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4. What is your plan to get House Republicans to vote for a higher rate?

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 04:23 PM

Nov 2012

and prevent Congressional Democrats from being voted out in 2014.

You can vote for higher rates in the future when the Democrats control the house and the public is more accepting the idea of tax increases. For now, you have to take what you can get.

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The 39% tax limit has de-nutted the Democratic Party. [View all] kentuck Nov 2012 OP

back up to 70% and that is below the all time high Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #1

We should never take that option off the table... kentuck Nov 2012 #2

I don't have any problems with your number, but 65% sounds better to me. MrYikes Nov 2012 #3

Baby steps ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #5

Like Reagan did... kentuck Nov 2012 #9

and then ... he re-raised them ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #15

He did but... kentuck Nov 2012 #16

Do you also agree ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #20

I'm not sure about that. kentuck Nov 2012 #22

Philosophically, maybe ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #29

What is your plan to get House Republicans to vote for a higher rate? gravity Nov 2012 #4

Yes, the Repubs in the House have to be defeated. kentuck Nov 2012 #6

You force the Repubicans to accept 39% gravity Nov 2012 #8

Sounds simple, doesn't it? kentuck Nov 2012 #10

Push this on the social network that rich should be taxed more (Twitter) LiberalFighter Nov 2012 #7

Don't forget that Mittens was only paying 14% at the most. dawg Nov 2012 #11

I would agree but.. kentuck Nov 2012 #12

I really wish you would not throw around the graphic emasculation synonyms so lightly. yellowcanine Nov 2012 #13

Sorry about that. kentuck Nov 2012 #14

39.6% will be back Jan 1. quaker bill Nov 2012 #17

Part of Obama's plan Filibuster Harry Nov 2012 #18

Tax revenue as a percentage of GDP has never been higher. hack89 Nov 2012 #19

Got a link to back that up? Motown_Johnny Nov 2012 #24

Oops ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #30

Since at least half of the Democratic party is made up of women, MineralMan Nov 2012 #21

Everybody takes everything so literally... kentuck Nov 2012 #23

No, not really. It's a metaphor, not a literal statement. MineralMan Nov 2012 #25

So it's a bad metaphor? kentuck Nov 2012 #26

Not a "bad" metaphor. Just a poorly-chosen one. MineralMan Nov 2012 #27

Yes, we may both be wrong. kentuck Nov 2012 #28