Monday, September 19, 2011

Obama Tax Proposal Has Overwhelming Support

Obama Tax Proposal Has Overwhelming Support

Andrew Sullivan: “Every single poll shows that the American public overwhelmingly supports higher taxes on the wealthy as part of a package to cut the deficit. The margins are staggering: the NYT poll shows a majority of 74 - 21; even Rasmussen shows a majority of 56 - 34. What the president proposed this morning is simply where the American people are at. If he keeps at it, if he turns his administration into a permanent campaign for structural fiscal reform, I don’t see how he loses the argument.”

That’s 3:1 support!! Three regular people for every one delusional corporatist hack. #end_the_plutocracy

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DADT Ends

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The U.S. Army, in a memo announcing that the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ law prohibiting openly gay and lesbian soldiers from serving in the military will formally end tomorrow.

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Out Of Touch Republicans

“By the time I feed my family, I have maybe $400,000 left over.”

— Rep. John Fleming (R-LA), in an interview on MSNBC, on why as a small business owner he can’t afford a tax increase.

Would $410,000 make it better? Paying your fair share and getting the economy going would help your small business make more money, but the “me first and me only” dynamic of Republicans makes that all too hard to comprehend.

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