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Reid:S&P downgrade backs Dems' call for more revenue
TheHill ^ | 08/05/11 | Jamie Klatell

Posted on 08/06/2011 8:43:43 AM PDT by Cheerio

Standard & Poor's decision to downgrade the nation's credit rating reinforces Democrats' call for increasing tax revenue, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Friday.


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The people spoke clearly in the past two elections. RINO's were voted out in 2008. Democrats were voted out in 2010. RINO's and Democrats are endangered 2012.

Seriously, this man needs to be in an insane asylum.
1 posted on 08/06/2011 8:43:48 AM PDT by Cheerio
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To: Cheerio

NO IT’S CUTTING SPENDING U SOB


2 posted on 08/06/2011 8:45:08 AM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (Just when you think the left can't get any loonier . . .)
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To: A_Former_Democrat

The correct response is:

Democrats had full control of government from 2009 through Jan 2011. They had a filibuster proof majority for much of that time.

They could have proposed and brought to the House and Senate floor huge tax increases any time they wanted to.

They failed to do so.


3 posted on 08/06/2011 8:46:38 AM PDT by Owen
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To: Cheerio

The communists never go off-message. Never.


4 posted on 08/06/2011 8:46:38 AM PDT by clintonh8r (Happy to be represented by Lt. Col. Allen West (this tagline under review))
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To: Cheerio

Steve Israel, head of the DCCC was just on with Cavuto..he called for taxing the rich..said “that’s why Willy Sutton robbed banks..that’s where the $$$ is”<P.
hope there’s a clip...


5 posted on 08/06/2011 8:46:44 AM PDT by ken5050 (uities)
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To: clintonh8r

Campaign ads.. Lots and lots of campaign ads.


6 posted on 08/06/2011 8:47:25 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Sarah Palin 2012 - Nothing but Net)
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To: Cheerio

The Dems want anything except spending cuts.


7 posted on 08/06/2011 8:48:44 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: ken5050

I think that was Steve Cohen and not Israel. In any case, he was a dumba**


8 posted on 08/06/2011 8:49:06 AM PDT by Kevin in California
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To: Cheerio

Every time these guys said this, if the Media were fair they would show the chart that says you can change the tax rate to 100% and you still go broke.


9 posted on 08/06/2011 8:50:00 AM PDT by dila813
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To: Cheerio

Harry Reid needs to STFU!!!


10 posted on 08/06/2011 8:50:25 AM PDT by no dems (i)
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My dream is that this gives us the opportunity to institute a Flat Tax or maybe even a Sales Tax while completely eliminating the Income Tax.

I know it won't happen, but it is a nice dream.

11 posted on 08/06/2011 8:50:33 AM PDT by comebacknewt ((on second thought, never mind, go away again Newt))
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I really hate how the Democrat agenda becomes starting line for the discussion.

Raising tax rates is not the same as raising tax revenue.

12 posted on 08/06/2011 8:50:35 AM PDT by Dr.Deth
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Reid’s a relentless little bastard,he can turn any situation into a reason to get into your wallet.


13 posted on 08/06/2011 8:51:05 AM PDT by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: ken5050

So, Willy Sutton was a Democrat.


14 posted on 08/06/2011 8:51:14 AM PDT by seowulf ("If you write a whole line of zeroes, it's still---nothing"...Kira Alexandrovna Argounova)
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To: A_Former_Democrat
Exactly right. The Dems continue to spread the lie that the rich don't pay their share. Check this out...if they took ALL of the wealth of the "rich", it would pay our bills for 24 days (IRS numbers, so you KNOW they're right).

It's just not there.

We need to continually remind people that only cutting the spending is going to save us.
15 posted on 08/06/2011 8:51:17 AM PDT by Zarro (Jail Congress)
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To: Cheerio

16 posted on 08/06/2011 8:51:45 AM PDT by Errant
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To: Kevin in California
You're right..thanks..I sort of half tuned him out..but he did say it..didn;t he..

IIRC he's the guy who tried to join the Black Caucus last year?

17 posted on 08/06/2011 8:51:45 AM PDT by ken5050 (uities)
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To: Cheerio
Isn't the reason we are in this mess because the feds are spending far too much. More taxes will exacerbate the problem and in a few years the RATS will demand more taxes to fix what they cause today. It is a never ending cycle.
18 posted on 08/06/2011 8:52:17 AM PDT by rawhide
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To: Georgia Girl 2
We may be forced to raise taxes as they want just to prove to them and to Americans that it just won't work. Why?

Because we have nobody on our side (except Rush Limbaugh) articulate enough to explain why raising taxes is the wrong way to go.

Sometimes one just has to touch the hot stove once to see that it's not a smart thing to do.

Too many republicans stay in one place and sing to the choir. Often times beating up their own. While democrats beat down the Tea Party.

19 posted on 08/06/2011 8:52:34 AM PDT by tsowellfan (Let's make the 2012 campaign: "The War on Error")
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More revenue, eh? OK, why don’t y’all start taxing the freeloading welfare deadbeats that make up the base of the democRAT party? Never mind - I know the reason - you need to use other peoples’ money to buy their votes.


20 posted on 08/06/2011 8:52:48 AM PDT by meyer (We will not sit down and shut up.)
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