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Why is this administration and the Democrats in Congress against success in this country?
I am by far not who is considered rich in this country. But this is getting ridiculous. I agree we need to have tax reform such as a fair tax or flat tax. But just taxing the rich because they are rich is the wrong thing to do. Doesn't this go against what our country stands for? Why should you let a large % of the population not pay any taxes at all and then continue to tax the people who are successful and basically support the country? How many times does this President and democratic congress want to bring this issue up? Why do they want to punish success? Why don't they reward the people for being successful and make there an incentive to work hard, pay your taxes, and putting people back to work which would make this country great again.
Don't you feel this is a political issue as well? Why didn't the admin and congress put this up when they had total control? Why did they wait until now? It just seems to me the President and democrats in congress know they are toast in the next election. Isn't it the only way they have a chance is to demonize one side and scaring people to vote for them. The past few months seem like they are bringing up issues which they know will not get passed. But in doing this, they will have a way to scare people when it comes to the next election.
The data shows that the people who are successful pay a large percentage of the tax base this country has. But to the point of the dow and Osama. The dow was fine until 2006 when the democrats took control and the government got involved with the "everyone deserves a home" idea and basically forced banks to give loans to people who didn't deserve them. Without these two issues, our economy would have been fine. To Osama. If we would have had the way of the democrats or this administration, he would still be out there. So I don't feel its right to take the credit when you were against the policies which led to the success.
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- Dan KLv 510 years agoFavorite Answer
Sadly, our government values partisan politics first. The priority is to tow the party line and this is the main reason the U.S. economy is near bankruptcy. The current administration is hell-bent on growing an already over-sized government. Their aim is to continue funding welfare programs and control large industries through bailouts instead of offering incentives for businesses to create jobs. If recent polls are any indicator, the left-wing mongrels in power will be supplanted by more moderate leadership.
LORDGODG: Your contrived taxation numbers are nonsense! Do some actual research at somewhere other than ultra-liberal blogs. FYI, the people who represent the 12% most wealthy in the U.S. pay close to 80% of the overall tax load. So much for your liberal talking-point gibberish!
Source(s): http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/incometaxandtheirs/a... http://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtml http://www.allegromedia.com/sugi/taxes/ - justaLv 710 years ago
First of all, letting the temporary tax cuts enacted under Bush expire as they were supposed to isn't some great slam against the poor pitiful wealthy. It not punishment for people to pay taxes, it helps pay for the things even the conservatives want, like defense and those three thousand mile fences they want built on the Mexican border.
Part of the 47% of Americans who don't pay Federal tax, do pay city, county and state taxes. They aren't poor or not working or not paying taxes, but the taxes are offset by deductions, in fact there are a few millionaires who aren't paying Federal taxes because of deductions.
How are you going to reward people who are already successful and make lots of money by awarding them more money? And we did have several jobs bills before this, and we will have several more before we are out of this mess.
But jobs bills and taxes aren't joined at the hip, giving the wealthy more in their pockets doesn't mean they have to spend that extra money on hiring more people, or even spending it at all, they could , and do, just put it in the bank. And not do anything with it at all.
If anything should scare people, its the idea that we maintain an artifical low tax rate for people who will never miss a meal paying what they did eleven years ago.
- Anonymous10 years ago
No body's against success. This administration is however against the greed that prospered during the past administration and almost brought our economy down. The big money risk takers that went too far and had to be bailed out by the taxpayers. These are also the same people who refuse to pay a fair share of taxes to this country that has been so good to them.
- Anonymous10 years ago
You have gotten hold of some truly lousy data there, somewhere, Sunshine! Let me guess....you heard from somewhere that "47% of Americans pay no Income taxes", am I right?
Well guess what? Income taxes only account for 45% of Federal revenue, and 99% of the folks not paying any Income taxes actually pay MORE (as a percentage of their Income) in all other taxes combined than I am willing to bet YOU do, silly goose!
If YOU...
-itemize your deductions
-own a home
-have any Interest or Dividend Income
-have children you take a tax credit for
-have a Student Loan
...or any NUMBER of other factors, then YOU are paying a smaller percentage of your Income in taxes than the folks (and small businesses) who pay no Income tax....that's RIGHT!
YOU ARE THE PROBLEM!
Source(s): http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/briefing-book/backg... A couple other facts that are "slightly inconvenient" to your perception this Administration are "against success"; Dow under George W Bush; 10,860 DOWN to 8,279 (-23.7%) Dow under Obama so far; 8,279 to 11,509 (up 39.0%) as of Friday… Osama under Bush; Still breathing (seven years after Bush started chasing him) Osama under Obama; stopped breathing after three years.. Qaddafi under Bush; Bombing innocent people but recognized as "Libya's legitimate leader" Qaddafi under Obama; on the run… (Unless you genuinely feel we'd be better off if the Dow had KEPT losing value, Osama was still alive, and Qaddaffi was still a "valued partner"? Got Common Sense? - How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.
- scott bLv 710 years ago
You're basing this on a supposition the the rich ALREADY pay their fair share. But with loopholes and tax shelters, the ultra rich pay realistically 5-10% in taxes.
No one wants them to pay MORE than anyone else. We just want them to pay their fair share.
- Warren TLv 710 years ago
They are not against success they just believe that it is wrong for people to enjoy the fruits of their success. They believe the lazy person should be rewarded and the hard working person should be punished.
