Comments on: Will McCain Vote For An Alaska-Friendly Earmark In The Senate Bailout Bill?

By: Cats r Flyfishn

Cats r Flyfishn — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:44:11 +0000

Ha, ha, ha. This bill will never pass.

By: Crusty Old Bastard

Crusty Old Bastard — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:20:08 +0000

“(c) (1)…no portion of qualified settlement income received by a qualified taxpayer shall be treated as self-employed income.
(2)…no portion of qualified settlement income received by a qualified taxpayer shall be treated as wages.”

They money should be treated as a CAPITOL Gain (As in Washington, DC and taxed at 100%. Just as Failin Wailin Palin should not benefit from living next door to Russia the Alaskans should not benefit from a National Disaster. Admittedly, individuals who suffered legitimate actual damages should be compensated to the extent of their loss but any punitive damages should be awarded to all citizens directly and/or indirectly affected by the spill–namely EVERY CITIZEN and TAXPAYER.

By: politicalbuff

politicalbuff — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:05:21 +0000

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By: Michael Lafferty

Michael Lafferty — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:59:03 +0000

It’s actually the caribou, moose, the polar bills and others of their ilk who should benefit from the settlement, not the taxpayers of Alaska who stand to have otherwise taxable ‘benefits’ exempted in this case.

Those already enriched Alaskan taxpayers, earning—as a state—$ 1.83 for every $ 1.00 paid to the Federal treasury, and benefiting from the unique annual pay out ‘earned’ from gas and oil revenues, are doing well enough without this special benefit. Toss a bone to the critters, eh?

By: 666lattes

666lattes — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:55:45 +0000

Well, he has “made her famous” and we do “know her name”…

By: Game of Life

Game of Life — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:55:41 +0000

Crazy old coot wants chimpy to pass bill without congress approval.

By: Zimzone

Zimzone — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:54:09 +0000

Bimbo Bachmann, McMighty Mouse & Moose Lips: ‘Bringing 20th Century ideas to your futures!’

By: AMcG773

AMcG773 — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:47:39 +0000

If anything in Washington needs to change, besides the president, it’s got to get rid of these add-ons to legislation. Taxes on the penalties paid by Exxon have nothing to do with a bail-out for Wall Street. If it’s irrelevent, it shouldn’t be added.

By: gummitch

gummitch — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:45:14 +0000

I have to admit, Palin is right on this one. It’s bad enough that people had to wait nearly 20 years to get compensation and it’s even worse that the compensation was reduced to such a pitiful amount. But to tax that compensation on top of all the other insults? No. Screw that. Her support of the litigants is the first positive thing I’ve heard about her.

Why, I think I’ll run out and campaign for McCain/Palin . . . No, wait. Maybe not.

By: Game of Life

Game of Life — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:45:03 +0000

I hope the dems grow a pair and not accept this payout.

he “sweeteners” in the package include:

# An increase in the amount that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will insure in bank accounts: to $250,000, up from $100,000

# A fix that would prevent middle-class taxpayers from paying the alternative minimum tax

# A number of tax extensions favored by either Republicans or Democrats

# Tax exemptions for renewable energy

# A measure that would require health insurers to treat mental health issues the same way they treat physical illnesses

Yeah right, this is a clean bill

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:42:15 +0000

Not self-employed income and not wages: ok, I can see that. It is income, how ever it’s named, right? This seems unusual, being slipped in the bailout bill. Is it? Is income from litigation usually taxed or not?

This and other ‘paradoxes’ is exactly what McCain gets for being so melodramatic. He’s made himself out to be totally against any and all earmarks even though there are some really benefitial monies that are earmarked.

By: raynman

raynman — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:41:51 +0000

I think the “dump-truck” is in reference to the weight of the lies that the Republican Party is carrying around….

By: RUCerious

RUCerious — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:39:48 +0000

Let’s see, could they just say, Hey! It’s an aural receiver/translator German currency funding thingy?

By: RUCerious

RUCerious — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:37:39 +0000

Trump Duck, third grade was the best three years of its life.

By: stateofthedivision

stateofthedivision — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:32:31 +0000

Oh no! Not the Supreme Court decision Sarah Palin couldn’t mention.

This campaign is fractally haunted….

By: drago

drago — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:32:22 +0000

McCain-Palin are LIARS, HYPOCRITES and FRAUDS.

By: MusicLover

MusicLover — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:24:45 +0000

Yet interestingly she couldn’t even recall this Supreme Court case when Couric asked the question the other day.

If McCain votes for the bill and it includes ANY earmarks, Obama ought to hammer him on it. If it includes the Alaska earmark he should hammer McCain AND Palin. Make sure everybody knows their names, as it were.

By: hivanh

hivanh — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:20:45 +0000

Ah, yes! Another spectacular example of how the more things “CHANGE”, the more they remain the McSame!

Blatant and disgusting hypocrisy.

By: Oval12345678 aka James K. Sayre

Oval12345678 aka James K. Sayre — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:18:00 +0000

Remember 7 Brides for 7 Brothers? This is 700 Bailouts for 700 Billionaires…

By: RUCerious

RUCerious — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:17:42 +0000

These Exxon victims are getting screwed enough anyhow, it’s nice to see McIIIrd have to eat crow.