Obama: 80% of Americans want higher taxes (You Lie!)

The Hill ^

[quesney]

President Obama on Friday kept up the pressure on Republicans to agree to revenue increases in a deal to raise the debt ceiling, claiming 80 percent of the public supports Democrats' demand for tax increases.

"The American people are sold," Obama said. "The problem is members of Congress are dug in ideologically."

Throughout the press conference, Obama blasted Republicans for ignoring what he said is the will of the American people by rejecting tax increases that would balance out spending cuts in a debt package.

"This is not an issue of salesmanship to the American people," Obama said. "I hope [Republicans are] not just listening to lobbyists and special interests ... I hope they're listening to the American people as well," Obama said, citing "poll after poll" showing Republican voters, as well as Democrats, believe in taking "a balanced approach" — including both increased revenues and spending cuts in a plan to cut the deficit.

Obama repeated his warning that the country is "running out of time" to avert a financial “Armageddon.”

"We should not even be this close on a deadline," Obama said. "This is something we should have accomplished earlier."

[Mr. Mojo]

Nearly half the country pays no federal income taxes at all , so it's not difficult to believe that that entire group wouldn't mind seeing taxes raised. But Hussein's 80% figure still seems way high. The POS is lying, as usual.

[Rummyfan]

Obama said, citing "poll after poll"...

I guess he forgot about the official poll taken last November.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

I have to be the fly in the ointment here, it took a minute to find this: 19 Different Polls Show That Americans Support Tax Increases To Cut Deficit (July 1, 2011, Politics USA) Why the change in poll results from last year? Last year NO-ONE was talking about cutting entitlements and relating taxes to cuts in those. Now when ya talk about protecting medicare from cuts, the polls on raising taxes look difference.

Here is Ann Couter's analysis. If the voters are going to punish the GOP for a frontal assault on entitlements, give Obama a poison pill to eat.

Democrats are at an advantage in the "should the U.S. go bankrupt or not?" debate because, based on their economic policies so far, they obviously favor bankruptcy. This allows them to sit back and demand that Republicans propose all the spending cuts and then turn around and scream that Republicans have declared war on the poor and disadvantaged.... But now, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has checkmated the Democrats. He has proposed a bill that will allow Obama to raise the debt ceiling three times, up to $2.4 trillion, over the next 18 months, but only provided Obama proposes equivalent cuts in spending each time. Finally, the Democrats will be forced to pony up spending cuts -- or default on the debt and crash the economy.

[Darksheare]

Well, yes.
That’s a given.

[fellowgeek]

This president must be tootin’ the blow again. Someone better be giving him a drug test soon!

[corvus]

“President Obama on Friday kept up the pressure on Republicans to agree to revenue increases in a deal to raise the debt ceiling, claiming 80 percent of the public supports Democrats’ demand for tax increases.”

Words can’t describe the contempt felt in the face of this Demagoguery.....

[ConservativeChris]

>>No. The problem is that liberals, socialists, and communists, including the one sitting in the White House, are dug in ideologically.

You Said: “No. The problem is that G.W.B. ruined the US in his 8 years. period”

So are you sticking up for Liberals, Socialists, or Communists? Go back to DU, TROLL

[FredZarguna]

IBTZ?

[mojitojoe]

0% of those pay taxes is my guess. The ones polled, if they even did a poll, are ones that pay no taxes, resent anyone that works and makes decent money. They want higher taxes on others so they can keep their free sh*t. What an effed up country we have now. Sooner of later there will be a full blown tax revolt and I can’t wait to see DC brought to it’s knees.

[stephenjohnbanker]

We shall see. I don’t buy it.

1) Obama will spend whatever he wants, and demand more.

2) the cuts will be phony

[FredZarguna]

He's offered no proof to back up his assertions. He's just looking for attention. Just ignore the troll and he will go back to DU or Kos, or the WH staff, or wherever the people with no brain cells gather.

[shield]

Actually....that's the parties new name Demagogue Party...

[Bryanw92]

>>I’d love to know where he pulled that figure from...other than the obvious orafice.

Simple. 40% of Americans don’t pay taxes, so they want higher taxes...on the people that already pay them. Another 20% or so who do pay some taxes believe that raising taxes on someone else will lower theirs. And the last 20% are wealthy liberals who can afford higher taxes and are assuming that the higher tax rate will be accompanied by some really cool new loopholes to shelter their earnings.

[Darksheare]

“He’s just trying to sweep up the pieces left by his predecessor.”

By bankrupting the nation, increasing taxes to confiscatory levels, and selling out our sovereignty quicker than anyone ever thought to try?
Are you sure you are in the right forum?

[Darksheare]

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:kampfschwimmer/index?tab=comments;brevity=full;options=no-change

Where ya been since March?

[mouske]

“It is easy to support tax increases if you don’t have to pay them.”

Weiler’s Law - Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn’t have to do it himself.

[Gaffer]

He’s correct, by damn..... only, it is 80% of what he deems are Americans - those on welfare, EITC, EBT, WICs, AFDC, SCHIP, Affirmative Action, illegal, and anybody else that I forgot that do not work. He doesn’t think of the rest of us as Americans - we are subjects not to be trusted, ever.

[SendShaqtoIraq]

1 trillion to 3 trillion is NOT a deficit increase of 2/3 (66%). That is a deficit increase of 3/1 - 300%

[oldbrowser]

That would be the 80% that don't pay any taxes wanting those that do to pay more. The percentage is a little high but he is probably counting the illegals that are here and those on the way.

[ConservativeDude]

Trying to be as objective here as possible...if I were some sort of Democratic operative, I don’t think I’d be pleased with Obama here. I think what he said is simply objectively and quantifiably wrong.

I think he could probably get away with something more modest like “a majority of the people want higher taxes on the wealthiest 1%”. Now, of course, that isn’t what they would actually do, but, at least the D’s would arguably have the numbers on that....But I really, really don’t think that 80% of Americans want higher taxes. And it is DEFINITELY not the case that 80% of LV’s want higher taxes.

Which, if I were a Democrat, I would be squirming, thinking that all Obama is doing is antagonizing the other side, when the D’s are already hurting electorally.

Bottom line: the more he says outrageous stuff like this, the better off we are.....