There are only 47 Republicans, so I think the LA Times may be pushing a lie.
Dang! I was unaware that there are 51 republicans in the senate these days! /sarcasm
Grouped By Vote Position
YEAs ---51
Baucus (D-MT)
Begich (D-AK)
Bennet (D-CO)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Collins (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Coons (D-DE)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Franken (D-MN)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Hagan (D-NC)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Manchin (D-WV)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Udall (D-CO)
Udall (D-NM)
Warner (D-VA)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)
NAYs ---45
Alexander (R-TN)
Ayotte (R-NH)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blunt (R-MO)
Boozman (R-AR)
Brown (R-MA)
Burr (R-NC)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coats (R-IN)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Enzi (R-WY)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Heller (R-NV)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johanns (R-NE)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lee (R-UT)
Lugar (R-IN)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Paul (R-KY)
Portman (R-OH)
Pryor (D-AR)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Snowe (R-ME)
Thune (R-SD)
Toomey (R-PA)
Vitter (R-LA)
Wicker (R-MS)
Not Voting - 4
Akaka (D-HI)
Hatch (R-UT)
Kirk (R-IL)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
There, fixed it.
The same 60% that would piss and moan if you dared raised their taxes or asked 43% of them to at least pay SOME INCOME TAX. Hypocrites!!! If this 60% wants someone to pay more taxes for THEIR BIG government, I suggest they THEY DO IT! They are NOT Americans. They're freeloaders.
The lie: “Continuing to allow some of the wealthiest Americans to use special tax breaks to avoid paying their fair share simply cannot be justified,” the White House said in a statement before the vote.
The truth: The capital gains tax rate is not a “special” tax break. It is simply a 15% tax rate and is applied equally on all who report such income. The capital gains tax rate is neither progressive nor regressive taxation.
The opinion: Seems to me that it is the forerunner of a type of flat tax. If we cannot find a way to come up with a good consumption tax, I would like to see the earned income tax rates be replaced with the same rate as the capital gains tax rate. At least then we would be in the ballpark of a more “fair” tax system.
Seriously, anybody, no matter who they are and how much money they have, can find a finite number of ways of donating extra money to the U.S. government, if they, really, wanted to do so. This issue is, just, a “dog and pony show” by the left, in order to ignore all of Barack Obama’s problems as well as ignore all of the problems of the left, in general.
Buffet rule - another Obama straw man the progressive media is only too happy to characterize as a good and necesswary tax law blocked by those dastardly Republicans who only care for the 1% and will gleefully starve the poor and the old people and even little puppies.
cute
We can only hope there are enough rational people paying attention that won’t fall for Zero’s lies and tricks.
LOL! So is that final statement the way the poll question was asked? I'm sure 60% DID say they supported that. I'd venture a guess that the vast majority of that 60% have absolutely NO clue what is actually written in the 'Buffett Rule', or how it would truly affect the national debt (not much).
Not Voting - 4
Akaka (D-HI)
Hatch (R-UT)
Kirk (R-IL)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Does anyone know why these four did not vote?
U.S. Constitution - Article 1 Section 7
All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives
Why can’t we lower the middle class tax rate down to Buffet’s rate?
I say the Republicans should offer up a non-binding resolution that Warren Buffett needs to STFU until he ponies up the billion dollars he already owes and refuses to pay.
One of the HUGE advantages to both the Steve Forbes no-loophole 17% flat-tax plan and FairTax (H.R. 25/S. 13) is that you no longer impose taxes on bank account interest, capital gains and stock dividend payments. This means you can save and invest essentially tax-free, and that would mean fully-funded banks and people willing to invest in business operations on US soil. This is why I want unprecedented income tax reform.
Pay Fair Share?
How about taxing the 49% of the population who pay NO taxes?
Republicans don’t control the Senate.
Eat it, Dingy.