I'll take the word of a former tax attorney over a bloviating IT buffoon any day of the week.
Hey, I'll take my own experience, too. Raising taxes during a recession will stifle jobs growth. On Nov 16, 2010, at 4:06 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > <http://thinkprogress.org/2010/11/16/bachmann-wealthy-no-unemployed/> > > Michele Bachman on extending the tax cuts on single wage earners earning > $250K or more: > > "STEPHANOPOULOS: But why is it OK for the wealthiest Americans earning over > $250,000 a year — remember the President has called for extending all tax > cuts for those under $250,000 — for them to get tax cuts extended but for > people out of a job and needing unemployment benefits not to have their > benefits extended? > > BACHMANN: Well remember again what this is. It’s a massive tax increase and > its on the people who are job creators. And people want to think that these > are millionaires sitting in leather chairs lighting their cigars with $100 > bills, that’s not what we’re talking about. These are people who are carpet > layers who may be employed two or three other guys, or a plumber, maybe > himself and his brother, and it’s $250,000 in gross sales for their business. > " > > Someone this innumerate shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a position of > power. Even I, a radical communist socialist islamo gubmint employee leech > knows the difference between gross and net income.... > > And no, it's STILL not a 'massive tax increase' it's an increase of > 3%...rolling back to the levels it was four years ago, when Bush instituted > tax cuts to pay for his wars. > > Honestly, I don't understand why all these deficit hawks and fiscal > conservatives are for any tax cuts at all...if we're supposed to sacrifice to > reduce the national debt for our children's sake, we should ALL be paying > MORE taxes right now, not less. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "StrataList-OT" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en.
