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Originally posted by Douggie
I just dont see it. Im sorry to inform you but the Republicans your mommy and Daddy were so fond of havent been in office for years.
The Neocons in office now are for the eilietists that would never frequent a forum like this.
So that leaves the tax break. I hate to break this to you too. Whoever gets into office has no choice but to raise taxes. I dont care if McCain tells you hes going to eleminate taxes. HEs lieing.
Get smart.
When Bush took office our country had a 400 billion dollar Surplus.
Originally posted by harrytuttle
reply to post by NOTurTypical
If the last 8 years don't demonstrate in a crystal clear fashion why it does matter who is in the White House, then you must have been hiding in a cave.
Our country is barely recognizable from where it was in 2000. So much has changed for the worse, but not because of the terrorists. It's because of Bush & Cheney's misguided leadership.
Look at the last 8 years and tell me, seriously, that it didn't matter who was in the White House.
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Originally posted by Douggie
reply to post by NOTurTypical
Ok then youre not happy with 400 billion. We'll call it even across the board. Man I wish the Bush administration would get audited.
Originally posted by Douggie
reply to post by NOTurTypical
Maybe you should read a little more into the post. Spending wasnt an issue when clinton left office.
Its the Bush administration that allowed all the offshoring of jobs and money..less tax income (make sense?)
Tax break...less tax income.
Wow why am I even replying to that.
Originally posted by CreeWolf
Obama's ideas will kill off our economy and his foreign policy inexperience will probably produce some real world dilemmas.
Originally posted by buddhasystem
Originally posted by CreeWolf
Obama's ideas will kill off our economy and his foreign policy inexperience will probably produce some real world dilemmas.
Pray tell what single idea of Obama's has the potential to "kill off our economy". Also please comment how Obama's popularity and credibility abroad is worse than what McCain/Palin have to offer. McCain doesn't want to talk to Spain, and Palin can't explain what magazines she reads for her news sources.
1. Obama's tax policy will do great harm to the economy. Extra taxes on the job creating class means the buck gets passed down to the middle class. That's common sense. Force the grocery store owner to pay extra taxes and he increases the prices of his groceries to pay for that tax hike. It's the way of business.
2. Nationalizing health care - paid for how exactly? Yep, through middle class tax hikes that will come later. Remember how Clinton later imposed taxes on everyone making over $30,000 after he was elected, even though he also said he would only tax the rich? The same will happen.
3. Extra tax on companies who offshore jobs - while I hate it that companies offshore jobs, I do understand that this is now a global economy. Add extra costs to those companies and they aren't going to stop offshoring (because that's where the big savings are right now), they are going to CUT MORE American jobs and send those jobs overseas. Since Obama's "punishment tax" will most likely be flat and not based on the number of jobs offshored, it won't matter how many more jobs go overseas. That means fewer American jobs, higher unemployment rates and a blow to the economy. If Obama were actually smart, he would "punish" companies who offshored jobs, he would offer large incentives and tax breaks to companies that kept 95-100% of their labor force in U.S. borders.