Pelosi finesses tax message

[babylonsister]

Pelosi finesses tax message
By Mike Soraghan
October 30, 2007

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is finessing her support of Rep. Charles Rangel’s (D-N.Y.) controversial new tax bill, highlighting Democrats’ concern about how Republicans plan to use it in the 2008 elections.

Following the unveiling of arguably the most politically explosive domestic policy bill of the 110th Congress last Thursday, Pelosi seemed to wholeheartedly support the tax overhaul authored by Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rangel.

“I certainly support his plan,” Pelosi (D-Calif.) said to the assembled reporters.

But when the transcript of the briefing came out, words were inserted — highlighted by brackets — clarifying that she supported his goal, if not his specific proposals.

The final transcript read: “I certainly support his plan {to begin tax reform.}”

The distinction is an important one. Rangel was immediately criticized by the GOP as he announced his highly controversial tax plan and Republicans started trying to tie the plan to Pelosi and the Democratic leadership.

The change makes it clear that the House’s Democratic leader is supporting only the concept of changing tax laws, not every one of Rangel’s proposed changes, which would raise taxes for people with higher incomes and cut them for those with lower incomes.

The change didn’t take. Stories in The Associated Press and Congressional Quarterly (CQ) ran the initial quote.

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[billyoc]

1. Your cut and paste failed. The two statements are identical, because

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:)

[babylonsister]

2. Thank you! Corrected~

:hi:

[ProudDad]

3. Well, we all know which class freakin' pelosi belongs to

"It is not clear how Pelosi would change the bill. However, Rangel’s bill would add a surtax on people making $150,000 a year. Pelosi has suggested the wealthy are defined by those who make more than $500,000 annually."

Yeah, fucking right... :grr:

As one of the richest people in the Congress it appears that she has a pretty fucking skewed view of what "rich" means.

$150,000 per year puts someone in the top 5% of household income distribution. If $150,000 ain't "rich" is sure as HELL isn't poor...they're still the privileged who have been getting tax cut after tax cut since ronny ray-gun started borrowing from the rich instead of taxing their asses...

She's fucking clueless...

[jmp]

4. I wish I was a member of the middle class ...

Making $490,000 annually. :eyes: