First off, I would not suggest raising taxes on anybody when our economy is ailng. How will that help our future generations? Secondly, I would suggest a spending cut. Obama does not agree with either of those comments.
My household makes close to $100K/year, which is quite a bit above the national average. Are you telling me that looking at my above-average income is not a good example to use?
And like or or not....Many people in the world look up to the USA for inspiration and as an example. The last 8 years has been a disappointment (and not the best example to want to aspire to). I agree, there was nothing statesman-like about Dubya. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you all.
<<*LMAO* I guess it takes longer for some to see!>>
A lot of people asked themselves that in 2004. The day after the last election, the Daily Mirror asked this question in the form of a huge headline.
"How can 59,054,087 people be so DUMB?"
Here's an interesting OP Ed:
Dumb and Dumber: Bush/Cheney '04 and McCain/Palin '08
Immediately following George W. Bush's re-election victory in 2004, Britain's Daily Mirror expressed the world's shock with the cover you see at right. "How can 59,054,087 people be so DUMB?" the headline screamed in exasperation, the subheadings calling the news an "election disaster" and a "no brainer" (as in "no brain"). "Doh...!" Homer Simpson seems to say in a banner at the top of the front page, "...4 more years of Dubya!" (click here or image at right to see larger view).
I wonder how dumb the world will think we are if 51% of us in 2008 vote to elect John McCain and Sarah Palin. My guess: Pretty gosh-darn dumb. Dumb as a fencepost. Thicker than two short planks. Just plain stupid. Could it possibly get any dumber than that?
Last week, the Democratic National Convention delivered us a stellar pair of candidates for the office of President and Vice-President of the United States: Barack Obama, a visionary leader who, seemingly out of nowhere, has answered the need to remove Republicans from power with an all-out mass movement for change; and Joe Biden, who complements Obama's vision and ability to inspire with a tough, pragmatic style and a wealth of national and international experience. Should any tragedy or incapacity befall President Obama while in office, Vice-President Biden would be more than ready to step in and fulfill the duties of the president.
This week, the Republican National Convention rolled out a very different package to voters: a bitter and befuddled old war-horse at the top of the ticket, and in the second slot a snarky religious zealot with zero experience in national or international affairs. Following a Democratic National Convention strong on style as well as substance - offering not only an inspiring slate of speakers but also a detailed plan for the economy, health care, energy independence, and foreign policy - the Republicans gave us four nights of smug, self-righteous posturing and snarling rage against "liberals." No plan for the economy or for anything else, just a lot of red meat for the base, a lot of flag-waving, and a lot of lies.
In any other modern democracy the outcome of such a contest would be a foregone conclusion, and the smart, progressive side would have little if any reason to fear. Only in America, for some strange reason I have yet to fully untangle, does the Dumb Ticket actually have a chance of winning. After all, who else in the world would have re-elected Bush/Cheney in 2004? Nobody, that's who.
Make no mistake: the editors at the Daily Mirror were not saying that all Americans are dumb, only those who voted for Bush despite overwhelming evidence that his administration was a disaster of global proportions. Almost as many Americans voted for Kerry/Edwards as for Bush/Cheney in 2004, but as we know, almost doesn't pay the rent or put intelligence in the White House.
After eight years of dumb, Americans have no excuse this year for doing something even dumber than what 51% of us did in 2004. Let's try and get it right this time.
You wrote: My household makes close to $100K/year, which is quite a bit above the national average. Are you telling me that looking at my above-average income is not a good example to use?
I said nothing of the sort. YOu asked me about my tax status. I said looking at my tax status would be a mistake because we should look at America as a whole. I don't even know you, so I don't see why looking at your tax status would be helpful either. Are you denying that there are some out there that will pay up to 39% of their paycheck to federal taxes? What I'm saying, and I'll say it again, is that I believe its wrong to ask one person to pay that much of THEIR own paycheck.
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You wrote: I just don't feel it's right that my children and grandchildren be responsible for the excesses of others...
How other do you suggest that we not stick our children and grandchildren with all this.
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And like or or not....Many people in the world look up to the USA for inspiration and as an example. The last 8 years has been a disappointment (and not the best example to want to aspire to). I agree, there was nothing statesman-like about Dubya. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you all.
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>Secondly, I would suggest a spending cut. <
And, as I've pointed out before, a spending cut during an ailing economy would have the same effect as a tax increase.
<<*LMAO* I guess it takes longer for some to see!>>
A lot of people asked themselves that in 2004. The day after the last election, the Daily Mirror asked this question in the form of a huge headline.
"How can 59,054,087 people be so DUMB?"
Here's an interesting OP Ed:
Dumb and Dumber: Bush/Cheney '04 and McCain/Palin '08
Immediately following George W. Bush's re-election victory in 2004, Britain's Daily Mirror expressed the world's shock with the cover you see at right. "How can 59,054,087 people be so DUMB?" the headline screamed in exasperation, the subheadings calling the news an "election disaster" and a "no brainer" (as in "no brain"). "Doh...!" Homer Simpson seems to say in a banner at the top of the front page, "...4 more years of Dubya!" (click here or image at right to see larger view).
I wonder how dumb the world will think we are if 51% of us in 2008 vote to elect John McCain and Sarah Palin. My guess: Pretty gosh-darn dumb. Dumb as a fencepost. Thicker than two short planks. Just plain stupid. Could it possibly get any dumber than that?
Last week, the Democratic National Convention delivered us a stellar pair of candidates for the office of President and Vice-President of the United States: Barack Obama, a visionary leader who, seemingly out of nowhere, has answered the need to remove Republicans from power with an all-out mass movement for change; and Joe Biden, who complements Obama's vision and ability to inspire with a tough, pragmatic style and a wealth of national and international experience. Should any tragedy or incapacity befall President Obama while in office, Vice-President Biden would be more than ready to step in and fulfill the duties of the president.
This week, the Republican National Convention rolled out a very different package to voters: a bitter and befuddled old war-horse at the top of the ticket, and in the second slot a snarky religious zealot with zero experience in national or international affairs. Following a Democratic National Convention strong on style as well as substance - offering not only an inspiring slate of speakers but also a detailed plan for the economy, health care, energy independence, and foreign policy - the Republicans gave us four nights of smug, self-righteous posturing and snarling rage against "liberals." No plan for the economy or for anything else, just a lot of red meat for the base, a lot of flag-waving, and a lot of lies.
In any other modern democracy the outcome of such a contest would be a foregone conclusion, and the smart, progressive side would have little if any reason to fear. Only in America, for some strange reason I have yet to fully untangle, does the Dumb Ticket actually have a chance of winning. After all, who else in the world would have re-elected Bush/Cheney in 2004? Nobody, that's who.
Make no mistake: the editors at the Daily Mirror were not saying that all Americans are dumb, only those who voted for Bush despite overwhelming evidence that his administration was a disaster of global proportions. Almost as many Americans voted for Kerry/Edwards as for Bush/Cheney in 2004, but as we know, almost doesn't pay the rent or put intelligence in the White House.
After eight years of dumb, Americans have no excuse this year for doing something even dumber than what 51% of us did in 2004. Let's try and get it right this time.
You wrote: My household makes close to $100K/year, which is quite a bit above the national average. Are you telling me that looking at my above-average income is not a good example to use?
I said nothing of the sort. YOu asked me about my tax status. I said looking at my tax status would be a mistake because we should look at America as a whole. I don't even know you, so I don't see why looking at your tax status would be helpful either. Are you denying that there are some out there that will pay up to 39% of their paycheck to federal taxes? What I'm saying, and I'll say it again, is that I believe its wrong to ask one person to pay that much of THEIR own paycheck.
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