John Boehner: GOP Won't Agree To Raise Taxes On Wealthy, Even If Obama Wins Reelection
Source: Huffington Post
WASHINGTON -- Elections often come with a mandate -- or at least some sort of consequences for the defeated party, which not only has its candidates rejected by the public, but its ideas as well. Nevertheless, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is vowing that even if President Obama is reelected, Republicans will not budge on their refusal to raise taxes on wealthy Americans.
At a press conference Friday morning, a reporter asked Boehner whether Republicans were "eventually going to have to raise taxes in some way" if the president wins in November.
"No," replied Boehner. "Raising taxes, according to Ernst and Young, would threaten our economy with a loss of 700,000 jobs. Now why would I ever be for something like that? I'm not."
Boehner's stand-firm stance is not shared by all of his caucus. According to the Washington Post, "senior Republicans in the House and the Senate" admit that if the president is reelected, he will have leverage to push for allowing the Bush tax cuts to expire on income above $250,000.
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/21/john-boehner-taxes-wealth-obama-reelection_n_1903715.html
Let all the tax cuts expire and then draft legislation that only cuts taxes for households making $250,000 and under.
unblock
(52,307 posts)mzmolly
(51,003 posts)So, let all the tax cuts expire, Boehner! You'll be among the party, America holds responsible.
daleanime
(17,796 posts)If we spend it smarter, stopped the wars, cut the defense budget, invested in education and infrastructure, etc....
On the other hand, I'll gladly pay more taxes to pay for stimulus programs to drag the economy back to "normal", thus making our "debt problem" go away all on it's own.
mzmolly
(51,003 posts)airplaneman
(1,240 posts)Let all the tax cuts expire!
Then increase the tax rate on those making more than $250K a year.
I am also far from wealthy.
I favor higher taxes in return for a secure social security, medicare, paying down the debt, and safety nets for those less fortunate than I.
Cut military spending too!
-Airplane
reflection
(6,286 posts)wryter2000
(46,077 posts)100% is agreement. Let the tax cuts expire and then let these idiots vote against tax cuts for the lower income levels.
skeewee08
(1,983 posts)Voice for Peace
(13,141 posts)tonybgood
(218 posts)With the congressional redistricting done after the 2010 census, it will be difficult if not impossible for that large a swing in Congress. I'll be happy if both houses of Congress return to Democratic control!!! BTW, I live in Boehner's district and he'll get re-elected here, unfortunately. It's embarrassing to drive around and see all the Boehner and Romney signs.
Voice for Peace
(13,141 posts)anyway, it just seemed that when it becomes clearer and clearer
that the republicans are no way no how going to ask the
gazillionaires to pay more -- eventually everyone else will be
quite poor, and start voting differently.
it's a nice parade, full of funny people and bright
colors, nobody in uniforms or marching boots, just people walking
backwards or frontwards, and happily if they like, or sad if
they prefer, or standing still in the middle; and everyone in
the parade is marching to a different drummer from the
person next to him (OR her)
but to everyone's astonishment there is
rhythm harmony and groove.
Cacophany is rare but if
it occurs, everyone cheers and carries on.
If there is rain, they open umbrellas and carry on.
daybranch
(1,309 posts)Well just help us pass Issue 2 for the independent redistricting commission and we can rid ourselves of Boehner in 2014..
Brigid
(17,621 posts)Is it true?
Boehner is running against an independent but there is no Democrat running for his seat. DCCC will not put any money into this district to support an opponent. Why? Because the make-up of this district is so heavily Republican they don't feel the money would help.
beac
(9,992 posts)you orange nincompoop!
edited for fat finger typo
mikki35
(111 posts)Its little statements like this that say it all. 'EVEN IF Obama is reelected, me and my fellow Republicans will NEVER stop our fight to make him look bad.' 700,000 jobs my ass. Somebody pulled that number out of thin air, or maybe they polled their disgustingly rich campaign contributors and asked them how many would be fired if the Bush tax cuts are allowed to expire? My guess? They made it up out of thin air, then added a zero or two. The ONLY thing I'm surprised about is they haven't rounded it up into the millions. They can't make it any clearer than that, people. "We don't give a fiddler's fart about the American people when we have a FAR more important job to do - have you seen the color of the man in the White House?????????" THAT'S what it's all about. And they don't care who gets thrown under the bus in their zeal to obstruct anything proposed or approved by Obama.
1GirlieGirl
(261 posts)You're gonna make him cry!
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Panasonic
(2,921 posts)and trending down to a faded memory and wondered what the hell happened to the Party of Lincoln.
Also, House Congresspeople on the R side should have their wages revoked until they agree to finish pressing business before they go lie to the people some more.
I forsee a massive turnover (net +45 on the House Dems) - and House retaken, and Senate restrengthened. Reid agrees to nuke the filibuster for the time being, because Obama and the Dems have the real political capital to spend and they will indeed use it wisely over R's objections.
GreenPartyVoter
(72,381 posts)robinlynne
(15,481 posts)Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)they voted to let the tax cuts expire .............
Roland99
(53,342 posts)SoapBox
(18,791 posts)Gawd...I hate this Orange Freak.
flamingdem
(39,319 posts)MyOwnPeace
(16,937 posts)Nothing! (see: Bush; Cheney; Rumsfeld)
flamingdem
(39,319 posts)):
Blue Owl
(50,488 posts)n/t
randome
(34,845 posts)We need a majority in the House to stop the stalemate!
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)and a big cut for the Pentagon.
Those taxes are going up no matter what. It's only a question of on whom.
Fuddnik
(8,846 posts)They are deliberately harming the country.
I don't say this lightly, but this willful destruction of our country has to start somewhere.
oldbanjo
(690 posts)donqpublic
(155 posts)The tears on his orange pillow. Crying himself to sleep after his night-time whiskey-sours (5 of them).
elleng
(131,074 posts)el scorcho
(58 posts)Problem: GOP is intent on bankrupting the country.
Solution: Get out the vote for Democratic candidates in congress.
Give Obama a majority in the house and senate.
Winning the white house alone is not enough.
appleannie1
(5,068 posts)midnight
(26,624 posts)if the rich don't continue to get their tax cuts....
liberal N proud
(60,339 posts)Talk about sucking off the government teat.
They do nothing for this nation but suck the rest of us dry. Who builds this nation?, the middle class and working poor. That's who. Who funds the building of this nation? The working public and the rich don't work, their money does it for them.
I for one am so fucking sick of the rich sucking everything out of business and the government while calling everyone else moochers.
The CCC
(463 posts)This is exactly why we need to vote out any Republican from any public office or any position of trust for at least the next 100 years. Just to undo some of the incalculable damage they have done to this country.
MiniMe
(21,718 posts)GOP retreat on taxes likely if Obama wins
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/gop-retreat-on-taxes-likely-if-obama-wins/2012/09/20/49948828-0330-11e2-9b24-ff730c7f6312_story.html
By Lori Montgomery and Paul Kane, Published: September 20
Senior Republicans say they will be forced to retreat on taxes if President Obama wins a second term in November, clearing the biggest obstacle to a deal with Democrats to defuse a year-end budget bomb that threatens to rock the U.S. economy
Republicans have long resisted tax increases of any kind. But taxes are a major battleground in the campaign between Obama and Republican Mitt Romney, Capitol Hill veterans say, and the victor will be able to claim a mandate for his policies.
This is a referendum on taxes, said Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), a senior member of the House Budget Committee. If the president wins reelection, taxes are going up for the nations wealthiest households, and theres not a lot we can do about that.
With Election Day still more than six weeks away and the president holding a thin lead in national polls, Republicans say they are not conceding that an Obama victory is the likely outcome. But they are beginning to plan for that possibility.
More at the link
mckara
(1,708 posts)Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)$250,000 and under.
Legislation already passed the Senate. The House Republicans are sitting on it, of course.
abelenkpe
(9,933 posts)And senate along with the presidency.
torotoro
(96 posts)I am still upset over the grand bargaining that Obama is desparate to do but if he even cabves to Bohener on this and we keep the tax cuts for the rich in place then he is no better than them. Enough with these stupid tax cuts. Let them expire. Bohener can go suck a fat one.
Javaman
(62,532 posts)magic59
(429 posts)They are, as Romney put it, a bunch of freeloaders that refuse to work while taking government money.
Plaid Adder
(5,518 posts)n/t
julian09
(1,435 posts)they will have nothing to lose and Boehner knows it. He has no control over them, what could help is the defeat of Cantor.
samsingh
(17,600 posts)daybranch
(1,309 posts)Boehner is currently prottected by GOP gerrymandering in the state of Ohio. We have succeeded in getting a constitutional amendment for an independent redistricting commission on the ballot. With this commission of 4 republicans, 4 democrats , and 4 independents whose goal is to make each district contain about the same number of democrats as republicans and therefore make them competitive, we will be able to get rid of the crazy teabaggers and Boehner himself.We must vote for the commission to make our representatives, republicans or democrat, accountable.
In any case you should expect to see about 4 to 6 republicans at least fail to win reelection to the House in 2104Please vote to approve Issue 2 if you want an accountable government.
fascisthunter
(29,381 posts)you fucking tools!
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)protect the ultra rich.
Hopefully more republican voters will recognize this and start voting for democrats.
and-justice-for-all
(14,765 posts)you about to lose your majority.
alp227
(32,047 posts)Remember his quote, "I just want to shrink (government) down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub."
tavalon
(27,985 posts)That Oompa Loompa has already sailed.
phascismisphun
(5 posts)The Bush/Obama Tax Cut, yes Obama OWNS part of it now when he caved in to them a few years back and extened them, will expire and the GOP will turn around and blame the black guy for raising thier taxes. Now all the GOP has to do is obstruct for 2-4 years and they get a GOP sweep in 16.
In the unlikely event the GOP has a few problems with obstruction the Koch brothers and their ilk will be more then happy to buy a few more of the DINO's that currently have a (D) after thier name who can ALWAYS be counted on to protect the 1%.
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)Obama can let the Bush tax cuts expire. And the GOP can "blame Obama" ... who gives a shit. Obama can't run for a 3rd term.
Which means attacking him does NOTHING.
Here is what happens. Win or lose, Obama lets them ALL expire. Minutes later, the Dems introduce a bill that retro actively reinstates ONLY the cuts for those in the middle class.
And then the Dems DARE the GOP (and the few remaining blue dogs) to oppose that middle class TAX CUT.
Check mate.
NHDEMFORLIFE
(489 posts)I may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but the one question no Republican can artfully answer is the one in my subject line. If these tax cuts were designed to fuel the economy and create jobs, what happened in Bush's final year and why didn't they prevent the economy's freefall and the lose of millions of jobs?
Zoeisright
(8,339 posts)Slink away under your rock, you orange cockroach.