Remember - Conks ruined the economy

[D1B]

Thank you Obama for getting us back on track, especially with and bunch of conk racists in conkgress.

[kalm]

No no no. The economy was ruined by poor, colored people victimizing banks.

[psychoCAT]

The last 5 years has officially proven that trickle down economics doesn't work. We need another FDR....now!

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Thank you Obama for getting us back on track, especially with and bunch of conk racists in conkgress.

You call this "getting us back on track?"

This deficeit is going to strangle this country. You cannot spend your way out of this.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

The last 5 years has officially proven that trickle down economics doesn't work. We need another FDR....now!

You actually believe this? WOW is all I can say. Let the government take care of all of our needs.

[Baldy]

The last 5 years has officially proven that trickle down economics doesn't work. We need another FDR....now!

You actually believe this? WOW is all I can say. Let the government take care of all of our needs.

Bison Fan, you're responding to psycoCAT. He didn't name himself that by accident. In this case, it is a literal term.

[D1B]

You actually believe this? WOW is all I can say. Let the government take care of all of our needs.

Bison Fan, you're responding to psycoCAT. He didn't name himself that by accident. In this case, it is a literal term.

Where are the jobs, Baldy?

Conks ruined the nation.

[kalm]

The last 5 years has officially proven that trickle down economics doesn't work. We need another FDR....now!

You actually believe this? WOW is all I can say. Let the government take care of all of our needs.

Yeah this. We need another Reagan...someone who can really distribute the wealth upward so that jobs can be created.

[BlueHen86]

We have too many people with entitlements. I don't mind helping someone out who is down on their luck, but when it becomes a lifestyle it becomes a problem. We need to restructure our entitlement programs so that work (even low paying work) becomes the more attractive option.

We also need to get the wealthy to invest in our markets. It doesn't help if the rich sit on their money or send it overseas. Raising taxes on the rich shouldn't be the first option. We should restructure the tax laws so that they have incentive to hire americans.

I realize that the above is easier said than done, but everything is easier said than done. Right now it seems that both parties spend more time blaming the other party than they do trying to solve problems.

[Baldy]

No no no. The economy was ruined by the government using its police powers to "encourage" the banks to victimize poor, colored people.

FIFY

[kalm]

No no no. The economy was ruined by the government using its police powers to "encourage" the banks to victimize poor, colored people.

FIFY

True, and the poor innocent banks never lobbied for deregulation and nobody made a buck off it.

[Col Hogan]

We have too many people with entitlements. I don't mind helping someone out who is down on their luck, but when it becomes a lifestyle it becomes a problem. We need to restructure our entitlement programs so that work (even low paying work) becomes the more attractive option.

We also need to get the wealthy to invest in our markets. It doesn't help if the rich sit on their money or send it overseas. Raising taxes on the rich shouldn't be the first option. We should restructure the tax laws so that they have incentive to hire americans.

I realize that the above is easier said than done, but everything is easier said than done. Right now it seems that both parties spend more time blaming the other party than they do trying to solve problems.

But...but...the rich don't pay their fair share...

I challenge one donk on this board to tell me what would be "their fair share"

From the Congressional Budget Office...

Taxes paid by highest incomes

•The top 1% pay 22.7% of taxes.
•The top 10% pay 50% of taxes.
•The top 20% pay 65.3% of taxes.
•The top 40% pay 84.3% of taxes.

Taxes paid by lowest incomes

•The bottom 20% pay 1.1% of taxes.
•The bottom 40% pay 6.1% of taxes

http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43373" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

So, that would be their fair share, since the top 40% already pay almost 85% now???

[Chizzang]

But...but...the rich don't pay their fair share...

I challenge one donk on this board to tell me what would be "their fair share"

From the Congressional Budget Office...

Taxes paid by highest incomes

•The top 1% pay 22.7% of taxes.
•The top 10% pay 50% of taxes.
•The top 20% pay 65.3% of taxes.
•The top 40% pay 84.3% of taxes.

Taxes paid by lowest incomes

•The bottom 20% pay 1.1% of taxes.
•The bottom 40% pay 6.1% of taxes

http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43373" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

So, that would be their fair share, since the top 40% already pay almost 85% now???

This I agree with:
There is NOT a revenue shortage
We have a spending problem - the tax structure is fine just as it is - although we are in NEED of a FairTax system

Lets:
1) Reduce military pentagon budget by 50% - put the now unemployed military soldiers on the new highway and bridge and infrastructure rebuilds - so they can work
2) Get rid of 65% percent of the global military bases (we have over 800)
3) Privatize the TSA
4) Privatize our all time lowest performing Education system - just sh!t can it now and start over




Remove the lifetime payment plan for our UNION employed Federal Government
Once you're out of politics - good luck and welcome to the world you made - the real world

[mainejeff]

You actually believe this? WOW is all I can say. Let the government take care of all of our needs.

Yeah this. We need another Reagan...someone who can really distribute the wealth upward so that jobs can be created.

Yeah, because we all know that the U.S. economy and the rest of the world haven't changed one bit since the 1980s.

[mainejeff]

We have too many people with entitlements. I don't mind helping someone out who is down on their luck, but when it becomes a lifestyle it becomes a problem. We need to restructure our entitlement programs so that work (even low paying work) becomes the more attractive option.

We also need to get the wealthy to invest in our markets. It doesn't help if the rich sit on their money or send it overseas. Raising taxes on the rich shouldn't be the first option. We should restructure the tax laws so that they have incentive to hire americans.

I realize that the above is easier said than done, but everything is easier said than done. Right now it seems that both parties spend more time blaming the other party than they do trying to solve problems.

But...but...the rich don't pay their fair share...

I challenge one donk on this board to tell me what would be "their fair share"

From the Congressional Budget Office...

Taxes paid by highest incomes

•The top 1% pay 22.7% of taxes.
•The top 10% pay 50% of taxes.
•The top 20% pay 65.3% of taxes.
•The top 40% pay 84.3% of taxes.

Taxes paid by lowest incomes

•The bottom 20% pay 1.1% of taxes.
•The bottom 40% pay 6.1% of taxes

http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43373" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

So, that would be their fair share, since the top 40% already pay almost 85% now???

Do you have the stats for taking advantage of tax loopholes?

[kalm]

But...but...the rich don't pay their fair share...

I challenge one donk on this board to tell me what would be "their fair share"

From the Congressional Budget Office...

Taxes paid by highest incomes

•The top 1% pay 22.7% of taxes.
•The top 10% pay 50% of taxes.
•The top 20% pay 65.3% of taxes.
•The top 40% pay 84.3% of taxes.

Taxes paid by lowest incomes

•The bottom 20% pay 1.1% of taxes.
•The bottom 40% pay 6.1% of taxes

http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43373" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

So, that would be their fair share, since the top 40% already pay almost 85% now???

This I agree with:
There is NOT a revenue shortage
We have a spending problem - the tax structure is fine just as it is - although we are in NEED of a FairTax system

Lets:
1) Reduce military pentagon budget by 50% - put the now unemployed military soldiers on the new highway and bridge and infrastructure rebuilds - so they can work
2) Get rid of 65% percent of the global military bases (we have over 800)
3) Privatize the TSA
4) Privatize our all time lowest performing Education system - just sh!t can it now and start over




Remove the lifetime payment plan for our UNION employed Federal Government
Once you're out of politics - good luck and welcome to the world you made - the real world

You are a terrible liberal.

[Col Hogan]

But...but...the rich don't pay their fair share...

I challenge one donk on this board to tell me what would be "their fair share"

From the Congressional Budget Office...

Taxes paid by highest incomes

•The top 1% pay 22.7% of taxes.
•The top 10% pay 50% of taxes.
•The top 20% pay 65.3% of taxes.
•The top 40% pay 84.3% of taxes.

Taxes paid by lowest incomes

•The bottom 20% pay 1.1% of taxes.
•The bottom 40% pay 6.1% of taxes

http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43373" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

So, that would be their fair share, since the top 40% already pay almost 85% now???

Do you have the stats for taking advantage of tax loopholes?

And that matters how???

The facts speak for them self...

[Col Hogan]

But...but...the rich don't pay their fair share...

I challenge one donk on this board to tell me what would be "their fair share"

From the Congressional Budget Office...

Taxes paid by highest incomes

•The top 1% pay 22.7% of taxes.
•The top 10% pay 50% of taxes.
•The top 20% pay 65.3% of taxes.
•The top 40% pay 84.3% of taxes.

Taxes paid by lowest incomes

•The bottom 20% pay 1.1% of taxes.
•The bottom 40% pay 6.1% of taxes

http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43373" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

So, that would be their fair share, since the top 40% already pay almost 85% now???

This I agree with:
There is NOT a revenue shortage
We have a spending problem - the tax structure is fine just as it is - although we are in NEED of a FairTax system

Lets:
1) Reduce military pentagon budget by 50% - put the now unemployed military soldiers on the new highway and bridge and infrastructure rebuilds - so they can work
2) Get rid of 65% percent of the global military bases (we have over 800)
3) Privatize the TSA
4) Privatize our all time lowest performing Education system - just sh!t can it now and start over




Remove the lifetime payment plan for our UNION employed Federal Government
Once you're out of politics - good luck and welcome to the world you made - the real world

On #1, I'd agree if you cut entitlements by the same %

On # 2, I agree 100%

On # 3, I'd take it a huge step further...break up DHS...

On #4, get rid of the Dept of Education and return that money to the states...

See, we can find solutions...

[houndawg]

This I agree with:
There is NOT a revenue shortage
We have a spending problem - the tax structure is fine just as it is - although we are in NEED of a FairTax system

Lets:
1) Reduce military pentagon budget by 50% - put the now unemployed military soldiers on the new highway and bridge and infrastructure rebuilds - so they can work
2) Get rid of 65% percent of the global military bases (we have over 800)
3) Privatize the TSA
4) Privatize our all time lowest performing Education system - just sh!t can it now and start over




Remove the lifetime payment plan for our UNION employed Federal Government
Once you're out of politics - good luck and welcome to the world you made - the real world

On #1, I'd agree if you cut entitlements by the same %

On # 2, I agree 100%

On # 3, I'd take it a huge step further...break up DHS...

On #4, get rid of the Dept of Education and return that money to the states...

See, we can find solutions...

I could go with 1,2,&3; but I sure hate to think that a nation that flew to the moon 40 years ago would want its children to grow up thinking that Earth is 6,000 years old, virgins have babies, and dead people get up out of their tomb and fly away into the sky....

[SuperHornet]

More BS out of our lib troll. Frank started this mess with his bogus loosened loan rules.

[houndawg]

More BS out of our lib troll. Frank started this mess with his bogus loosened loan rules.

The Dow is about 1% from its all-time high. Corporate profits soaring.

Where are the jobs?

[mainejeff]

More BS out of our lib troll. Frank started this mess with his bogus loosened loan rules.

The Dow is about 1% from its all-time high. Corporate profits soaring.

Where are the jobs?

The Conks are saving them for a rainy day.

[Cap'n Cat]

I'm just so happy for the next 30 year run of Democrats in the White House.

[SuperHornet]

With the worst failure of a President of all time? Not a chance....

[BlueHen86]

With the worst failure of a President of all time? Not a chance....

Jimmy Carter? Dubya?