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Old 09-08-2010, 07:55 PM
 
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You wanna know what is going to hurt the small business owner? Not passing or watering down the effin' package because the party of no wants to save their buddies.
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Old 09-08-2010, 07:57 PM
 
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$250K is NOT wealthy. $1,000,000 and above is, but not $250K..geeze.
$250K is upper middle class for pete's sake, not the "elite".

How would folks react to him saying "upper middle class" instead of "wealthy" ?
He plays with words; the entire administration plays with words to elicit emotion and anger and fear in the masses.
Well said.
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Old 09-08-2010, 08:05 PM
 
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Maybe we can start taxing CEOs that make more than $10,000,000 a year in salary at 50%~ And maybe athletes and celebrities who do nothing for the US economy let's tax them at 75%~! LOL>
It would be nice if the 505 who pay nop federal incopme tax and those that actaully get unearned income would pay at elast soenmthign towards supporting their government on april 15th.Too many freeloaders wanting to make decision they have no skin in really.
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Old 09-08-2010, 08:36 PM
 
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Obama knows what the rod compromise means?
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Old 09-08-2010, 08:36 PM
 
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$250K is NOT wealthy. $1,000,000 and above is, but not $250K..geeze.
$250K is upper middle class for pete's sake, not the "elite".

How would folks react to him saying "upper middle class" instead of "wealthy" ?
He plays with words; the entire administration plays with words to elicit emotion and anger and fear in the masses.
The average american makes 35-40k a year. 250K a year is VERY wealthy.
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Old 09-08-2010, 08:42 PM
 
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The average american makes 35-40k a year. 250K a year is VERY wealthy.
You might consider it a lot of wealth. However a person or family is not considered "very wealthy" if they make 250k a year. Sorry but that does not denote great weath.
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Old 09-08-2010, 08:42 PM
 
Location: Mid Missouri
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He wouldn't know what to do with a 'pair'. He's a spineless crook who is tearing this country apart. But we'll start making our run to get it back in November. We're going to crush the structure of Washington. Power to the PEOPLE!!!!!

His message is as stale as he is. He has NO experience and the folks with money are NOT going to take it out of the bank as long as he holds office. HE is a lame duck my friend. Toast. Burnt at that. Watch how far his numbers tumble now with his NEW stimulus proposal. Those of us who have paid taxes are tired of seeing NO representation and TOTAL disregard and even contempt coming from Washington. THEY work for us. It's about time we put people IN Washington who not only realize that, but who understand what an honor it is to go there and SERVE.

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"WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday will make clear that he opposes any compromise that would extend the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy beyond this year, officials said, adding a populist twist to an election-season economic package that is otherwise designed to entice support from big businesses and their Republican allies. "
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/08/us...s/08obama.html

Looks like Obama is starting to grow a pair
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Old 09-08-2010, 08:44 PM
 
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The average american makes 35-40k a year. 250K a year is VERY wealthy.
Or letter Q, $46,000/year.

It depends on where you live. By now, though, we all understand it's not about logic with you folks.
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Old 09-08-2010, 08:46 PM
 
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"WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday will make clear that he opposes any compromise that would extend the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy beyond this year, officials said, adding a populist twist to an election-season economic package that is otherwise designed to entice support from big businesses and their Republican allies. "
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/08/us...s/08obama.html

Looks like Obama is starting to grow a pair
Good, that's what he was elected to do. Finally sticking up for the middle class.
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Old 09-08-2010, 08:47 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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The average american makes 35-40k a year. 250K a year is VERY wealthy.
It's the CEO's and CFO's and high level execs you folks hate.
Those guys make tens of millions each year and shelter their money to NOT pay taxes. These guys get off whether or not the cuts expire.

A two lawyer family living in DC can easily make over $250K but with the cost of living in DC I would not consider them wealthy, or if they lived in California.
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