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by thewizard from Winter Springs

Last Post 57 days, 18 hours Ago


Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama both claim that they are going to increase the taxes on the rich.

Do you Democrats REALLY fall for that?

I mean, seriously, you DO understand that the Clintons, Kennedy's, Pelosi's, etc all hide their huge fortunes in municipal bonds and overseas accounts that they are NEVER going to put a tax on, don't you?  Very wealthy people have accountants and lawyers whose job it is to know where money can be put and not taxed, and the #1 group that these accountants and lawyers advise are the members of Congress.

Have you never wondered how these 'regular guys' who start a career in politics are suddenly multi-millionaires?  In 2000, the Clintons couldn't afford their house in Chappaqua, and now they're worth about $50,000,000.  Do you think they pay a 38% tax on that?

In 1976 when Carter decided to go after 'big oil' and car manufacturers with big tax demands, all he did was to drive production overseas.  If you think that Hillary Clinton is going to 'take away' record incomes from Exxon/Mobil, do you not understand that Halliburton has already moved to Dubai and Exxon/Mobil can do the same much more cheaply than they can pay another 30% tax on $39 billion?

Tax the rich REALLY means go after people who make more than $100,000 but less than $1,000,000/yr, and NEVER going after anyone who has a family fortune (like the Kennedy's, Getty's, etc) who vote Democrat and use that money to fill Democrat campaign coffers.  Tax the rich means "don't let a bunch of people get far enough ahead, where they can have enough disposable income to affect an election."

Honestly - do you people who want to 'tax the rich' not get this?

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DaytonaFrank read my blog view my photos
Feb 12, 2008 | 8:51 PM

Tax the rich, is as much political propaganda as "it's the economy stupid"!!!
Clintons love both of those slings. They will use them both.

And the healthcare promise, that 8 years of Clintons could not produce. Why will it be successful now?

Well, the answer is simple. There are a whole new group of voters now. "It's the economy stupid" can now be re-used, as it has been 16 years since they first used it, and few remember it. It will be brand new again. I wonder if they will use that FleetwoodMac song again as well.
And the healthcare thing. She was touting that 16 years ago, and so many of todays voters will not remember she tried and failed for 8 years. It is all brand new!

But not for all. Will our votes even matter this time? Those that remember?

Sadly, I have to say we will not matter. Clintons are after the young vote, that are now of voting age, but do not even know who Bill is!

Meb452m read my blog
Feb 12, 2008 | 10:35 PM

You've got to remember vhis is the same group that decided to tax social security benefits. They also decided that stock options in lieu of a paycheck is alright too, granted that individual would pay taxes on capital gains the lesser of the two figures. Might also note that you have to be wealthly to tax your pay in stock options as well. Pelosi has announced her plans for a windfall tax on 401 K's. Sounds like the only " RICH " being taxed is the soon to be desperately poor middle class. The fair tax would end all of that rubbish, probably why so few politicians are pushing it. Taxing corporations either runs them out of the country or they pass the cost off on the consumer. I can't see any winners in a democratic republic, has lots of appeal to the communists though. There are NO FREE GOVERMENT HANDOUTS, we all pay, the only thing in question is to what degree !

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