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Read my lips (Original Post) Fumesucker Jan 2016 OP
You're about 28 years too late. nt Cali_Democrat Jan 2016 #1
No, I'm right on time for the New Democratic party Fumesucker Jan 2016 #3
No more third way bullshit. VulgarPoet Jan 2016 #7
In that case you're about 52 years too late: Cali_Democrat Jan 2016 #8
I could go for 65% top rate on all income Fumesucker Jan 2016 #9
And we're the ones with Republicans in our midst... VulgarPoet Jan 2016 #2
Washing your hands of this party, huh? DanTex Jan 2016 #6
Read my lips madokie Jan 2016 #4
yeah, and now we're hearing this crap from Democrats as well as Republicans. No one gives a shit liberal_at_heart Jan 2016 #5

VulgarPoet

(2,872 posts)
7. No more third way bullshit.
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 08:30 PM
Jan 2016

Fire with fire. Even if (and note my use of the Spartan If) Bernie is a crook, no one can outplay Clinton at the suspect crookery game.

 

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)
8. In that case you're about 52 years too late:
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 08:33 PM
Jan 2016
The United States Revenue Act of 1964 (Pub.L. 88–272), also known as the Tax Reduction Act, was a bipartisan tax cut bill signed by President Lyndon Johnson on February 26, 1964. Individual income tax rates were cut across the board by approximately 20%. In addition to individual income tax cuts, the act slightly reduced corporate tax rates and introduced a minimum standard deduction.[1]

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President John F. Kennedy brought up the issue of tax reduction in his 1963 State of the Union address. His initial plan called for a $13.5 billion tax cut through a reduction of the top income tax rate from 91% to 65%, reduction of the bottom rate from 20% to 14%, and a reduction in the corporate tax rate from 52% to 47%. The first attempt at passing the tax cuts was rejected by Congress in 1963. Conservatives revolted at giving Kennedy a key legislative victory before the election of 1964

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenue_Act_of_1964


VulgarPoet

(2,872 posts)
2. And we're the ones with Republicans in our midst...
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 08:27 PM
Jan 2016

...even if there was some kind of alternate bizarro universe where I would have considered supporting Hillary if Bernie lost, after seeing the fuckery I'm seeing here, forget that. After this primary, I'm washing my hands of this political party. Sounding like a bunch of Reagan-alikes every time they come out against him.

madokie

(51,076 posts)
4. Read my lips
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 08:28 PM
Jan 2016

I promise to support a tax increase in the quest to lower your over all cost of health care

I, madokie, Bernie Sanders supporter, approve of this message

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)
5. yeah, and now we're hearing this crap from Democrats as well as Republicans. No one gives a shit
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 08:28 PM
Jan 2016

if we have social services anymore.

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