OT: Things That Make You Go Hmm?
Papi_Chulo
Miami, FL (or the nearest big-booty club)
Certain politicians are all gung-ho about taxing the “wealthy†– i.e. those making over $250k/yr.
It struck me that this would hit most if not all congressmen/women right in the kisser. My feelings that politicians are often the last to get screwed, or screw themselves, I enquired a bit and came across the following article.
WASHINGTON — Rep. Nancy Pelosi was emphatic. Mitt Romney's refusal to release more than two years of his personal tax returns, she said, makes him unfit to win confirmation as a member of the president's Cabinet, let alone to hold the high office himself.
Sen. Harry Reid went farther: Romney's refusal to make public more of his tax records makes him unfit to be a dogcatcher.
They do not, however, think that standard of transparency should apply to them. The two Democratic leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives are among hundreds of senators and representatives from both parties who refused to release their tax records. Just 17 out of the 535 members of Congress released their most recent tax forms or provided some similar documentation of their tax liabilities in response to requests from McClatchy over the last three months. Another 19 replied that they wouldn't release the information, and the remainder never responded to the query.
There is more to the article at the following link; but it is a pretty long article:
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/07/18/15…
It struck me that this would hit most if not all congressmen/women right in the kisser. My feelings that politicians are often the last to get screwed, or screw themselves, I enquired a bit and came across the following article.
WASHINGTON — Rep. Nancy Pelosi was emphatic. Mitt Romney's refusal to release more than two years of his personal tax returns, she said, makes him unfit to win confirmation as a member of the president's Cabinet, let alone to hold the high office himself.
Sen. Harry Reid went farther: Romney's refusal to make public more of his tax records makes him unfit to be a dogcatcher.
They do not, however, think that standard of transparency should apply to them. The two Democratic leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives are among hundreds of senators and representatives from both parties who refused to release their tax records. Just 17 out of the 535 members of Congress released their most recent tax forms or provided some similar documentation of their tax liabilities in response to requests from McClatchy over the last three months. Another 19 replied that they wouldn't release the information, and the remainder never responded to the query.
There is more to the article at the following link; but it is a pretty long article:
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/07/18/15…
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At least we get something in return when dancers take our money.
You are a bit of a dim witted one if you think the forces that make up a super power's military cannot counter that same super power's military. Then add in a group of people willing to fight for what is theirs?
Why are you so scared to explore events that cause armed revolutions? It is not like it hasn't happened here and else where before.
Is it because there is a realization amongst all the mumblers who like to go on about how it should be realize they cannot argue and intimidate their way out of a bullet in the head? That violence or the threat of it is a political weapon (the democrats certainly make use of it http://michellemalkin.com/2011/09/29/adv…)?
Do a little research and you will find that most long term members of congress consider themselves above the law and look down on us.
Congress and all government employees needs term limits and pensions that start when the retired member turns 65 like the rest of us (Except 30 year retired military). All laws passed by congress must equally apply to them also.
Did you know that OSHA and sex discrimination laws do not apply to members of congress.
They have their own healthcare plan. They keep passing laws that they say only applies to only a few millionaires but then don't index it for inflation. The AMT originally only applied to a few wealthy families. Now if it is not updated, it will apply to everyone making 33,750 or more. Are you feeling wealthy now? The same goes for all of these other new taxes the democrats want to plop down on all the wealthy people.
Plus Obama health care taxes will kick in. Plus some democrats want to working people to pay additional taxes on the health care insurance premiums their employers pay for them. That would really hurt people who work for a living. Obama wants the US to be more like Europe. I heard in Europe one company has to pay for the rain water that falls on his roof. I would suspect that is related to environmental runoff. I don't want to give democrats any more ideas. They might want to tax us for the air we breathe as well. They need to index all these new taxes for inflation.
That's like saying if I borrow $1,000 from shadowcat to blow away on lap dances and I have to pay him $50 a month, I will save money in the future if I only borrow $1,100 instead of $1,250 because my interest payment will only be $57 a month instead of $60. So then you save $3 a month in interest. Just trying to spell out the logic the democrats are using claiming they are saving money on interest on increased spending plans. It is not real savings. It might be a reduction in planned spending increases.
I think the accounting also includes the assumption of lower interest rates. Bettter check that one with txtittyfan and see if it will hold.