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How Low Can It Go? Richardson Pegs Middle Class as Those Making Under $120,000
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/31/low-richardson-pegs-middle-class-making/ ^
| Friday, 2008-31-305
Posted on 10/31/2008 10:47:30 AM PDT by Joiseydude
For the second time in a week, a prominent Democrat has downgraded Barack Obama's definition of the middle class -- leading Republicans to question whether he'll stick to his promise not to raise taxes on anyone making under $250,000.
The latest hiccup in the campaign message apparently came Friday morning on KOA-AM, when New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson pegged the middle class as those making $120,000 and under.
"What Obama wants to do is he is basically looking at $120,000 and under among those that are in the middle class, and there is a tax cut for those," Richardson said in the interview, according to a clip posted on YouTube.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; democrats; elections; middleclass; nobama08; obama; obamataxplan; socialism; spreadthewealth; taxes; taxtherich
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To: Joiseydude
I knew sooner or later they’d consider me rich.
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posted on
10/31/2008 10:48:51 AM PDT
by
brownsfan
(Algore makes P.T. Barnum look like a piker.)
To: Joiseydude
With all the money they have been printing and the resultant inflation a $60,000 salary will swell to $120,000 in a heartbeat.
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posted on
10/31/2008 10:49:47 AM PDT
by
Camel Joe
(liberal=socialist=royalist/imperialist pawn=enemy of Freedom)
To: Joiseydude
McCain is going to win New Mexico.
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posted on
10/31/2008 10:50:03 AM PDT
by
Frantzie
To: brownsfan
McCain and Palin will need to adjust on the Fly their campaign speech 250...200...150...120...
I believe Bambi started out many months back at one million dollars?
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posted on
10/31/2008 10:51:38 AM PDT
by
DAC21
To: DAC21
But the Republican National Committee quickly blasted out an e-mail saying, “At this rate, it won’t take long until Obama is again raising taxes on Americans making as little as $42,000 a year.”
“When Barack Obama comes to your door this Halloween, there will be no treats — just taxes,” the e-mail said.
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posted on
10/31/2008 10:53:53 AM PDT
by
Joiseydude
(Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel,)
To: Joiseydude
“Limbo lower! How low can you go!”
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posted on
10/31/2008 10:53:59 AM PDT
by
sheik yerbouty
( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
To: sheik yerbouty
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posted on
10/31/2008 10:55:48 AM PDT
by
Red in Blue PA
(Obama is not qualified for the FBI, but he is qualified for the Presidency????)
To: Joiseydude
Excellent.
I know at least one voter that I can convert from Obama to McCain with this article.
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posted on
10/31/2008 10:57:08 AM PDT
by
kidd
To: brownsfan
wow!!!! I am rich by Richardsons account Could of’ve fooled me maybe they should come and see my house and how I live
To: DAC21
And the ceiling will keep lowering like those horror movie torture chambers until we’re crushed by it.
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posted on
10/31/2008 10:59:50 AM PDT
by
Salamander
(http://theuniversalseduction.com/articles/?c=Obama)
To: Joiseydude
Note also the terminology they use to hide the true income. When they start, they say “Individuals” because it is easier to hate a rich individual making over 300K/25/200/250/120.
After a few weeks, they have switched to “families” making over $150 (that is, combined incomes), which effectively cuts in half what they consider the yearly income considered wealthy and that is subject to punitive taxation.
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posted on
10/31/2008 10:59:55 AM PDT
by
Ghost of Philip Marlowe
(If Hillary is elected, her legacy will be telling the American people: Better put some ice on that.)
To: brownsfan
In November of 2007, Barack was talking about perpetual social security taxes. When asked what he considered “rich” to be. He said - “families making $90,000.”
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posted on
10/31/2008 11:00:02 AM PDT
by
massgopguy
(I owe everything to George Bailey)
To: Joiseydude
By the time this is over anyone over $14,700 per year will be “Rich”, just like they were under Clinton’s “Rich that gained unfairly in the 80’s!” BS....
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posted on
10/31/2008 11:00:20 AM PDT
by
tcrlaf
(SARAH PALIN-The American Everywoman (Yes, You Really CAN!))
To: Joiseydude
Obama's middle class might constitute an army of fat people with oxygen tanks riding scooters around Wal-Mart spending their disability checks on vodka.
Oh, wait... ;)
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posted on
10/31/2008 11:03:19 AM PDT
by
Mr. Jeeves
("One man's 'magic' is another man's engineering. 'Supernatural' is a null word." -- Robert Heinlein)
To: tcrlaf
>By the time this is over anyone over $14,700 per year will be Rich, just like they were under Clintons Rich that gained unfairly in the 80s! BS....
In other words, those not dependent on Government handouts are “rich”.
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posted on
10/31/2008 11:04:25 AM PDT
by
OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
To: Joiseydude
Is that for a family or an individual?
To: the_devils_advocate_666
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posted on
10/31/2008 11:07:58 AM PDT
by
Joiseydude
(Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel,)
To: massgopguy
"In November of 2007, Barack was talking about perpetual social security taxes. When asked what he considered rich to be. He said - families making $90,000." The more money and programs they want, the more "rich" people they will find.
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posted on
10/31/2008 11:09:23 AM PDT
by
Earthdweller
(Socialism makes you feel better about oppressing people.....)
To: Joiseydude
You’ll have to forgive our Governor he speaks with a fork in his tongue.
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posted on
10/31/2008 11:12:05 AM PDT
by
MES401067
(Lenin called them "useful idiots" I for one have no use for them.)
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