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Re: Yes, your response is a load of crap. Skeeve the Great Send a noteboard - 14/04/2011 05:13:14 PM
I see that there are several areas we agreed upon:
1) Taxes need to be rolled back to Clinton-era levels;
2) Medicaid and Medicare need to be reformed to reduce waste;

What I see as disagreement though is focus on problems and priorities.

Latest NYT article shows that if Congress did nothing at all, which means eventually Bush tax cuts will expire, the budget deficit shrink a lot by itself.

Also, let's not forget there are lot of tax loopholes that need to be dealt with. These loopholes allow banks and corporations to pay no taxes whatsoever. But unfortunately, those guys have a lot of friends in the Capitol Hill which fight for them to prevent closing those loopholes. And unfortunately, needy and poor don't have that many friends to fight for them.

And don't forget about those f.cking wars! How reasonable person can advocate for waging two wars and at the same time advbocating reducing tax revenue? This is the biggest bullsh!t ever. And now they tell me we have a problem because the teachers are too expensive?! WTF?!

As to reforming Medicare and Medicaid - I'm all for it. If there is a waste and unreasonable health insurance cost - just fix it. But don't tell me it's grandma problem that she eats the federal budget with her petty needs!
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How can anyone seriously support Obama's budget proposals? - 14/04/2011 02:49:30 PM 1090 Views
I agree with your overall point but I do question one of your facts - 14/04/2011 03:25:25 PM 579 Views
Using IRS data for 2008: (most recent year for which data is available) - 14/04/2011 03:45:20 PM 597 Views
those numbers sem high. What is your source? *NM* - 14/04/2011 05:05:26 PM 231 Views
Data: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-soi/08in31mt.xls *NM* - 14/04/2011 08:32:42 PM 238 Views
That's a breakdown of who modifies their returns and how it affects revenue. - 14/04/2011 09:15:21 PM 454 Views
I see. Well, nevermind then. *NM* - 15/04/2011 01:37:13 PM 228 Views
I believe you are questioning one of my definitions, not one of my facts. - 14/04/2011 04:36:35 PM 512 Views
No matter how you define it I think it would be hard to call the top 5% middle class - 14/04/2011 05:03:33 PM 524 Views
A family making $150,000 is not middle class? - 14/04/2011 06:07:07 PM 533 Views
reading what you said again - 14/04/2011 06:37:54 PM 498 Views
What a load of crap! - 14/04/2011 03:49:29 PM 674 Views
Yes, your response is a load of crap. - 14/04/2011 04:55:20 PM 574 Views
Re: Yes, your response is a load of crap. - 14/04/2011 05:13:14 PM 656 Views
This is our first war without a tax increase. - 14/04/2011 06:05:43 PM 576 Views
"Artful Dodgers" - 14/04/2011 06:30:58 PM 516 Views
Not giving me the information I need - 14/04/2011 09:33:36 PM 503 Views
Er, check facts - 14/04/2011 05:04:02 PM 703 Views
Yeah, lets fact check - 14/04/2011 05:43:34 PM 555 Views
I'm not sure thats entirely right - 14/04/2011 05:51:18 PM 733 Views
You basically just said what I said. How am I not right? - 14/04/2011 05:56:08 PM 512 Views
Re: You basically just said what I said. How am I not right? - 15/04/2011 02:48:07 AM 629 Views
A response - 14/04/2011 06:33:49 PM 631 Views
I only have one thing to ask. - 15/04/2011 02:36:07 PM 487 Views
What about the farm subsidies and the military? - 15/04/2011 04:54:54 PM 545 Views
Re: What about the farm subsidies and the military? - 15/04/2011 08:21:16 PM 509 Views
Cutting the military isn't enough - 16/04/2011 04:27:11 AM 485 Views

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