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In reply to the discussion: President Obama Will Seek to Reduce Taxes for Middle Class [View all]Fearless
(18,421 posts)65. Nonsense. Big bank interests will prevail. It's all about the $$
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Much preferably when they are in the majority, not when the most Republican Congress since 1928
merrily
Jan 2015
#52
Do you even understand how the drastic tax cuts on the wealthy have hurt the middle class?
raindaddy
Jan 2015
#118
And mine is about YOUR disingenuous suggestion that we COULD return to 1950's tax rates...
VanillaRhapsody
Jan 2015
#134
No....but you disingenuously want to blame this President for doing something about it....
VanillaRhapsody
Jan 2015
#139
No one here says it has....but please do tell us how YOUR campaign plans to magically turn it all
VanillaRhapsody
Jan 2015
#135
They are already in action, having been sworn in to office on January 13th.
Major Hogwash
Jan 2015
#113
Too bad Obama won't fight for it. Boner will come in and give him that orange scowl, and it'll be
blkmusclmachine
Jan 2015
#3
Yep. NO points for proposing measures you know are doomed from the get go. Sorry!
blkmusclmachine
Jan 2015
#7
False. Google the time period--and this time, count Kennedy's place holder, who would have voted
merrily
Jan 2015
#136
The time there were 60 in the Dem caucus exceeded 24 days by a lot and a placeholder handpicked
merrily
Jan 2015
#142
No, no link = no link period. And you wonder why I didn't leap to google for you on command?
merrily
Jan 2015
#146
As a reply to my Post 144, your Post 145 was a lie and now your Reply 155 lied about Post 145.
merrily
Jan 2015
#158
There is nothing liberal about indefinite detention or drone killing innocent people.
rhett o rick
Jan 2015
#29
The ACA, auto bailout, and Recovery Act were not "kowtowing" to the Republicans. nt
SunSeeker
Jan 2015
#39
I agree, but those don't make up a "liberal agenda" when weighed against the items
rhett o rick
Jan 2015
#71
Do you disagree? Do you think his stands on torture, indefinite detention and NSA domestic
rhett o rick
Jan 2015
#74
I agree with your list but it's hardly a "liberal agenda" when weighed against the
rhett o rick
Jan 2015
#72
Some people have a very loose definition of the term "liberal". If you support Wall Street
rhett o rick
Jan 2015
#89
Some people think that if they are liberal on one or two issues, then they are liberal.
rhett o rick
Jan 2015
#120
What if you support only the portion of wall street that handles union pension plans? Aren't there
24601
Jan 2015
#130
Not sure if I understand your take, but some are willing to support Wall Street
rhett o rick
Jan 2015
#133
+1000. Obama's sock puppets come here w/their phony 11-dimensional chess BS, but we're not fooled,
blkmusclmachine
Jan 2015
#107
Obama already pushed for a tax cut and also raised taxes on the rich in 2013.
Drunken Irishman
Jan 2015
#41
How about his first SIX years, during all of which Democrats were in the majority.
merrily
Jan 2015
#54
So yesterday they attack him for not proposing this, now that he has, they attack him for not
NoJusticeNoPeace
Jan 2015
#58
It's either that or he's stupid and thinks it'll pass a Republican legislature
Fearless
Jan 2015
#30
Dems had a filibuster-proof 60 seats for only 24 work days, and they weren't even consecutive.
SunSeeker
Jan 2015
#26
Does it take more than 24 days to get all Dems together to vote for tax reform?
Fearless
Jan 2015
#28
Sadly, it's not just the "other side" making that claim, as this thread shows. nt
SunSeeker
Jan 2015
#36
The "it's about time" and "why did he wait until now" comments are particularly amusing
NYC Liberal
Jan 2015
#23
And Republicans will seek to raise them on the middle class and the working poor
BlueCaliDem
Jan 2015
#78
Is this empty jest-ure supposed to make me forget he's pushing TPP behind the scenes?
Ferd Berfel
Jan 2015
#82
Corporate Farmers are thrilled with his idea of disallowing stepped up basis
cpamomfromtexas
Jan 2015
#104
Pic URL: https://jahanc.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/obama-laughing-on-af1.jpg
blkmusclmachine
Jan 2015
#106