JR, bingo! Yes, we are broke and raising taxes on the *rich*, back to Clinton era levels, will only run the Government an extra 8-9 days a year. Big deal, whoop-ti-do! CBO also agrees, raising those taxes, could also have the effect of more job loss, compounding the problem of less government revenue. We have a spending problem, not a revenue problem. What I don't get is that everybody on the left said that the *Bush tax cuts* were only for the rich and did nothing for the middle class or the poor, yet now they scream at the thought of their taxes going back to what Clinton raised them to, except on the so called *rich*, which they demand. Entitlement spending is what's driving our debt and that is what needs to be dealt with. It seems that everybody has their hand out wanting their free Obama phone, free Hovaround, free abortions and birth control , you name it, somebody expects the tax payer to buy it for them. Whatever happened to the concept of personal responsibility?If something is worth having, it's worth working for. I remember a very smart president that said in his inauguration speech,*ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.* It's time we start living that again. No way the government should be bailing ANYBODY out. That means banks, industries, companies, social groups,ethnic groups and individuals. As long as the government can play Santa Claus, the concept of *land of the free and home of the brave* is doomed. Merry effin Christmas!;)
________________________________ From: John <jr_...@yahoo.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 11:44 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Voter Frustration Over Politicians Mike, "Let's be honest. We're broke." That's what Boehner said today. http://news.yahoo.com/gops-boehner-says-obama-slow-walking-cliff-talks-180429101.html If that's the case, why don't the Republicans raise the taxes on the rich? JR --- In mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon <mdixon.6569@...> wrote: > > But isn't that what Clinton wanted? Remember the good 'ol days of government > prosperity? Raising taxes on the *rich*, back to Clinton levels, will only > run the Gubment another 8 days a year. Let's screw everybody, especially the > poor. It's time to stop subsidizing poverty. The more the government > subsidizes poverty , the more of it we get. I'd like to see those earning > below the poverty line paying MORE in taxes than those earning just  above > that line. If we can discourage people from bad behavior like smoking, > drinking ,driving and being comfortable in home and workplace, through higher > taxes, then we should do the same for being lazy. Tax the *F* out of those > able, but unwilling, to work. > > > > ________________________________ > From: John <jr_esq@...> > To: mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 8:13 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Voter Frustration Over Politicians > >  > > It should be clear to everyone by now that the Republicans are not going to > approve any higher tax rate for the wealthy. As such, they will let the Bush > Tax Cut legislation expire. And, we'll be stuck with paying higher income > taxes beginning on January 1, 2013. > > http://news.yahoo.com/voter-disdain-spreads-fiscal-cliff-looms-085417763--finance.html >
