Joe

...so we'll feel better about ourselves"? Raising taxes on the rich will not lower the cost of goods and services, nor will it create jobs. You will not receive an extra check in the mail every month. No one will buy you a new car, or help make your mortgage payments. Putting higher taxes on the rich accomplishes nothing constructive or positive. This "pay their fair share"mentality comes from the fact that liberals are venial, jealous, envious, resentful people who get a thrill from "sticking it to the man" and "making those richies pay". I myself am not rich, nor will I ever be, nor do I want to be, but if thats how you people spend your lives you can count me out.

RockIt

One of the fundamental concepts of fairness is to actually define "fairness"

Its hardly fair to unfairly use a word that means whatever someone wants it to mean.

That's not fair.

So, when the libs define fairness, then I will at least be able to listen to their crap about fairness

Edward

It was just a ploy to make the country find someone to blame besides BHO.The republicans should have given him his increase an let the people see it was all smoke an mirrors.

SomeoneOnline

yeah, well when you have 50 kids to a classroom and your streets are cracked and falling apart


when your house burns down because theres no more money for firefighters



don't come crying to me...

martinG

I thought it was about making a start on cutting the deficit.

FFS grow up. If you earn $300Kpa you'll pay around $2K more in taxes - this is not the end of civilization as we know it...

Jimmy

pretty much…"The (incompetent) One" has made it clear he's not after revenue, nor is he interested in "fairness" as such! he just wants to punish achievement!

TexasMike

Yes... Liberalism and fair share .. like Socialism ...why is that bad?

Reason No. 1: Socialism allows people to spend other people’s money without feeling guilty about it.

Reason No. 2: Envy is a strong emotion that has always had a powerful impact on society and politics.

Reason No. 3: Socialism relieves people of the burden of worrying about their economic well-being.

Reason No. 4: All socialism is utopian — it purports to offer a solution to virtually all human economic and social problems.

These reasons explain why intellectuals/Liberals have a ferocious love for socialism. Especially No. 4. It is the easy way out.

Summary: These are some of the main reasons that socialism, which is silly in theory and lethal in practice, remains so popular, even in a society such as ours, whose fabulous wealth is the result of the shrinking capitalist remnants of the economy.

EDIT .. Socialism lacks something called "potential". With electricity it is called "Voltage" .. with water systems it is called "Pressure" .. with capitalism it is called "Wealth" derived from risk. Socialism has no driver and has always failed. Without a potential, it will not work.

TvShows3

No - it's "common sense speak" for "the Bush tax breaks for the rich are a huge reason we have this massive debt" (along with the two unpaid for wars).

The Bush tax breaks for the rich were designed to expire in 2010 -- they need to expire now.

George

Heck no! the fact is the more money you have the more you get and the less you have the less you get. Have you not seen the drastic changes! the rich are richer than ever and the poor are poorer than ever! honestly i cant wait for america to elect a socialist president but knowing how stupid they are i guess i have to go to Canada

ArthurAardvark

You have to wonder about those who merely want to get even with successful people.