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John2

(2,730 posts)
8. I'll
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 10:17 PM
Nov 2012

say this again, they can't cut entitlements without hurting the poor and middle class. When it actually affect people, they will find out actually what Congress did. Nobody in that Congress depend on those entitlements because most of them are millionaires. The actual people that spend money are the poor and middle class because they need those benefits. You take away their spending power, then it will hurt the economy. What Congress will actually do is keep up the failed Policies of the Bush Administration but only double down on it.

The poor and middle class did not create the Deficit over the last twelve years. It was the Congress and Republican Administration created it. The failure for the Democrats, is they went along with it, just like the decision on Iraq. We have not raised taxes ever since Bush came into office. No spending was increased until the recession. On top of that we committed ourselves to two Wars under Bush. Not only this, we spent Billions of dollars shoring up security. That is where most of the current debt came from.

President Obama had to increase unemployment benefits because people lost jobs. He also had to increase food stamps to help these people. Those steps were needed. The stimulus bill helped the economy but it was not enough, contrary to the Republicans' claims. It only lasted one year too. Not one of these measures damaged the economy and made very little effects on the Deficit. What hurt the Deficit more, was continuing the Bush massive tax cuts and Obama doubling down on it with another tax cut for the middle class and poor to help them in troubling times.

So the logical step made by voters in the election was to approve President Obama's plans and not Mitt Romney's. Those steps are to end the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy. There is no proof over the last twelve years, the wealthy has created jobs with those tax cuts. Instead they created more wealth for themselves, even taking American businesses offshore. That is why the President told voters, that he wants to end this. He wants to give them incentives to produce more businesses in this country.

So what is so hard for them to understand that? It leaves you to believe most of them really do believe rape is not rape and science is Black magic. You create jobs in America, and you get a tax cut. What is so hard to understand? Spend your money, create jobs in the U.S. and you will get rewarded. That is the same performance philosophy you apply to teachers. The poor and middle class need jobs and money to spend, which will be good for your businesses. The more of them move upward, will decrease Government dependence. Hello rich people, there would be less people qualified for the food stamp program, you are sermonizing. Ending all those Wars will also bring down the deficit.

Spending money on education will also train your future employees. Building up schools and repairing roads will also benefit your businesses. Do these wealthy people even understand this or do they really believe Romney's math?

DINO. Will lose his seat in the next election. We're done with these turkeys. Scuba Nov 2012 #1
Geez, Durbin is not usually thought of as a DINO. And he's not likely to lose his seat nt riderinthestorm Nov 2012 #10
Putting the social safety net on the chopping block makes him a DINO. Why should we support him? Scuba Nov 2012 #12
Oh, agreed. Its just that Durbin is generally looked upon as a Centrist Dem riderinthestorm Nov 2012 #16
Durbin is a dick. I'm from Illinois and I can tell you that he's a "safe" voter. He can go... ancianita Nov 2012 #18
Remember when folks here swore that no Dem was planning to put Piazza Riforma Nov 2012 #2
I don't recall anyone saying that. Who said that? Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #4
You joined in March, what could you possibly "remember"? JoePhilly Nov 2012 #6
You've been here for less that 7 months...what do you remember? tjwash Nov 2012 #9
This is why people say there is no difference between parties. MrSlayer Nov 2012 #3
I'll John2 Nov 2012 #8
+1000 Bad_Ronald Nov 2012 #13
That article says Durbin said that raising age eligibility for Medicare is off the table. Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #5
Could savings be made by reorganizing Medicare Part D? nenagh Nov 2012 #7
Sure, but cutting the pharmaceutical industry's bottom lines is way off the table TheKentuckian Nov 2012 #11
dems just won an election, so put medicare for all on the table as the STARTING point instead of msongs Nov 2012 #14
Exactly! DearHeart Nov 2012 #17
We are not powerless. WCLinolVir Nov 2012 #15
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