General Discussion

hfojvt

(37,573 posts)

40. now that is not hyperbolic?

Fri Dec 23, 2011, 12:53 PM

Dec 2011

Who is claiming that all tax cuts are bad?

My own complaint is about tax cuts that give 46% of their benefits to the top 20% and only 3.8% of their benefits to the bottom 20%.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

44 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

SAY WHAT YOU WANT about President Obama...in 8 years, Bush NEVER did this. [View all] Amerigo Vespucci Dec 2011 OP

Bu$h would be at the chicken ranch by now. liberal N proud Dec 2011 #1

I beg your pardon blogslut Dec 2011 #3

My appologies to chickens liberal N proud Dec 2011 #4

We should apologize to the pigs that it was the Bush "Ranch" Thor_MN Dec 2011 #19

Hey hey hey W returned to save Terri Schiavo underpants Dec 2011 #16

Real people, real lives, real issues. But the GOP can't see beyond their hatred of Obama. baldguy Dec 2011 #2

! BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2011 #7

Riding DeathToTheOil Dec 2011 #5

Kickin' for the Copycat DeathToTheOil Dec 2011 #8

If the powers that be would work a little harder to get our Living-Wage-Jobs RC Dec 2011 #6

re-inforcing the Reagan tax cut mantra TiberiusB Dec 2011 #28

Dem frame = tax relief for 99 percent. Republican frame = pretend tax hike on 1 per cent emulatorloo Dec 2011 #34

It's messier than that... TiberiusB Jan 2012 #44

Automatic Rs Guaranteed by Longterm Membership DeathToTheOil Dec 2011 #9

The OP is a beautiful example of Obama's compassion for the 99% siligut Dec 2011 #17

Tax cuts are all they have. Their corporate handlers and abettors aren't raising our wages. HughBeaumont Dec 2011 #10

"FUCK Boehner, FUCK them ALL." Scurrilous Dec 2011 #11

I posted that in the original and forgot to add it when I re-wrote the post... Amerigo Vespucci Dec 2011 #15

Thats why I love this link Left Coast2020 Dec 2011 #21

The message body of this post was accidentally deleted due to an unexpected bug in our new software. Sirveri Dec 2011 #12

There was a big problem eariler to day with the GD forum.... Tx4obama Dec 2011 #13

I updated the post with the original text (to the best of my recollection) Amerigo Vespucci Dec 2011 #14

Bush??? W Bush??? This is what he has to say..... opihimoimoi Dec 2011 #18

This wasn't a stunt...it showed empathy for the lesser of us....he could have just gone off .. Historic NY Dec 2011 #20

uh, the "lesser of us" don't make $50,000 a year hfojvt Dec 2011 #26

I saw the president to day and was very proud of his confidence in dealing with the repigs. Lunabelle Dec 2011 #22

Bush never gave examples of people who benefit from his tax cuts? hfojvt Dec 2011 #23

Yikes a post in defense of Bush? SunsetDreams Dec 2011 #25

I am sure the $40 a fortnight meant as much to real people hfojvt Dec 2011 #27

" but it seems that most Democrats here have fully embraced tax cuts for the rich." emulatorloo Dec 2011 #36

My mistake... Bonobo Dec 2011 #24

Yes, I liked that. Shows how desperate we have become. mmonk Dec 2011 #29

So many people on here agreeing that tax cuts are good for the economy all of a sudden & IamK Dec 2011 #30

Tax cuts for lower income people who will spend the money is good for the economy; always has been Martin Eden Dec 2011 #31

A bigger stimulus was needed, but we ended up with this payroll-tax-cut "game" Kolesar Dec 2011 #35

Politics is a game. A tax cut is a policy. Martin Eden Dec 2011 #38

IMO, He should dotymed Dec 2011 #43

I guess the fact that only 12% of this tax cut actually goes to lower income people hfojvt Dec 2011 #39

It is amazing how many of us suddenly think tax cuts are the answer, when not all that long ago they RC Dec 2011 #32

No. Most DU'ers beleive that tax cuts for the rich caused the debt and deficit problem emulatorloo Dec 2011 #37

now that is not hyperbolic? hfojvt Dec 2011 #40

Not all tax cuts are the same. Martin Eden Dec 2011 #42

Depends on whose taxes are cut Progressive dog Dec 2011 #33

A progressive Democratic nominee would deny Obama the opportunity ... T S Justly Dec 2011 #41