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76. Isn't Obama trying to make himself pay more taxes? Also, didn't he grow up poor?

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Sat Dec 17, 2011, 09:17 PM

Dec 2011

Nothing wrong with being in the top 1%, it all depends on how you got there.

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A scary thought, Obama, along with over half of Congress, are in the One Percent. [View all] MadHound Dec 2011 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Dec 2011 #1

+10 cherokeeprogressive Dec 2011 #32

Exactly! bvar22 Dec 2011 #64

God I hate that picture. progressoid Dec 2011 #73

paulson always looks like such a creep themadstork Dec 2011 #75

I'd definitely call the cops if I saw him hanging out by the playground. Ken Burch Dec 2011 #83

Isn't Obama trying to make himself pay more taxes? Also, didn't he grow up poor? FarLeftFist Dec 2011 #76

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Dec 2011 #79

Now that I will buy, and it's super scary. n/t teddy51 Dec 2011 #2

Obama has repeated that over and over - that he is in the 1% and wants his taxes raised. tabatha Dec 2011 #3

And yet with his actions, continues to hand out tax cut after tax cut. MadHound Dec 2011 #7

Get a bill rasiing taxes on the wealthy passed by Congress and sent to Obama's desk. MH1 Dec 2011 #11

Umm, let's see here, MadHound Dec 2011 #12

Oh, right, I forgot, you WANT to RAISE TAXES on WORKING FOLKS by letting payroll tax cut expire. MH1 Dec 2011 #23

What funds Social Security? Oh, yeah, payroll taxes. MadHound Dec 2011 #28

Tax cuts ARE effective stimulus IF the cuts are to the right people. MH1 Dec 2011 #35

No, their not MadHound Dec 2011 #37

yeah, taxes on working folks - which working folks? hfojvt Dec 2011 #43

Well said. HCE SuiGeneris Dec 2011 #86

Thank you. 99Forever Dec 2011 #96

He extended the Bush cuts in exchange for a critically necessary UI benefits extension. pnwmom Dec 2011 #77

No, he gave up those extensions for no good reason, MadHound Dec 2011 #87

Extending the Unemployment Insurance Benefits was critical for millions of families. pnwmom Dec 2011 #89

I agree, but he gave up the tax cuts far too early in the game MadHound Dec 2011 #90

You want Obama to play chicken with the tea party over unemployment extensions? dkf Dec 2011 #91

Yes, I think that he should have, MadHound Dec 2011 #94

Personally I think it's a bet you and he would have lost, but that is me. dkf Dec 2011 #98

The Extension was "important" for a relatively small percentage of Americans. bvar22 Dec 2011 #97

By income or wealth? $380k or $9MM IIRC..... dmallind Dec 2011 #4

His income last year was $1.73 million MadHound Dec 2011 #5

More wondering about the 50% - Obama has avowed his own 1% status a few times. nt dmallind Dec 2011 #29

This is a living example of the definition of insanity. Lint Head Dec 2011 #6

Then define 'rich' for the rest of us. randome Dec 2011 #10

Do you speak for the "rest of us"? Lint Head Dec 2011 #72

That fact goes a long way to explain the problems this country faces. liberal N proud Dec 2011 #8

Every President turns into the 1% on the day they are sworn in. dkf Dec 2011 #92

But..but..they "feel our pain". Or, so they say. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2011 #9

And their answers to our pain is to force austerity measure on us cloaked in SammyWinstonJack Dec 2011 #15

FDR and JFK were also both in the one percent. And unlike them, Obama earned it for himself. phleshdef Dec 2011 #13

Despite the sparkle of Camelot, MadHound Dec 2011 #20

So you think its ok to generalize and attack people based on prejudices about their income? phleshdef Dec 2011 #67

No, I think it is OK to point out that the majority of our ruling class is part of the One Percent MadHound Dec 2011 #68

Um, they were elected by majorities. gulliver Dec 2011 #14

Considering that our "democratically elected leaders" are bought and paid MadHound Dec 2011 #18

People don't vote. gulliver Dec 2011 #48

Voting is only part of the game MadHound Dec 2011 #49

It's valid, but self-defeating. gulliver Dec 2011 #53

A democracy that rests on the foundation of gullible voters is on shaky ground Telly Savalas Dec 2011 #71

Not everyone in the 1% is evil. boxman15 Dec 2011 #16

And how many presidents have stepped up to the level of FDR in the past sixty years? MadHound Dec 2011 #19

Doesn't matter.... blindpig Dec 2011 #33

There aren't any FDR- or RFK-type rich people any more. Ken Burch Dec 2011 #85

not evil Skittles Dec 2011 #102

And of course there's our money that they spend like it is there own. Bail out after bail out teddy51 Dec 2011 #17

Having more money than 99% of your fellow citizens should be worn as a badge of shame... nt Modern_Matthew Dec 2011 #21

and those who aren't SixthSense Dec 2011 #22

You're just now finding that out? Quartermass Dec 2011 #24

Not really. Obama and many others were NOT in the 1% most of their lives. MH1 Dec 2011 #25

Neither was Bill Gates and many others of the wealthy and powerful MadHound Dec 2011 #31

Many of the wealthy and powerful are BEGGING for their taxes to be raised. MH1 Dec 2011 #36

Ah, so you admire tax cuts and Bill Gates as well, MadHound Dec 2011 #39

I admire lower taxes for lower income people, higher taxes for the wealthier - a steep 'progressive' MH1 Dec 2011 #52

same as it ever was.... mike_c Dec 2011 #26

Exactly so. blindpig Dec 2011 #44

You know what I think is scary? LoZoccolo Dec 2011 #27

These people are elected treestar Dec 2011 #30

These people are elected by a system that is rigged by the wealthy and powerful, MadHound Dec 2011 #34

I don't see that as a given because you've said I can go out and look for myself treestar Dec 2011 #50

It requires an income of approximately 563,000, MadHound Dec 2011 #54

150000 is not 563000, and it is a full time job treestar Dec 2011 #58

Did you miss the part where I included other additional income? MadHound Dec 2011 #60

My knowledge of history is shaky at times. NavyDem Dec 2011 #38

Several presidents were not personally wealthy, MadHound Dec 2011 #41

Thank you. NT. NavyDem Dec 2011 #46

If you want to explore this in greater detail, MadHound Dec 2011 #47

Oh, jeez... Skidmore Dec 2011 #40

Oh, cute, blaming the victim MadHound Dec 2011 #45

So you are Skidmore Dec 2011 #66

Man I get so sick of the "the people are lazy and stupid" card. themadstork Dec 2011 #74

FDR and JFK came from ultra-wealthy families. Hoover and Nixon had middle-class backgrounds NNN0LHI Dec 2011 #42

Oddly enough, the salary of the President puts him in the top 1% of all income earners alone. NutmegYankee Dec 2011 #51

'Income earners' is one thing. Ikonoklast Dec 2011 #56

I would have thought the number to be higher. sarcasmo Dec 2011 #55

Net worth ProSense Dec 2011 #57

Interesting to note that the wealthiest top 6 Senators are all Dems. Skidmore Dec 2011 #69

So are you going to bump POTUS' salary down to < 50k/yr? CakeGrrl Dec 2011 #59

Wow, way to miss the entire point of my post, MadHound Dec 2011 #61

Silly to think that someone worth millions SomethingFishy Dec 2011 #62

I don't know about that Ken Burch Dec 2011 #84

No offense. But it took you that long to realize that. Justice wanted Dec 2011 #63

No offense taken, but then again I've found that it's a good thing to restate MadHound Dec 2011 #65

Agreed. Justice wanted Dec 2011 #81

To quote the title of another post "welcome to reality". nt pauldp Dec 2011 #70

Some of the responses in this thread are downright amusing Cali_Democrat Dec 2011 #78

Totally agree! jefferson_dem Dec 2011 #95

Yup Cali_Democrat Dec 2011 #101

jeez, i didn't know there were some good folks in the 1% certainot Dec 2011 #80

SO are Romney, Newt, Perry .... now what??? JoePhilly Dec 2011 #82

Funny how all the major contenders are of the class, MadHound Dec 2011 #88

Like YA! jefferson_dem Dec 2011 #93

Sometimes the realization is like running into a brick wall lunatica Dec 2011 #99

Support Occupy if you really want to see all this changed. Zorra Dec 2011 #100