tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post501181714976745513..comments2023-10-25T17:56:55.769-04:00Comments on DemWit: Bad week for the little guy: a chronologyB.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12004309077511856506noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-60354952583757075252010-12-13T15:17:15.789-05:002010-12-13T15:17:15.789-05:00tiny said:
"Excellent post BJ. Tiny still h...tiny said: <br /><br />"Excellent post BJ. Tiny still has a queasy feeling about all of this when the Rethuglicans are demanding big bucks for themselves and very little for the unemployed and working class"<br /><br />Actually, the vast majority of the tax cuts "go to" working people. That's most of the money, not very little.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-91249145906180595932010-12-13T15:16:12.066-05:002010-12-13T15:16:12.066-05:00"Tax cuts for the wealthiest remain, as Presi..."Tax cuts for the wealthiest remain, as President Obama so aptly noted, the GOP’s “holy grail.”<br /><br />Not very factual. The GOP has consistently wanted to keep the tax cuts for everyone. Everyone. That's the holy grail. It's the Dems who are trying to score class warfare cards by dividing it. And it's not working well.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-69111502339740684922010-12-12T08:43:27.735-05:002010-12-12T08:43:27.735-05:00Tiny and others: If you haven't already seen t...Tiny and others: If you haven't already seen this, it is worth a read at Progressive Eruptions. Charles Kraughthammer claims Obama pulled off the swindle of the year and the Republicans don't even know they've been had. He also has some choice words for the lefties who, imo, have all the characteristics of the righties.<br /><br />http://progressiveerupts.blogspot.com/2010/12/Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-56105186125036520612010-12-12T05:34:58.168-05:002010-12-12T05:34:58.168-05:00Excellent post BJ. Tiny still has a queasy feeling...Excellent post BJ. Tiny still has a queasy feeling about all of this when the Rethuglicans are demanding big bucks for themselves and very little for the unemployed and working class. And it's Tiny's understanding is that the 99ers don't get an extension of unemployment insurance checks. Such blatant greed from the Rethugs and no concern for their down and out fellow human beings tinynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-38788534349088953682010-12-11T13:30:54.349-05:002010-12-11T13:30:54.349-05:00I found this from Robert Reich, I'm agreeing w...I found this from Robert Reich, I'm agreeing with him (for the moment!)<br /><br />"The real problem is that the $900 billion tab for this deal gives Republicans a bigger rationale for cutting domestic discretionary (non-defense) even more, and for gutting Social Security. They'll be giving vast rewards to their wealthy constituents through the tax cuts for the rich, which they have Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303260031729868857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-14966450634405613972010-12-11T13:19:58.515-05:002010-12-11T13:19:58.515-05:00The problem with just letting the tax cuts expire ...The problem with just letting the tax cuts expire is that the bottom people will see a 50% increase in their taxes (10% to 15%). The republicans will have a heyday with that come 2012. They look far ahead. There was a reason they cut the bottom rate in half originally. This may be it.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-65101766807166518022010-12-11T12:24:25.387-05:002010-12-11T12:24:25.387-05:00very good BJ! I'm starting to look at this bil...very good BJ! I'm starting to look at this bill in another way though. Yes there are positives in this legislation that will benefit the unemployed and middle class, but I'm reading more into the massive spending and added pork as a way for the GOP to come back in the next 2 years and claim the bloated deficit problems are because of bills like this. This is where they will start to pointSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303260031729868857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-14079471288145267652010-12-11T11:57:07.936-05:002010-12-11T11:57:07.936-05:00Nice piece of work, BJ. Is it the best agreement ...Nice piece of work, BJ. Is it the best agreement we could have gotten? No one really knows. Does it help the majority of Americans? Yes. Does it help the economy? Yes. Does it unfairly give tax bonuses to the top 2%? Yes.<br /><br />It is called compromise. Neither side gets everything they want and both sides get something the other side does not want they to have. <br /><br />Do it, Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-87571740060926024112010-12-11T10:55:48.669-05:002010-12-11T10:55:48.669-05:00Frodo avoids discussions that deal with the motiva...Frodo avoids discussions that deal with the motivations of others. He prefers to analyze the position and talk factually about its impact. Barack Obama's postion reduces anxiety on a stressed population. It allows businessmen to compute the financials on potential strategies for the future. It allows family-budgeteers to get a grip on the availability of government assistance. It gives Frodo, a litter-bearer,http://loveysdaddyga.tripod.com/blogdirectory/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-71205609285942400082010-12-11T08:58:23.863-05:002010-12-11T08:58:23.863-05:00Bravo. I can only imagine the hours and hours of r...Bravo. I can only imagine the hours and hours of research that went into putting this timeline together. Whew! It certainly helps put things in perspective.<br /><br />I'm impressed with all of this but this quote from Bill Clinton stands out:<br /><br />"I believe, the best bipartisan agreement we can reach to help the most Americans.”<br /><br />"The agreement taken as a whole is,Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.com