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Wed Dec-07-11 11:03 AM
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Rachel Maddow compared it to the speech Obama delivered at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. He's been saying this since at least 2004.
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| -Obama on ‘Trickle Down’ Economics: ‘It Doesn’t Work, It Has Never Worked’ |
ProSense |
Dec-06-11 06:38 PM |
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He waits 3 years to start saying this? |
louis-t |
Dec-06-11 06:41 PM |
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He's been saying this all along. |
boxman15 |
Dec-06-11 06:45 PM |
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I'm embarrassed our side doesn't recognize that. |
joshcryer |
Dec-06-11 06:46 PM |
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Some people aren't listening. |
AtomicKitten |
Dec-06-11 07:46 PM |
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And yet... |
kenfrequed |
Dec-07-11 09:18 AM |
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Presidents have more than their families to deal with, e.g. actual enemies out to hurt ANY good you |
patrice |
Dec-06-11 07:50 PM |
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So you don't want it now? |
ClassWarrior |
Dec-06-11 11:32 PM |
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Actually... |
Life Long Dem |
Dec-07-11 11:03 AM |
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Folks don't like being trickled down on. |
Graybeard |
Dec-06-11 06:45 PM |
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a shot across the bow? |
Enrique |
Dec-06-11 06:46 PM |
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Then why was his "stimulus" plan primarily trickle down? |
MannyGoldstein |
Dec-06-11 06:50 PM |
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I think its more of you not understanding what trickle down actually means. |
phleshdef |
Dec-06-11 06:58 PM |
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Isn't it handing money to the 1% and believing that what you hand them... |
MannyGoldstein |
Dec-06-11 07:06 PM |
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Seems |
ProSense |
Dec-06-11 07:30 PM |
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I like that comment by killbotfactory in the Obama's criticism of the extension thread: |
joshcryer |
Dec-06-11 07:35 PM |
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Yea, I told someone on here pretty much the same thing just a few days ago. |
phleshdef |
Dec-06-11 07:37 PM |
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More importantly, it was a lame duck congress, which passed it. |
joshcryer |
Dec-06-11 07:39 PM |
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I disagree a bit. |
kenfrequed |
Dec-07-11 10:11 AM |
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+1 |
young but wise |
Dec-06-11 07:41 PM |
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BINGO!!! That'scalled base building & we're supposed to believe that our own concrete objectiveswill |
patrice |
Dec-06-11 08:16 PM |
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the problem is... |
kenfrequed |
Dec-07-11 09:53 AM |
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Cutting taxes for the rich is only stimulating when there's not a lot of unused capacity. |
WildNovember |
Dec-07-11 12:10 AM |
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Sure. That works. But that wasn't what the recovery act did. |
phleshdef |
Dec-06-11 07:34 PM |
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Slam againt the Bush tax cut extension that Obama opposed but compromised on. |
joshcryer |
Dec-06-11 07:37 PM |
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I KNOW that particular poster knows that the recovery act and the 2010 tax/ue deal are 2 diff things |
phleshdef |
Dec-06-11 07:39 PM |
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Definitely on purpose. |
joshcryer |
Dec-06-11 07:41 PM |
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Conflating - happens ALL of the time. |
patrice |
Dec-06-11 08:21 PM |
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+1 |
progressoid |
Dec-07-11 05:34 PM |
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How many conspiracy theories do you actually adhere to?? |
Major Hogwash |
Dec-06-11 07:10 PM |
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Is there anything specific I've written that you'd like to refute? |
MannyGoldstein |
Dec-06-11 07:17 PM |
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I'll take President Obama's word over yours any day of the week. |
Major Hogwash |
Dec-07-11 09:43 AM |
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And I will stick to neither of your words |
kenfrequed |
Dec-07-11 10:17 AM |
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President Obama's speech was about "trickle down economics", ken. |
Major Hogwash |
Dec-07-11 10:31 AM |
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I don't need a bloody article on a speech |
kenfrequed |
Dec-07-11 10:43 AM |
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The Bush tax cut extension is basically unforgivable to them. |
joshcryer |
Dec-06-11 07:24 PM |
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it's not a matter of not forgiving the extension |
Enrique |
Dec-06-11 07:40 PM |
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Certainly parts of it are forgotten, as implied by snarky comments such as that. |
joshcryer |
Dec-06-11 07:44 PM |
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that was just a pretext |
Enrique |
Dec-06-11 07:49 PM |
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He has still put many proposals on the table that involve raising taxes on the wealthy. |
phleshdef |
Dec-06-11 08:07 PM |
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Which is why he denied they would have any stimulus effect even as he was signing it. |
joshcryer |
Dec-06-11 10:29 PM |
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AMT? CTC? & revoke DADT and The Dream Act were in the works about then too. nt |
patrice |
Dec-06-11 08:24 PM |
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I dunno. I'm a p.s. teacher. *Someone's* trickling on me. |
Smarmie Doofus |
Dec-06-11 06:55 PM |
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OK but Obama's stimulus packages don't work either. n/t |
jody |
Dec-06-11 07:33 PM |
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What if, 21 months ago, someone asked if you'd be satisfied with 21 months of job growth? |
bhikkhu |
Dec-06-11 10:36 PM |
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Went from negative job growth to positive, that "works" for most adults |
uponit7771 |
Dec-07-11 02:33 PM |
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Here are the numbers on Tinkle Down Economics,,- also graphs- |
mikekohr |
Dec-06-11 07:58 PM |
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You are the inconvenient truth. Great post. nt |
DCKit |
Dec-07-11 08:45 AM |
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Until he changes the tax system we're still going to be stuck on trickle down. |
craigmatic |
Dec-06-11 08:18 PM |
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Then why for the last 3 yrs has almost everything been said or done |
glowing |
Dec-06-11 09:56 PM |
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Awesome speech. I loved this: “Those aren’t Democratic or Republican values..." |
ClassWarrior |
Dec-06-11 11:31 PM |
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I sort of agree |
kenfrequed |
Dec-07-11 10:38 AM |
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A Winner |
Johnny2X2X |
Dec-07-11 10:31 AM |
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