Just take the money form the libs who are screaming. No, no permission is needed. Why should they have any more say than the future taxpayers who the dems want to take the money from.
The republicans were willing to extend the benefits as long as there was a way to pay for them.
It would be easy to pay for a lot of stuff it the rich would pay taxes at the rate that Ronald Reagan thought was appropriate. Just consider that many hedge fund managers pay less in income taxes on tens, even hundreds of millions than their secretaries do on $18/hr.
CA, where you aware that a HUGE percentage of people don’t pay a CENT in taxes? Now, if the “rich” are paying taxes, it seems to me “they” are already doing their “fair share.”
“The republicans were willing to extend the benefits as long as there was a way to pay for them.”
Like those Bush tax cuts? Like Medicare Part D? Like the war funding bill they voted on but excluded emergency funding (already paid for) for teachers?
“Slushie–it woud be just as easy if everyone paid taxes.”
You say “taxes.” I hope you mean “income taxes,” because everyone pays taxes. If you buy a stick of gum, you pay taxes. If you mean “income taxes,” plenty of multi-billion-dollar corporations don’t pay “taxes.”
The grinch is evidently doing the job no politician
is willing to do. The REAL grinches are those who
enable the bottomless government trough that
everyone is encouraged to feed from, the longer the better.
Why doesn’t the media report the total amount of state and federal unemployment benefits that have been paid out to jobless people during this December 2007 to December 2010 period of time?????????
I’d be interested in learning how many unemployed not only got basic benefits but state extensions and then the 99 week extensions of the federal government.
What did this already cost me, a taxpayer to both state and fed?
The Grinch was a malcontent, the Republican “strategists” and their supporters, are just stupid- they passed simple ignorance in the middle of “W”s first term.
So the GOP didn’t get to be the party that blocked unemployment extension (now that wouldn’t get over well with the independents - and perhaps a few of the GOP’s own), and it ALSO got the full tax cuts extended, when they can pin the added deficit on someone else.
FENNEC -
let’s hypothesize -
say, mr. x made $90,000.00 in the first three months of 2010,
but made nothing more for the rest of the year and he has zilch savings.
how can he pay the irs ?
well, maybe he can work it off by building new prisons for all those who can not pay their taxes.
great idea for new jobs ?
James Hicks Premium Member over 13 years ago
Just take the money form the libs who are screaming. No, no permission is needed. Why should they have any more say than the future taxpayers who the dems want to take the money from.
The republicans were willing to extend the benefits as long as there was a way to pay for them.
gslusher over 13 years ago
@jimxoo67:
It would be easy to pay for a lot of stuff it the rich would pay taxes at the rate that Ronald Reagan thought was appropriate. Just consider that many hedge fund managers pay less in income taxes on tens, even hundreds of millions than their secretaries do on $18/hr.
Charles Brobst Premium Member over 13 years ago
There is no way to pay for tax cuts for millionaires. They need to pay their fair share.
mnsmkd over 13 years ago
CA, where you aware that a HUGE percentage of people don’t pay a CENT in taxes? Now, if the “rich” are paying taxes, it seems to me “they” are already doing their “fair share.”
Jaedabee Premium Member over 13 years ago
“The republicans were willing to extend the benefits as long as there was a way to pay for them.”
Like those Bush tax cuts? Like Medicare Part D? Like the war funding bill they voted on but excluded emergency funding (already paid for) for teachers?“Slushie–it woud be just as easy if everyone paid taxes.”
You say “taxes.” I hope you mean “income taxes,” because everyone pays taxes. If you buy a stick of gum, you pay taxes. If you mean “income taxes,” plenty of multi-billion-dollar corporations don’t pay “taxes.”harmgb over 13 years ago
The grinch is evidently doing the job no politician is willing to do. The REAL grinches are those who enable the bottomless government trough that everyone is encouraged to feed from, the longer the better.
disgustedtaxpayer over 13 years ago
Why doesn’t the media report the total amount of state and federal unemployment benefits that have been paid out to jobless people during this December 2007 to December 2010 period of time?????????
I’d be interested in learning how many unemployed not only got basic benefits but state extensions and then the 99 week extensions of the federal government. What did this already cost me, a taxpayer to both state and fed?
rockngolfer over 13 years ago
Comparing the Grinch to the Republicans is an insult to the Grinch.
Dtroutma over 13 years ago
The Grinch was a malcontent, the Republican “strategists” and their supporters, are just stupid- they passed simple ignorance in the middle of “W”s first term.
myming over 13 years ago
merry un/non christmas …
4uk4ata over 13 years ago
So the GOP didn’t get to be the party that blocked unemployment extension (now that wouldn’t get over well with the independents - and perhaps a few of the GOP’s own), and it ALSO got the full tax cuts extended, when they can pin the added deficit on someone else.
Christimas came early for them this year.
myming over 13 years ago
FENNEC - let’s hypothesize - say, mr. x made $90,000.00 in the first three months of 2010, but made nothing more for the rest of the year and he has zilch savings. how can he pay the irs ?
well, maybe he can work it off by building new prisons for all those who can not pay their taxes. great idea for new jobs ?
lol, while rmao !
WarBush over 13 years ago
Tell’em fennec.