I want to go #OffTheCliff on Jan 1

Absolutely.

Lawrence explained it well.

after listening to Lawrence.....he did lay it out very nicely, and I do want #off the cliff!!!

Eyes wide open, over we will go. And we will love every minute of it.

Sam

If Congress allows the Bush Tax Cuts to expire (go "off the cliff" at the end of the year, then force the Republicans in Congress next year to pass tax cuts for ONLY the 99% (or whatever percentage actually deserves them).

Link to video and article: http://thelastword.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/19/12837776-submit-designs-for-off-the-cliff-campaign

the commercial where a Republican is pushing an elderly woman in a wheelchair
off the cliff.

can you at least find me before we go off the cliff?

O'donell described it beautifully. Republicans and Norquist be scared be very scared. Democrats please for once stand your ground and do the right thing.

Very cool to see those trending on Twitter right now. And to see the 'thuggers freaking out about it!

Here is what this post is about -

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101742454

video from last night's Lawrence O'Donnell MSNBC show

Edit - sorry, missed the fact you are a 1%er

Of course you don't want your taxes to go up.

Like the majority of Americans, my wallet is a big part of my vote. You cut my pay, I have less enthusiasm to vote for you.

Democrat, not liberal or progressive.

Are you under the false impression that ALL Democrats enjoy paying high taxes?

You know... someone who believes in equality. Which would, of course, mean fair taxing policy.

I guess you are not.

So, why are you here?

The mistake you make is in thinking that YOU get to define "equality for all people," and you do not.
Raising taxes on us lower income people at this time would create undo hardship on us and I am not willing to suffer additional hardship because progressives THINK Republicans will fold.

You want to raise taxes on the wealthy, fine. But do it without raising mine.

What is this "us lower income people"? Which is it - are you high income or low income?

"suffer additional hardship" LOL if you are indeed 1%.

Your taxes are going to go back to where Clinton had them, deal with it.

that the economy will collapse, means nothing. Your OPINION that people should suffer hardship so that you can win some political point, means nothing.
You OPINION doesn't mean jack-shit on this.

Deal with it.

Also the people who are actually suffering hardship are not in the one percent. The very fact that you think you are the ones suffering hardship proves beyond any doubt that it is your OPINION that is mistaken here.

I usually can't stay up to watch LO, but did and he burst out of the gates as soon as he opened the show!

why are people just catching on now?



I'm not crazy about the cuts to domestic spending that are included with going off that cliff but the Bush tax cuts need to go away so we can pass our own tax cut bill. The Obama Tax Cuts must be the new norm and the new phrase used for the next decade.

I would even try to include a higher tax bracket or two for people making very large amounts of money and place higher rates on them. Let the (R)s fight a tax cut for 98% of American, even if it does raise taxes on 1%. Screw 'em.

But if that's as long as it lasts, it won't have a long-term deterimental effect on the economy. If it stretches out too long, and the lower and middle class get stuck with a sizeable tax increase, it will do some damage in that disposable income will be reduced.

absolutely off the cliff

I really support this campaign. I love the The Last Word

THe Last Word is having a button design contest for the official "Off the Cliff" campaign button http://thelastword.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/19/12837776-submit-designs-for-off-the-cliff-campaign?lite

I have a button machine and can make up some samples if anyone has a good design

This type of opposition is something I really like. Almost always there's a way of taking the power away from someone which doesn't entail direct confrontation or conflict. It usually entails going through the 'back door' and taking the power away in a way the power monger is incapable of stopping.

It's kind of like Wiley Coyote and the Roadrunner. Let Norquist hang there in mid air off the cliff so he falls because of his own actions.

Yes, After we fall off the cliff, AND Obama wins taxes for the middle class and working poor will DECREASE. We need to give President Obama a good congress that loves this country and is willing to negotiate a new tax code. If Romney wins, he will send social programs to the states and state taxes will rise in those states that adopt the programs. The wealthy who don't want to pay higher state taxes will move to states that do not adopt those programs. And the middle class and working poor who cannot move will be overwhelmed with taxes. Government needs to exist to regulate. They are not there just to collect taxes and make policy that protect wealth.
Privatization of government is fascism. We cannot allow our taxes to go to CEO who will require millions of dollars in salaries. Those will have to come from us. Our taxes will have to go up. We prefer to pay a civil servant's salary instead of private companies CEOs salaries.