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In reply to the discussion: Poll: Large Majorities Back Raising Taxes On Wealthy, Oppose Raising Medicare Age [View all]RKP5637
(67,107 posts)8. Paying their fair share of taxes! Yes! They are parasites on this country - bankers, financial,
wall street and corporate welfare! They want everything and don't want to contribute anything. It's a bunch if BS they sling and more and more Americans are waking up and looking behind their 'show and tell' curtain.
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Poll: Large Majorities Back Raising Taxes On Wealthy, Oppose Raising Medicare Age [View all]
DonViejo
Nov 2012
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Paying their fair share of taxes! Yes! They are parasites on this country - bankers, financial,
RKP5637
Nov 2012
#8
Come on TPM: Stop repeating the income cut off inaccurately. Even 'rich' people get the break on
FailureToCommunicate
Nov 2012
#10
Pres Obama should call a meeting of Dept Heads and WH Staffers and say that anyone who doesn't
byeya
Nov 2012
#11
I think Obama also is looking for more participation from the general population
wanttosavetheplanet
Nov 2012
#31
when has public opinion ever stopped a bipartisan consensus to kiss Wall Street's ass?
yurbud
Nov 2012
#19
the minor "problems" with Social Security could be fixed by raising the cap on income taxed for it
yurbud
Nov 2012
#20
"Opposition to such a change peaks (naturally) among those aged 50 to 64"
nobodyspecial
Nov 2012
#28
The only people who are for raising the retirement age and the age for receiving Medicare...
wanttosavetheplanet
Nov 2012
#30
and the bitter irony is Obama looks like he's going to use his political capital the same way Bush
yurbud
Nov 2012
#34
Just today Geithner offered up $400B in spending cuts to "health care" over ten years.
xtraxritical
Nov 2012
#36