Has Obama ended the tax break for Corporations that ship jobs overseas yet?

[asdjrocky]

See, I was wondering, with all the new talk of a new trade agreement. I assume our President has done everything he can to make sure people in this country have jobs, before he starts sending even more of them overseas.

I guess he ended the tax break and it didn't make the news?

[Dawgs]

1. Did they make him a king? I must have missed that; when did it happen?

:wtf:

[asdjrocky]

2. I just remember hearing a lot about that during the campaign.

Since the election, I haven't heard a word. Not a single peep.

See, I've got 9 men and 7 women on my street out of work, and they could use some help.

Not just another free trade agreement.

[babylonsister]

4. Then you haven't been paying attention...

Obama vows to cut tax breaks of firms that ship jobs abroad
By Arun Kumar, IANS
January 28th, 2010


WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has revived the bugaboo of outsourcing by vowing to slash tax breaks to American firms that move jobs abroad and to help those who create employment within the country.

“Job creation would be the country’s number-one focus in 2010,” Obama said, pushing for a new jobs bill in his first State of the Union address to a joint session of the Congress Wednesday even as he acknowledged the step would not compensate for the seven million jobs lost over the last two years.

“To encourage … businesses to stay within our borders, it is time to finally slash the tax breaks for companies that ship our jobs overseas, and give those tax breaks to companies that create jobs right here in the United States of America,” he said.

“Now, the House has passed a jobs bill that includes some of these steps. As the first order of business this year, I urge the Senate to do the same, and I know they will,” he said.

more...

http://blog.taragana.com/business/2010/01/28/obama-vows-to-cut-tax-breaks-of-firms-that-ship-jobs-abroad-25542/

[mikekohr]

12. Excellant retort! - thanks for the link- nt

[asdjrocky]

13. So, he's working on it?

I read the article, and I read where he once again vowed to do it.

He didn't mention Idina, I noticed that.

[babylonsister]

37. Lame, even for you. You said you hadn't heard a word-I corrected you. nt

[Peacetrain]

6. You do realize this is a democracy.. that the rest of us have to pull at least 50% of the weight

Governors, legislators, state and federal.. We elect a President not a dictator.. Obama has and is calling for that..

[Kahuna]

3. That's what I was going to post. People act like Obama can impose

his every whim and fancy without the consent of elected legislators. Pu-leese.

[QC]

7. You forgot the part about the magic wand. n/t

[liberal N proud]

5. With a Congress that can't get shit done?

Sure, he just snaps his finger and things happen.

[asdjrocky]

14. He can't seem to get much of anything done with this Congress.

A strong majority of Dems, and he can't work his will on Congress?

What does that make him? Weak? Ineffective? Or he just doesn't care?

[liberal N proud]

17. Please!

Wake up!

[asdjrocky]

19. Oh trust me, I'm wide awake.

It's others I think are dozing.

[liberal N proud]

20. This is just another I didn't get what I wanted already thread

[asdjrocky]

23. No, it's not.

I have a job. I like my job and I do pretty good at it. No one can take my job from me so it is absolutely not about what I want.

Most of my neighborhood is unemployed, and I do mean most. We need real help here and I'm asking for them, not for me.

[Whisp]

36. careless, ineffective and weak...

yes, that sounds like Barack to me.

wtf is up your stupid ass?

[dionysus]

8. i see you've set yourself up with today's (manufactured) reason to be outraged.

:eyes:

[phleshdef]

9. Either you are pretending to have no idea how our system of govt works or you really don't know.

Either way, this is petty BS that makes you look very small.

[Jennicut]

10. Uh, it has to go through Congress first and nothing survives that blackhole.

I don't blame Obama for that and neither do most Americans, according to recent polls. They like him way better then Dems and Rethugs in Congress.

[asdjrocky]

15. So, we just blame everything on Congress?

That's convenient.

[BklnDem75]

18. Do you want a real answer?

Or do you just want to blame Obama for anything, reality be damned!

[asdjrocky]

25. No, I want a real answer.

How is it that bush managed to get his agenda through but Obama can't when he has a super majority.

Answer that question for me. Is Obama ineffective or just weak? Or maybe he just doesn't care.

You should start picking a better excuse for your hero.

[BklnDem75]

30. The real answer is...

We had Dems who were willing to get things done in government even if they didn't agree with everything Bush did. Today's repubs have been against everything this Administration has been for even if it was beneficial for their own constituents and this country. Are you honestly saying you can't see the difference between then and now? Honestly, I think you don't care to see the difference. You bring up the term 'Super Majority', and it really hurts your credibility. So you'll understand, two thirds is a super majority, three fifths is not. To answer your question, Obama's neither weak nor ineffective unless you're looking for a king. You're just too lazy to care for how government works so you resort to blaming Obama. Like I said, you're not interested in the real answers. You simply want to blame someone you don't like.

[asdjrocky]

31. It is his job.

Hell, if he went down swinging I'd have more respect for him.

[BklnDem75]

33. His job? Really?

You mean Senators don't have a job? They're only elected for the privilege of being told what to do? This is really interesting!

[asdjrocky]

34. Now you're being intentionally dull.

That's fine. But the plain fact is we put him there to do a job, based on promises he made during the campaign, now it's his job to come through.

I don't need a lesson in what a Senator is or how guberment works for crying out loud.

What you're saying is as President, at least concerning the Senate, Obama has been weak and ineffective. Do I have that right? He just can't get it done because they won't let him? Is that it?

[BklnDem75]

35. His job is to influence

You'd probably have a point if you didn't see any effort to get anything done. That's not the case at all. All you're looking for is results and you're angry you're either not getting them or getting them fast enough. You're calling Obama weak and ineffective because Congress has rules in place that demands bipartisanship. He can't make Congress do anything. I know that answer sucks, but it's as real an answer that you're going to get.

[Jennicut]

22. No, Obama has made some leadership mistakes.

But the ultimate problem is conservative Dems, and everyone knows that.

[harun]

24. Yah, I am beyond sick of hearing this excuse too.

Obama can play hard ball with them, so far he isn't even playing soft ball with them.

Look at all the batsh*t crazy sh*t Bush got Congress to pass.

[Bitwit1234]

11. He said he wanted to..But remember congress has to do it

he just pushes and signs the bills.

[FrenchieCat]

16. I'm not sure if you are aware of how government works......

That Obama doesn't get to end our tax system.

But you knew that, right?

[asdjrocky]

21. Bush managed to push his tax policies through.

[FrenchieCat]

26. But Bush was a dictator!

and that was a big part of the problem. Remember? :shrug:

[dionysus]

27. some ppl want a left wing bush to ram shit through, laws be damned...

[FrenchieCat]

28. Folks finally saw the light about Bush, albeit too late,

but what I don't believe is that most want a redux, but this time from the other party.
They already think both party stinks, so I'm not sure if "acting" like the GOP
would actually do anymore than additional damage. The American people are fickle,
and I don't think they know what they want; although they do know what they don't want.

[Jennicut]

29. Bush had Dems voting with him. There were 12 in the Senate who voted for the tax cuts.

DINOs, conservadems...etc.

[phleshdef]

32. You mean those temporary tax policies that expire this year?

Reconcilation is WEAK. It doesn't stick, it expires and its hard to pull off.

Furthermore, its not Obama's fault Harry Reid isn't pushing to use it. The Democrats in the Senate could pass that stuff with or without Obama asking them to.

You know damn good and well that if they pushed something through and put it on Obama's desk, he would do his part and SIGN IT. So to answer one of your questions in another post in this thread, YES I am blaming congress for most of the obstructive nature of things.

[w4rma]

38. I don't expect Obama to do anything of worth until Rahm the sabotour is out of his inner circle.(nt)

[branders seine]

39. that would be a big

NEGATORY