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Today House Republicans vote against extending Bush tax cuts for middle class
Today House Republicans vote against extending Bush tax cuts for middle class
By Joan McCarter House Republicans are set to vote against 98 percent of their constituents today, again. Democrats are going to offer an extension on the middle class tax cuts, letting the cuts for the wealthiest expire. Republicans will almost certainly reject that, refusing to vote against this middle class tax cut unless the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans are also extended. They will be rejecting the only viable path for extending the cuts for the middle class: the Senate has already rejected extending the tax cuts for the rich, and won't pass the House bill. The Republicans won't just be voting against working families, they'll be voting against their own political interests, Today's Quinnipiac University/CBS News/New York Times of critical swing states shows that once again: ![]() Results of Quinnipiac University/CBS News/New York Times poll in FL, OH, PA on raising taxes on income over $250,000 In Florida, 58 percent of voters support raising taxes on income over $250,000. That goes up to 60 percent in Ohio, and 62 percent in Pennsylvania. Nationally, the most recent Pew Poll shows that the American people believe that letting the tax cuts for the wealthy expire is both good for the economy and good for fairness. But for Republicans, voting with Grover Norquist comes before voting for the interests of their constituents. Don't expect that to change with today's vote. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/0...se-floor-today |
Good. Tax cuts for no one until the bills are paid. I concur.
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Let's be clear here they are not tax cuts..shiat is just staying the same:rolleyes:
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the tax cuts, if not extended, will end. thus, a tax increase is looming. see, the senate already said they will not vote to extend the tax cuts on the wealthy-which means that the republicans in the house have decided if the rich can't get to keep their cuts, no one can. house dems had already passed a measure to keep the cuts in place for everyone except those making over a quarter million a year. so, with one vote, republicans have gone against what a sizable portion of their constituents wanted....but that sizeable portion of voters doesn't equal the sizeable portion of $$$ coming from the wealthy-so they voted their pocketbooks. but, that's fine. as i said before, i'd rather they all end. the wealthiest are already paying less taxes now than in any time over the preceding 80 years. |
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Are you going to be a voter? Yesterday, my town had a single-issue election. We currently only allow alcohol to be served in restaurants. The YES or NO ballot was for alcohol package sales to be allowed locally. There are over 20,000 eligible voters in my county. Only 4500 us voted. To the rest of the complainers and moaners this am, who did not bother to vote and yet are unhappy with the way the vote went: too bad. |
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The government should govern and do nothing else. They make a horrible nanny, financial planner etc etc. |
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5 million currently voting, legal American citizens will be prevented from voting this election in November. Don't be one of them! I get my news from major, well-respected organizations like the Associated Press, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, etc. Where do you get your news from? |
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All reporting a fantastic economy and what a wonderful world we live in since the election of '08 are they? |
all Americans will be required to have health insurance thus an ID.
Where's the problem? |
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Where 5 million current voters, with currently "valid voter ID", won't be able to use that ID to vote again in November. Don't worry, Colorado hasn't done that. Multiple other states have, however. There are gonna be 5 million angry American citizens, who are on the voter rolls, who have always voted legally, that are gonna be really pissed November 6 when they are denied their right to vote, and their current Voter ID is no longer deemed valid. Quote:
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5 million man march! They should get together and form a well armed militia and make sure they are represented. |
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How would you react this November 6, when, as an American citizen, you walk into your polling place, you say hello to the neighbors you know that are working the polls (they all know who you are), they find your name in the voter registration log, and they tell you, sorry, your driver's license isn't enough to allow you to vote, and you cannot. How will you feel, and what will be your reaction? My reaction is that not one eligible American citizen should be prevented from voting by Jim Crow laws. Edit: here is an interactive map from The Lawyer's Committee For Civil Rights Under Law, so you can check if you need to do something different to be able to vote this fall: http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/page?id=0042 Plus, google your states election laws to double check. |
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The mayhem would cease if banks were allowed to fail. Jeez same with the post office and most any other government supported program. We have idiots who have access to a free eduction and pass, yet they should somehow be homeowners? |
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