Posted on 12/22/2011 12:45:34 PM PST by COBOL2Java
With most lawmakers gone for the holidays, President Obama took full advantage of the empty stage, appearing with everyday Americans to make the case that House Republicans need to relent and pass a payroll tax cut extension that would mean an extra $1,000 a year to a typical family.
Obama struck a note of disgust Thursday with the paralysis in the Capitol, making the point that only a small minority of House Republicans is blocking a tax cut extension that would help struggling families heat their homes, fuel their cars and pay for essential groceries.
All week, the White House has been inviting people to submit stories about the hardships they would endure without the extra $40 in their paychecks if the payroll tax cut expires at year's end.
Some of the people who wrote in stood behind him -- a reminder that the brinksmanship in Washington has real-world costs for average Americans.
"What's happening right now is exactly why people just get so frustrated with Washington," Obama said. "This is it; this is exactly why people get so frustrated with Washington. This isn't a typical Democratic-versus-Republican issue. This is an issue where an overwhelming number of people in both parties agree. How can we not get that done? I mean, has this place become so dysfunctional that even when people agree to things we can't do it? It doesn't make any sense.
"So, enough is enough. The people standing with me today can't afford any more games. They can't afford to lose $1,000 because of some ridiculous Washington standoff."
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
FUB0!!
It’s becoming increasingly clear. Obama is nothing more than a hatemonger.
After it passes, the media will tell us about the horrible under-funding for Social Security and how stupid it was to support a pay-roll-tax-cut
The LA Times doesn’t mention it, but in his opening statement this afternoon, Obama actually had the gall to say that “this isn’t about politics!”
At two months, isn’t it more like $180? I know, what a waste of time, fact-checking American media.
For practical purposes, $1,000 a year is nothing. It is $19.23 a week, probably less then the average libtard spends on soy lattes.
I took a 5% pay cut a couple years ago that added up to far more than that and still managed to live on what I earned. I wouldn’t miss the “tax cut” from Social Security either.
how much would one have to earn to pay $1000 ??
Someone should tell our bungler-in-chief that approving more drilling/pipelines, etc., gas prices alone will save EVERY average American over $2,000 a year and not just those working.
The Stupid American public does not understand that this Social security tax cut is being directly added to the national debt. Technically the debt has to be paid back. So it is really a loan, and not a cut.
On another note, the republicans are being gullible again. They just sit and let the leftist squabble about how this is going to mean $1000.00 less a year in the American pay check.
There is a very effective counter to this. Just tell the American public that SS is in the red, and that the “Fund” is going to go broke and grandma and grandpa are going to have to do without social security(or take a huge cut) because the democrats are stealing all the money that should be going into it.
That will shake things up for the democrats.
He's probably just regurgitating Axelrod's talking points memo passed out before the speech.
BTW, Hussein was supposed to begin at noon. He finally showed up after 1:00, making those people on stage and the press stand there for over an hour waiting for him.
But, he's a man of the people!
Well, yeah. This always struck me as a bad idea, anyway. When you're already in a hole, you don't double down and start digging faster.
However, sez me, it's not a bad idea to starve the beast. So, I pocketed my 2% (BTW, no where NEAR $40/wk. I've no idea where that idea came from) and moved on.
Where’s the lady that said she has to wear her dead sisters dentures?
Did these people walk to DC or did Obama have us pay to fly them there? Or was it a very short walk from their offices in the OEOB to the stage?
“...Is this reporter an idiot or just a liar?...”
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Both. He works for the LAT. That also means he would lick Obama’s shoes if told to.
“Is this reporter an idiot or just a liar? Republicans in the house are holding up the TWO-MONTH extension — not the 1-YEAR extension that “would mean an extra $1,000 a year...” House Repubs are actually trying to get the Senate to pass the one that would add up to that amount.”
I hate our lying media.
Not to mention that the people who appeared with him on stage today are all Democrat operatives.
Meanwhile, the average family spent over $5,000 in additional fuel/driving costs and G-d knows what on increased food, electricity and other costs. It would take eliminating ALL taxes to help the average working family.
Oh, and by extending this for 2 months is only going to make passing a REAL budget impossible next March.
If they killed us all and took all our stuff it still wouldn’t be enough.
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