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Theodoric
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Message 249 of 308 (673803)
09-23-2012 2:05 PM
Reply to: Message 186 by Coyote
09-19-2012 1:41 PM


Romney wants redistribute wealth too
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Mitt Romney economic adviser Emil Henry tripled down on the GOP presidential candidate’s claim that 47 percent of Americans are dependent upon government and see themselves as victims because they don’t pay federal income taxes, during an appearance on MSNBC’s Up with Chris Hayes on Sunday. You have a president who errs towards, in the very least, an entitlement society, a society of hand downs, a society of 46 million people on food stamps, Henry said, adding that Romney opposes Obama’s efforts to redistribute wealth to those with lower incomes.
He then advocated for Romney’s tax reform plan which he likened to a flat tax of lowering the marginal rates by 20 percent across the board and limiting exemptions and deductions for the richest Americans, while providing the middle class with tax relief. I have heard him say this 100 times and I know this for a fact, he says taxes on rich folks are not going to go down because of the elimination of exemptions, Henry added.
But when Hayes pointed out the inconsistency of the charge, noting that taxes on wealthy people would have to come down substantially if Romney seeks to eliminate the redistribution inherent in America’s progressive tax code, Henry conceded that Republicans would also transfer wealth from one group to another:
http://thinkprogress.org/...an-would-redistribute-the-wealth
The whole economy is going to collapse.

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts
"God did it" is not an argument. It is an excuse for intellectual laziness.

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Theodoric
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Message 266 of 308 (673833)
09-23-2012 9:30 PM
Reply to: Message 263 by Coyote
09-23-2012 8:43 PM


Re: Time for a change...
Governemnt is not a business. The purpose of government is not to make a profit.
quote:
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Nothing there about profit or running a business. You will notice it says "general welfare" not welfare of the elites. If the founders wanted that they would have created an aristocratic class.
The US government is the biggest "business" there is
No it isn't it is a Constitution-based federal republic.
The US government is not a
quote:
a person, partnership, or corporation engaged in commerce, manufacturing, or a service; profit-seeking enterprise or concern.
Source
and having "organized" folks to picket and protest on a block or two in a big city is just not a good qualification.
Though you are trying to be insulting all you are doing is exposing your own ignorance and prejudice. Community organizers are important people in most communities in the USA. They do amazing work.
The "fail" is strong in this one.
Stunning, absolutely stunning.
Edited by Theodoric, : government instead of business

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