MORE! MORE! MORE!!!
You peasants aren't paying enough!
Posted on 06/14/2012 8:11:37 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean blasted anti-tax rhetoric Thursday, arguing that Americans owed something back to the nation that created the world’s most successful economy.
In an appearance with Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus on CNBC’s “The Kudlow Report,” Dean took a shot at the businessman’s stance.
“You made a lot of money because you live in the United States of America,” he said. “We owe something to the government to grow up in this great country. I’m tired of hearing people in the private sector talk like they don’t owe the government anything. We do. This is a great country because we all pay into it. It’s about time we all pay into it.”
Dean also brought former President Bill Clinton — recently praised for having lowered federal spending as a percentage of GDP, even amid higher tax rates — into the mix.
“If we paid the same amount of taxes we paid when Bill Clinton was president, I would be a happy guy, and the budget would be closer to balanced,” he said. “You cannot give away money, whether you give it to rich or poor people. That’s what George Bush did — excuse me, trillions of dollars. You can’t do that.”
Dean also ripped into presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
“Why turn the economy over to a guy who invests in the Cayman Islands, has a Swiss bank account and who’s advocating doing the same things which wrecked the economy in the first place, which is giving the Wall Street guys free rein to do whatever they want,” he said. “That makes no sense at all. I think the idea that Mitt Romney will be the next president — given the record of Wall Street and creating this mess — is laughable.”
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If I hear one more dim talking head say that taxing people less is “giving away money” I will lose my mind. They really do consider it their money.
So, is Dean now in favor of “workfare” too?
That’s where people on welfare are required to do some public service work in return for receiving money.
Shouldn’t they “give something back” too, in return for being supported?
Of course he’s tired. That seems about the only idea Dems have for raising revenue(for the state, not us of course).
“STFUHD and crawl back under the rock”
Why? Every time he opens his mouth in front of people other than his few rabid (figuratively? Maybe...) supporters, he generates more Republican votes. I, personally, would like to see and hear more of him.
I'm a vet Dean, 4 years of my life. How about yourself?
Okay. How bout we start a new movement to jail all thieves such as yourself in local state and federal governments.
Dean and the Dems are apparently all for “job creation” as long it’s not some private sector job creator.
The creators of those jobs “owe something to government.”
Government job creators who create jobs paid for by the taxes on private sector jobs - they don’t owe anything to government.
And if it’s a public sector union job creator - paying politicians to create jobs paid for by public sector taxes - well, government owes them: a job.
Howard Dean fell down the rabbit hole - and made it his home.
But we’re not following him there, and in November, insanity and confusion will lose their power.
He noted that the Bush Tax (Rate) Cuts resulted in the largest increase of Federal Tax Revenues in the shortest time in History, a fact I never neglect to bring up when a Liberal says the Tax Cuts “cost” money. The Bush Tax (Rate) Cuts for all Taxpayers (not the Rich), increased Federal Tax Revenue by 35% from 2003 to 2007.
Anyone remember Nancy Pelosi asking “where are the jobs Mr, President” back in 2006 when the Unemployment Rate was 5.5%?
Never forget to tie the Pelosi / Reid takeover of the House and Senate in January 2007 to the Economic slowdown that occurred shortly thereafter. Coincidence, I think not.
I was flipping the channel and I heard Dean say this.
Howard Dean sounded unhinged.
The 1% pays 40% of the taxes Kudlow replied.
The Dude from Home Depot, he was being talked over by Dean.
I felt bad for the Home Depot CEO. Here he is, making all this wealth out
of his idea for millions of employees, shareholders and all Dean
wants to do is impugn him and his motives.
We must defeat Obama for this reason. This cannot stand.
They made a lot of money DESPITE living in tax-happy, entitlement-mentality America.
They didn’t do it because of anything government did for them. They’ve paid taxes all along. They don’t “owe” anything to government. Government just adds to the cost of everything at multiple places of the supply chain.
Dean can always go to work for King George III. Those damn colonies owe so much to the king.
Well, we’re tired of his pro-tax rhetoric. So I guess we are even.
Howard Dean proves once again that the progressives have no clue on free market economics, and they can’t get out of their own way long enough to realize that THEY are the problem, not even a small part of the solution.
Time to take back the nation...
Dean's got it back-asswards once again. It's the government that is responsible to and has duties to the people. We may owe some things, like loyalty, allegiance, or service to our nation, but what we owe to the government is only what we as a people mutually decide that we owe.
Also, the government didn't allow me to grow up in this country. I am a natural born citizen, therefore I had a birthright to grow up in this great country, and the government had no say in that matter.
Oooh, that’s going to leave a mark.
Me too, I am tired of him and all of the other rmembers of the leftist freak show that we call the democrat party.
“It’s about time we all pay into it.”
Good that the 40-50% who pay no taxes will now start ‘paying into it’.
Someone tell Howard the party is over.
Dean? Howlin Howard?
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