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2013 Jan 17, 1:57am 30,743 views 78 comments
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The only taxes that "have gone up" is the resumption of 6.2% for social security and the 4.2% break was only for 2 years to "stimulate the economy." If your income taxes were restored to clinton rates that means that you are making single 400Gs, married 450Gs in which case you are definitely not "upper middle class."
My state taxes have gone up.
And that's another problem, esp. in CA. OK, someone could say, then why don't you move - just not that easy if you have a good job or a family. Total tax burden keeps in increasing, even municipalities keep adding on. I would rather see fees for actual usage of services than those broad taxes on everybody.
Increases in state and local taxes is a separate issue and in my opinion should not be associated with the federal government and the president.
Tenpoundbass
2013 Jan 18, 2:25am
Joe the Plumber? Seriously?
Yes seriously! HE sent Obama scurrying into his Hole where he hasn't come out into the light of day since.
They were not showing just a few minutes ago. I am not making that up.
zzyzzx
2013 Jan 18, 2:40am
And that's another problem, esp. in CA. OK, someone could say, then why don't you move - just not that easy if you have a good job or a family. Total tax burden keeps in increasing, even municipalities keep adding on. I would rather see fees for actual usage of services than those broad taxes on everybody.
Along the same lines, I'd like to see parents pay their fair share of taxes. You know, like a per kid fee and extra taxes.
FortWayne
2013 Jan 18, 3:38am
Umm, I am no fan of Obama. But he got Bin Laden.
He didn't get Bin Laden, he was simply in the office when military and intelligence finally got it figured out and done.
We have a Hoover Dam, not FDR Dam, remember that one? Because it was a project started by President Hoover, even though it finally completed during FDR tenure.
Just thinks to think about L&C.
lostand confused
2013 Jan 18, 4:03am
Umm, I am no fan of Obama. But he got Bin Laden.
He didn't get Bin Laden, he was simply in the office when military and intelligence finally got it figured out and done.
We have a Hoover Dam, not FDR Dam, remember that one? Because it was a project started by President Hoover, even though it finally completed during FDR tenure.
Just thinks to think about L&C.
It was his decision to let the military to go into Pakistan. Both McCain and Romney were against the idea. If he didn't authorize it, Bin laden would still be out there releasing audio tapes taunting us- while marrying new wives and building up his stash of porn. That one I never got-why do you need porn when you have so many wives?????
leo707
2013 Jan 18, 4:57am
Umm, I am no fan of Obama. But he got Bin Laden.
He didn't get Bin Laden, he was simply in the office when military and intelligence finally got it figured out and done.
We have a Hoover Dam, not FDR Dam, remember that one? Because it was a project started by President Hoover, even though it finally completed during FDR tenure.
Just thinks to think about L&C.
Yes, that would be a more interesting and applicable point if Obama's predecessor was actually trying to kill Ben Laden, but he wasn't.
FortWayne
2013 Jan 18, 5:04am
Bush was not wrong when he said: "Terrorism is bigger than one person". Scope of the mission wasn't to get one guy.
Not saying Bush was a great leader, he wasn't. But Obama isn't a breath of fresh air either.
leo707
2013 Jan 18, 5:18am
Bush was not wrong when he said: "Terrorism is bigger than one person". Scope of the mission wasn't to get one guy.
Sure, but Bush was wrong when he said, "I truly am not that concerned about [Bin Laden]."
Yes, the scope of the "Mission Accomplished" was more than getting one guy, but some guys are more important to get than others. Maybe this is just me but the planner and mastermind behind 9/11--who is clearly wanting to repeat his "success"--would be on the top of my "concerned about" list.
FortWayne
2013 Jan 18, 5:23am
I don't know if he was wrong or simply pretending. They all seem to lie for internal political or military reasons. I remember Reagan used to say that we don't negotiate with terrorists, but his administration did.
Our government doesn't think we are smart enough population to be trusted with truth.
Our government doesn't think we are smart enough population to be trusted with truth.
Using proper grammar might be a good start towards fixing that situation assuming one believes in such silly things.
lostand confused
2013 Jan 18, 6:14am
Maybe this is just me but the planner and mastermind behind 9/11--who is clearly
wanting to repeat his "success"--would be on the top of my "concerned about"
list.
Yup. Somebody attacks us and takes down iconic buildings in our financial nerve center , attacks the Pentagon itself and kills thousands of innocent souls-right in our soil and in the most densely populated cities.
This same guy walks the earth freely, insulting us and releasing video and audio tapes, marrying new wives and living a stone throws away from the military base of our "allies" in a giant palatial mansion with his entire family.
Just him being alive and us focussing on Sadaam and Iraq at the expense of Bin laden was just dumb. How is that supposed to stop terrorism? Why would the terrorists be afraid of us? Oh we go bomb America and kill Americans and bomb the Pentagon and their Govt goes and attacks the wrong country and lets the perpetrators walk free? That is supposed to scare them? Maybe the next time, terrorists might attack us again , hoping we might go and invade Iran too-take out their enemies for them by attacking us. That is the message you are sending them.
Dan8267
2013 Jan 18, 7:57am
Obamas shameless exploitation of children
OK, not a child, but I like the picture.
He did have a thing for chimps.
And this is exactly why Republicans are hypocrites. They make Obama out to be evil for doing the exact same thing they do, but they are careful not to list the really evil things that Obama and Republicans have in common.
Getting a photo-op with kids is not evil. Using drones to kill children in Afghanistan is evil. And Republicans are every bit as guilty of both as Obama is.
Dan8267
2013 Jan 18, 8:02am
Obama’s shameless exploitation of children as set pieces is hardly new or original.
Yep, every president including both Bushes and Reagan did it. Hell, Nixon even did it with a dog.
zzyzzx
2013 Jan 18, 8:42am
Exactly what legislation was Bush promoting when any of those pictures were taken?
I didn't think so!
leo707
2013 Jan 18, 8:46am
Exactly what legislation was Bush promoting when any of those pictures were taken?
I didn't think so!
Oh, but I do!
leo707
2013 Jan 18, 8:52am
In case you missed it here is another pic of Bush promoting "No Child Left Behind." In this one there are some other familiar faces trying to inch in on Bush's kiddie pic.
Here is another pic of Bush promoting his "Promoting Strong Families, Safe Children" legislation.
Did you honestly think that Bush never took a picture with a kid to promote legislation?
Dan8267
2013 Jan 18, 10:19am
Did you honestly think that Bush never took a picture with a kid to promote legislation?
Don't burst his bubble. He has no immune defense against the truth. Lack of exposure due to spending all his time with Fox News.
zzyzzx
2013 Jan 18, 10:32am
I don't doubt that you can find pics of just about any politician and kids. It's Obama's use of them for something as controversial as gun control. There weren't huge numbers of people or really hardly anyone complaining about no child left behind at the time it was enacted. Bush didn't wait for some event and then use kids as an excuse for legislation like Obama is.
Obama’s shameless exploitation of children as set pieces is hardly new or original.
Yep, every president including both Bushes and Reagan did it. Hell, Nixon even did it with a dog.
the picture of Reagan was back in 1982...welcoming visitors to the white house.
Ronald Reagan, 1982
President Ronald Reagan reads a Christmas story to children of White House staffers on Dec. 12, 1982.
Here is another pic of Bush promoting his "Promoting Strong Families, Safe Children" legislation.
The unions declined to participate in the signing of the legislation so.. the kids were included.
Oh, but I do!
promoting eduction is a direct impact on children's lifes... so what if you include
children in the signing.. no biggie... its all acceptable for Bush to do what he did...
this is far different than the very very long standing goal of liberals to disarm
the American public... so where was the shopkeeper who fought back the robber or the
woman who protected herself from a rapist/killer...they were not represented..
more over where was the many others who stopped the mobs... and who will stop the mobs next time.
Just him being alive and us focussing on Sadaam and Iraq at the expense of Bin laden was just dumb. How is that supposed to stop terrorism? Why would the terrorists be afraid of us? Oh we go bomb America and kill Americans and bomb the Pentagon and their Govt goes and attacks the wrong country and lets the perpetrators walk free? That is supposed to scare them? Maybe the next time, terrorists might attack us again , hoping we might go and invade Iran too-take out their enemies for them by attacking us. That is the message you are sending them.
actually ... scared the living fuck out of Qaddafi.. to the point of giving up his Nuclear program and disbanding all the major terrorist camps he was supporting for decades.
Like Iraq.. both were seeking to attain nuclear arms since the 70s..
"In March 2003, days before the invasion of Iraq, Gaddafi's personal envoys contacted U.S. President George W. Bush, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and British Prime Minister Tony Blair about Libya's willingness to dismantle its nuclear program. Subsequently, at Gaddafi's direction, Libyan officials provided British, Russian, and U.S. diplomats with documentation and additional details on Libya's chemical, biological, nuclear, and ballistic missile activities. Libya reportedly allowed Russian, U.S., and British officials to visit 10 previously secret sites and dozens of Libyan laboratories and military factories to search for evidence of nuclear fuel cycle-related activities, and for chemical and missile programs"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
And this is exactly why Republicans are hypocrites. They make Obama out to be evil for doing the exact same thing they do, but they are careful not to list the really evil things that Obama and Republicans have in common.
are you enjoying the shit you spew.. is it tasty as you say it is ?
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http://www.infowars.com/other-tyrants-who-have-used-children-as-props/
Obama’s shameless exploitation of children as set pieces is hardly new or original. In fact, tyrants and dictators have used kids as props down through the ages.
Here are a few more recent examples:
The Soviet Union’s Joseph Stalin
China’s Mao Zedong
Germany’s Adolf Hitler
Cuba’s Fidel Castro
North Korea’s Kim Il-sung
Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez
Obama Exploiting the Children for Executive Action on Gun Control
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