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Originally Posted by woj
I still don't understand why only $250k+ income earners should pay higher taxes? raising taxes is a good idea I thought? so shouldn't everyone chip in and help?
and why is it $250k anyway? why not $200k? or $500k? seems completely arbitrary... across the board 2-3% increase would solve this problem...
(the truth is, NO ONE would support it if the tax increases effected them too...)
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Paying higher taxes then when?
The Bush tax breaks weren't permanent - they were supposed to expire in 10 years, and now they've been in place for 12!
Obama and the D's are proposing that they DO NOT expire for 98% of Americans, as the majority of American citizens are having a tough time right now. The top 2% are doing just fine, so their rates bounce back to where they were.
I don't see the controversy, and most people can not relate to the outdated idea of continuing to favor the top 2%.
Obama won the first time around because Bush was an idiot.
Obama won the second time around because the fringe on the right hijacked the GOP and scared away the electorate.
Defending the top 2% and calling the poor names will not fix the Republican Party one bit, but that's what they seem to want to do.
Good luck with that!