What happens to families earning over 200k a year under Obama vs Romney, Results are SHOCKING
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Not exactly. Many MANY people believe taxes need to go up. This now includes David Koch, by the way. I realize Romney destroyed many companies in his day by over-leveraging them. I'm not sure why we should allow him to do the same thing to our country. Taxes need to be higher for everyone, with the greater burden placed on those who have been the biggest beneficiaries of the public goods in this country and have the best ability to pay. |
Anonymous
| Wow, if only it were that simple! You would have a much easier job trying to convince everyone. |
Freeman
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I'm willing to pay more in taxes to help our country in this time of need. Why do you hate America? 
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Anonymous
I don't agree with Biden in saying paying more taxes is patriotic. My love of country is not defined by what taxes I pay because I feel that the money I don't pay in taxes can be used to directly hire more people or buy more goods to help America. |
Freeman
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And would you be willing to pay more in taxes to prevent Medicare insolvency and reduce the deficit/debt? Because that is the primary issue here. We need to reduce spending and raise taxes to achieve a sound fiscal footing. In your scenario under Romney, how are we going to reduce the deficit by simply cutting taxes? He has given no specifics as to how he will make up for the shortfall his actions would create, and the traditional government response has been to simply borrow more money. Our taxes are currently much lower than they were for most of the previous century, during which we had a long, prosperous economy. But for some reason, any attempt to raise taxes from unsustainable levels, even though they still wouldn't approach the highest points in the past 50 years, are portrayed as horrific. The current tax rates were never meant to be permanent, despite the mindset of some people. |
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Bain actually helped more companies then bankrupted "It is a fact that fewer than 5% of our portfolio companies over the past 28 years have filed for bankruptcy while under our control." Also note that Bain buys companies that are under risk of going broke so that is a pretty impressive number for companies that were going to go out of business without their assistance. |
Anonymous
cite for quote please. |
Anonymous
Once we get the economy moving again we can raise taxes. |
Freeman
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Why wait? Historically in the US, taxes have had little to no impact on the overall economy. The economy doesn't surge when they are dropped, and it doesn't dip when they are raised. Other factors have always been the driving force behind economic recessions and recoveries. It is time the politicians stopped kidding themselves about the impact of tax policies on the economy and started acting on fiscal responsibility instead of public opinion. |
Anonymous
| I'm willing to pay higher taxes just for self preservation. As the number of poor people continues to grow, how long do you think it will be until there is a significant increase in crime and violence in America. Desperate people do desperate things. When the lowest economic class becomes much bigger than the wealthy class, history tell us that the result is radical political change or revolution. And given how easy it is to get automatic weapons in the US, I worry that the later is more likely than the former. |
Anonymous
| Bring back jobs then raise taxes |
Anonymous
Obama's been bringing back jobs, you jackass. There hasn't been enough stimulus. More stimulus please. Definitely more public sector spending. That will stimulate supply. |
Anonymous
| Reagan slashed taxes 400000 jobs a month. Broke down Obamas Marxist russian buddies. |
Anonymous
| Why wouldnt we vote for the only prson running who has actually balanced a budget, run a business, and signed a paycheck? |
Anonymous
| OK, why didn't the Bush tax cuts spur private sector job growth? |