Comments on: For the Good of the Economy the Bush Tax Cuts for the Rich Must Expire http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/23/for-the-good-of-the-economy-the-bush-tax-cuts-for-the-rich-must-expire/ Firedoglake weblog Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:49:00 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: nikky http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/23/for-the-good-of-the-economy-the-bush-tax-cuts-for-the-rich-must-expire/#comment-1737510 nikky Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:59:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/23/for-the-good-of-the-economy-the-bush-tax-cuts-for-the-rich-must-expire/#comment-1737510 <p>not only for the economy but why are we giving tax cuts to people that have taken the jobs out of this country that is why we are having some of the problems we are these people are getting billions of dollars and paying workers in foreign countries and this country is currently living on unemployment</p> not only for the economy but why are we giving tax cuts to people that have taken the jobs out of this country that is why we are having some of the problems we are these people are getting billions of dollars and paying workers in foreign countries and this country is currently living on unemployment

]]> By: DeanOR http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/23/for-the-good-of-the-economy-the-bush-tax-cuts-for-the-rich-must-expire/#comment-1737347 DeanOR Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:25:39 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/23/for-the-good-of-the-economy-the-bush-tax-cuts-for-the-rich-must-expire/#comment-1737347 <p>The Dems who are calling for a massive stimulus package are, in the same breath, saying that means we may have to delay repealing the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy. This makes no sense unless what they are really saying is that in order to get Republicans to go along with a stimulus package of hundreds of billions of dollars, they’ll let the Repubs keep their tax cuts.</p> The Dems who are calling for a massive stimulus package are, in the same breath, saying that means we may have to delay repealing the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy. This makes no sense unless what they are really saying is that in order to get Republicans to go along with a stimulus package of hundreds of billions of dollars, they’ll let the Repubs keep their tax cuts.

]]> By: neurophius http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/23/for-the-good-of-the-economy-the-bush-tax-cuts-for-the-rich-must-expire/#comment-1737032 neurophius Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:16:51 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/23/for-the-good-of-the-economy-the-bush-tax-cuts-for-the-rich-must-expire/#comment-1737032 <p><a href="http://digg.com/politics/For_the_Good_of_the_Economy_the_Bush_Tax_Cuts_for_the_Rich_M" rel="nofollow">Dugg</a></p> Dugg

]]> By: SomeGuy http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/23/for-the-good-of-the-economy-the-bush-tax-cuts-for-the-rich-must-expire/#comment-1737002 SomeGuy Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:47:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/23/for-the-good-of-the-economy-the-bush-tax-cuts-for-the-rich-must-expire/#comment-1737002 <p>Hope</p> Hope

]]> By: SouthernDragon http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/23/for-the-good-of-the-economy-the-bush-tax-cuts-for-the-rich-must-expire/#comment-1736948 SouthernDragon Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:37:39 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/23/for-the-good-of-the-economy-the-bush-tax-cuts-for-the-rich-must-expire/#comment-1736948 <p>Well, they probably hadn’t thought about it since those hearings in the 90s and now there’s a whole new cast of misfits.</p> Well, they probably hadn’t thought about it since those hearings in the 90s and now there’s a whole new cast of misfits.

]]> By: selise http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/23/for-the-good-of-the-economy-the-bush-tax-cuts-for-the-rich-must-expire/#comment-1736944 selise Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:32:26 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/23/for-the-good-of-the-economy-the-bush-tax-cuts-for-the-rich-must-expire/#comment-1736944 <p>that’s right! i’d forgotten that you listened too.</p> <p>it was especially frustrating after reading some old hearings from ’90s - the same shit is still being discussed almost as though it’s a new issue that they are just starting to think about.</p> that’s right! i’d forgotten that you listened too.

it was especially frustrating after reading some old hearings from ’90s – the same shit is still being discussed almost as though it’s a new issue that they are just starting to think about.

]]> By: SouthernDragon http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/23/for-the-good-of-the-economy-the-bush-tax-cuts-for-the-rich-must-expire/#comment-1736937 SouthernDragon Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:28:14 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/23/for-the-good-of-the-economy-the-bush-tax-cuts-for-the-rich-must-expire/#comment-1736937 <blockquote><p>thursday a hearing on regulating otc derivatives is spent mostly on intra-agency fighting over jurisdiction.</p></blockquote> <p>That was quite the cast of characters.</p>

thursday a hearing on regulating otc derivatives is spent mostly on intra-agency fighting over jurisdiction.

That was quite the cast of characters.

]]> By: selise http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/23/for-the-good-of-the-economy-the-bush-tax-cuts-for-the-rich-must-expire/#comment-1736936 selise Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:26:38 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/23/for-the-good-of-the-economy-the-bush-tax-cuts-for-the-rich-must-expire/#comment-1736936 <p>two all day hearings on the auto industry and all congress can do is ask the industry ceos to write their own plan.</p> <p>previous hearings on the importance of an effective and immediate stimulus package, and a letter from almost 400 economists this week stating same. congress goes on vacation.</p> <p>and finally on thursday a hearing on regulating otc derivatives is spent mostly on intra-agency fighting over jurisdiction.</p> two all day hearings on the auto industry and all congress can do is ask the industry ceos to write their own plan.

previous hearings on the importance of an effective and immediate stimulus package, and a letter from almost 400 economists this week stating same. congress goes on vacation.

and finally on thursday a hearing on regulating otc derivatives is spent mostly on intra-agency fighting over jurisdiction.

]]> By: ThingsComeUndone http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/23/for-the-good-of-the-economy-the-bush-tax-cuts-for-the-rich-must-expire/#comment-1736934 ThingsComeUndone Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:24:03 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/23/for-the-good-of-the-economy-the-bush-tax-cuts-for-the-rich-must-expire/#comment-1736934 <p>If God is all knowing then Bush was the AntiChrist?</p> If God is all knowing then Bush was the AntiChrist?

]]> By: ThingsComeUndone http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/23/for-the-good-of-the-economy-the-bush-tax-cuts-for-the-rich-must-expire/#comment-1736931 ThingsComeUndone Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:21:24 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/23/for-the-good-of-the-economy-the-bush-tax-cuts-for-the-rich-must-expire/#comment-1736931 <p>I’m good with that.</p> I’m good with that.

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