Sir, you are the one who is eager for a tax increase. What are you not getting about this? Jan 1, the tax rates revert to 2000’s levels for everyone in the country. Capital Gains and dividend taxes go up, The Death Tax goes up, and the economy will go into a recession, and it won’t be that the Republicans get blamed because the Press is against them. The Republicans will get blamed because it will be their doing. Their leadership, and the White House had a set of proposals that would extract some pain from both sides but would prevent a sudden macroeconomic dislocation.
What I want is to reform Medicare and Social Security so that the old farts getting all their joints replaced on the government’s (i.e. MY) dime don’t leave this country an economic wasteland for my children. Would I accept slightly higher tax rates to see those reforms happen? Hell yes I would.
“What I want is to reform Medicare and Social Security so that the old farts getting all their joints replaced on the government’s (i.e. MY) dime”
Clearly you are on the wrong site. And in the wrong ‘party’. Those ‘old farts’ paid into SS all their lives.
Of course, seeing the GOP today, I guess you are actually in the right party.
“What I want is to reform Medicare and Social Security so that the old farts getting all their joints replaced on the government’s (i.e. MY) dime”
Absolutely disgusting!
BTW, I don’t give a damn about your kids or you.
the elderly in this country paid into the system for their lifetimes and some pompous ass like you wants to dictate they don’t get medical care? You do sound like a selfish jackass.
I do feel bad for your kids having a moron like you for a parent.