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EconomicLiberal (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 09:01 PM Original message |
WSJ: Obama Eyes $300 billion dollar tax cut. |
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David Ricardo (53 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. Good |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
2. that`s going to take a lot of accountants making sure there`s no fraud |
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AwakeAtLast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
3. It's a great headline to read from the WSJ |
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rsmith6621 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
4. Why Not $2500.00 Per Family |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 11:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
22. Because that would be too much money to spend? |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
5. Aahh, why no mention of what Bill Clinton did to get the ecconomy moving? |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 09:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Tax cuts only help those who have jobs. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 11:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
24. He's not only doing tax cuts for the middle class..... |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 01:04 AM Response to Reply #24 |
48. I'm responding to the post. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 01:17 AM Response to Reply #48 |
52. You mean your fangs are showing. |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 04:52 PM Response to Reply #52 |
69. Rah, Rah |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
6. Why more tax cuts? |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 09:35 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. It'll make a difference |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 09:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. How do you get a tax cut if |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 09:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. That's not necessarily true |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 10:39 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I understand you points, |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
11. Repubs heads will explode. |
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thesquanderer (647 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
12. Republicans? Who needs them? |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 10:40 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Because Democrats will undermine Obama's stimulus plan .... they have already started |
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rangersmith82 (274 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 11:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Good |
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galileoreloaded (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 11:25 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. He has to play ball a little bit, I think. It prevents... |
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thesquanderer (647 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 08:01 AM Response to Reply #12 |
70. Obama answers |
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PSPS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
16. Those earning less than $50K pay almost no federal income tax now. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 02:44 AM Response to Reply #16 |
58. Folks making under $50K would get the EIC.... |
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Pastiche423 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
18. Why did this get 5 recommends? |
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Bigmack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
19. I'm hearing more and more.... |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
20. This was the centerpiece of his campaign; to provide a MiddleClass tax cut... |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
21. When did Obama talk about tax cuts in his campaign? |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 11:53 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Throughout it. |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
23. The last thing this fucking country needs if more tax cuts.... |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 11:55 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. That's what Obama ran on. |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
26. STUPID EFFIN IDEA |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-04-09 11:57 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. OMG! |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 12:04 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. How about a cogent rebuttal? |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 12:07 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. I'm an accountant by profession for 25 years....and what Obama promised is doable, |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 12:18 AM Response to Reply #30 |
34. You are making my point |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 12:27 AM Response to Reply #34 |
36. What you said! |
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EconomicLiberal (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 12:33 AM Response to Reply #34 |
39. You nailed it! |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 12:34 AM Response to Reply #34 |
40. The increase on the rich comes in 2010. |
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EconomicLiberal (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 12:42 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Please tell me where Obama said that he would wait until 2010 for the Bush tax cuts to expire |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 01:15 AM Response to Reply #43 |
51. Here are my links for proof. |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 01:00 AM Response to Reply #40 |
46. Again you make my point |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 01:08 AM Response to Reply #46 |
49. I read the articles, |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 01:30 AM Response to Reply #49 |
53. So you concede with the personal attack? |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 01:42 AM Response to Reply #53 |
55. $300 Billion is 40% of 750 Billion. 60% of 750 Billion is 450 Billion left to spend.... |
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EconomicLiberal (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 12:09 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. From what I have seen on this forum. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 12:16 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. A challenge to you; find the quote. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 12:18 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. And I'll add, that you can get personal with me if you so choose, |
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EconomicLiberal (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 12:25 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. I apologize if you were offended. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 12:35 AM Response to Reply #35 |
41. Where is the quote? You are offering a vague piece of a quote from May of 2007! |
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EconomicLiberal (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 12:41 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. The New York Times is a reputable source. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 01:01 AM Response to Reply #42 |
47. I'm sorry, but you failed. |
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JanusAscending (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 12:29 AM Response to Reply #31 |
37. After you take |
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EconomicLiberal (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 12:32 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. So we should just willingly accept Obama breaking one of his biggest campaign promises? |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 12:43 AM Original message |
Until you find the quote in where makes the promise |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 12:43 AM Response to Reply #38 |
44. And when Obama made that promise this economy wasn't |
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EconomicLiberal (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 12:49 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. "And when Obama made that promise this economy wasn't as in the toilet as deeply as it is now." |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 01:14 AM Response to Reply #45 |
50. Show me the quotes.....As I have shown you that he didn't break any promise. |
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katusha (592 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 02:49 AM Response to Reply #29 |
59. economic policy can't be trusted to amateurs? |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 03:11 AM Response to Reply #26 |
60. EXCELLENT post! |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 03:31 AM Response to Reply #60 |
61. What I don't understand is folks who join in the rah rah of falsehoods! |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 03:47 AM Response to Reply #61 |
62. I'm sorry, but spewing WSJ talking points does not indicate your knowledge of economic policy |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 04:19 AM Response to Reply #62 |
63. the WSJ only listed what the plan was, and didn't editorialize as far as I could see. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 07:53 AM Response to Reply #26 |
65. Agreed. The least effective economic stimulus possible |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 12:15 PM Response to Reply #65 |
68. So myopic, till it ain't even funny! |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 01:17 PM Response to Reply #68 |
71. That laundry list consists of actual calculations |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 08:00 AM Response to Reply #26 |
66. I've always been convinced that money velocity is the single biggest diffference between Dems & Rep. |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 08:23 AM Response to Reply #26 |
67. I agree completely, and hope they change their minds. This is a consumption crisis |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 01:34 AM Response to Original message |
54. Recend the Bush tax cuts now, and Obama could use the funds to claim a larger tax cut than Bush's. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 01:47 AM Response to Reply #54 |
56. It's not a battle worth fighting, considering the amount of time |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 01:59 AM Response to Original message |
57. $300B? OK. nt |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 07:50 AM Response to Original message |
64. With the amount of money to be spent by gov this is probably reasonable. |
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