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June 1st, 2011StrongDems Live Tweets
June 1st, 2011- Bottom Line: You want to run a business? Follow the rules society sets. Want to run it as a religion, move to Tehran. #HHS #Catholic
(about 8 hours ago) - Castellanos kept talking about @MittRomney's "paycheck"... HE DOESN'T HAVE ONE!! Cap Gains is why he pays 13% #taxes. @maddow #MeetThePress
(about 8 hours ago) - @maddow What's next, the Catholic Church saying that they won't cover mental health b/c Exorcism & Flagrum work just fine? #HHS
(about 8 hours ago) - The Catholic Church being upset abt Contraception is like them refusing to cover mental health in lieu of Exorcism #HHS #p2
(about 8 hours ago) - RT @jillco: @morningmika @JoeNBC @Morning_Joe MOST Catholics don't agree with Church's views on contraception...many polls show this
(about 8 hours ago) - @deadvoter That's why the #HCR bill was so far right! It was to the right of Nixon AND Dole's bill!
(about 8 hours ago) - @deadvoter Excuse me... http://t.co/6NM386ls #HCR #p2
(about 8 hours ago) - RT @alaskadj: RT @TeresaKopec: Niall Ferguson on Morning Joe advocating we go to war with Iran. It's 2002 all over again.
(about 8 hours ago) - @deadvoter which messenger?
(about 8 hours ago) - @deadvoter I agree. The #OWS movement was diverse. Most and peaceful (because that is the left's ideology), but a small fraction weren't
(about 8 hours ago) - @deadvoter It doesn't work that way, and you should know that. Cloture is needed in the Senate. 60 votes, not 50 or 51.
(about 8 hours ago) - @brendan_buck @JoeNBC I ask you, would you defend a religious group paying a woman less for the same job if it's a core belief? #p2
(about 9 hours ago) - RT @ericboehlert: but RW hates (!) it when libs politicize religion; RT @mmfa CNN's Erickson: Obama "claiming" to be Christian "chose to...
(about 9 hours ago) - @deadvoter WRONG! Apparently you don't know what a filibuster is.
(about 9 hours ago) - @deadvoter Ah, so if you don't like to message, go after the messenger? It doesn't erase the facts.
(about 9 hours ago)
We are the party of: Tax and Reinvest
November 17th, 2010
Our original post If They Build It, Don’t Tax The Rich discussed this in-depth, but I wanted to expand a couple of talking points to lead into this idea.
RESPONSE:
Simply, Governments collect taxes to pay for the services it provides. So EVERY party is a party of tax and something.
The question is if the taxes pay for services that work, or services that don’t.
FOLLOW-UP:
The Democratic Party is the party of “Tax and Reinvest.”
Tax the Rich, they can afford it.
When very wealthy individuals and big corporations make a lot of money, they should be taxed at a higher rate.
Why?
So that they DON’T pay that tax to the Government.
What?
They reinvest the money right back into the gears of the economy.
SIDE POINTS:
When someone is faced with paying a high tax over a certain amount of money, they look for ways to NOT pay it.
When rates were much higher high-income earners would:
- reinvest it back into their business (buy equipment, build bigger factories, hire more people, capital investments)
- make donations to charitable organizations (museums, scientific research, human and health services)
- put it back in stable long-term investments (bonds, treasuries, municipal)
Progressive Taxation Example:
| If Taxpayer’s Income Is… | Then Estimated Taxes Are… | |||
| Between | But Not Over | Base Tax | + Rate | Of the Amount Over |
|
$0
|
$8,375
|
$0
|
10%
|
$0
|
|
$8,375
|
$34,000
|
$837.50
|
15%
|
$8,375
|
|
$34,000
|
$82,400
|
$4,681.25
|
25%
|
$34,000
|
|
$82,400
|
$171,850
|
$16,781.25
|
28%
|
$82,400
|
|
$181,850
|
$373,650
|
$41,827.25
|
33%
|
$181,850
|
|
$373,650
|
- - – - - |
$108,421.25
|
35%
|
$373,650
|
Libertarianism is Bullyism
July 13th, 2010
Very simply, Libertarianism is Bullyism.
The Libertarian worldview is that the LARGER or more powerful the person/industry is, the better.
According to them, if they are in business, they MUST be right, otherwise the market would correct and put them out of business.
It doesn’t take into account:
- The sheer size of Mega Transnational Corporations
- Unfair tax benefits (NAFTA, development-zones, unequal taxation reductions, tariffs)
- Collusion (price fixing and supply restriction)
- Lying (that never happens)
- Advertising (the ability to manipulate purchasing, even though a product may be inferior)
- Monopolies (THIS is the big one)
- The RIGHT of representational Democracy (a society or community (Commons) determines how they will be governed)
- Businesses are artificial creations of Government, not the other way around (“We the People” determine what rights businesses get)
UNCOVERS:
In fact, no matter what a Democratic majority of citizens want through public policy (Government- “We the People”), or organizations of independent people (unions, scientific groups, industry watchdogs), they still favor the most wealthy and powerful for-profit businesses.
This ideology is dangerously naive.
Our Government (the founding fathers created a Government, not Libertarianism) is designed to be citizens coming together, and determining as a group what is best for the society they are a part of.
Governments are tasked to protect “the People” from the schoolyard bullies. If Wal-Mart, with all of their money and power, was putting cadmium in all of their housewares products, how would a customer know without the Consumer Protections, or laws preventing them from doing something harmful? How would ONE person fight a HUGE multi-billion dollar organization?
Government fights for the little-guy, Libertarians fight for the Bullies.
Veruca Salt Republicans
December 3rd, 2010Simply put: The Republicans are Spoiled Brats, and the Democrats have enabled them.
A “spoiled brat” is a child that exhibits behavioral problems from overindulgence by his or her parents. Some children, when they want something, cry, kick, yell, scream, whine, and nag until they get their way.
Every parent has seen this behavior.
Unfortunately, the nature of Democrats has been that of the weak parent who constantly gives in to their child at the first sign of crocodile tears. The parent thinks that they are compromising, or simply preventing a worse scenario in public, but we all know that spoiling these children only guarantees future continuance of this behavior.
Not only that, but the outside observer of this event, more often looks at the PARENT as the problem! (see November 2010 elections as an example)
UNCOVERS:
The Democrats are far too timid, far too conciliatory, and far too easily played the fool. At some point, after being burned and used, time and time again, you need to Ferberize the child, take the toy away, and discipline the bad behavior.
Being implacably steadfast, if you know you are doing the right thing for 98% of the country, is the right thing to do. And if you want to be a party in control of the Government, you cannot allow the temper-tantrum to control the debate.
If you allow it, that becomes the norm, and then instead of actually being productive, you spend all of your time managing the level of noise that the tantrum produces.
They expect you to back down, Democrats… man up!
Veruca Salt- Spoiled rich girl from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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