How does paying more taxes make you more patriotic? That is the question i want to know!

I also feel that Obama tax plan will most hurt the people trying to create new jobs for us. How will that help the economy?

Iggy or not GBBob and I are having a beer at BC..there are somethings more important than this election!!!!!

And if anyone else who wants to join our clause..you can get involved and buy us a beer at BC. You rich folk need to start looking out for those of us that want to appear less fortunate.

..and I don't drink that lite sh^t ! Premium Beer's only !!

We are in a huge deficit and need to reduce it. That means taking in more money and spending less. The best way to do that is by rolling back Bush's tax cut to the wealthy which has done nothing but hurt the economy. So paying more taxes helps reduce the deficit and in turn make the American dollar worth more. Isn't helping your country the patriotic thing to do?

Sometimes I wonder if people even understand the tax structure in this country. I can't believe how many times I've read someone say that now they will pay 50 to 60% of their income on taxes. It's a graduated tax system. On the first $250,000 they will get charged the exact same amount of taxes as people making $249,999. It is only the income over $249,999 that will get taxed at a higher rate and it isn't 50 or 60%.

you'll have Schlitz and like it...after the first 9 you'll never know the difference

I completely understand how the tax structure works. I got into an discussion with a lady I work with, who is close to 50 years old!! who said she didnt want to get a raise because she'd go to a higher tax bracket and actually end up with less $$.. I was like.. you realize you get taxed a certain $ of your first 7,500.. than a higher % for the next amount up to x amount of dollars, etc.

Its not like if you make 59k you are taxed 25% Of all.. then you make 60k and you get taxed 33% of all! I couldnt believe she didnt know that after how many years of doing her taxes?

as far as the bolded part... Democrats have always been great at spending less :rolleyes: (and I'm not including G-Dub in the Repub spot cause he spends just at bad as a dem- and pissed off a lot of Repubs doing it)

This is interesting....if it's accurate we spend more on military than the rest of the world combined, oy!

http://www.warresisters.org/pages/piechart.htm

Yeah, those people just kill me, amazing how many of them are out there too.

I can't see McCain as President being anymore fiscally responsible than Bush. I at least think there is a chance Obama will be.

I am not sure I can drink that elitist stuff :rolleyes:

Antitrust, McCain sure as hell was not referring to the American workers when he asserted that the fundamentals of the U.S. economy were strong. That was his so-so attempt to explain away his gaffe. Don't you hate it when pols fall back on the ole' "U.S. workers are the hardest working and most ingenius" crap when they're scrambling for cover

And, McCain's Spain gaffe ? Is he getting feeble minded?

Getting? For all the things McCain is (many of which are admirable), intelligent is not one of them.

neither candidates plan reduces the deficit. paying more taxes generally results in the govt spending more money they haven't got--sort of like most people.

from fact check:

Obama said "average family income" went down $2,000 under Bush, which isn't correct. An aide said he was really talking only about "working" families and not retired couples. And – math teachers, please note – he meant median (or midpoint) and not really the mean or average. Median family income actually has inched up slightly under Bush

extremely important to note though that the price of mooseburgers have held steady the past 8 years

i remember when people said a guy from arkansas couldn't be a good president...he was from arkinsaw for crying out loud. where sarah palin is from, and how big a population there is in alaska, has nothing to do with whether she'd make a good vp or not. or a good president for that matter, if it came to that.
youth, inexperience-now those might keep her from succeeding.

how did i twist his words? i quoted what he said and asked why is this guy considered to be so bright if he gets his religion wrong.

i'm no economic expert, but i don't think the statement that the fundamentals are strong is outrageous. we do have strong fundamentals. do we have a big issues facing us now, yes.
poor choice of words by McCain on black monday, certainly.

speaking of who would serve the American people better, McCain was a leader trying to get Fannie/Freddie reformed for some time. where was Obama? well he was so busy lining his pockets with lobbyist money from Fannie/Freddie, he didn't have time to get involved or to have an opinion. of course he counts the disgraced leaders of these institutions as close advisors, what a shocker.

on the bright side, I understand that any day BO might actually take a stand on the AIG bailout, so far his position is that he isn't second guessing the decision, but not supporting it either. thats like one of his famous "present" votes. first he has to learn that the name of the company is American International Group, and not American Insurance Group.

Well, I think it was gonna be a hell of a Presidency, and then alot of things happened that were beyond Bushs' control. Before you start foaming at the mouth, I'm not too happy with Republicans either. It seems since Bubba ran the country, everything,every idea, every thought has to be 'floated out there' to see if it flies. Republicans are doing the same thing, but don't have the inward courage they used to, back in the day. Everything is gray now, which I think is wrong, and potentially Dangerous to this society. Bush is a nice guy,I think. I'd love to visit the guy on his ranch with his wife, just kickin back. Pretty much every administration has its' Bert Lances or Travelgates and the like....pretty much none like Bubbas' though. His brilliant 10.6 bil surplus projection that the media scarfed up like the dogs they are was borne on the backs of the Intelligence and Defense Budgets that were decimated for the future. Why would Bubba care about those Depts?..he didn't pay attention to them when they were needed...so screw the future,huh? With what he let get away to the Chinese and others,who needs security?
Anyway, I remember hoping that Hildebeast would somehow not get the nomination, cuz she has too much baggage, and lo and behold Nobama the empty suit is posed(I mean poised) start his pilgrimage to 'rule the world' now,
but I don't think he'll get the office. Surely someone will notice that the Emperor has no clothes(and no original thoughts) So that's it for this edition..not as funny as Scavs adventures for the last few days, but reality nonetheless;)

You mean he's going to be PRESENT,right?:D