Posted on 07/28/2011 7:26:24 AM PDT by blam
Ken Langone Flips Out On Obama, Accusing Him Of Long Lasting "Destruction"
Katya Wachtel
Jul. 28, 2011, 9:45 AM
Ken Langone, the former director of the NYSE and a veteran of Wall Street banking, had some harsh words for President Obama.
Langone lambasted Obama's leadership during the debt ceiling crisis to CNBC, saying it has been "unpresidential."
Langone opined:
He is dividing us as a nation. He's not bringing us together. He's willfully dividing us. He's petulant.
He is not acting presidential. He is behaving in a way designed in my opinion to divide us, to make us look at each other with skepticism, with suspicion. That is the end of America as we know it. The destruction he is inflicting by his behavior will carry on long after we settle the debt limit.
As Dan Loeb similarly commented in a recent letter to investors, Langone said that Obama has been fostering class warfare.
While Langone said that people as wealthy as him should pay more taxes, he argued that framing this issue as a rich versus poor dichotomy is divisive and unnecessary.
""The debt ceiling is a done deal," says Langone told CNBC.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
good for him.
blah blah blah
Good interview at the site.
Thanks Ken but that horse left the barn a long time ago. Let’s hope some more dimbulbs are awakening from their ‘Chosen One’ kool-aid laced long slumber.
Nope, the 48% who currently pay NO taxes should be paying something.
If you didn't know what you were getting when you voted for him, you weren't paying attention.
Sorry.
He's dividing us? Oh no, anything but that. Wow. Bombshell. Blockbuster.
He’s creating a sense of haves and have nots in our country.
In the long run, this fits his plan for the latter to foment warfare against the former, leading to draconian laws and forced wealth redistribution, the ideal socially just society.
“While Langone said that people as wealthy as him should pay more taxes./...”
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Stupid ass.
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On several levels.
Yep. Its no coincidence that this number appraoches 50% of the population.
Everyone needs 'skin in the game'.
Oh Ken.. I see you’re quick as a bunny! :-)
Question for Langone: So what's stopping you from putting your money where your mouth is and writing a check...?
I would imagine that the IRS would probably accept a large check from a rich dumb@$$, if it was accompanied by a letter stating that this was a voluntary contribution to the US Government. ANy idiot that wants to pay more taxes can go right on ahead and do so, IMHO.
The politics of envy and class warfare may buy votes for the next election, but does not offer opportunity and "hope" for the less fortunate. Instead, when followed to its logical conclusion, as Lincoln observed, the cynicism of such a political philosophy promises that any who work hard, achieve, and are successful will become the next "targets" for power-hungry political elites like Obama and the Democrats.
Beware young voters!
It’s amazing how many people like Langone fell for 0bama. Un-frigginbelievable.
Uhmmmmm.......In simplest terms, he’s behaving like the HMMIC. (Head Marxist Muslem In Charge)
MSNBC Contributor Goldie Taylor Says Corporate America Is "Literally Raping" Minorities (VIDEO)
In these (worsening) economic times, some sort of civil violence is on the way. This could be between races, classes, what-have-you...something. Robberies and burglaries will skyrocket first...flash mobs are just the beginning. The press is identifing and demonizing the target...White people. When people shoot and defend themselves from the criminals...the riots and race war will begin. Prepare now.
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No. To the extent that it can be reasonably calculated, EVERY citizen should pay taxes commensurate with the amount of government they use. Your obligation to support the overhead of government has NOTHING to do with your income or even your consumption. Even "flat tax" schemes, which are in actuality, flat tax RATES are not fair, in that higher earners pay more in ACTUAL dollars. Obviously such a system, in addition to being much more logical and fair, would markedly reduce the size of government, across the board.
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