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In reply to the discussion: Republicans are crushed because taxes will go up on people making over $450,000? Are they serious? [View all]lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)18. Oh yes they are.
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Republicans are crushed because taxes will go up on people making over $450,000? Are they serious? [View all]
No Compromise
Jan 2013
OP
you cannot demand tax cuts, while buying all kinds of crap like wars, Homeland Security etc
No Compromise
Jan 2013
#15
Yes but Republicans are incapable of reducing the size of government, as has been proven repeatedly.
denverbill
Jan 2013
#17
they are spoiled little brats, we have to make them stop wasting all our money on candy
No Compromise
Jan 2013
#38
If only we could use increased revenue to reduce the deficit or pay down the debt.
Make7
Jan 2013
#41
"Many Republicans feel that the size of the government should be reduced as opposed to it ever
Atticus
Jan 2013
#42
this is the results of overconcentration of wealth and a supposedly democratic process.
unblock
Jan 2013
#5
Exactly! President Obama accepted millions in support from the banking industry, Wall Street,
yardwork
Jan 2013
#25
It's really amazing if you look at the amounts involved. The increase is 4.6% on income over 400K
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2013
#10
I suspect that relatively few people make exactly around $450,000. Most of the 1% make far, far more
yardwork
Jan 2013
#28
This is their friends, their donors, their cronies, everybody but their voters! n/t
splat
Jan 2013
#13
From what I've seen they are more angry that there were not any cuts to spending
davidn3600
Jan 2013
#19
Guess they should have thought of that before lying us into two wars on a credit card and then
lonestarnot
Jan 2013
#20
we need to ask them why we are spending more on Afghanistan now, than Iraq at it's height in 2004?
No Compromise
Jan 2013
#35
are we stupid? OR is it the bystander effect? Everyone thinks someone else will do something
No Compromise
Jan 2013
#47
got those perks for corporations the Republicans aren't complaining about either
No Compromise
Jan 2013
#37