Obama gets Rebubs to vote to tax the uber-rich at 90% inside his first 100 days- AMAZING! n/t

[grahamhgreen]

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. mark my words, this will not stand

for many constitutional reasons

(you cannot tax a particular class of people, in this case employees of these corporations)

BUT, if they follow this by a raise in taxes for the uber rich regardless of where they work... now that is legal

[grahamhgreen]

5. I haven't read it yet, but if it's wide enough (like windfall profits and big oil), it will work.

It's a good start with huge support.

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. IT does have issues that will send it to the USSC

I suspect this was more of a mine to get a proper progressive taxation bill in... me... 70 % works for these folks

I know FDR did 90% during WW II

[alcibiades_mystery]

12. The actual bill is beside the point

It positions the Republicans such that they'll look silly arguing against the proposed increase in the top marginal rate to 39%. I know I wouldn't want to be a GOPer trying to make the usual flaccid "class warfare" argument in this environment.

[Hello_Kitty]

13. Can't tax a certain class of people?

Smokers beg to differ.

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. employees of a company

that is the kind of specificity that will drive this to your neighborhood USSC

Mark my words

[Hello_Kitty]

18. It's not specifying employees of a company

It's specifying bonuses paid out of bailout funds.

[bluestateguy]

14. If they sue, they will have to publicly out themselves

and they seem unwilling to do that.

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. That's the upside

[Hello_Kitty]

19. Yep. It's like those rich assholes wanting to sue USB

For giving their names to the IRS because USB was helping them avoid taxes via Swiss bank accounts.

[Hannah Bell]

20. marked.

[rwheeler31]

2. Amazing cool. What were we thinking?

[BuyingThyme]

3. This legislation is like re-gifting.

[Uzybone]

4. LMAO, he is a magician

Its a symbolic CYA vote, but I like the angle your pushing.

[grahamhgreen]

6. Shove this down Limbaughs jowls....

[aquart]

8. I adore it.

[valerief]

7. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the Senate voted for it? I know, the Corporatist Senate won't .

They don't care about us.

[marketcrazy1]

10. as long as you do not make more than 250 thousand a year

it wont matter but if you do....................

[alcibiades_mystery]

11. The admin and Dem Congress should leverage this "outrage" to push for

Obama's proposed return to 39% top marginal rate.

The Republicans will sound pretty silly whelping about "class warfare" at this point.

[high density]

17. lol, I know that is hilarious

Didn't Olbermann say this is the largest tax increase ever?