Comments on: Republicans cry ‘class warfare’ over Obama tax plan

By: Danny Adams

Danny Adams — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:52:29 +0000

“This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes.”

–Romans 13:6-7

This is the sort of thing you find when you read the Bible instead of thumping it.

By: Pondering It All

Pondering It All — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:53:05 +0000

Taxing the 1% more on their capital gains may seem unfair, but let’s face it: They have ALL the money!

You won’t get squat taxing the poor. The system has been rigged to drive all the money to that top 1%, for the last 20 or 30 years. And now we are to the point that the middle class is almost non-existant. Problem is, you can’t get an economic recovery without middle class confidence and spending.

The current wories over the deficit say it all: If Congress just went home and stayed there for the next 10 years, the expiration of the Bush/Obama tax cuts would cure the deficit all by itself.

By: woody188

woody188 — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:44:15 +0000

So if taxing the richest 1% is considered class warfare, what’s off-shoring the lower 99% jobs and pocketing the difference called?

Adjusted for inflation, the top 1% make 20% more than they did 10 years ago, while the bottom 80% make about 5% less. Shouldn’t any extra tax come from those that have benefited from the last decade of expansion?

I’m not saying taxes are the answer. But if they are to be increased, shouldn’t they be increased at the top first?

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:28:30 +0000

Griff

Here is Massachusetts we have the option of paying a higher state tax. LMAO! I think last year something like 700 did it and their median income was under 25K. Assumption being that most didn’t know what they were doing.

http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=dorterminal&L=5&L0=Home&L1=Individuals+and+Families&L2=Personal+Income+Tax&L3=Current+Year+Tax+Information&L4=Guide+to+Personal+Income+Tax&sid=Ador&b=terminalcontent&f=dor_help_guides_abate_amend_personal_issues_ratestax&csid=A

By: griff

griff — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:42:55 +0000

If the rich were willing to pay more taxes, there’s nothing really stopping them from writing a fat check to the US Treasury. Let’s go Buffett, put your money where your mouth is and lead by example. Why wait for the government to force you to do some thing you can do voluntarily and immediately.

I like how the debate has been switched from spending to taxes. Spending is the problem, not a lack of taxes. And income tax isn’t the only tax we pay.

You want to tax the rich, then tax Wall Street transactions.

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:13:16 +0000

Wish I could get hit with that millionaires tax.

By: RoJo Hynes

RoJo Hynes — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:35:41 +0000

President Obama in my opinion is an arrogant, egotistical, arrogant, inept, thin-skinned and believe Marxist president, and has no clue how to run the country.
He is a great talker, but full of B.S.