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Time to End Gridlock in the Senate

By tovarichpeter   Follow   Sun, 25 Nov 2012, 1:08pm   402 views   9 comments
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1. mmmarvel Follow Befriend (4) 103 comments

   1   2:49pm Sun 25 Nov 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   By the same token, I have no problem with government gridlock. It just means that the government has a harder time messing with my life. Combine that with a really bad president with really bad ideas and I love gridlock.

2. iwog Follow Befriend (48) 274 threads 12,546 comments 47 male Lafayette, CA Premium

   2   10:02pm Sun 25 Nov 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   mmmarvel says By the same token, I have no problem with government gridlock. It just means that the government has a harder time messing with my life. Combine that with a really bad president with really bad ideas and I love gridlock. Government gridlock is precisely why your taxes are going WAY up on January 1st. It is also why we have a runaway debt and insolvent Medicare and Social Security. There's nothing good about a dysfunctional government.

3. Kevin Follow Befriend 40 threads 2,652 comments

   3   10:08pm Sun 25 Nov 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   mmmarvel says By the same token, I have no problem with government gridlock. It just means that the government has a harder time messing with my life. Combine that with a really bad president with really bad ideas and I love gridlock. You want a government that is incapable of acting? There are 50 of them in Africa for you to choose from.

4. Dan8267 Follow Befriend (16) 763 threads 7,706 comments Boca Raton, FL Premium

   4   11:57pm Sun 25 Nov 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   iwog says There's nothing good about a dysfunctional government. There is one thing... The utter incompetency of our government is the one thing that protects us from the sheer evilness of our government.

5. Dan8267 Follow Befriend (16) 763 threads 7,706 comments Boca Raton, FL Premium

   5   12:00am Mon 26 Nov 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   iwog says Government gridlock is precisely why your taxes are going WAY up on January 1st. I actually hope this happens. Paying higher taxes is worth the automatic cuts in the defense industry spending. I don't see politicians ever cutting that wasteful "defense" industry spending except by going off the fiscal cliff. However, I don't think the Democrats will have the balls to stick to their plans and they'll cave into the bat-shit crazy Republicans. I'd love to be wrong about this, but I doubt I am. The Dems will probably agree to some deal where the Republicans get 100% of what they want.

6. bmwman91 Follow Befriend (7) 37 threads 1,535 comments Mountain View, CA bmwman91's website Premium

   6   12:22am Mon 26 Nov 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   iwog says Government gridlock is precisely why your taxes are going WAY up on January 1st. Maybe so. Still, has everyone forgotten the definition of "temporary"? The Bush tax cuts were supposed to be a TEMPORARY stimulus. The feds need increased revenue badly, as much as nobody likes that, and the Bush tax cuts didn't do our deficit any favors.

7. iwog Follow Befriend (48) 274 threads 12,546 comments 47 male Lafayette, CA Premium

   7   12:29am Mon 26 Nov 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   bmwman91 says iwog says Government gridlock is precisely why your taxes are going WAY up on January 1st. Maybe so. Still, has everyone forgotten the definition of "temporary"? The Bush tax cuts were supposed to be a TEMPORARY stimulus. The feds need increased revenue badly, as much as nobody likes that, and the Bush tax cuts didn't do our deficit any favors. I'm okay with the tax cuts expiring on dividends, capital gains, estate taxes, and the top income tax bracket. I do however want to see the tax cuts on most working Americans made permanent. It's good policy and helps the wealth disparity problem.

8. Bellingham Bill Follow Befriend 30 threads 1,488 comments Bellingham, WA Premium

   8   5:24am Mon 26 Nov 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   iwog says I do however want to see the tax cuts on most working Americans made permanent. It's good policy and helps the wealth disparity problem. and your future rent increases, LOL

9. iwog Follow Befriend (48) 274 threads 12,546 comments 47 male Lafayette, CA Premium

   9   7:28am Mon 26 Nov 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Bellingham Bill says iwog says I do however want to see the tax cuts on most working Americans made permanent. It's good policy and helps the wealth disparity problem. and your future rent increases, LOL Yup that too. Obamacare does raise taxes on rents although not much.