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Rep. Ellison (Dim): ‘There’s Plenty of Money, It’s Just The Government Doesn’t Have It’
CNSNews ^ | Aug 2, 2013 | By Eric Scheiner

Posted on 08/03/2013 9:21:07 AM PDT by Jim Robinson

(CNSNews.com) - Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) told a gathering of Democrats, “The bottom line is we’re not broke, there’s plenty of money, it’s just the government doesn’t have it.” Ellison was discussing his ‘Inclusive Prosperity Act’ measure at the July 25th Progressive Democrats of America roundtable in Washington.

“People like, George Soros, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Paul Krugman, Joe Stiglitz, Jeffrey Sax, Dean Baker, Robert Poland, Larry Summers have said they all support a transaction tax,” Ellison said.

“The bottom line is we’re not broke, there’s plenty of money, it’s just the government doesn’t have it,” Ellison continued, “The government has a right, the government and the people of the United States have a right to run the programs of the United States. Health, welfare, housing – all these things.”

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To: Jim Robinson
Funny thing is that the socialists/Marxists/democRATs ARE running out of OPM as they speak. Detroit is but one domino.

5.56mm

41 posted on 08/03/2013 11:08:33 AM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: HomeAtLast

Yes there is a difference. This government is running a giant version of organized-crime’s ‘bust-out’ (Google), not a protection racket.


42 posted on 08/03/2013 11:19:35 AM PDT by expat2
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To: Jim Robinson

Ping


43 posted on 08/03/2013 11:33:42 AM PDT by aquila48
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

To infiltrate their perceived enemy, of course. And since their philosophy is a world-converting one, that is a “duty” they can’t shirk, from their POV.


44 posted on 08/03/2013 11:36:05 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Lancey Howard

yep. I’ve been fearing this.


45 posted on 08/03/2013 11:40:26 AM PDT by sauropod (Fat Bottomed Girl: "What difference, at this point, does it make?")
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To: Ohioan
Someone ought to run against him, demanding that he read the Constitution, over & over again, so that it actually piques the interest of those constituents, to see what the fuss is all about

You are dealing with low information voters. The Constitution is foreign to them & these socialists are ingrained into being socialist. No way they change their stripes. This is our nation now & in the future.

46 posted on 08/03/2013 11:46:05 AM PDT by Digger
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To: Jim Robinson
“The bottom line is we’re not broke, there’s plenty of money, it’s just the government doesn’t have it,” Ellison continued...

Uh...Mr. Ellison...if the government doesn't have the money, it's broke, pal. Otherwise, if we buy into your leap of illogic here, you're saying that you, Keith Ellison, otherwise a penniless pauper, have plenty of money because a few of your neighbors are gainfully employed. Their prosperity is your prosperity, isn't that right, Mr. Ellison? You yourself are wealthy because your neighbors aren't complete financial morons.

We'd like to see you put your own money where your mouth is, Mr. Ellison. Draft and file for consideration by the Congress a bill authorizing the Liberal Advocacy Surtax. Vote for Democrats, and you are volunteering to pay an additional 50% levy on all income derived from whatever source.

Let's see if your actions can possibly measure up to your high-sounding words, Mr. Ellison.



(Heh, heh...heh, heh...)
47 posted on 08/03/2013 11:53:13 AM PDT by Milton Miteybad (I am Jim Thompson. {Really.})
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To: ntnychik; Jim Robinson; potlatch; bitt; onyx

48 posted on 08/03/2013 12:24:39 PM PDT by PhilDragoo (Hussein: Islamo-Commie from Fakistan)
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To: Rodamala

There’s no dealing with this mindset, and I guarantee you the majority of dems think this way. They will have to be resisted with force some day, I fear.

My libinlaw said something very similar to this a few years ago wrt nationalized healthcare. I said “how are we going to pay for it?”
Her reply was “the money’s out there!”


49 posted on 08/03/2013 12:30:24 PM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: Jim Robinson

Imagine what it must be like living in this guy’s Congressional district.


50 posted on 08/03/2013 1:00:15 PM PDT by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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To: Jim Robinson

This muzzie maggot is a real piece of work


51 posted on 08/03/2013 1:01:50 PM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: Jim Robinson

52 posted on 08/03/2013 1:02:43 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Jim Robinson
“The government has a right, the government and the people of the United States have a right to run the programs of the United States. Health, welfare, housing – all these things.”

Two very important aspects of these 'programs' espoused by Rep.Ellison and his fellow progressives; First, they are nowhere to be found in the US Constitution as specific powers of the government and Second, when you ask these advocates about what to spend for these programs, you do not get budgets, you get goals.

Unsurprisingly, LBJ's "War on Poverty" has been running for the vast majority of my life, yet the number of people in 'poverty' as a percentage of the population seems not to have changed a single whit! Strange that!

'Government Rights', what a primrose path to Hades!

53 posted on 08/03/2013 1:03:06 PM PDT by SES1066 (Government governs best when it governs least!)
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To: Jim Robinson

Would he swear on the Koran that that’s true?


54 posted on 08/03/2013 1:22:42 PM PDT by Rocky (Obama is pure evil.)
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To: hattend

having 25% of the economy is not enough?


55 posted on 08/03/2013 1:44:13 PM PDT by bioqubit
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To: hattend

ever been to Dearborne?


56 posted on 08/03/2013 2:08:30 PM PDT by TurboZamboni (Marx smelled bad & lived with his parents most his life.)
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To: TLI

Meeh

57 posted on 08/03/2013 3:15:16 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah, so shall it be again,")
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To: TurboZamboni

Quite happy to say I have never been to Michigan.

There’s a Dearborne clone in Minnesota?


58 posted on 08/03/2013 3:16:08 PM PDT by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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To: LibLieSlayer

Wake up, Minnesota. What in hell is wrong with you?


59 posted on 08/03/2013 3:19:58 PM PDT by lu shissler (ecause)
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To: Jim Robinson

Sounds like another chapter of an Ayn Rand novel is coming true


60 posted on 08/03/2013 3:20:17 PM PDT by GeronL
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