[SeekAndFind]

E.J. Dionne's argument :

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Internal Revenue Service data show that the effective federal income tax rate for the 400 taxpayers with the very highest incomes declined by nearly half in just over a decade, even as their pre-tax incomes have grown five times larger.

The study found that the top 400 households "paid 16.6 percent of their income in federal individual income taxes in 2007, down from 30 percent in 1995." We are talking here about truly rich people. Using 2007 dollars, it took an adjusted gross income of at least $35 million to make the top 400 in 1992, and $139 million in 2007.

The notion that when we are fighting two wars, we're not supposed to consider raising taxes on such Americans is one sign of a country that's no longer serious. Why do so few foreign policy hawks acknowledge that if they lack the gumption to ask taxpayers to finance the projection of American military power, we won't be able to project it in the long run?

And if we are unwilling to have a full-scale debate over whether nation-building abroad is getting in the way of nation-building at home, we will accomplish neither.

[goodnesswins]

"The simple truth is that the wealthy in the United States -- the people who have made almost all the income gains in recent years -- are undertaxed compared with everyone else.

HEY...Dionne, you Pawn....you are an economic IDIOT.

[goodnesswins]

AND...furthermore....the super rich are the ones the DEMOCRATS PROTECT .... so go pound sand.....

[caseinpoint]

“the people who have made almost all the income gains in recent years — are undertaxed compared with everyone else.”

If this makes sense, then repeat the EITC. Those folks are literally the most undertaxed.

[avacado]

"Start with taxes. In every other serious democracy, ..."

Logic 101: start with a false premise and you'll arrive at false conclusion.

WE ARE A REPUBLIC!!! With a Republican form of government!

ARTICLE IV, Section 4

Section 4 - Republican government

The United States shall guarantee to every State in this 
Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect 
each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the 
Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature 
cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.

[A_Former_Democrat]

Cut welfare programs
Cut Federal employees
Freeze compensation and benefits
Perform study comparable private sector jobs
Then lower all overpaids to 3% less than private sector compensation and benefits. See how many self-deport.
Cut Congressional perks
Eliminate all “affirmative action” and “diversity’ positions (ie. have them great real jobs)
Eliminate all benefits to illegals and their families
Deport illegals, encourage families to join them
Abolish chain immigration
Abolish birthright citizenship

Voila

[equalitybeforethelaw]

Hey, did anyone tell Ms. Dionne that the dems have no budget, aren’t going to prepare one and will call you a racist if you asked why they don’t do their job. Also, does Ms. Dionne know that Mr. Skittles has raised President Bushs deficit by a factor of 5. Finally, this is the WAPO, all they really know is MACACA. mmmmm mmmmmm mmmmm

[saganite]

This is why Democrats will be fools if they don’t try to turn the Republicans’ refusal to raise taxes on families earning more than $250,000 a year into an election issue

This makes zero sense. The Republicans don’t have the power to stop anything the Dems want to do with the possible exception of a filibuster. Apparently Dionne has sufficient faith in the stupidity of voters that he thinks the Dems can continue to mouth the same old platitudes and the voter will cast the standard knee jerk vote. He may be right about Dem voters but Independents are figuring it out. Sorry EJ.

[Falcon4.0]

Now here's a Fool who doesn't even consider that there is such a thing as too much Government spending. And I'm sure that if someone broaches the subject he'll immediately poke his finger at you and say something negative about G.W Bush and his spending. Well EJ, GW Bush's spending record is what happens when you try to "Get Along" with Liberals. They goat you into funding they're Socialist, Redistributionist Policies and then criticize you for it.

[junta]

A couple of points you ever meet a liberal who was willing to have less personally to create this utopia, I have not. Second these tax increases are gonna whack blue state idiots, come next year we will hear the hand to the forehead slap of all forehead slaps.