Posted on 10/06/2011 3:55:57 AM PDT by Scythian
I rolled out of bed ran down and got my cup of coffee and back up to bed to watch Fox and Friends, I thought for sure Sarah's announcement would come after the coverage of Steve Job's passing, but I kept waiting, and waiting, and waiting. I even began to doubt that what I had read about Sarah's not running last night was a fake. Finally, at 6:35 this morning, 35 minutes into the show spoke about Sarah's announcement. Mind you, this is after talking about today being national noodle day for at least 3 minutes.
The coverage was short, probably 30 seconds worth, and it was demeaning towards Sarah in my opinion.
1) Gretchen stated that the reason Sarah didn't do a press conference like Christie was that there were actually people pressing Christie to run. Now, this implies that the regular people pushing for Sarah to run aren't real people like the ones pushing for Christie.
2) Whats his name made a remark about Sarah's "Title" statement.
I was really shocked.
That's easy. With a sales tax I don't have to reveal my income. It's nobody's business.
Gretchen stated that the reason Sarah didn't do a press conference like Christie was that there were actually people pressing Christie to run. Now, this implies that the regular people pushing for Sarah to run aren't real people like the ones pushing for Christie.Indeed.
Okay, but the prebates are not sent only to those making that amount or less. They are for the amount that would be taxed on spending up to that amount for every family. In other words, the sales tax would kick when a family spends over the poverty amount.
From the FairTax website:
"All valid Social Security cardholders who are U.S. residents receive a monthly prebate equivalent to the FairTax paid on essential goods and services, also known as the poverty level expenditures. The prebate is paid in advance, in equal installments each month. The size of the prebate is determined by the Department of Health & Human Services’ poverty level guideline multiplied by the tax rate. This is a well-accepted, long-used poverty-level calculation that includes food, clothing, shelter, transportation, medical care, etc. "
Actually that's not true. I could make a mistake (I didn't and actually was conservative with my 20 g's #) and the rest of my "rant" (hardly a rant, more like simple disagreement with this policy) could still stand. Prebates are prebates, handouts are handouts.
Is the 9 percent income tax for everyone too or do those families making 22,500 not pay that either? Just questions I have. If they do they just received a 9% income tax hike on the poorest Americans.
If they don't they receive an estimated prebate check for what they may spend on sales tax in the coming year. That is a new welfare subsidy.
Do we end the food stamp program that 1/6th of Americans are on now or does that stay in place while we still hand out prebates. I just want to know because it sounds like a crap deal for the middle class.
That tax money comes from you and I. The Fed could always print more money I guess.
You sure your a libertarian while defending the virtues of government handouts? That's not very libertarian of you.
I like the idea of a national sales tax, as long as it's capped at 9%.
Here's why. There is a huge underground economy. Those people avoid the income tax by doing cash-only transactions. Yet they get the benefits of government (defense, etc.). You and I pay our share, plus their share. A national sales tax will force everyone to pay something.
And think of how much easier it would be to administer a sales tax instead of an income tax. Just collect 9%, period.
Of course, the problem is in the capping. President Hermann Cain will want 9%. Then 10 years later President Chelsea Clinton will want to bump it up to 20%.
Yes. And while I hate to say it, now every time Palin criticizes Obama, part of me will say "Well, then, you had the opportunity. Why didn't you do something about it?"
Do those living under the poverty level get a 9 percent income tax increase under your tax plan?
Do those under the poverty level receive prebate checks to cover the sales tax imposed on all new purchases? If not the new tax on poverty level citizens will be 18%, is this correct?
If those under the poverty level receive prebate checks, who pays for them?
If those living under the poverty level do not pay the 9% income tax isn't this tax plan more wealth redistribution? Isn't it really forcing the middle class to carry a new sales tax burden of the almost 50 million poor that has been created under the Obama Administration?
Why not just make Bush's tax cuts permanent and support the Houses Cut, Cap and Balance proposal instead? Wont that do more for stimulating the economy?
It would not surprise me one bit to see Fox terminate the relationship in the near future either by buying the contract out or limiting her air-time to the point of virtual disappearance.
And, without Fox, Sarah is done in the public eye...at least as long as she stays in Alaska.
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Really? Doing what? How will she keep her spot in the public eye now that she has walked away from the only thing that made her relevent...a presidential run?
Some folks have said that she will make a big splash at the GOP convention but why would they invite a non-candidate who has gone out of her way to label them all as "crony capitalists" and part of the problem?
Sorry, but imo, she will fade away...not completely but almost.
SeeBS (I know, I know, not my choice) had only a brief segment as well. Most of their coverage has been Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, and I don’t mean employment.
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Yep, she got paid and as her husband said the other day....she doesn't care who she pisses off.
I can look at MItt and say he is a moderate to liberal Republican because his record says so. I can look at Perry and say he is a very social Conservative and he is not a tax raiser and he is a spending cutter, because of his record. I can point to flaws and positives in both. Cain is another unknown entity who speaks well and comes across as a decent man but he needs to be vetted like Mitt and Perry have been then we will see where he stands. right now he says the right things and is amiable but i don't know him and his record is invisible.
Excellent comparison, Normy. Such a breakdown of the candidates' records and issues is exactly how most voters will eventually decide upon their choice for nominee.
I really like Herman Cain after listening to him for years on WSB. He loves the free market and the unlimited opportunity it provides to individuals, and he's a gifted problem solver. He graduated from Morehouse, an exclusive all-male, 99.9% Black private college in Atlanta that has turned out generations of productive and successful men. He is long on executive experience but has not held elective office -- a clear drawback. And he will have to prove that he is ready to meet foreign policy challenges. I like Herman Cain, but I am still vetting him.
Your short analyses of Mitt Romney and Rick Perry are spot on, in my opinion. Both have extensive records of success as chief executives, and both have records as governors -- the best training ground for presidents. Despite a few warts, Perry has an outstanding record as a ten-year governor of the second-largest state which has its own unique foreign policy challenges. And between the two, Perry's history and his current positions on the broad range of Conservative issues are better.
As you say, we are still vetting...
Hang on, you've switched from the Fairtax to the 9-9-9 plan. I don't know how fleshed out Cain's plan is, but it is my understanding that everyone would pay the 9%. And what is with the 'not pay that either' thing. I just showed you how with the fairtax, families are treated no differently based on what they make.
Do we end the food stamp program that 1/6th of Americans are on now or does that stay in place while we still hand out prebates.
Different issue. I think it should end, but that is a spending issue, which is not addressed by a bill changing revenue. It also doesn't address NASA, the Dept. of Education or Air Force One use by the First Lady.
You sure your (sic) a libertarian while defending the virtues of government handouts?
Pointing out your errors regarding the prebate policy in the FairTax plan isn't defending, it's correcting. I'm actually more of a 'conservatarian' than anything, as if that really matters. And if the check is a rebate (just before it's actually collected) of sales tax, it's not a handout, but a tax refund. If you overpay on your income tax, do you consider your refund check welfare?
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You need to find an written interview or video clip where he gives a detailed explanation of his thoughts on affirmative action. The press plays this game all the time. He gives a multi-layered response whenever he is asked this question. He is not “for affirmative action”.
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I can’t figure out why people ever thought she was going to run. Just about impossible for her to do so and be successful.
ailes pays bob beckel between $600,000 and $750,000 a year also.
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