Posted on 03/02/2015 12:21:41 PM PST by jazusamo
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest confirmed Monday that President Obama is "very interested" in the idea of raising taxes through unitlateral executive action.
"The president certainly has not indicated any reticence in using his executive authority to try and advance an agenda that benefits middle class Americans," Earnest said in response to a question about Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) calling on Obama to raise more than $100 billion in taxes through IRS executive action.
"Now I don't want to leave you with the impression that there is some imminent announcement, there is not, at least that I know of," Earnest continued. "But the president has asked his team to examine the array of executive authorities that are available to him to try to make progress on his goals. So I am not in a position to talk in any detail at this point, but the president is very interested in this avenue generally," Earnest finished.
Sanders sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew Friday identifying a number of executive actions he believes the IRS could take, without any input from Congress, that would close loopholes currently used by corporations. In the past, IRS lawyers have been hesitant to use executive actions to raise significant amounts of revenue, but that same calculation has change in other federal agencies since Obama became president.
Obama's preferred option would be for Congress to pass a corporate tax hike that would fund liberal infrastructure projects like mass transit. But if Congress fails to do as Obama wishes, just as Congress has failed to pass the immigration reforms that Obama prefers, Obama could take actions unilaterally instead. This past November, for example, Obama gave work permits, Social Security Numbers, and drivers licenses to approximately 4 million illegal immigrants.
Those immigration actions, according to the Congressional Budget Office, will raise federal deficits by $8.8 billion over the next ten years .
If some foreign power did to us what Obama has done, I think in that case, we would have attacked the enemy with atomic weapons. Com to think of it, in a way, he has done more damage to this country than someone entity would do with an atomic weapon or three. Yes, there would be a huge number of casualties much more than we have now but I know our country would have rallied back as well as toss political correctness under the bus. Maybe that’s what it will take, that is, if we survive.
I am more and more convinced that arrogant pos will not leave the People’s House on January 20, 2017
We had more rights under King George III than we have now under Obongo.
I hear you, Kas. When the talk started about 0bama going beyond his two terms I was skeptical, but the more of this talk from his lapdogs that comes out I’m thinking it’s a real possibility.
I don’t see fifty American states under the current Constitution in 20 years, I don’t.
If we still have a Constitution, it will be purely symbolic and a sham, like in the old USSR. Hell, it’s almost there now.
It would be interesting to see a point-by-point comparison of individual and local-government autonomy/authority under George III vs Obama I.
Poking Boehner and Americans in the eye, over and over.
Well, I think you’re right. My father says the same thing all the time. We might shatter into several nations, maybe one or three might adhere to the ideals of the Constitution while others become more like Obamaland or whatever. Some might join Canada or if Canada breaks up, pieces from both join up. The Mormons might get their wish in having a Desert Republic. I can see an atomic war as well. This will most likely start as a result where somebody says “enough!” The future is murky, but I do not see the U.S. surviving as an entity as we know it.
Yeah, it would make an interesting in comparing the two. For some reason, I think King George III would win.
It’s hard to predict, but I can’t disagree with you.
If so, this is amazing work on your part.
If not, it is amazing work.
I made this one today from a picture I saw on WRSA.
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