Posted on 09/03/2009 6:21:37 PM PDT by george76
Tony Greenwich, Connecticut isn’t immune to the fear and loathing that has been seen at townhall meetings across the country during the Congressional recess this summer.
Wall Street traders and their wives showed up fully charged to debate health care reform last night...
It was a bit of a mob scene. At one point Congressman Jim Himes, who represent Greenwich in Congress, went out to speak to the fifty or so people locked out of the meeting because of space restrictions. He was escorted by 8 armed police officers.
The Congressman was “rattled” by questions ...
At one point the crowd cheered ‘No more government, the free market can do it better.’
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
Hard to keep the players straight these days. Aren’t the evil ‘Wall Streeters’ (and their ‘tony’ wives) the ones we’re supposed to hate?
Or is that insurance people? Doctors? I’m pretty confused... ;)
Money really talks!
Kerry says its the damn “corporations” that are already death panelling.
Ok lets trust in the .Gov that loses $45 on every Amtrak Ticket, backs a failing Postal service, and bankrupting Medicaire and Social Security.
Read the article.
I have a problem with the reporter giving out the name of one of the women there and her husband’s name.
Happy to read any updates of Town Hall Meetings but to name people in attendance and what they do for a living is not a good idea in today’s political environment.
I was trying to figure out how this Tony Greenwich guy fit into the story. I thought he was a British mobster.
Yeah, they cut down my FIL in his prime at 93.
Rattled by questions? Eight police officers? What a weenie!
You're supposed to hate rich people. ...but only the ones who actually earn their wealth.
Politicians, entertainers and pimps are all OK. (But I repeat myself...)
No, he’s a trans-gender broker for Goldman Sachs.....
Your right! I’d like a couple of those ACORN protesters names along with a couple of the Union Thug protester names to even the score!
I was in Wilton, CT when the bus pulled up to torment the AIG Employees.
The bus filled with paid protesters from NYC. They had to have a group leader tell them what to do. They also went to the homes of AIG families and protested there. The AIG employees were scared out of their wits.
It was just awful and disgusting, the thugs.
Connecticut ping
Yes I remember that in the news. Most of these people do not have a clue to what they are protesting. They have IQ’s of a fencepost and are no doubt paid to show up and join the crowd of protesters for the day.
Jim Himes vs. Fairfield County
Jim Himes: For History’s Biggest Tax Hike Within Two Months of Election Day
Incumbent Democrat Congressman Jim Himes is for a tax hike that he claims will hit only “the rich”. Himes is part of the Democrat majority that will hike the top tax rate on wages by over 13% to 39.6%. He will hike the capital gains tax by a third, to 20%. Under Pelosi and Himes, the tax on dividends will more than double, to 39.6% from 15%. Meanwhile, Himes will also slash in half tax credits for children and kill relief from the marriage penalty.
Hardest Hit: Fairfield County
The hardest hit will be the 4.3 million households whose marginal tax rate will approach 40%. Himes wants to hit 12.5 million American tax payers with history’s largest tax hike in the middle of a job-killing recession. An average of 29,000 tax paying individuals and small businesses per congressional district will be hit hard by the Himes tax hikes. Who will be hit the hardest? It turns out that the district that will fare the worst will be the fourth district of Connecticut. Over 146,000 Fairfield County taxpayers, comprising over a fifth of the district’s population, are members of families that will be forced pay an additional $1.7 billion in taxes next year. That’s more than $39,000 per household.
Jim Himes’ Class Warfare: We All Will Lose
For some voters, Himes’ efforts to stick it to our most successful neighbors and employers may hold some appeal. However, Himes’ tax hikes will have some unintended consequences that the incumbent congressman may not have adequately considered. For example, the 146,000 taxpayers in Fairfield County whose taxes will rise the most are responsible for over 30% of consumer demand in the county. They are responsible for employing over 50% of small business employees. So it is important to remember that when Himes goes after 20% of taxpayers, he also is going after your customers and your employers.
Fight Back: November 2nd
Jim Himes is fighting hard in Washington, DC to redistribute your private property to his endless government programs. On November 2nd, it will be time for Fairfield County to fight back by retiring Himes.
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Nutmeg State (& Eggnog) UPDATE:
RE: Monday, September 24, 2012
CT Congressman Jim Himes:
His current running TV ad:
“I always read every page of every bill!”
(Obamacare was over 2700 pages Jimbo!
So you read all 2700 pages of Obamacare....
then you still voted for Obamacare?)
(D-CT) Jim Himes Connecticut Congressman
- Jim Himes cocky, condescending, pompous, liar!
...CT doesn’t have to worry about a job, and voted for Obamacare Tax, TARP, stimulus...
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