progressiveinaction
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Sun Dec-12-10 07:39 PM
Response to Reply #54 |
| 65. Huh? What was snide and nasty about what I said? |
| -We need to rush through the tax cut..that raises taxes on the poor???? |
mdavies013 |
Dec-12-10 01:45 PM |
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Wouldn't the making work pay and the $250 that SS |
doc03 |
Dec-12-10 01:53 PM |
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There was no $250 dollar payment fron SS last year |
sunwyn |
Dec-12-10 02:01 PM |
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Yes there was, last year was 2009 and there was a |
doc03 |
Dec-12-10 04:25 PM |
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The swap of Making Work Pay with the payroll holiday raises taxes on the poor $175 to $200 |
Hello_Kitty |
Dec-12-10 02:10 PM |
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"Making work pay" ???? Does it EVER occur to you that some of us CAN'T work???? |
bobbolink |
Dec-12-10 02:25 PM |
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So if you can't or don't work you don't get a |
doc03 |
Dec-12-10 04:27 PM |
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Nice bait and switch. The topic I replied to talked about replacing current |
bobbolink |
Dec-12-10 05:07 PM |
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First of all, I never said "don't want to work", I said "don't work" |
doc03 |
Dec-12-10 07:04 PM |
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You said "won't work" before you were asked to change it. |
bobbolink |
Dec-12-10 08:10 PM |
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Like hell I changed it! You can't understand English I guess. |
doc03 |
Dec-12-10 10:41 PM |
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You are so right. Everyone is stupid, and nobody can understand English except you. |
bobbolink |
Dec-13-10 09:21 AM |
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How about an office job? |
progressiveinaction |
Dec-12-10 05:10 PM |
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You know, delving into people's personal business on a public (and often ugly) forum |
bobbolink |
Dec-12-10 05:37 PM |
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What??? |
progressiveinaction |
Dec-12-10 07:35 PM |
#64 |
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You heard me, and you know what you did. NONE of us owe you any personal explanations. |
bobbolink |
Dec-12-10 07:59 PM |
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What a snide, nasty, NON-DEMOCRATIC post. |
WinkyDink |
Dec-12-10 06:24 PM |
#54 |
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Huh? What was snide and nasty about what I said? |
progressiveinaction |
Dec-12-10 07:39 PM |
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people making around 15K to 17K (and some of those making less) |
truedelphi |
Dec-12-10 02:39 PM |
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Of course it is not mentioned here at DU.... |
dennis4868 |
Dec-12-10 02:03 PM |
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Then they can fight and blame it on the Republicans. (nt) |
w4rma |
Dec-12-10 02:04 PM |
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That's right... |
dennis4868 |
Dec-12-10 03:12 PM |
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This is about the deal, not about obama. I reject the deal, not obama. |
John Q. Citizen |
Dec-12-10 02:08 PM |
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Taxes go up for the poor IF the Obama/ GOP deal goes through |
Lorien |
Dec-12-10 02:11 PM |
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right.... |
dennis4868 |
Dec-12-10 03:15 PM |
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uh, no, they won't. |
Hannah Bell |
Dec-12-10 04:29 PM |
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What tax hikes for the poor are you talking about? n/t |
pnwmom |
Dec-12-10 03:24 PM |
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It's mentioned here all the damn time. |
Hello_Kitty |
Dec-12-10 02:13 PM |
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tax cut will expire if there is no deal... |
dennis4868 |
Dec-12-10 03:16 PM |
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And then the new GOP led Congress will pass all the tax cuts. |
Hello_Kitty |
Dec-12-10 03:26 PM |
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So taxes will go up and everyone will blame Obama. Then taxes will go down |
pnwmom |
Dec-12-10 03:29 PM |
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Why would taxes go up for everyone (except the poor as we've discussed) |
Hello_Kitty |
Dec-12-10 03:33 PM |
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Next session is too late. Automatic pay deductions will automatically INCREASE |
pnwmom |
Dec-12-10 05:44 PM |
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Oh looky! People are mentioning it all over this very thread! eom |
Hello_Kitty |
Dec-12-10 04:14 PM |
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Don't waste your time on that one. |
Bluebear |
Dec-13-10 03:46 AM |
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Right--the same taxes they paid during the 90s. Big whoop n/t |
eridani |
Dec-13-10 12:13 AM |
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"We can't allow taxes to go up on our poor and middle class citizens or there will be suffering" |
TheKentuckian |
Dec-12-10 02:09 PM |
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WHAAAAT!?! |
Odin2005 |
Dec-12-10 02:13 PM |
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Here: |
knitter4democracy |
Dec-12-10 07:19 PM |
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1. How much do they rise? 2. Don't they rise more if there is no plan? |
stopbush |
Dec-12-10 02:20 PM |
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Taxes on lowest incomes will go up a full 50% when current rates expire. |
pnwmom |
Dec-12-10 06:28 PM |
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Because if there is no deal, their taxes go up much higher than if we don't.... |
FrenchieCat |
Dec-12-10 02:22 PM |
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None of which justifies borrowing money that WE--not THEY -- have to pay back |
rocktivity |
Dec-12-10 02:33 PM |
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Ok, Deficit hawk! |
FrenchieCat |
Dec-12-10 04:14 PM |
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Getting the big picture BEFORE zeroing in the right target |
rocktivity |
Dec-12-10 05:50 PM |
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Why do you think people give a shit about taxes that have already been withheld? |
eridani |
Dec-13-10 12:20 AM |
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Progressive economists agree that we need to stimulate the economy now, |
pnwmom |
Dec-12-10 05:51 PM |
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But if we can't lower the tax rates for the rich without borrowing |
rocktivity |
Dec-12-10 06:23 PM |
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Who's advocating that only the rich should get a lower tax rate? |
pnwmom |
Dec-12-10 06:25 PM |
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Right. LIke a payday loan is a "stimulus" |
eridani |
Dec-13-10 12:38 AM |
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You are assuming if there is no deal that all the tax cuts will |
doc03 |
Dec-12-10 04:44 PM |
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If there is no deal the tax cuts WILL EXPIRE. By law. |
pnwmom |
Dec-12-10 06:34 PM |
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The Democrats should have taken this thing on months ago |
doc03 |
Dec-12-10 07:14 PM |
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And why would the Rethugs have been any more willing to |
pnwmom |
Dec-12-10 07:33 PM |
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Back then Democrats could have won the argument easily. But |
doc03 |
Dec-12-10 07:41 PM |
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Oh yeah? Says who? The Rethugs were going for tax cuts for ALL |
pnwmom |
Dec-12-10 07:57 PM |
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Which no one will care about because it's already been withheld n/t |
eridani |
Dec-13-10 12:15 AM |
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Haven't you noticed? We poor people don't matter to "progressives". |
bobbolink |
Dec-12-10 02:23 PM |
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The poor and the homeless don't ever matter. |
Rex |
Dec-12-10 02:35 PM |
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Thankkk you. Our sufferin and deaths are piffle to DU. |
bobbolink |
Dec-12-10 02:45 PM |
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Yep. Hurry, before they figure it out. nt |
laughingliberal |
Dec-12-10 02:25 PM |
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If you can prove that statement, please provide a link. n/t |
pnwmom |
Dec-12-10 03:21 PM |
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Right here: |
Hello_Kitty |
Dec-12-10 03:24 PM |
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Was Making Work Pay part of the one-year stimulus package? |
pnwmom |
Dec-12-10 03:28 PM |
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Whatever you call it, low income people's taxes go up next year from this year. |
Hello_Kitty |
Dec-12-10 03:31 PM |
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Those at the low end go up far more -- 50% -- if the tax cuts expire. |
pnwmom |
Dec-12-10 03:38 PM |
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So you're going with "it could be worse, paupers" I see. |
Hello_Kitty |
Dec-12-10 04:11 PM |
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Oh yeah, right. That must be it. n/t |
pnwmom |
Dec-12-10 05:45 PM |
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But they'll go up more if nothing is passed |
muriel_volestrangler |
Dec-12-10 04:05 PM |
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So I'll put you in the "okay with it" column too. |
Hello_Kitty |
Dec-12-10 04:13 PM |
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Of course they're ok with it |
katnapped |
Dec-12-10 04:16 PM |
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Yep. I've heard that one a few time. |
Hello_Kitty |
Dec-12-10 04:52 PM |
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Seeing as I'm British, your assumptions are completely useless |
muriel_volestrangler |
Dec-12-10 04:55 PM |
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It's not my OP and I did just as you proposed. |
Hello_Kitty |
Dec-12-10 05:04 PM |
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You can't expect the wealthy to pay their fair share. n/t |
leeroysphitz |
Dec-12-10 04:58 PM |
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The bottom 40% of this country is off the presidents radar. |
ipaint |
Dec-12-10 06:55 PM |
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Deserves a repeat: "The bottom 40% of this country is off the presidents radar." |
bobbolink |
Dec-12-10 08:30 PM |
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Dupe. nt |
ipaint |
Dec-12-10 06:57 PM |
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More for them and less for us. Reverse Robin Hoods. |
Initech |
Dec-13-10 12:33 AM |
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