It’s not that simple. I don’t love the bill at all. I just think it puts the Republican Party in a better position to say that they have done all they can, while the Dems have done nothing. THEN, the Dems let things fall apart at their own peril. Nothing bad will be cobbled together, nothing that would pass the House. And there isn’t time. The Dems either sign on, or they take responsibility for the consequences of inaction. It could doom them.
It’s not that simple. I don’t love the bill at all. I just think it puts the Republican Party in a better position to say that they have done all they can
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which would be fine, if we were dealing with truthful, honorable people .. in politics and the state-run media. But, how many thousands of times have you heard tax cuts for the rich, oil subsidies, corporate jets.
Tax cuts were for everyone. The richest 10% are paying 65% of all income taxes. Oil companies take their business deductions allowed by law like every other company, and profits are relative to expenses .. no matter HOW many zeroes. Corporate jets speed up travel time for busy, responsible executives, client meeting time, etc. etc.
2009 info, but viable reference for consideration:
“Just to give you an idea, US oil company profits in 2004 were 42.6 billion dollars.
The taxes on that were 58.4 billion dollars.
Second, the profit margin for oil companies is in the midrange. Microsoft has a 28% average profit margin for the last five years, Marriott has a 4.6% average profit margin. American Express is 11.3%. Exxon shapes up at 9.3%.
Now, if government the possesses the right and power to decide what is “excessive” for profits, there is nothing in principal preventing them from deciding what is excessive for salaries.”
http://www.paganvigil.com/C322448388/E20060428085426/index.html
Liberalism is a mental disorder. They lie and distort facts with ease and impunity redundantly, hoping enough people hear it enough times to believe their garbage.
People will see the pubbies have done all they can if and when smart policies are fought for and enacted that cause economic relief and jobs to come back, bringing some sanity and stability back into their stressful lives.