"We told them the wealth would trickle down!"

[Dawgs]

[ProSense]

1. Here's a point that

doesn't rely on a bogus photoshop image:

Obama: Bush Tax Cuts For The Rich Won’t Create ‘One Single Job’

[Dawgs]

6. You sure you don't want to rethink that?

Isn't today the day he's signing a bill to extend those tax cuts for the rich?

[tridim]

14. He is against the tax cuts for the rich.

Always has been, and still is.

Note that he didn't vote for it, Congress did.

[Dawgs]

17. So he's not signing the bill then?

Good to know. Thanks.

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[Dawgs]

30. When he signs it, he votes for it.

Just like he was in Congress.

[Exilednight]

28. He votes for it when he either signs or vetos it. n/t

[tridim]

31. He stated as he signed it that he didn't support the tax cut for the rich.

Fact.

He has never supported the tax cut for the rich.

[Exilednight]

37. Then he should veto the bill. eos.

[PurityOfEssence]

40. Not only did he make the deal, he circumvented House Democrats to do so

This is why many of us cry "Cult". It's like many believers' explanation of human events: all goodness flows from the supreme being, but nothing bad is ever his/her/its fault.

The very idea of hiding behind Congress here is despicable. He has constantly played games with the responsibility issue and the separation of powers, yet here he specifically did an end-run around House Members to do a deal that is, at best, foolhardy.

Enough of this already.

[dbmk]

42. Intellectually 100% dishonest

When you make a compromise, theres by definition something in there you don't like but vote for anyway to get the stuff you do like.

Now, you can argue the compromise was a bad deal or not.

But its complete BS to equate support for a bill with support for all its parts.

[Dawgs]

9. See post #8.

[TheKentuckian]

16. If that is how he feels then. he shouldn't continue them

Nor should he have used the rest of the top 20% as cover for the fake middle class tax cuts that are top heavy as hell instead of pushing targeted relief for those that need it most, the bottom 40% or even the bottom 60%:

The whole thing is trickle down.

[DJ13]

2. perfect update on that!

K&R

[Schema Thing]

3. No, it's not perfect; it's not even remotely appropriate, given the reality

Obama: Bush Tax Cuts For The Rich Won’t Create ‘One Single Job’

[Dawgs]

8. So doing the opposite of what you say is okay, just as long as you say it?

Whatever!

[DailyGrind51]

39. The new norm is "saying" is more important than actually "doing"!

[Brickbat]

35. Obama: Tax deal will 'create jobs for the American people'

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2010/12/obama-signs-tax-cut-extension-deal-into-law/1

[liberal N proud]

4. That is one of the better de-motivational posters I have seen

[Dawgs]

11. I'll take that as a compliment.

:hi:

[tridim]

5. Pure crap. Get this off of DU please.

[Dawgs]

7. How so? Is the wealth gap getting smaller under Obama, or is it growing?

Are the poor better off under Obama than under Reagen, Bush I, Bush II?

[tridim]

12. Obama is not a trickle down Reganomics guy, at all.

He never was, and is not now. I think you have him confused with someone else.

[Dawgs]

15. Then why is he acting like one?

:shrug:

[tridim]

21. He isn't. You're just not paying attention.

[Dawgs]

33. He praised a bill that is all "trickle down" economics.

Not my words, his.

[sad sally]

36. been there, done that, huh?

How long will it take until all this economic prosperity turns into good "family wage" jobs? Oh, maybe when hell freezes over or maybe the Mayan calendar sez' this old Earth is history.

[Go2Peace]

19. How can you say that?

It seems obvious he believes in at least some of the tenants. He states that he believes things like this are compromise, but then in the same breath he gives credence to supply side economics. It's evident he believes in them to a fair extent.

[tridim]

22. Pay attention to everything, not just one thing the GOP wanted.

[Go2Peace]

23. I do. I am talking about the President's own words

I watch his press briefings in full on the internet, not on TV with commentators. It is obvious that fundamentally he goes along with a lot of the tenants of supply side economics.

[tridim]

24. He participates in capitalism and socialism.

Supporting American business is not "Reaganism". That's all he is doing, because he wants our country to thrive.

I'm still waiting for one example of trickle-down policy that Obama has supported and passed in his term.

[Go2Peace]

26. Do you respect people like Robert Reich?

Labor Secretary under Clinton.

"The New Tax Deal: Reaganomics Redux"
http://robertreich.org/post/2337421398

[tridim]

27. Most of the time I do.

He is wrong in this case.

Clinton was much more conservative than Obama.

[Exilednight]

29. Yes, and that is why taxes were higher under Clinton - because he was more conservative ............

:sarcasm:

[tridim]

32. Ever heard of NAFTA?

[Dawgs]

34. Is Obama working to end that to?

Uh, didn't think so.

[Exilednight]

38. Yep, and Obama signed free trade agreements with

South Korea
Panama
Columbia

[Go2Peace]

10. It's called Satire

And while satire may or may not be tasteful depending on your feelings on the subject, it is not really out of place on a political discussion board.

The point of the satire is Reagonomics, and the point being made is that we as Democrats are effectively embracing core components of that philosophy.

The symbolism may be uncomfortable, but the point is certainly valid.

[tridim]

13. It's called stupidity, not satire. nt

[Go2Peace]

18. Satire is often meant to be uncomfortable.

If only it has made you think, then it will have achieved it's end. The point is not that "Obama is evil" or even that he really laughs about it (which surely he doesn't).

[somone]

25. Well, the shoe fits him

pretty speeches notwithstanding

[area51]

41. +1 n/t