Posted on 08/24/2015 8:27:18 AM PDT by nhwingut
Donald Trump ridiculed Rick Perry and Lindsay Graham for attacking him saying, “It’s one of the greatest honors I’ve ever had in my life, everyone that attacks me goes down to 0.”
Trump, appearing on “Fox & Friends” Monday, said that, “you know the amazing thing, everybody that’s attacked me, you look at Perry, you look at this guy Lindsay Graham, I mean vicious attacks, they all went down to zero and now they are getting out of the race.”
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End of story is right.
Keep up the mojo Donald!
Good list. The only one I have a bit of an issue with is point 4. Didn’t Trump have a graduated plan where everyone paid something, but the percentages jumped up with income? Still, it was pretty low. The most appealing part of this to me was that everyone paid something, none of this “49% pay nothing” crap. Trump’s proposal had a pretty low rate, like 1%, at the low end, and maxed out around 30% in the millionaire/billionaire range. The low end obviously doesn’t generate much revenue and is more symbolic than a real revenue-enhancer, but still I like the idea that, if we must pay taxes, everyone pays something.
Since I do not get paid for my opinions,
I have no need to lie. I say what I see.
The pundits all get paid to keep the status quo in tact.
I have no problem with 1% tax rate. I DO have a problem with 0% tax rate, as currently exists.
For a person earning $10/hour, 1% is not a small burden. Since all of their earnings are spent on necessities.
The ultra rich should pay more, not as a punishment, but to help the middle class.
Our goal should be to eliminate the lesser candidates. Why? Jbush desperately needs the lesser candidates as vote splitters. For every lesser candidate that drops out (graham, Jindal, Christi, Fiorina, Huckabee, paul, gilcrest?,perry etc) that is fewer votes that are pulled from trum or cruz. This also has the fun bonus of sinking jbush further down.
Thanks for this...I have posted it on my FB wall.
The most appealing part of this to me was that everyone paid something, none of this “49% pay nothing” crap.
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When it’s like that, the 49% will always vote for higher taxes and more benefits for themselves. That’s also the way the Kleptocrats in the Uniparty want it. A lot of government dependents who will vote for more government and who will ignore corruption.
O’Reilly, for me is beyond belief. No doubt, he is the biggest phony. Megyn Kelly too is nothing special. Her replacement is wonderful. O’Reilly for years, talks about politicians being soft on immigration, then he FINALLY gets, of all people Donald Trump, who surprises every one of us here, and retains Jeff Sessions to help him put it together, and WAM BAM, it’s hit all the right buttons.
But for O’Reilly, it’s an “Aw you can’t do that, BS.” Who in their right mind thinks that anchor babies are good for this country, and second every one knows the 14th amendment addressed citizenship for the slaves.
I fully expect to see Kelly’s numbers tank, unless Trump decides to do her show, which he won’t. Did you see him with Judge Jennine? what a great interview.
I didn’t know that he never smoked, doesn’t drink. Has great kids.
Nick got carried away and now his approval rating is zero.
hahaha...
I understand Trump responding to attacks.
But the bashing of Walker seemed different.
I don’t remember Walker slamming Trump, but Trump had some left talking points to put him down.
Trump shouldn’t just be bashing conservatives willy nilly.
Perry had my attention last time he ran until he called people heartless in regard to illegals. That was it for me, not surprised he flamed out again.
Your last point, "Not a puppet to rich campaign donors" makes possible all the above points. Thank you, God, for having "built" and "developed" Donald Trump, who with his father are exemplars of the American Dream if ever there was one.
“Didn’t Trump have a graduated plan where everyone paid something, but the percentages jumped up with income?”
Yes; he still does. At least that’s what he said this morning on Fox. I don’t like that. Flat tax; everybody pays something — an equal percentage.
Only because she was so far down, and others were so plainly inappropriate. So it's relative. But she has no shot. You read it here first. Don't make me come back after the nomination to remind you. :-)
And here it is: The "Great 8" Plan That Wins Presidency for Donald Trump
And here is an earlier piece by Doug Johnson on Matt Barber's site that laid out Trump's positions quite effectively:
What Do We Really Know About Trump’s Plan for America? Read more at http://barbwire.com/2015/07/06/0650-what-do-we-really-know-about-trumps-plan-for-america/
Witty! LOL!
As far as the progression in rates goes, I think Trump recognizes the higher burden a flat rate would be for those at the low end of the scale. Certainly the marginal utility of an extra few thousand dollars is higher for low-income wage earners than it is for those in 10 million and up range. But still they should pay something. I don't like that the present system allows so many to escape all tax liability when those of us who have to pay get soaked.
Agree with him or not, I am glad that Trump has the guts to discuss this out in the open and put some ideas on the table. Better than the pandering we usually get from the pols.
Trumps slogan....”Make America Great Again”
Gop and affiliates slogan....”Take down Trump”
The motive or rationale should not be about government compelling one class of people to help another. It should be based in the same principle you cite above, that compound interest mostly benefits people who have an excess of money to invest beyond breaking even; and the more principle an investor has available to invest, the exponentially greater the interest on the capital will be in relation to basic cost of living, or in excess of an individual taxpayer's standard deduction.
If a poor person has $10 to invest, his investment options are very limited; and at most he gets back $3 and then may have to pay tax on it. That $3 won't buy a premium burger at McDonald's.
If a rich person has $100,000 to invest, he can afford to pay advisors to find him a tax shelter to reduce or eliminate tax on a comparable return of $30,000 to reinvest. But that $30,000 is enough for a poor man to live on for a year.
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