I don’t need a military to protect my rental home.

I don’t need a military to protect my bank…i don’t own one.

I don’t need the military to protect my corporation in other countries because I don’t own a corporation.

I don’t need the military to overthrow government so my corporation can claim the GOODS for america.

YOU SEE, WHY THE FU** SHOULD THE MIDDLE CLASS PAY SO MUCH FOR THE MILITARY WHEN IT’S PRIMARY USE IS FOR THE RICH?????

WE HAVE PAYED FOR DECADES NOW ITS YOUR FUC*EN TURN RICH BASTARDS!!

Morgan423 says:

Here in Tennessee, we have a large middle class populace that seems unable to do basic math. Every time anyone tries to do tax reform on a state level, it’s voted down after massive “Ax the Tax” campaigns by business and the wealthy.

Currently in this state, there is no income tax, but our sales tax is 10%. Yes, 10%, on every single thing we buy, with the exception of a couple of items here and there.

Considering that most folks spend 95 – 100% of their income every year, we’re consenting to pay 10% o he state on pretty much all of our income.

But when tax reform comes around and we get proposals that would shift more tax burden to the upper classes (example: one proposal voted down would have introduced a flat 3% income tax / 3% sales tax), they’re attacked and shot down by special interests and the “conservative” views of the electorate. This drives me insane.

I would like to start a non-profit in this state that teaches adults basic math. Maybe if they can figure out for themselves how this affects their own pockets, they’ll vote accordingly XoD

I’ve lived in Tennessee, Louisiana, Arkansas, and now DC. Tennessee was the best.

The sales tax in TN was THE SAME as it was in LA (about 10%) and THE SAME as it is in DC (about 10%) and a little higher than it was in AR (about 5-8% depending). But in LA there is a an income tax. In AR there is a (very low) income tax. In DC, there is a freaking huge income tax, almost 1/2 the federal income tax. Also, in AR and DC there are excise taxes on your property (cars and such) TN had nothing like that. So obviously living in LA, AR, and DC were utopia and TN was hell.

Nothing of the sort. Complete opposite. TN is a very nice place to live and fairly low on the taxes. Property taxes were a little high, but much lower than in DC or Maryland, that’s for sure.

Wow. You know, I thought the republicans were stupid, in that all during the 2008 race, McCain kept saying that Obama would raise taxes, raise taxes, raise taxes. Now, centrist democrats (god only knows why they’re even called democrats if they seem so intent on voting with republicans) are saying the same things.

There’s one teensy, tiny, itty bitty little trio of words that republicans and blue-balls (oh, excuse me, blue DOGS) keep forgetting to attach to the end of that term, “raise taxes,”…………

ON THE RICH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We’re not raising taxes on middle class Americans, in fact, we just received a tax-BREAK from Obama when he took office. WE’RE TAXING THE WEALTHIEST OF AMERICANS TO HELP PAY FOR THINGS!!!!!!!!!!

WHYYYYYYYY????!!!!!!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, WHY????!!!!!!!!
Why is it so impossibly hard for these fools to just outright admit the truth, which is that they don’t care about the middle class people who actually VOTED them into office? They only care about making sure that they, and their $350k+/year counterparts around the nation don’t have to pay any more in taxes.

We don’t have a filibuster-proof, 60-seat majority in the senate. We have (probably, possibly less) about 51 true blues, and the rest are blue balls, i.e. republicans in disguise.

It’s time to shift further to the left, because these “centrists” are just as bad as any republican. When I see Rasmussen reports and surveys online that average Americans have backslid and now trust republicans more than democrats to handle the economy, I get REALLY upset…

This makes him an honorary Blue Dog.

Cause of global warming: Rush Limbaugh’s Kidneys Are on Fire

House panel passes tax increase for health plan
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090717/ap_on_go_co/health_care_overhaul_taxes

WASHINGTON – The House Ways and Means Committee has passed legislation to revamp health care, approving tax increases on the wealthy to help pay for the plan.

The committee voted 23 to 18 to approve the bill. Three Democrats joined all committee Republicans in voting against the bill.

Over the next decade, the bill would impose $544 billion in new taxes on families making more than $350,000.

The vote came early Friday, more than 16 hours after members started debating dozens of Republican amendments that were ultimately rejected. Republicans complained that the bill would hurt small business owners who pay business taxes on their individual returns. Democrats say the tax increases will affect only 4.1 percent of tax filers who report small business income.

Dear Xxxxxx,

Rep. Dennis Kucinich proposed a crucial amendment today for single-payer healthcare and we urgently need you to call one or more of the 12 Democrats on the House Education and Labor Subcommittee. Our message is simple:

Please support Rep. Kucinich’s Amendment today in the HELP Subcommittee to allow states to create single-payer healthcare systems. The federal government should give states the freedom to fix our health care crisis.

You can call any time and leave a voicemail if no one answers. If you do speak with a staffer, please post their reply here:
http://www.democrats.com/support-kucinich-single-payer-amendment-today

You can also urge your Senators and Representatives to support a nationwide Single Payer Health Care plan (H.R. 676) by signing our petition:
http://www.democrats.com/single-payer-petition?cid={cid_enc}

The Kucinich Amendment would let individual states create single-payer healthcare systems even if Congress fails to create a nationwide single-payer system.

That’s exactly how Canada evolved towards single-payer: one province at a time. Given the corporate-funded resistance to single-payer in Congress, the U.S. may have to follow the Canadian path.

Progressive activists in California and Pennsylvania are leading the way for single-payer systems and the Kucinich Amendment would remove the legal roadblocks they face.

The fate of the Kucinich Amendment rests in the hands of the 12 Democrats above. Please call as many as you can.

Thanks for all you do!

Bob Fertik

It appears that:
Rep. Baron Hill (IN) passed on the Grape-O Punch…
Rep.s Mike Ross (AR) and Bart Gordon (TN) enjoyed the first round…
And Rep. Jim Matheson (UT) double dipped in the concentrate.

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There is no lesser of two evils in this debate. We will either have single payer or, smoke and mirrors private insurance. Read the bills!

McCarthy was right. :)

Before I get my hopes up for a public option, I want to read the fine print to see what procedures will be mandatory (i.e. vaccinations) in order to get into the plan. There have got to be strings attached to keep big pharma/HMO’s pleased b/c THEY are the ones that pull the puppet strings.

Personally, I want a lively debate in the hopes of getting the best possible bill. After recent history it’s easy to forget that the real purpose of debate is to get the best result rather than score political points.

And, when push comes to shove, if a few Dems really try screw up the works I don’t they they have the clout or numbers to pull it off.