in 2008. Source
The list of bills President Bush has threatened to veto (as of July 29, 2008). (For more details, see our report, "Obstruction by Veto (http://assets.ourfuture.org/con_20080612_obstruction_by_veto.pdf - broken link).") S 3186 To provide funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program 7/26/2008 HR 6578 Strategic Petroleum Reserve Drawdown and Swap 7/24/2008 HR 6532 General Fund Appropriation to the Highway Trust Fund 7/23/2008 HR 6515 Drill Responsibly in Leased Lands Act of 2008 7/17/2008 HR 5959 Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2009 7/16/2008 HR 3329 Homes for Heroes Act of 2007 7/9/2008 HR 5811 The Electronic Message Preservation Act 7/8/2008 HR 6331 Medicare Act of 2008-Senate Version 6/26/2008 HR 6251 Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act 6/26/2008 HR 6275 Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 6/24/08 HR 6346 Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act 6/24/2008 HR 6331 Medicare Act of 2008 6/24/2008 HR 3221 American Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (Senate substitute to House amendments) 6/19/2008 HR 5781Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008 6/17/2008 S 3101 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 6/12/2008 HR 5749 Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008 6/11/2008 S 3044Consumer-First Energy Act 6/10/2008 HR 6003Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 6/9/2008 HR 3058 Public Land Communities Transition Act of 2007 6/4/2008 HR 3021 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act 6/3/08 S 3036 Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act 6/2/08 HR 5658 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 5/22/08 HR 6049 Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 5/21/08 HR 2642 Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2008 5/20/08 HR 6074 Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act of 2008 5/19/08 SJR 28 Disapproving the Rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to Broadcast Media Ownership 5/15/08 HR 2642 Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2008 5/15/08 HR 980 Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 5/13/08 HR 3221 House Amendments to Senate Amendment to H.R. 3221 – Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 5/6/08 HR 5818 Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008 5/6/08 S 2284 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 5/6/08 HR 5522 The Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008 4/29/08 HR 2881 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007 4/29/08 HR 2830 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2008 4/23/08 HR 2831 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 4/22/08 HR 5613 Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 4/22/08 HR 5719 Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 4/14/08 HR 5351 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act 2/26/08 S 2636 H.R. 3221-Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 As amended by S. 2636 - Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 2/26/08 S 2634 To Require a Report on U.S. Global Strategy to Combat and Defeat Al Qaeda 2/26/08 S 2633 To Provide for the Safe Redeployment of United States Troops from Iraq 2/26/08 HR 5349 To extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 21 days 2/13/08 HR 5104 To extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 15 days 1/28/08 S1200 Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2008 1/22/08 HR 2768 Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act 1/15/08 110th Congress, 1st Session
HR 2764 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, and Other Purposes Appropriations Act, 2008 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008) 12/18/07 S 2248 FISA Amendments Act of 2007 12/17/07 HR 6 Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 12/7/07 HR 4156 Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act, 2008 11/14/07 HR 3996 Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 11/8/07 HR 3355 Homeowners Defense Act 11/6/07 HR 2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007 11/6/07 HR 1495 Water Resources Development Act of 2007 11/2/07 HR 2262 Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007 11/1/07 HR 3920 Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of 2007 10/30/07 HR 3963 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 10/25/07 HR 3685 The Employment Non-Discrimination Act 10/23/07 HR 505 Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007 10/22/07 S 1710 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 10/17/07 HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes 10/16/07 HR 2102 Providing conditions for the Federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media 10/16/07 HR 2095 Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007 10/10/07 HR 3056 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the authority of the Internal Revenue Service to use private debt collection companies, and for other purposes 10/10/07 HR 2895 National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007 10/9/07 HR 3093 Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 10/4/07 HR 3246 Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development Act of 2007 10/3/07 HR 2740 MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007 10/3/07 HR 3222 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 10/2/07 HR 928 To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes 10/1/07 HR 3121 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 9/26/07 HR 976 Children’s Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2007 9/25/07 HR 2881 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007 9/19/07 S 1275 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 9/18/07 HR 2761 Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007 9/17/07 S 1789 Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 9/11/07 HR 2764 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 9/6/07 S 1645 Military Construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 9/4/07 HR 3221 New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act 8/3/07 HR 2276 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act 8/3/07 HR 3159 Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act 8/2/07 HR 3162 The Children’s Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 8/1/07 HR 3161 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2008 7/31/07 S 1893 Children’s Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2007 7/30/07 HR 2831 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 7/27/07 S 1644 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 7/25/07 HR 2419 Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act of 2007 7/25/07 HR 3093 Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 7/24/07 HR 3074 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bills, 2008 7/23/07 HR 3043 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 7/17/07 HR 2946 To require the Secretary of Defense to commence the reduction of the number of United States Armed Forces in Iraq to a limited presence by April 1, 2008, and for other purposes 7/12/07 S 1547 National Defense Authorization Act, FY 2008 7/10/07 HR 2669 College Cost Reduction Act of 2008 7/10/07 HR 2829 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, FY 2008 6/26/07 HR 2643 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2008 6/25/07 HR 800 Amending the National Labor Relations Act 6/20/07 HR 2764 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 6/19/07 HR 2641 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2008 6/13/07 HR 2642 Military Construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2008 6/13/07 HR 2638 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, FY 2008 6/12/07 HR 6 Creating Long-term Energy Alternatives for the Nation (CLEAN) Act 6/12/07 S 5 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 6/7/07 HR 2560 Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007 6/6/07 HR 1252 Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2007 5/23/07 HR 2264 No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2007 (NOPEC) 5/22/07 HR 1585 National Defense Authorization Act, FY 2008 5/16/07 HR 2237 To provide for the redeployment of United States Armed Forces and defense contractors from Iraq 5/10/07 HR 2206 U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 5/10/07 HR 2207 Agricultural Disaster Assistance and Western States Emergency Unfinished Business Appropriations Act, 2007 5/10/07 HR 1684 Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for FY 2008 5/9/07 HR 1529 Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 5/3/07 S 1082 Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act 5/1/07 S 3 Medicare Fair Prescription Drug Price Act of 2007 4/17/07 S 372 Intelligence Authorization Act of FY 2007 4/12/07 S 5 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 4/10/07 S 965 U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 3/27/07 HR 1401 Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007 3/27/07 HR 1433 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 3/20/07 HR 1591 U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Health, and Iraq Accountability Act 3/19/07 SJR 9 United States Policy in Iraq Resolution of 2007 3/14/07 HR 1255 Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 3/13/07 HR 985 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 3/13/07 HR 720 Water Quality Financing Act of 2007 3/8/07 HR 800 Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 2/28/07 S 4 Improving American's Security Act of 2007 2/28/07 HR 6 Creating Long-Term Energy Alternatives for the Nation (CLEAN) Act 1/17/07 HR 3 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 1/11/07 HR 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 1/11/07
Source: Office of Management and Budget
In the 2007-08 session of Congress, Republicans forced 112 cloture votes, nearly doubling the Democrats' record when they were in the minority.[33]
Filibuster was invoked sparingly in less partisan times – an average of once a year in the 1950s, but 139 times by Republicans in 2008. Source
Fortunately for you I'm not a Democrat.
Shall I post the Executive orders as well?
Getting a bit far off topic, aren't you? I thought this thread is about the budget for 2011.
With the title "US Backdoor Taxes to hit middle class"
Has been mysteriously pulled. This is in its place;
Advisory: Backdoor taxes to hit middle class - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100202/bs_nm/us_budget_backdoortaxes - broken link)
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The story Backdoor taxes to hit middle class has been withdrawn. A replacement story will run later in the week.
Fortunately, the original article is still around in Canada;
Backdoor taxes to hit middle class - Yahoo! Canada News (http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/100201/us/usreport_us_budget_backdoortaxes - broken link)
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NEW YORK (Reuters.com) --The Obama administration's plan to cut more than $1 trillion from the deficit over the next decade relies heavily on so-called backdoor tax increases that will result in a bigger tax bill for middle-class families.
With the title "US Backdoor Taxes to hit middle class"
Has been mysteriously pulled. This is in its place;
Advisory: Backdoor taxes to hit middle class - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100202/bs_nm/us_budget_backdoortaxes - broken link)
Fortunately, the original article is still around in Canada;
Backdoor taxes to hit middle class - Yahoo! Canada News (http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/100201/us/usreport_us_budget_backdoortaxes - broken link)
Somebody did not like that title or the article.
The White House had them pull it, according to Rush. Can you blame them? Obama promised no tax hikes for those making under $250K/year. And here he is, slipping all these taxes in via that back door (the dems love those back doors, and closed doors, don't they).
For example, the White House is raising taxes by stealth (good word, you libs look it up) by allowing the tax breaks to expire. Obama hopes we won't notice. Those were the Bush tax breaks that lowered individual tax rates, slashed taxes on capital gains and dividends, and scaled back the estate tax to zero in 2010. Democrats want to let these expire so that personal income tax rate will increase:
from 35% to 39.6%
from 25% to 28%
the 28% will go to 31%
the 33% will go to 36% T
The special 10 percent bracket will be no more.
The estate tax will return in 2011 -- though they want to bring back the death tax sooner.
The AMT, without legislation to reinstate the limit that was allowed to expire this past January 1,
could hit some 25 million people with incomes as low as $33,750 ($45,000 for joint filers). Even if it is reinstated at last year's levels, the tax will hit American families that can hardly be considered wealthy -- If you are making over $46,700 for singles and $70,950 for married couples filing jointly, better keep an eye on that AMT. It could be an expensive surprise.
There are other increases for those making under $250K/year... such as the college tuition credit of $4,000 being eliminated, and the first $2,400 of unemployment benefits will be taxed.
Last year, this amount was excluded from tax. That's a smart move on the Democrats' part, with so many unemployed just look at the revenue they can raise to help pay for their programs!
Last edited by swbtoo; 02-02-2010 at 11:37 AM..
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Amazing he is proposing this large of a budget after prancing around the country last week talking about "fiscal responsibility". Is Obama simply an idiot?
You said the magic word, not me, good for you. He see's nothing wrong with that large of a budget, cause it is him doing it. That makes it ok you see.
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