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november3rd

(1,113 posts)
6. Don't Worry; It's Going To Get Worse
Sun Jan 6, 2013, 11:29 PM
Jan 2013

Feast your eyes on some of the Heritage Foundation's Plan To Save The American Dream:

http://www.savingthedream.org/?utm_source=heritage&utm_medium=spotlight&utm_campaign=HeritageHomepage

They want to do away with capital gains taxes completely, and have a flat income tax rate for everybody.

They want to prevent government from serving the people's interests, only the wealthy and big corporations.

A middle class person will be somebody who enlists in the military so that when they get out in a few years, they can get a good job working on a feudal lord's manor as a slave-driver, overseer, or vigilante.

Government has no clout to combat unfair labor practices, environmental crime and pollution, child pornography, suppression of women, extortion, financial fraud, etc.

They're focused. They own Congress. And they're in the fight for the long haul.

They've got a lot of money behind them.

How far have they gotten so far? Just check out Public Campaign's report on Senate Obstruction http://www.campaignmoney.org/sites/default/files/Cashing_In_On_Obstruction.pdf.

The bigger the disaster they cause, the more these "disaster capitalists" are poised to profit.

Keep lowering the taxes riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #1
Sorry, your email is right wing talking points PSPS Jan 2013 #2
Maybe 47 million of our neighors on food stamps OUGHT to be a Democratic talking point. n/t jtuck004 Jan 2013 #3
I agree. But the email was just Obama-bashing right wing lies. PSPS Jan 2013 #13
total federal spending in 2011 was about $4 trillion. so spending of 'nearly' a trillion on welfare HiPointDem Jan 2013 #14
So tell me than how did raising our taxes humbled_opinion Jan 2013 #4
This made Social Security additions being partly supplemented by the General Treasury, thereby plethoro Jan 2013 #5
Excellent then answer these.... humbled_opinion Jan 2013 #8
You need to ask yourself the answer to your two either/or questions. I already know, but this is not plethoro Jan 2013 #10
Don't Worry; It's Going To Get Worse november3rd Jan 2013 #6
There is going to be blood in the streets this year, and I don't mean from plethoro Jan 2013 #7
Nah. PopeOxycontinI Jan 2013 #11
Yes, I'm afraid of that. I'm hoping for remnants of courage. But am not sanguine about it. plethoro Jan 2013 #15
You say abelenkpe Jan 2013 #9
Point #8 needs a bit more detail. Igel Jan 2013 #12
While I agree with the sentiment, it would be nice to have some citations for these statistics. progressoid Jan 2013 #16
The continuance of junior's two wars and 98% of his tax cuts, the indepat Jan 2013 #17
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