Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Speaker Boehner Refuses to Make Taxpayers Responsible for Government's Mistakes [No House of Cards]
ATR ^ | 2011-05-10 | Mattie Corrao

Posted on 05/10/2011 8:40:14 AM PDT by 92nina

...Budget “deals” that consider revenue part of the problem always result in tax hikes while spending restraint is forgotten: Speaker Boehner: “Today some seem intent on recycling the 1990 budget deal, only this time with much larger tax increases. That's not going to happen, and I've told that to the president. A tax hike would wreak havoc not only on our economy's ability to create private-sector jobs, but also on our ability to tackle the national debt...”

Read more: http://www.atr.org/speaker-boehner-refuses-make-taxpayers-responsible-a6129#ixzz1LxiJ4u9o

(Excerpt) Read more at atr.org ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics; Reference
KEYWORDS: congress; gop; republicans; taxes
This article has a rather triumphant tone, but it is good to hear the Speaker taking a harder line against tax hikes.

Take this article and others I found to the fight to the Libs on their own turf; put the Left on the defensive at at Digg and at Reddit and in Delicious and Stumbleupon

1 posted on 05/10/2011 8:40:18 AM PDT by 92nina
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: 92nina

Good on him.

I think that fire was starting to feel pretty hot on his nuts lately. Looks like he responded.


2 posted on 05/10/2011 8:41:40 AM PDT by RockinRight (Can't think of anything to say...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: 92nina

Not allowing a tax hike? Thanks Boner but how about not allowing any funding for Obamacare.


3 posted on 05/10/2011 8:43:44 AM PDT by AU72
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: RockinRight

If the government that we elect makes mistakes, who should pay the cost of those mistakes?


4 posted on 05/10/2011 8:43:55 AM PDT by drb9
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: 92nina

Mr. B is talks a good game, but so far has played like a loser. No wonder that 52% of repubs would vote 3rd party! If the Speaker wants to impress me and secure his job, he better start to play like team Odumbo, . . . For KEEPS!!!


5 posted on 05/10/2011 8:47:31 AM PDT by Mr. Jazzy (The United States Marine Corps, your greatest friend or your worst enemy. YOU choose.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: drb9
“Every government is a parliament of whores. The trouble is, in a democracy, the whores are us.” P. J. O'Rourke

The problem: Decades of Liberal ‘politicians’ spending OTHER PEOPLES’ MONEY to buy votes! AND decades of lazy and demanding losers who have accustomed themselves to living large at OUR EXPENSE!

6 posted on 05/10/2011 8:53:56 AM PDT by SMARTY (Conforming to non-conformity is conforming just the same.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: 92nina

...but it is good to hear the Speaker taking a harder line against tax hikes.

Don’t hold your breath waiting for him and the GOP leadership to actually follow through on any of these grand pronouncements. He’s just trying to pump sunshine up everyone’s skirts to turn down the heat he’s been taking recently. I’ll believe it when I see some action and that means following through and fighting to implement the will of those who voted them into office.


7 posted on 05/10/2011 9:38:05 AM PDT by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: drb9

If gov makes mistakes, they should go to jail. Sick of these experts. Experts= X, for the unknown and spurt, a drip under pressure. I feel the same if a trial is overturned. 3 cases overturned and the judge looks for a new job.


8 posted on 05/10/2011 10:27:59 AM PDT by Pit1 (The only word out of the dims mouth is TAX TAX TAX TAX TAX TAX TAX TAX TAX. And RINOS eat it up)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]



Even this baby owes thousands on the national debt


Give what you can
Or donate monthly, and a sponsoring FReeper will contribute $10

Lazamataz is hanging by a pixel!

9 posted on 05/10/2011 10:37:46 AM PDT by TheOldLady
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: drb9

“If the government that we elect makes mistakes, who should pay the cost of those mistakes?”

Answer is: “If the government that we elect makes mistakes, WE will pay the cost of those mistakes.”

Unless WE push back, government can and will crush us.


10 posted on 05/13/2011 11:23:03 AM PDT by bopdowah ("Unlike King Midas, whatever the Gubmint touches sure don't turn to Gold!')
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson