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Post by Ken on Apr 23, 2008 9:33:59 GMT -5
The pinko from San Francisco has lost it IF she ever had it to start with. Windfall Tax the woman has lost it!!! Tighten your belts!! Thought you had heard it all? not quite!!
Adding a tax to your retirement is simply another way of saying to the American people, you're so stupid that we're going to keep doing this until we drain every cent from you. That's what the Speaker of the House is saying. Nancy Pelosi wants a Windfall Tax on Retirement Income. You aren't going to believe this. Madam speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to put a Windfall Tax on all stock market profits (including Retirement funds, 401Ks and Mutual Funds!)
Alas, i t is true - all to help the 12 Million Illegal Immigrants and other unemployed Minorities! Boy, are we in trouble... This woman is frightening. She quotes...' We need to work toward the goal of equalizing income in our country and at the same time limiting the amount the rich can invest. 'When asked how these new tax dollars would be spent, she replied: 'We need to raise the standard of living of our poor, unemployed and minorities. For example, we have an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in our country who need our help along with millions of unemployed minorities. Stock market windfall profits taxes could go a long way to guarantee these people the standard of living they would like to have as 'Americans'.' This lady is out of her mind.
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Post by texiban001 on Apr 23, 2008 10:02:36 GMT -5
What else would you expect from a commie, scumbag b*tch form the Peoples Republic of Kalifornia? The politicians have sold this country down the river. Like I said, it's time to look for somewhere else to live or start a civil war!
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Post by Ken on Apr 23, 2008 13:06:46 GMT -5
I say we just trade countries with Mexico!!! ...If they want to live here so bad, then here ya go...it's all yours...we're leavin though...we'll all be in Mexico soaking up the sun. And no, you can't come back.
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Post by hembo36 on Apr 24, 2008 18:42:24 GMT -5
It will never happen while its GW's watch.
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Post by hembo36 on Apr 24, 2008 18:58:08 GMT -5
On that note...Im firstly and foremost a Fiscal conservative...Bush is not Ronald Reagan.. He has done a piss poor job of reigning in spending. This Govt is huge as hell, and i think its comical he envokes Reagan into stuff. Reagan was arguably the greatest leader we have ever had, and we really need to get back to that type of Govt..
Everybody cries foul about the gas/oil companies recording record profits, but i wonder how many of them understand that its not the oil companies just raising prices for the sake of doing it...You pay 3.50 per gallon because of the speculators on wall street. This is common knowledge amongst those who care to know why they're paying so much for sh*t...
I find myself in a rather odd position. I fully support big business but at the same time think 3.50 is too much for gas. The Govt can't do a lot about it ,but could initiate a windfall tax on their profits. I don't consider that fair but like to look at the bigger picture..I would sure as sh*t rather the oil industry take it in the ass than any more debacles in the credit sector... I do feel these are all linked. People cant afford to pay their credit card bill, because they need to fill up their car to go to work. People can't afford gas ,and therefore cant drive to work, become unemployed defaulters ,who you and i now support. Yes, i feel the pinch on property values a whole lot more...
People b*tch about the rich getting tax breaks? Thats BS. The rich also pay about 75% of this nations taxes. The f**king liberals sit on their ass waiting for handouts and talk crap..This is nothing short of class envy.
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Post by texiban001 on Apr 25, 2008 6:58:13 GMT -5
The government can do something about high gas prices but they won't. They could order these idiot states like Florida, Kalifornia, Massachusetts, etc to open up their coastal waters for drilling but they won't. They could authorize drilling in the Alaskan Wildlife Refuge. But they won't. They could cut off all gas supplies to these states if they don't comply. But they won't. There are too many politicians who are getting too much money from the likes of ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, etc. and they are not going to do anything to shut off the flow of greenbacks into their pockets. I don't have a problem with a company making a decent profit, that's why they are in business. I do have a problem with them making obscene profits at the expense of the American citizen and the nation as a whole.
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Post by hembo36 on Apr 29, 2008 19:10:12 GMT -5
Like i said though, its not the guys sitting in the boardroom thinking of how they can screw us at the pump. It's the dudes on wall street driving this deal..Yes, the execs at Exxon are somewhat to blame, but not for all of it. It's easy to point the finger at the big oil guys, but in reality it's not that simple. There's a lot more involved in the price of oil...
The second half of your post is not accurate either..Firstly, its a federal offense for politicians to take money from oil companies or any companies for that matter . It has been for about 100 years..It's a popular misconception that the oil companies buy politicians when in reality they can't...Individual donors are also limited to what they can give...
Now promises of what they will be given at a later date are more than likely all too real...
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Post by texiban001 on Apr 30, 2008 10:08:21 GMT -5
It may be liiegal but you know as well as I do that politicians are bought and sold every day of the year. Ther are always loopholes and ways to get around political laws.
And yes I do know that Wall Street has a lot to do with the price of oil, but with record profits every quarter, big oil is doing more than just standing by and looking.
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Post by hembo36 on Apr 30, 2008 20:59:40 GMT -5
They're keeping their investors happy...
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Post by texiban001 on May 1, 2008 8:20:15 GMT -5
Yeap and all the while screwing the rest of us to death! Time fo a horse and buggy Paw. You know, like the Amish. Then we can all get together and raise a barn! ;D
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