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Tue, 10-14-2008 - 9:33pm

I'm not trying to be smart, or snarky, or anything like that.

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Wed, 10-15-2008 - 4:33pm

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Wed, 10-15-2008 - 4:44pm

The problem is that a lot

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Wed, 10-15-2008 - 5:01pm

>>If Obama were proposing higher taxes for the wealthy not to provide a tax cut for the other 95%, but to fund the war, would everyone still be on board with his plan?

I view these as two distinct proposals, not ideas that are inexorably linked. In many ways, I don't get a say in how my taxes are spent. There's a certain amount of trust that we must put in our leaders to spend our money wisely. I felt that my trust was violated in the case of the Iraq war. I'm not anti-war. I resent being lied to (yes, I think we were lied to) in order to wage a war that took our eyes off the real problem -- Afghanistan.

At the same time, I'm a former Army wife. I don't think it's feasible to simply "pull out" of Iraq. In other words, it's going to cost cash for us to leave responsibly. So it' not a matter of saying that we just need to pull up stakes and get the heck out. (Though I would love for us to be able to do that.) There will be expense involved in leaving Iraq, and I support that.

In short, I don't believe candidates who say that tax hikes/cuts are directly related to a particular expense/cut. Our federal budget doesn't work that way. At the same time, I want more funds to be spent on programs that will benefit poor and marginalized Americans. I want less money to be spent on subsidies for large corporations that are making huge profits (like oil and factory farming).

Compromise is a vital part of selecting a candidate. I know that doesn't answer your question, but I can't really get behind your premise that these would be linked in any way.

Laura

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Wed, 10-15-2008 - 5:11pm

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ITA. I know we can't pullout immediately, and that it will cost $$ and take a bit of time to pull out but we need to be on the road to doing that and I would totally support that effort.. one which I can see Obama doing and JM NOT doing.


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Wed, 10-15-2008 - 5:34pm

"Look, I have no problem with taxing the lower classes less than taxing the rich, no problem what so ever.

Jess


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Wed, 10-15-2008 - 5:40pm

  • "And I am truly worried that this tax

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    Wed, 10-15-2008 - 5:43pm
    OMG, everyone is right!

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    Wed, 10-15-2008 - 5:51pm

    Here are just a few of the places your hard earned tax dollars can go.

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    Wed, 10-15-2008 - 5:55pm

    "Have you ever looked up what that the Alaskans pay at the gas pump? In some areas it's up to $9.00/gal, in most $6.00/gal. Now why do you think that is? Because she taxed the oil companies and they want their money back, so they are therefore charging them more at the pump. That will happen in the lower 48, if Obama taxes the oil companies, you'll see."

    On average Alaskans pay $0.60 - 0.80 more per gallon. That's a lot but I think there are a lot of reasons why Alaska pays more for gas and I don't think Palin's taxing of the oil companies is the primary reason. Alaska is largely roadless so fuel supplies (after they've been refined arrive to the most rural areas by barge and airplane which costs a lot more. Within state they have limited refining capacity with only two refineries. The refiners only have to keep their prices below what it costs to ship gasoline into the state - there's no reason for them to drop their prices unless their competitor does. There isn't enough competition there to cause drops in the prices that have been seen in the lower 48. Also, when the oil companies pay more taxes to the state of Alaska, they get to write that off against their federal tax obligation, leaving the rest of us to make up the shortfall.

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    Wed, 10-15-2008 - 6:04pm
    I think that depends on what he's funding for the war.

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