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Old 12-02-2012, 07:28 PM
 
Location: FL
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Things are WORSE now. 4 years of an Obama presidency and we have RECORD HIGH numbers of people on food stamps and living in poverty. Apparently, that's what Obama voters want MORE of.
No, that is why he only wants the tax cuts for the $200,000/$250,000 to expire.
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Old 12-02-2012, 07:36 PM
 
Location: FL
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The LEADER did put something on the table--retiring the tax cuts for the 2%. What have the LEADERS of the GOP put on the table in response? Oh, that's right, nothing.

The LEADERS of the GOP expect the president to negotiate what they, the GOP, want as well as negotiate his own side. Meanwhile, the LEADERS of the GOP will sit back and do what they have done for four years--nothing.
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Old 12-02-2012, 07:40 PM
 
Location: Midwest
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Old 12-02-2012, 08:28 PM
 
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Dude! Everyone's(except the top) income has dropped or stayed stagnant since 2001! That is why the tax revenue dropped. Many are paid so low, they get tax credits!
Did it ever occur to you to ask why wages stayed stagnant? AND you are not going to be getting a raise anytime soon... why do you think that is?
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Old 12-02-2012, 08:40 PM
 
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Did it ever occur to you to ask why wages stayed stagnant? AND you are not going to be getting a raise anytime soon... why do you think that is?
Because the $$$ is going to the increasing pay of executives instead.



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Old 12-02-2012, 08:47 PM
 
Location: the very edge of the continent
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No, that is why he only wants the tax cuts for the $200,000/$250,000 to expire.
Um... yeah... more layoffs mean higher numbers of people on food stamps and living in poverty. That's what you voted for.
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Old 12-02-2012, 09:11 PM
 
Location: Midwest
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Um... yeah... more layoffs mean higher numbers of people on food stamps and living in poverty. That's what you voted for.
Actually, the lower wages are the biggest cause of increase in food stamps and poverty.

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The number of U.S. jobs paying a poverty-level wage increased by 4.7 million between 2002 and 2006, according to a new analysis of census data released Tuesday.
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Old 12-02-2012, 09:21 PM
 
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Actually, the lower wages are the biggest cause of increase in food stamps and poverty.
Add more unemployment to that, too. Employers will be forced to lay off more workers because of the increased costs of ObamaCare and higher tax rates. You voted for that.
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Old 12-02-2012, 09:35 PM
 
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Add more unemployment to that, too. Employers will be forced to lay off more workers because of the increased costs of ObamaCare and higher tax rates. You voted for that.
In looking at this thing Ive been doing some thinking. I'm pretty sure OBama has every intention of not doing a thing and letting everything just slide. Reason being his proposal is simply a mockery, he would know this as well we know all of his cohorts realize the insulting proposal. Second reason, with the mockery a weird idea that commercializing to even the point of travelling around as though on campaign an attempt to set up a presummed blame for an outcome well known, due to his plan to let er go.

This seems to be the decided focus of attention...its all part of a plan. He's going to let er go and when the hardship comes say his favorite line...

Whats Important : is I did everything I could (smoke-screening all along asking everyone to ignore the lack of any attention and work in negotiations.

I think its the plan. Trying to shove Brohner and all concerned with intelligent idea's and hope spiraling into the abyss of what is deliberately and with mischief planned ahead all along.....so I think what we may be seeing is nothing but more of the same right up until Obama takes off for the holidays and just waddles back as though ok well here I am and it looks like all this is everyones fault but mine..... never ending controversies all swirling around Mr Problematic and his smokescreens...I think he enjoys it, its his style and at everyones expense pretty much on everything. As I remember saying before the election, Obama would divide a little plant in a pot just by walking by it.

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Old 12-02-2012, 09:41 PM
 
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Add more unemployment to that, too. Employers will be forced to lay off more workers because of the increased costs of ObamaCare and higher tax rates. You voted for that.
These "employers" are nothing but cry babies. Let an employer try living on the low wage they pay their employees.
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