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Stinky The Clown

(68,941 posts) Wed May 23, 2012, 04:21 PM May 2012

So . . . under Obama, taxes are still at Bush levels and spending is flatter than a pancake. [View all]

Those facts were just mentioned on MSNBC.

And yet, all we hear from the right wingers - when they're not busy looking for birth certificates - is what a profligate spender Obama is and how much he's raised taxes.

I wish he WAS raising taxes. That's one of my complaints about him. My other complaint is that he's not spending nearly enough.

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So . . . under Obama, taxes are still at Bush levels and spending is flatter than a pancake. [View all] Stinky The Clown May 2012 OP

Tax and Spend SoutherDem May 2012 #1

Low taxes and no spending? white_wolf May 2012 #2

They keep using those words, but they do not mean what they think they mean JHB May 2012 #10

Mandy Patinkin would agree. Kablooie May 2012 #13

Here is the article: "Obama spending binge never happened" Pirate Smile May 2012 #3

chris matthews just exposed the lies. spanone May 2012 #4

So Obama is actually to the right of Bush in this area. progressoid May 2012 #5

Here's a chart for ya! savalez May 2012 #6

Is there someway I can email this chart? spartan61 May 2012 #8

Try this link savalez May 2012 #14

Thank you for your help. spartan61 May 2012 #16

Quite a contrast between democrats and repukicants Stinky The Clown May 2012 #11

Spending and taxes would be higher if not for the GOP and Blue Dogs boxman15 May 2012 #7

Thanks for posting. Rec emulatorloo May 2012 #9

K&R (nt) fascisthunter May 2012 #12

lies are all they have. spanone May 2012 #15