January 25, 201214 yr Give us your thoughts. Two things I liked from what I have read are the 30% minimum millionaires tax and using budget savings from the war reductions for infrastructure repair and deficit reduction. I like that idea.
January 25, 201214 yr Haven't had a chance to read the transcripts yet but please tell me in addition to raising taxes he said something, ANYTHING, about cutting spending.
January 25, 201214 yr Unless he started off with, "I can't tell you how great it feels to be the sitting president when bin Laden was captured, killed and dumped at sea....." then he didn't pat himself on the back enough. :lol: That is a post made in a jokingly manner. Please treat it as such. :lol: Well, he kind of did get we're out of Iraq, killed bin Laden and saved GM into it pretty early. To quote the great John Wayne, "Now there's three aces".
January 25, 201214 yr Give us your thoughts. Two things I liked from what I have read are the 30% minimum millionaires tax and using budget savings from the war reductions for infrastructure repair and deficit reduction. It's just criminal that ANYONE would be taxed 30% on their income.
January 25, 201214 yr It's just criminal that ANYONE would be taxed 30% on their income. Are you being sarcastic?
January 25, 201214 yr It's just criminal that ANYONE would be taxed 30% on their income. Many are. 16% Federal, 5% State, 15% FICA/Medicate, 3% Property Tax, 2% Local Payroll tax = 41%. These are real authentic numbers for those making a lot less. Throw in sales tax, gasoline tax to round up to 43% or so. Edited January 25, 201214 yr by Bluegrasscard bad math
January 25, 201214 yr Give us your thoughts. Two things I liked from what I have read are the 30% minimum millionaires tax and using budget savings from the war reductions for infrastructure repair and deficit reduction. Since we are overspending, there is no savings. Just not borrowing as much. Therefore there are no savings to spend. That line is just Washington speak, making people think there is extra money to spend, when there is not.
January 26, 201214 yr Some review: http://blog.heritage.org/2012/01/25/fact-check-10-dubious-claims-from-obamas-state-of-the-union/
January 26, 201214 yr I saw the bit where he talked about the outsourcing of jobs. GM which is primarily owned by the government, has 3/4 of its workforce overseas. The CEO of GE sits as the Head of the USA Jobs Council, has half of its employees in China. Energy? Coal, Shale, Oil Fracking....Obama has not signed one permit for drilling in the Gulf since the BP oil spill.
January 26, 201214 yr Is it also true that UAW owned GM pays less then other union auto makers? Heard that on the radio today but don't know if it's true or not.
January 26, 201214 yr Interesting reaction I viewed last night. Was in a large sport's bar in Chicago with customers last night after dinner, and they had the Blackhawks game on most of the TV's in our end of the bar. We asked they put on the UK-Georgia game on one of the TV's we could see, and while flipping channels to find the game, the SOTU came on. Entire end of the bar stood up and booed--Again this was in CHICAGO!!
January 26, 201214 yr Interesting reaction I viewed last night. Was in a large sport's bar in Chicago with customers last night after dinner, and they had the Blackhawks game on most of the TV's in our end of the bar. We asked they put on the UK-Georgia game on one of the TV's we could see, and while flipping channels to find the game, the SOTU came on. Entire end of the bar stood up and booed--Again this was in CHICAGO!! Chicago is a big city. Go to a bar in Southside Chicago and put on the SOTU and the entire bar will cheer and then tell the bartender to turn it up and for everyone to be quiet while the President is speaking.
January 26, 201214 yr Author Chicago is a big city. Go to a bar in Southside Chicago and put on the SOTU and the entire bar will cheer and then tell the bartender to turn it up and for everyone to be quiet while the President is speaking. I don't think you'll find many Kentuckians venturing to the South Side. :lol: But I love the South Side....there's some GOOD FOOD on the South Side.
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