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Post by djAdvocate on Aug 7, 2011 21:18:30 GMT -5
the numbers i have heard vary between this one and $1T. the $1.2T/year number is complete nonsense. First off, thanks for the mention of the paper. I'll read it when I get a chance. I think the 1.2 trillion over ten years refer to all Bush tax cuts on all levels of income. ah. that makes sense.
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Post by BeenThere...DoneThat... on Aug 7, 2011 21:27:11 GMT -5
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Aug 7, 2011 23:18:39 GMT -5
File under "No Sh** Sherlock" blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/archives/39534 In fact, all the taxpayers combined do not have the money to pay for Barack Obama's massive spending binge: The math is in, the "debate" is OVER. We WILL cut.
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Post by floridayankee on Aug 8, 2011 6:58:48 GMT -5
who is gonna tell grandma, who is living on social security and medicare alone, that she is going to get less social security and have to pay more for medical costs.... and cost the of milk, rent, etc keep going up and up.... Who is going to tell every tax paying American who is scraping by on their meager paychecks, that they are going to get less take home pay and have to pay more for medical costs.... and cost the of milk, rent, etc keep going up and up... Either way, somebody's taking home less and still getting screwed.
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Post by bubblyandblue on Aug 8, 2011 8:13:57 GMT -5
My apologies for the math Economist Robert Reich estimates that closing the hedge fund loophole could raise as much as $20 billion a year in revenue, overall.
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Post by cme1201 on Aug 8, 2011 10:24:59 GMT -5
My apologies for the math Economist Robert Reich estimates that closing the hedge fund loophole could raise as much as $20 billion a year in revenue, overall. Okay we see the high side with the wording as much as, what is he saying the low side will be?
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Aug 8, 2011 13:22:30 GMT -5
My apologies for the math Economist Robert Reich estimates that closing the hedge fund loophole could raise as much as $20 billion a year in revenue, overall. We just borrowed $260 billion in ONE DAY. blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/archives/39534 In fact, all the taxpayers combined do not have the money to pay for Barack Obama's massive spending binge: The math is in, the "debate" is OVER. We WILL cut.
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Post by Value Buy on Aug 10, 2011 1:19:58 GMT -5
All I have to say, after the President and Reid screwed the pooch, the markets have collapsed, creating massive carry forward losses to be deducted from potential capital gains, thus robbing the Treasury of billions in tax revenue this coming April.
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Post by mwcpa on Aug 10, 2011 4:51:40 GMT -5
"All I have to say, after the President and Reid screwed the pooch"
You need to lay blame on Boehner too.... the issue of "indecision" and "lack of leadership" and "politics before country" lies in the executive and the full legislative branches.... this is not a "D" only issue and creation, the "Rs" did their fair share too... it's all of the elected representatives in Washington who care more about themselves than the people who elected them.... if they cared about us, they would not be on vacation right now....
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Post by floridayankee on Aug 10, 2011 8:15:42 GMT -5
.... if they cared about us, they would not be on vacation right now.... Actually, I'd like the whole damned lot of them to remain on vacation for the rest of the year....or better yet, until 2012. They do more harm when they are in DC flapping their gums.
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Post by Value Buy on Aug 10, 2011 8:30:40 GMT -5
"All I have to say, after the President and Reid screwed the pooch" You need to lay blame on Boehner too.... the issue of "indecision" and "lack of leadership" and "politics before country" lies in the executive and the full legislative branches.... this is not a "D" only issue and creation, the "Rs" did their fair share too... it's all of the elected representatives in Washington who care more about themselves than the people who elected them.... if they cared about us, they would not be on vacation right now.... You are correct. Republican members of Congress should have demanded an immediate cut of 5 trillion dollars from the budget, and stuck to it.
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