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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 08:43 AM Original message |
The current economy is why many of us were upset about the Bush/Obama tax cut extension. |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
1. Actual people on actual UI might tend to differ. n/t |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 08:54 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Actual people still without a job and about to lose UI might differ. n/t |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 09:10 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. The UI they're losing millions of them would have lost six months or more ago... |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 09:20 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Bush tax cuts will affect jobs for years. Not just now. |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 09:22 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. You didn't actually answer the question, I noticed.... |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 09:29 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Apparently you didn't. |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 09:41 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. "First, I said that no one knows ... |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 10:05 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. "perhaps some definite improvement" |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 10:27 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Assuming... |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 10:50 AM Response to Reply #27 |
35. Sorry. I didn't understand until now. You like the Bush tax cuts. n/t |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 10:55 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Yes. And if you could keep them in place for say... |
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Dad Infinitum (125 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 06:47 PM Response to Reply #11 |
39. Supply side economics DECREASES wages |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 10:40 AM Response to Reply #5 |
30. Goal post meet movers... |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 10:42 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Hasn't moved for me. n/t |
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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
2. Yup, you pretty much nailed it concerning the ridiculous tax extensions for the rich |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 09:04 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. the priorities in approach would have not been more clear to the American people |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 09:39 AM Response to Reply #2 |
23. Not that I'm defending extending the tax cuts |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 10:57 AM Response to Reply #2 |
37. But somehow you think that |
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vi5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
3. Yep... |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
4. "We knew that extending them would cause our economy to collapse " |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 08:58 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Deleted message |
JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 09:04 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Change the argument? |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 09:09 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Only reason the GOP had an argument was cause the DEMs extended everything that caused the deficit. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 09:26 AM Response to Reply #9 |
19. The GOP |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 09:36 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Okay. n/t |
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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 09:09 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Are you implying that the tax extensions for the rich did NOT backfire completely? |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 09:18 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. No, |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 09:25 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Uh, the Republicans got Democrats to cut good programs NOW using long-term debt argument. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 09:40 AM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Hmmmm? |
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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 09:33 AM Response to Reply #14 |
21. Then do you agree the tax extensions for the rich that Obama signed into law backfired economically? |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
12. We Are In A Secular Downturn |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #12 |
31. The really important thing, obviously, |
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Dad Infinitum (125 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
13. The tax cuts were always at the core of the problem |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 09:24 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. How, exactly? |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 10:39 AM Response to Reply #17 |
29. The government, as is obvious, spends the money, thereby increasing demand. |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 10:42 AM Response to Reply #29 |
33. I stipulated "with this Congress"... |
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Dad Infinitum (125 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 06:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
38. With supply side there is no demand |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
28. **********BASHERS IGNORE CRAZY CONGRESS BLAME OBAMA FOR EVERYTHING************ |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-09-11 10:45 AM Response to Reply #28 |
34. I'm blaming all of them... not just Obama. n/t |
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