Grayson: 'They Want a Tax Cut for the Rich, Because They Want a Tax Cut for Themselves'

[Hissyspit]

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C-SPAN - Dec. 2, 2010: Alan Grayson Explains Why Tax Cuts For The Rich Are SO IMPORTANT To Right-Wing Pundits.

[Drale]

1. They are finally catching on to what everyone else has already known

for a long time. Republicans are greedy, and they care for no one but themselves, they would probably sell their own children if it meant they would make more money.

[bjobotts]

6. Right! He didn't mention that 44% of millionaires are all in the US congress

[MrsCorleone]

18. Well, he can't call out his fellow congress peeps. That's a violation of House rules. nt

[pattmarty]

25. Why not? What are they gonna do, censor him? He's out after Jan 2........

..............may as well go for it and go out with a "bang".

[happygoluckytoyou]

42. THEY ALREADY know the solution...... these 3 steps--->

if you want to stimulate the fucking economy.... it is not so difficult----->

1) give money to the poor... there is no FASTER way to get the money into circulation than give it to people who will spend it AT ONCE
2) create jobs to rebuild the infrastructure of the country---- we have jobs... we have people... PUT THEM TOGETHER
3) raise taxes on the super-wealthy---> BUFFET gets it... when one player in MONOPOLY has all the money, everyone else just circles the board

AND MAYBE A FEW MORE STEPS----
4) get out of the fucking afg. war
5) get out of iraq
6) get out of japan
7) get out of everywhere else
8) put your money into R&D by spending your taxes on EDUCATION so we are not a second rate math and science country
9) get a REAL democrat liberal progressive government to promote green in this country

[pattmarty]

43. You and I AND Grayson too knows none of this will happen. Where........

..........some people ought to get involved in now to make money is "expatriatism", look at Germany in 33--38, a lot of people were "moving out" and looking for a peaceful place to live. This could be a growing business in the US, plus the country could rid itself of "undesirables" in the process. HEY, what about small business tax breaks?

:sarcasm:

[chimpymustgo]

46. Bring the troops home to lead the WPA program to rebuild the infrastructure here instead of Iraq

and Afghanistan.

That solves a bunch of problems right there.

[russspeakeasy]

55. Perfect.

[PSzymeczek]

62. But Grayson's

one of the millionaires.

[MrsCorleone]

66. Yes, he's a millionaire willing to do away with a tax cut he does not want or need.

:shrug:

[vanbean]

40. Don't you mean that 44% of congressmen are millionaires?

[stopbush]

49. I think what you meant to say is that 44% of Congress critters are themselves millionaires.

There are only 535 people in Congress. There are way over 235 millionaires in the country.

[abelenkpe]

2. Indeed.

Love Grayson!

[Grassy Knoll]

3. LOL, that was like a preview.....

to a Michael Moore movie, loved it. k&r

[tomm2thumbs]

5. hopefully that is the next target - Tea Banksters /nt

[KeepItReal]

4. Dear Rep. Grayson, my district could use you!

Jane Harman ain't getting the job done here.

[florida08]

7. lol..now there's a democrat

:kick: :applause:

[marias23]

8. Hope This Goes Viral

A simple, clear analysis. You people who know how to do this: MAKE IT GO VIRAL. Maybe then more people will catch on to how they are being used.

[MindandSoul]

57. I posted it on TVAlly!

[democracy1st]

9. Right On Point,thank you sir!

[midnight]

10. I'm with Alan Grayson.... Let's take the bush tax cuts and make jobs...

Mr. Grayson Keep talking....

[Tx4obama]

11. K & R n/t

[WhoIsNumberNone]

12. I'm really going to miss Grayson

I hope he gets a new job soon- like Chairman of the DNC.

[Tx4obama]

13. I hope he runs for house in two years, then Rubio's senate seat in 2016.

He should start campaigning in January.
Why not?
The GOP has been campaigning for 2012 already - everyday on Fox ;)

[Iwillnevergiveup]

14. Outstanding visual aids!

Boy, am I gonna miss him...he's the real deal.

K&R

[avaistheone1]

15. Grayson is correct.

As usual.

:kick:

[farmboxer]

16. Grayson for Pres!

He tells it like it is. Issa is worth approx. $303,000,000. I wish Obama would stand up for us instead of standing up for Republicans!

[knixphan]

17. Thank you, Congressman with Guts!

Hey, is Pres-with-guts.com taken?

[MrsCorleone]

19. Much love, Grayson!

:hi:

Hope to have you back on The Stephanie Miller Show soon!

[pam4water]

20. K&R

[TheUnspeakable]

21. k&r

[LittleGirl]

22. Lesson Learned

Are we really going to miss Grayson? Surely a man of his talents and insights could further the democratic cause outside of DC and FL. Losing that election may have been the best thing for us.

[The Wizard]

23. If he primaries Obama

he may not win, but he could get the president to represent those who put him in office and worked on the campaign. Unfortunately, the President has been leaning toward wealthy extortionists who he believes will make large, unaccountable campaign contributions.
Speech isn't free when there's a dollar sign attached to it.

[Can of Whoop-ass]

24. Crush the Pugs

Now's the time to crush them, bust them, imprison them for Treason, Taxdodging and everything that goes with those charges and bury them in federal prison for good. Confiscate their illegal laundries offshore, close their sweatshops and demand an accounting. Demand an accounting.

[timefortherevolution]

26. Corporations took him down.

I listen to Hannity and hear a Tokyo Rose talking to the middle class,
subliminally convincing the low-information middle class voter to capitulate
to what the millionaires want.

It's very scary.

[Peggy Day]

27. They must have spent a lot of money to defeat him

His kind of truth hurts and I'll bet anything that his opponent was given much money to win. I love his truth telling. He is always right on the mark.

[secondwind]

28. THAT is what I've been telling my husband from day one. Like the McCains really need a break,!

[A wise Man]

29. What burns me up more...

is the voters voted Grayson out of office. What kind of people are these that vote against themselves? Truth must really really get under their skin....only hate and ignorance replaces truth. Sad very very sad.

[border_town]

30. Sad how many of these congress people were not

even there to debate such an important issue. Florida you elected Scott, Rubio, and the dumb ass that will replace Grayson. Boy am I glad I moved out of such a backwards state. Grayson you will be missed.

[Capt. America]

31. A real Democrat (who happens to be wealthy himself) calling out the "Christian" Rethug hypocrites.

[Enthusiast]

32. Thank you Alan Grayson!

A voice for the regular guy.

[wxgeek7]

34. Here here!!

It's too bad he lost his seat in the House; Florida, and Congress, is losing a great man! I sure hope he's going to run again, or at least get his own radio or tv show.

Thanx Mr Grayson for the good work you do!

[Swampguana]

33. Go Grayson, Telling it like it is

[1776Forever]

35. K&R What can one say? Those that voted against Grayson voted against themselves unless

they were one of the RICH. Sad!

[howmad1]

64. One can only hope that 50% of those 2 million folks...........

.....who are about to lose their unemployment insurance voted for rethuglicans. I hope they suffer. Sorry, but I have no pity for those assholes.

[defendandprotect]

36. Love Grayson .... would love him more for 2012 ... he could start now ...

[TatonkaJames]

37. What do you call a person

who makes tens of millions of dollars a year and wants the extra million from a tax cut?

[and-justice-for-all]

38. The commits over at YouTube on this are insanely ignorant..

#tguyhfreshc
3 minutes ago
"what an idiot. when you decrease taxes you increase revenues. that is what gets people jobs. and allen just remember these are not tax cuts we have had these tax levels in place for a decade so what your really mean is that republicans want to avoid a tax increase and we are greedy because we would like to keep our money from being wasted on government expansionism and socialist reform ok then yep were guilty all the way"

#jckcism
24 minutes ago
"@grokagain All the conservative pundits that Mr. Grayson was criticizing create jobs for the country. Since when has the government ever created one job outside of itself? Good liberal, never lets logical thinking infringe upon his insanity."


The majority of the comments are purely that of someone who does not understand the we all, as a country, should benefit. That we all should contribute equally and redistribute as equally. The rich do not want to contribute to the society in which they live, and there is no other country that they can live in that they could live relatively safely, and not contribute. If they move to Europe, they will have their shit taxed like it should be here. It is sad when people can not see the forest before the trees, they utter their selfishness with glee and think that their idea is sound and of all things, logical. Taxes are a necessary evil, we need taxes to pay for infrastructure, schools, social services...etc. Clearly, the first comment is someone who does not understand just how much they benefit from socialism and just how much of the country operates on that. The second is equally foul, the rich do not create jobs and they take their money and hide it in off shore accounts to avoid paying (taxes) back to the society which helped them to become as they are. 2% of the population is NOT, nor has it ever, been reliable for the other 98% of us.

[Lorien]

41. Which is why we each need to use this as a "teaching moment" for those

brainwashed morons.

[Crowman1979]

39. Man, I hope he goes back into federal office in 2012.

Dean/Grayson anyone?

[laughingliberal]

44. Grayson for President! K&R. nt

[WillyT]

45. HUGE K & R !!!

:kick:

[Waiting For Everyman]

47. What they don't pay, the rest of us make up for - that part always gets forgotten.

If small taxpayers don't have to make up for their cuts, and have more in their pockets to spend - jobs are created because of increased demand.

Secondly, programs for low-income people don't have to be cut, meaning they too have something to spend - jobs again are created due to increased demand.

Third, if the rich get the cuts instead then that demand (above) disappears, and MORE foreclosures happen and more job loss - deflating the economy even more.

It isn't so much that the government itself creates jobs, it's that when we don't put the 2%'s tax burden onto the 98%, then consumers spend more into the economy, which DOES create jobs.

The ultra-rich benefit nobody but themselves. And they are already way over-inflated with way out of proportion income as it is. And THEY have the colossal nerve to talk about deficits. They show by that, that they don't even have a pretense of ethics left anymore.

That was a great speech by Grayson, way to go AG!

[renate]

53. the title of your post should be a thread in itself

I wonder whether even Tea Partiers would feel warm and fuzzy inside from paying extra so that millionaires can stow a few more dollars away into their savings accounts.

[mstinamotorcity]

48. I am going to

miss Rep.Grayson. You are truly a star!!!!!!!!Even in a lame duck you still are a tough ole bird!!!!!!!:yourock: :yourock: :yourock: Don't forget to come and chat with us sometime you are always welcome!!!!!!Thanks for all your hard work and service Sir, it has been pleasure!!!!!

[valerief]

50. Grayson's got that right! nt

[madokie]

51. I love this guy

I mean he has the passion, the love for the country like not many others, Dennis maybe but not many others if there is other pols who do.

[cheneyschernobyl]

52. I regret that I can only rec. this 1 time. n/t

[russspeakeasy]

54. Go Grayson..More guts than our Prez.

[MindandSoul]

56. I love Grayson!. . .with him, it's no BS. . .just factual and direct truth!

[activa8tr]

58. The Ed Show played excerpts of this today, together with an interview with Grayson...

He's such a great guy! We will miss him dearly in January. One of few Congressmen who would speak truth to power.

Grayson is so right, millionaires want the tax cuts to continue, so that they can make more $, not out of any kind of patriotic desire to see the middle class get back to work... they don't care!

[quark219]

59. How is it that Rep. Grayson manages to speak truths like this...

... while our "Hope" and "Change" president, with all the resources at his disposal, cannot? I haven't heard Obama *ever* utter the word *greed*--much less, clearly describe what it's doing to this country.

Where's the LEADERSHIP, for God's sake?

[Stuart G]

60. Incredible..........all should see this...all...K and R.

[demigoddess]

61. can we also point out that they enjoy other things that we pay for

they have health care that comes from the government and is paid for by the public. How many times have you heard of a president, senator, etc being treated at Bethesda Naval hospital or Walter Reed?
They have a pension after they have a certain amount of time in the Congress, also paid for by the public. They also have many perks and privileges paid for by the public. And they get to decide their own tax rates and vacations. Gee, who would not want that kind of job?

[Uncle Joe]

63. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Hissyspit.

[DailyGrind51]

65. "Grayson for President, 2012!"

[Yurovsky]

67. he'd make a great one, that's for sure...

maybe then we'd finally get the War Crimes Trial for chimpy & evil dick (and we better hurry before evil dick dies of natural causes...).

Just like Nuremberg... try them, convict them, hang them. I'm typically against the death penalty, but for war crimes/crimes against humanity, I make an exception (especially if they're nazis...)

[lib_wit_it]

68. Too late to R but here's another K for Good ole Grayson! We need one of him from every state!

[butterfly77]

69. Kicked&Recommended!

:kick: