Re: Yes, your response is a load of crap.
Skeeve the Great Send a noteboard - 14/04/2011 05:13:14 PM
I see that there are several areas we agreed upon:
1) Taxes need to be rolled back to Clinton-era levels;
2) Medicaid and Medicare need to be reformed to reduce waste;
What I see as disagreement though is focus on problems and priorities.
Latest NYT article shows that if Congress did nothing at all, which means eventually Bush tax cuts will expire, the budget deficit shrink a lot by itself.
Also, let's not forget there are lot of tax loopholes that need to be dealt with. These loopholes allow banks and corporations to pay no taxes whatsoever. But unfortunately, those guys have a lot of friends in the Capitol Hill which fight for them to prevent closing those loopholes. And unfortunately, needy and poor don't have that many friends to fight for them.
And don't forget about those f.cking wars! How reasonable person can advocate for waging two wars and at the same time advbocating reducing tax revenue? This is the biggest bullsh!t ever. And now they tell me we have a problem because the teachers are too expensive?! WTF?!
As to reforming Medicare and Medicaid - I'm all for it. If there is a waste and unreasonable health insurance cost - just fix it. But don't tell me it's grandma problem that she eats the federal budget with her petty needs!
1) Taxes need to be rolled back to Clinton-era levels;
2) Medicaid and Medicare need to be reformed to reduce waste;
What I see as disagreement though is focus on problems and priorities.
Latest NYT article shows that if Congress did nothing at all, which means eventually Bush tax cuts will expire, the budget deficit shrink a lot by itself.
Also, let's not forget there are lot of tax loopholes that need to be dealt with. These loopholes allow banks and corporations to pay no taxes whatsoever. But unfortunately, those guys have a lot of friends in the Capitol Hill which fight for them to prevent closing those loopholes. And unfortunately, needy and poor don't have that many friends to fight for them.
And don't forget about those f.cking wars! How reasonable person can advocate for waging two wars and at the same time advbocating reducing tax revenue? This is the biggest bullsh!t ever. And now they tell me we have a problem because the teachers are too expensive?! WTF?!
As to reforming Medicare and Medicaid - I'm all for it. If there is a waste and unreasonable health insurance cost - just fix it. But don't tell me it's grandma problem that she eats the federal budget with her petty needs!
How can anyone seriously support Obama's budget proposals?
- 14/04/2011 02:49:30 PM
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I agree with your overall point but I do question one of your facts
- 14/04/2011 03:25:25 PM
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Using IRS data for 2008: (most recent year for which data is available)
- 14/04/2011 03:45:20 PM
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You didn't interpret the spreadsheet correctly. I'm positive of that.
- 14/04/2011 06:08:39 PM
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I'm gonna have to jump on board the wagon with that being a bad figure, got some others
- 14/04/2011 07:33:14 PM
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Data: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-soi/08in31mt.xls *NM*
- 14/04/2011 08:32:42 PM
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That's a breakdown of who modifies their returns and how it affects revenue.
- 14/04/2011 09:15:21 PM
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I believe you are questioning one of my definitions, not one of my facts.
- 14/04/2011 04:36:35 PM
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No matter how you define it I think it would be hard to call the top 5% middle class
- 14/04/2011 05:03:33 PM
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What a load of crap!
- 14/04/2011 03:49:29 PM
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Yes, your response is a load of crap.
- 14/04/2011 04:55:20 PM
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Re: Yes, your response is a load of crap.
- 14/04/2011 05:13:14 PM
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This is our first war without a tax increase.
- 14/04/2011 06:05:43 PM
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Er, check facts
- 14/04/2011 05:04:02 PM
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Yeah, lets fact check
- 14/04/2011 05:43:34 PM
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You understand you're actually supposed to cite data for a fact check right?
- 14/04/2011 06:38:22 PM
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I'm not sure thats entirely right
- 14/04/2011 05:51:18 PM
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What about the farm subsidies and the military?
- 15/04/2011 04:54:54 PM
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Cutting the military isn't enough
- 16/04/2011 04:27:11 AM
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Defense is 60% of the discretionary budget as well, so it's more like 26% overall. Just sayin'. *NM*
- 16/04/2011 04:53:30 AM
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