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Tax Hikes on the Wealthy May Bankroll Health Care Reform
Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has asked the Congressional Budget Office to analyze a proposal to increase the Medicare payroll tax for people making more than $250,000 per year to help pay for health care reform, according to a report by the Associated Press. The news service attributes the information to numerous anonymous Democratic sources, but does not specify how much above the current 1.45 percent payroll tax Reid has recommended.
Reid's spokesman, Jim Manley, told Politics Daily Thursday that Reid would have no comment on the AP report, but did say, "We are waiting to hear from the Congressional Budget Office about several different options."
Reid sent his draft proposal of health care reform to the CBO for a cost assessment two weeks ago, after combining two Senate committee-passed versions of the bill into one. The Senate Finance Committee had the responsibility of finding ways to pay for expanding health care coverage, but did not approve raising income taxes or payroll taxes.
Instead, the committee voted to raise revenue with fees on drug companies and medical device makers, as well as with a 38 percent "excise tax" on high-end health insurance plans. The excise tax concept came under ferocious attack by labor unions, whose members enjoy some of the most generous health benefits.
"It's bad policy, it's bad politics, and it's totally unacceptable to put the cost of health care reform on the backs of working families," AFL-CIO chief Richard Trumka told reporters last month. It was not clear Thursday whether the possible payroll tax increase would supplement or replace the excise tax idea.
Senate approval of a tax increase on the wealthy would continue the momentum the idea already has in Democratic circles. The health care bill approved by the House Saturday night includes a significant income tax increase -- 5.4 percent -- for individuals making more than $500,000 and couples making more than $1 million per year.
During the 2008 presidential campaign, President Obama suggested raising taxes on income over $200,000 to help pay to expand access to health insurance in America. Obama promised not to raise taxes on anyone making less than $200,000.
The Senate could begin consideration of a health care bill as early as next Monday, although most senators have not yet seen the bill the Reid sent to the CBO.
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goddessracheal
5:50PM Nov 12th 2009
Does anyone think that the wealthy won't use speacial intersts to go after members of congress to stop this added tax on the upper income people? Of course they will, and this is how big business gets loop holes and other advantages into laws so they can make even more money. Just like with ERISA, where insurance companies can write their own plan because the law has no regulations with regard to long term disability insurance policies, so the insurance companies at some point can deny coverage even when the person is really disabled. Go to youtybe and see the video's by disabledvictim and learn the truth as to how you can become the laws next victim!
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S Rogers
7:27PM Nov 12th 2009
If you tax a man or a company enough you break his incentive to work. I would like Goppy Carp and some of the other libs to tell me exactly how many times they have ever been hired by a broke company or a broke individual. We will keep track.
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"If Al Qaeda wants to demolish the America we know and love they better hurry because Obama's beating them to it."
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"If Al Qaeda wants to demolish the America we know and love they better hurry because Obama's beating them to it."
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(17) cowboybill117
7:30PM Nov 12th 2009
Obamacare Endorsements: What the Bribe Was
Sunday, November 8, 2009 10:39 AM
By: Dick Morris & Eileen McGann Article Font Size
As the suicidal Democratic congressmen proceed to rubber-stamp the Obama healthcare reform despite the drubbing their party took in the '09 elections, the president trotted out the endorsements of the AMA and the AARP to stimulate support. But these – and the other endorsements – his package has received are all bought and paid for.
Here are the deals:
The American Medical Association (AMA) was facing a 21 percent cut in physicians' reimbursements under the current law. Obama promised to kill the cut if they backed his bill. The cuts are the fruit of a law requiring annual 5 percent to 6 percent reductions in doctor reimbursements for treating Medicare patients. Bravely, each year Congress has rolled the cuts over, suspending them but not repealing them. So each year, the accumulated cuts threaten doctors. By now, they have risen to 21 percent. With this blackmail leverage, Obama compelled the AMA to support his bill...or else!
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The AARP got a financial windfall in return for its support of the healthcare bill. Over the past decade, the AARP has morphed from an advocacy group to an insurance company (through its subsidiary company). It is one of the main suppliers of Medi-gap insurance, a high-cost, privately purchased coverage that picks up where Medicare leaves off. But President Bush-43 passed the Medicare Advantage program, which offered a subsidized, lower-cost alternative to Medi-gap. Under Medicare Advantage, the elderly get all the extra coverage they need plus coordinated, well-managed care, usually by the same physician. So more than 10 million seniors went with Medicare Advantage, cutting into AARP Medi-gap revenues.
Presto! Obama solved their problem. He eliminates subsidies for Medicare Advantage. The elderly will have to pay more for coverage under Medigap, but the AARP -- which supposedly represents them -- will make more money. (If this galls you, join the American Seniors Association, the alternative group; contact sbarton@americanseniors.org. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .)
The drug industry backed ObamaCare and, in return, got a 10-year limit of $80 billion on cuts in prescription drug costs. (A drop in the bucket of their almost $3 trillion projected cost over the next decade.) They also got administration assurances that it will continue to bar lower-cost Canadian drugs from coming into the U.S. All it had to do was put its formidable advertising budget at the disposal of the administration.
Insurance companies got access to 40 million potential new customers. But when the Senate Finance Committee lowered the fine that would be imposed on those who don't buy insurance from $3,500 to $1,500, the insurance companies jumped ship and now oppose the bill, albeit for the worst of motives.
The only industry that refused to knuckle under was the medical device makers. They stood for principle and wouldn't go along with Obama's blackmail. So the Senate Finance Committee retaliated by imposing a tax on medical devices such as automated wheelchairs, pacemakers, arterial stents, prosthetic limbs, artificial knees and hips and other necessary accoutrements of healthcare.
So these endorsements are not freely given, but bought and paid for by an administration that is intent on passing its program at any cost.
© 2009 Dick Morris & Eileen McGann
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Sunday, November 8, 2009 10:39 AM
By: Dick Morris & Eileen McGann Article Font Size
As the suicidal Democratic congressmen proceed to rubber-stamp the Obama healthcare reform despite the drubbing their party took in the '09 elections, the president trotted out the endorsements of the AMA and the AARP to stimulate support. But these – and the other endorsements – his package has received are all bought and paid for.
Here are the deals:
The American Medical Association (AMA) was facing a 21 percent cut in physicians' reimbursements under the current law. Obama promised to kill the cut if they backed his bill. The cuts are the fruit of a law requiring annual 5 percent to 6 percent reductions in doctor reimbursements for treating Medicare patients. Bravely, each year Congress has rolled the cuts over, suspending them but not repealing them. So each year, the accumulated cuts threaten doctors. By now, they have risen to 21 percent. With this blackmail leverage, Obama compelled the AMA to support his bill...or else!
Special: Get Sarah Palin’s New Book – Incredible FREE Offer -- Click Here Now.
The AARP got a financial windfall in return for its support of the healthcare bill. Over the past decade, the AARP has morphed from an advocacy group to an insurance company (through its subsidiary company). It is one of the main suppliers of Medi-gap insurance, a high-cost, privately purchased coverage that picks up where Medicare leaves off. But President Bush-43 passed the Medicare Advantage program, which offered a subsidized, lower-cost alternative to Medi-gap. Under Medicare Advantage, the elderly get all the extra coverage they need plus coordinated, well-managed care, usually by the same physician. So more than 10 million seniors went with Medicare Advantage, cutting into AARP Medi-gap revenues.
Presto! Obama solved their problem. He eliminates subsidies for Medicare Advantage. The elderly will have to pay more for coverage under Medigap, but the AARP -- which supposedly represents them -- will make more money. (If this galls you, join the American Seniors Association, the alternative group; contact sbarton@americanseniors.org. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .)
The drug industry backed ObamaCare and, in return, got a 10-year limit of $80 billion on cuts in prescription drug costs. (A drop in the bucket of their almost $3 trillion projected cost over the next decade.) They also got administration assurances that it will continue to bar lower-cost Canadian drugs from coming into the U.S. All it had to do was put its formidable advertising budget at the disposal of the administration.
Insurance companies got access to 40 million potential new customers. But when the Senate Finance Committee lowered the fine that would be imposed on those who don't buy insurance from $3,500 to $1,500, the insurance companies jumped ship and now oppose the bill, albeit for the worst of motives.
The only industry that refused to knuckle under was the medical device makers. They stood for principle and wouldn't go along with Obama's blackmail. So the Senate Finance Committee retaliated by imposing a tax on medical devices such as automated wheelchairs, pacemakers, arterial stents, prosthetic limbs, artificial knees and hips and other necessary accoutrements of healthcare.
So these endorsements are not freely given, but bought and paid for by an administration that is intent on passing its program at any cost.
© 2009 Dick Morris & Eileen McGann
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(8) Pundit
7:59PM Nov 12th 2009
Cowboybill ^, editing takes more effort than Ctrl A, Ctrl P ^ !
Inhanity, Beck, Faux et al Vs. Conservative Pew Research Center survey. Oct. 28-Nov. 8, 2009, nationwide. MoE ± 3.
1) "If the elections for U.S. Congress were being held TODAY, would you vote for the Republican Party's candidate or the Democratic Party's candidate for Congress in your district?" If "other" or "unsure": "As of TODAY, do you LEAN more to the Republican or the Democrat?"
Democrat Republican Unsure
10/28 - 11/8/09 47% 42% 11%
8/20-27/09 45% 44% 10%
2) "Would you like to see your representative in Congress be reelected in the next congressional election, or not?"
10/28 - 11/8/09 Yes 52% No 29% Rep._Not-Running 1% (vol.) Unsure 18%
Historically the White House Party in Power, loses seats in the Midterm, but that may not be the case for RECORD Low 9% Approval 23% Remaining population GOP Vs. 11/13/09 53% Conservative Gallup Obama Approval with 41% Disapproving. http://www.gallup.com/poll/113980/Gallup-Daily-Obama-Job-Approval.aspx
Inhanity, Beck, Faux et al Vs. Conservative Pew Research Center survey. Oct. 28-Nov. 8, 2009, nationwide. MoE ± 3.
1) "If the elections for U.S. Congress were being held TODAY, would you vote for the Republican Party's candidate or the Democratic Party's candidate for Congress in your district?" If "other" or "unsure": "As of TODAY, do you LEAN more to the Republican or the Democrat?"
Democrat Republican Unsure
10/28 - 11/8/09 47% 42% 11%
8/20-27/09 45% 44% 10%
2) "Would you like to see your representative in Congress be reelected in the next congressional election, or not?"
10/28 - 11/8/09 Yes 52% No 29% Rep._Not-Running 1% (vol.) Unsure 18%
Historically the White House Party in Power, loses seats in the Midterm, but that may not be the case for RECORD Low 9% Approval 23% Remaining population GOP Vs. 11/13/09 53% Conservative Gallup Obama Approval with 41% Disapproving. http://www.gallup.com/poll/113980/Gallup-Daily-Obama-Job-Approval.aspx
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(-13) gnmk09
7:57PM Nov 12th 2009
Stop Barack Obama's Copenhagen Treason
Prevent a One World Order!
The United States of America was born as an independent, sovereign, nation in July of 1776, when our Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence. The sovereign and independent status that America has cherished for over 200 years may come to an abrupt end in December, 2009, if Barack Obama signs the Copenhagen Climate Treaty.
What is the Copenhagen Climate Treaty?
The Copenhagen Treaty has two stated goals:
Transfer wealth from Industrial Nations (The United States) to Developing Countries.
Dictate energy use and consumption to Industrial Nations (The United States)
Now, just so we are clear...
Goal Number One is Global Socialism
Goal Number Two is a Global Dictatorship
Stop the Copenhagen Treason - Prevent a One World Order!
Tell the U.S. Senate Do Not Dare Approve this Treason!
The Copenhagen Climate Treaty audaciously states:
Industrialized countries have a dual obligation under the Treaty, representing their overall responsibility for keeping the world within the limits of the global carbon budget and ensuring that adaptation to the impacts of climate change is possible for the most vulnerable. This dual binding obligation takes the form of emissions reductions as well as the provision of support to developing countries
Lord Christopher Monckton, the former advisor for science policy to former British Prime Minister, and former President Ronald Reagan ally, Lady Margaret Thatcher, believes that if the U.S. signs any climate treaty coming out of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference in December, it could subject the United States to a global dictatorship.
"This treaty of Copenhagen, which is going to be negotiated by the states' parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in December, is going to...establish for the first time in human history a global government," he warns.
The devastating immediate economic impact of the Copenhagen Climate Treaty:
Limit manufacturing in the U.S. by cap and trade regulations = Loss of Jobs
Limit personal consumption of energy by law and costs = Loss of Freedom
Hyper Energy cost Inflation
ALL goods and materials to become more expensive = Double Digit Inflation
Transportation to become more expensive = $10 per gallon gas prices
Halt the US Recovery = Prolonged Recession / Depression
Assure and accelerate the shift of economic growth and profitability from the U.S to emerging markets = Loss of Opportunity
Increase Imports for emerging countries who will not be subject to the same carbon emissions limits = Unfair Competition, Increased Trade Deficit
Cause the U.S. to become an even greater debtor while China becomes an even bigger creditor = More Red Debt
Add momentum to the movement away from the U.S. Dollar toward an alternate single or composite world reserve currency = One World Currency
Increase the cost of Treasury borrowings = Ballooning Deficit
Drive up federal and state taxes = Suffocating Taxes
Stop the Copenhagen Treason - Prevent a One World Order!
Tell the U.S. Senate Do Not Dare Approve this Treason
During a visit to Germany in the midst of the Presidential Campaign last year, Barack Hussein Obama declared, "I am a citizen of the world." In front of one million adoring Germans, Obama had announced to the world that he indeed prioritized globalism over patriotism.
The U. S. Constitution mandates that treaty ratification must be advised and consented to by a two-thirds majority in the U.S. Senate. This would normally be a tall order for any President, if said President valued the Constitution.
An Obama advisor once said that he [Obama] regarded the U.S. Constitution as merely a piece of paper...and he saw it as a barrier to the things that the Left around the world want to do — and, therefore, they were going to find ways of circumventing it.
Let's compare the Copenhagen Climate Treaty to Cap & Trade.
The Wall Street Journal called Cap & Trade "the biggest tax in American history" and The Washington Times reported that cap-and-trade legislation will levy a $3.6 trillion gas-tax increase that will impact every American and important segments of our economy.
Cap & Trade will cause massive inflation, record unemployment and entire industrial sectors will flee the country in search of profits.
As dreadful as Cap & Trade would be for the United States economy, if the Copenhagen Climate Treaty is signed and ratified, it will be far more dangerous to the economic and political future of this country
The Copenhagen Climate Treaty will strip America of its Sovereignty, and subject us to laws, rules and huge taxes levied by a one-world, leftist, elitist governing body that wants to steal America's wealth to punish us for our success as a nation. Worst of all, Americans will NOT have the power to vote these elitists out of office, impeach them, or hold them accountable in any way whatsoever.
THIS MAY BE THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE OF OUR LIFETIME. If we do not stand firm and united against this treasonous treaty, the greatest country in the world may be forever subservient to a One World Order and it will have happened on our watch.
Stop the Copenhagen Treason - Prevent a One World Order!
Tell the U.S. Senate Do Not Dare Approve this Treason!
https://secure.conse...penhagen?a=3235
Prevent a One World Order!
The United States of America was born as an independent, sovereign, nation in July of 1776, when our Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence. The sovereign and independent status that America has cherished for over 200 years may come to an abrupt end in December, 2009, if Barack Obama signs the Copenhagen Climate Treaty.
What is the Copenhagen Climate Treaty?
The Copenhagen Treaty has two stated goals:
Transfer wealth from Industrial Nations (The United States) to Developing Countries.
Dictate energy use and consumption to Industrial Nations (The United States)
Now, just so we are clear...
Goal Number One is Global Socialism
Goal Number Two is a Global Dictatorship
Stop the Copenhagen Treason - Prevent a One World Order!
Tell the U.S. Senate Do Not Dare Approve this Treason!
The Copenhagen Climate Treaty audaciously states:
Industrialized countries have a dual obligation under the Treaty, representing their overall responsibility for keeping the world within the limits of the global carbon budget and ensuring that adaptation to the impacts of climate change is possible for the most vulnerable. This dual binding obligation takes the form of emissions reductions as well as the provision of support to developing countries
Lord Christopher Monckton, the former advisor for science policy to former British Prime Minister, and former President Ronald Reagan ally, Lady Margaret Thatcher, believes that if the U.S. signs any climate treaty coming out of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference in December, it could subject the United States to a global dictatorship.
"This treaty of Copenhagen, which is going to be negotiated by the states' parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in December, is going to...establish for the first time in human history a global government," he warns.
The devastating immediate economic impact of the Copenhagen Climate Treaty:
Limit manufacturing in the U.S. by cap and trade regulations = Loss of Jobs
Limit personal consumption of energy by law and costs = Loss of Freedom
Hyper Energy cost Inflation
ALL goods and materials to become more expensive = Double Digit Inflation
Transportation to become more expensive = $10 per gallon gas prices
Halt the US Recovery = Prolonged Recession / Depression
Assure and accelerate the shift of economic growth and profitability from the U.S to emerging markets = Loss of Opportunity
Increase Imports for emerging countries who will not be subject to the same carbon emissions limits = Unfair Competition, Increased Trade Deficit
Cause the U.S. to become an even greater debtor while China becomes an even bigger creditor = More Red Debt
Add momentum to the movement away from the U.S. Dollar toward an alternate single or composite world reserve currency = One World Currency
Increase the cost of Treasury borrowings = Ballooning Deficit
Drive up federal and state taxes = Suffocating Taxes
Stop the Copenhagen Treason - Prevent a One World Order!
Tell the U.S. Senate Do Not Dare Approve this Treason
During a visit to Germany in the midst of the Presidential Campaign last year, Barack Hussein Obama declared, "I am a citizen of the world." In front of one million adoring Germans, Obama had announced to the world that he indeed prioritized globalism over patriotism.
The U. S. Constitution mandates that treaty ratification must be advised and consented to by a two-thirds majority in the U.S. Senate. This would normally be a tall order for any President, if said President valued the Constitution.
An Obama advisor once said that he [Obama] regarded the U.S. Constitution as merely a piece of paper...and he saw it as a barrier to the things that the Left around the world want to do — and, therefore, they were going to find ways of circumventing it.
Let's compare the Copenhagen Climate Treaty to Cap & Trade.
The Wall Street Journal called Cap & Trade "the biggest tax in American history" and The Washington Times reported that cap-and-trade legislation will levy a $3.6 trillion gas-tax increase that will impact every American and important segments of our economy.
Cap & Trade will cause massive inflation, record unemployment and entire industrial sectors will flee the country in search of profits.
As dreadful as Cap & Trade would be for the United States economy, if the Copenhagen Climate Treaty is signed and ratified, it will be far more dangerous to the economic and political future of this country
The Copenhagen Climate Treaty will strip America of its Sovereignty, and subject us to laws, rules and huge taxes levied by a one-world, leftist, elitist governing body that wants to steal America's wealth to punish us for our success as a nation. Worst of all, Americans will NOT have the power to vote these elitists out of office, impeach them, or hold them accountable in any way whatsoever.
THIS MAY BE THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE OF OUR LIFETIME. If we do not stand firm and united against this treasonous treaty, the greatest country in the world may be forever subservient to a One World Order and it will have happened on our watch.
Stop the Copenhagen Treason - Prevent a One World Order!
Tell the U.S. Senate Do Not Dare Approve this Treason!
https://secure.conse...penhagen?a=3235
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(17) Stella
8:20PM Nov 12th 2009
Pundip, here is the latest poll from GALLUP:
Republicans have moved ahead of Democrats by 48% to 44% among registered voters in the latest update on Gallup’s generic congressional ballot for the 2010 House elections, after trailing by six points in July and two points last month.
The Nov. 5-8 update comes just after Republican victories in the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial elections, which saw Republicans replace Democrats as governors of those states.
As was the case in last Tuesday’s gubernatorial elections, independents are helping the Republicans’ cause. In the latest poll, independent registered voters favor the Republican candidate by 52% to 30%. Both parties maintain similar loyalty from their bases, with 91% of Democratic registered voters preferring the Democratic candidate and 93% of Republican voters preferring the Republican.
Republicans have moved ahead of Democrats by 48% to 44% among registered voters in the latest update on Gallup’s generic congressional ballot for the 2010 House elections, after trailing by six points in July and two points last month.
The Nov. 5-8 update comes just after Republican victories in the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial elections, which saw Republicans replace Democrats as governors of those states.
As was the case in last Tuesday’s gubernatorial elections, independents are helping the Republicans’ cause. In the latest poll, independent registered voters favor the Republican candidate by 52% to 30%. Both parties maintain similar loyalty from their bases, with 91% of Democratic registered voters preferring the Democratic candidate and 93% of Republican voters preferring the Republican.
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(12) Pundit
9:01PM Nov 12th 2009
Hey Stella.....! I don't know how to break it to you but Gallup says; You LIE!
Gallup.com Party ID "realtime 11/13/09" results;
* GOP Faces Party ID Deficit Among All Age Groups * May 8, 2009 Americans of every generation are currently more likely to identify as Democrats than Republicans, with the largest Democratic advantage among those aged 18 to 29 (+14) and the smallest among those aged 30 to 44 (+7).
* More Independents Lean GOP; Party Gap Smallest Since '05
September 30, 2009 The percentage of Americans identifying as Republicans (27%) and Democrats (35%) held steady in the third quarter. However, more independents now say they “lean” Republican, narrowing the Democratic advantage on leaned party affiliation to six ...
* U.S. Party ID Advantage Stays With Democrats * April 30, 2009 An aggregate of data from the first quarter of 2009 finds that 35% of Americans currently identify as Democrats and 28% as Republicans.
* Democrats Maintain Seven-Point Advantage in Party ID * April 30, 2009 Arlen Specter has expanded the Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate and, according to first-quarter Gallup Polls, Democrats continue to outnumber Republicans by 35% to 28% among U.S. adults. The Democrats have held an edge in national ...
*********State of the States Snapshot: Party ID
January 28, 2009 Gallup Poll Editor in Chief Frank Newport reveals the five most Democratic and five most Republican states in the nation.
* Democrats’ 2008 Advantage in Party ID Largest Since '83
January 23, 2009 In 2008, an average of 36% of Americans identified themselves as Democrats and 28% as Republicans. That 8-point advantage is the largest for the Democratic Party in over two decades!
Pollster Dates N/Pop Republican Democrat Independent Undecided
AP-GfK 11/5-9/09 1006 A (r)21 (D)35 (I)24 19
Pew 10/28-11/8/09 2000 A (r)27 (D)35 (I)32 5
Ipsos/McClatchy 10/29-11/1/09 1077 A (r)22 (D)34 (I)44 -
Rasmussen 10/1-31/09 15000 A (r)32 (D)38 (I)30 -
http://www.pollster.com/polls/us/party-id.php REALTIME "Poll of Polls" including the above; always errant repub party pollster (r)assmussen. (r)22.8% (D)34.9% (I)33.9%
Gallup.com Party ID "realtime 11/13/09" results;
* GOP Faces Party ID Deficit Among All Age Groups * May 8, 2009 Americans of every generation are currently more likely to identify as Democrats than Republicans, with the largest Democratic advantage among those aged 18 to 29 (+14) and the smallest among those aged 30 to 44 (+7).
* More Independents Lean GOP; Party Gap Smallest Since '05
September 30, 2009 The percentage of Americans identifying as Republicans (27%) and Democrats (35%) held steady in the third quarter. However, more independents now say they “lean” Republican, narrowing the Democratic advantage on leaned party affiliation to six ...
* U.S. Party ID Advantage Stays With Democrats * April 30, 2009 An aggregate of data from the first quarter of 2009 finds that 35% of Americans currently identify as Democrats and 28% as Republicans.
* Democrats Maintain Seven-Point Advantage in Party ID * April 30, 2009 Arlen Specter has expanded the Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate and, according to first-quarter Gallup Polls, Democrats continue to outnumber Republicans by 35% to 28% among U.S. adults. The Democrats have held an edge in national ...
*********State of the States Snapshot: Party ID
January 28, 2009 Gallup Poll Editor in Chief Frank Newport reveals the five most Democratic and five most Republican states in the nation.
* Democrats’ 2008 Advantage in Party ID Largest Since '83
January 23, 2009 In 2008, an average of 36% of Americans identified themselves as Democrats and 28% as Republicans. That 8-point advantage is the largest for the Democratic Party in over two decades!
Pollster Dates N/Pop Republican Democrat Independent Undecided
AP-GfK 11/5-9/09 1006 A (r)21 (D)35 (I)24 19
Pew 10/28-11/8/09 2000 A (r)27 (D)35 (I)32 5
Ipsos/McClatchy 10/29-11/1/09 1077 A (r)22 (D)34 (I)44 -
Rasmussen 10/1-31/09 15000 A (r)32 (D)38 (I)30 -
http://www.pollster.com/polls/us/party-id.php REALTIME "Poll of Polls" including the above; always errant repub party pollster (r)assmussen. (r)22.8% (D)34.9% (I)33.9%
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(-12) gnmk09
6:22AM Nov 13th 2009
This is nothing more than "Robin Hood" mentality, so typical of the Leftist Regime. Steal from the rich to give to the poor and those who feel they are "Entitled" and let's not forget our illegal aliens.
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(5) tracoins
8:35AM Nov 13th 2009
Has Goppy looked who pays the bills? Not a bunch of broke ass libs lining up with their hands out, not to mention the ones that also do the hiring. This "jobless recovery" will stay as long as the libs do, they don't know how to fix it which is obvious with all the continued spending and tax hikes. But once this country feels some real pain over this election maybe we can elect some people to fix it. It took a Jimmy Carter to get a Ronald Reagan...
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(2) Stella
8:56AM Nov 13th 2009
Pelosi: ObamaCare is our Christmas present to America
POSTED AT 7:06 PM ON NOVEMBER 11, 2009 BY ALLAHPUNDIT
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Via Greg Hengler, this is like “borrowing” a friend’s credit card, buying a car with it, then presenting them with the car on Christmas morning as their “gift.” Nor is it the first time that a prominent Democrat’s imagined your tax dollars as her personal Christmas club account: Remember Hillary’s disgusting holiday ad during the Democratic primaries?
Where do we go to return our “gift,” incidentally? From the new AP poll:
Support is down to 41.8 percent in Mark Blumenthal’s poll of polls, too. Follow the link and check out how Obama’s “bent the curve.” Hey Nancy — guess what you’re getting for Christmas next year.
POSTED AT 7:06 PM ON NOVEMBER 11, 2009 BY ALLAHPUNDIT
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Via Greg Hengler, this is like “borrowing” a friend’s credit card, buying a car with it, then presenting them with the car on Christmas morning as their “gift.” Nor is it the first time that a prominent Democrat’s imagined your tax dollars as her personal Christmas club account: Remember Hillary’s disgusting holiday ad during the Democratic primaries?
Where do we go to return our “gift,” incidentally? From the new AP poll:
Support is down to 41.8 percent in Mark Blumenthal’s poll of polls, too. Follow the link and check out how Obama’s “bent the curve.” Hey Nancy — guess what you’re getting for Christmas next year.
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(4) Pundit
1:58PM Nov 13th 2009
Who pays the teabaggers expenses?;
A) Dick Armey's CFG & Newts hypocrite FreedomWorks top 10% US WEALTHY that own 71% of the US Vs. you 40% owning just 1%!
Do some US wealth research as the concentration HAS INCREASED further since this 2004 data below proves;
* Two percent of U.S. wealth holders own 54 percent of all net financial assets; more than half
* The wealthiest 1 percent of families owns roughly 34.3% of the nation's net worth.
US wealth is concentrated in the hands of a small number of families.
The wealthiest 1 percent of families owns roughly 34.3% of the nation's net worth
* the top 10% of families owns over 71%
* And the bottom 40% of the (Teabagging) population owns way less than 1%!
These 10% are your hypocrite CFG TEABAGGER SPONSORS! LOL http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/faculty/hodgson/Courses/so11/stratification/income&wealth.htm
A) Dick Armey's CFG & Newts hypocrite FreedomWorks top 10% US WEALTHY that own 71% of the US Vs. you 40% owning just 1%!
Do some US wealth research as the concentration HAS INCREASED further since this 2004 data below proves;
* Two percent of U.S. wealth holders own 54 percent of all net financial assets; more than half
* The wealthiest 1 percent of families owns roughly 34.3% of the nation's net worth.
US wealth is concentrated in the hands of a small number of families.
The wealthiest 1 percent of families owns roughly 34.3% of the nation's net worth
* the top 10% of families owns over 71%
* And the bottom 40% of the (Teabagging) population owns way less than 1%!
These 10% are your hypocrite CFG TEABAGGER SPONSORS! LOL http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/faculty/hodgson/Courses/so11/stratification/income&wealth.htm
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(-1) gnmk09
4:21PM Nov 14th 2009
....and the sign read:
"Jam it down our throats in '09 and we will shove it up your ass in '10"
"Jam it down our throats in '09 and we will shove it up your ass in '10"
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(-1) cowboybill117
4:22PM Nov 14th 2009
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday shows that 29% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-eight percent (38%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 45% now favor the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. Most (52%) remain opposed.
Only 25% Strongly Support the plan while 42% are Strongly Opposed.
-9 (see trends
Republican candidates have stretched their lead over Democrats to six points in the Generic Congressional Ballot.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 43% would vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate while 37% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent. Republicans have held the lead for over four months now.
Voters not affiliated with either party continue to heavily favor Republicans, 43% to 20%.
Only 25% Strongly Support the plan while 42% are Strongly Opposed.
-9 (see trends
Republican candidates have stretched their lead over Democrats to six points in the Generic Congressional Ballot.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 43% would vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate while 37% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent. Republicans have held the lead for over four months now.
Voters not affiliated with either party continue to heavily favor Republicans, 43% to 20%.
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(-1) greatqb44
6:01PM Nov 12th 2009
So the reform that is gonna save so much money needs taxes raised to pay for it...ya ya ya
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(20) Headwind
7:28PM Nov 12th 2009
Goppy, fortunately there are wiser people than you who make nat'l defense decisions. The reason other countries have small budgets for defense is because they count on "Big Brother" to protect them. (That would be US, Goppy) You might want to check out how much China is budgeting for their military. By the time your man "O" bankrupts this country through his misguided "philanthropy" we may not possess the means to even protect ourselves. "Eat The Rich". Let the haves pay for everything and pretty soon there won't be anyone worth looting.
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(14) greatqb44
6:16PM Nov 12th 2009
Obamacare was supposed 1) expand coverage 2) lower premiums 3) fix deficit.It does only 1 of those 3.
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(8) bob
6:18PM Nov 12th 2009
Every time the government sets new rules attempting to increase taxes on the wealthy, they end up creating loopholes that can easily be exploited by the high end accountants only the wealthy can afford to employ.
This is the major flaw Democrats don't seem to be able to grasp. Most wealthy people didn't get that way via inheritance. They got that way by being smart, industrious and being able to 'build a better mousetrap".
If this is the "plan", then it's going to fail miserably and ultimately it will be the common man who picks up the tab for a program that "won't increase the deficit".
This is the major flaw Democrats don't seem to be able to grasp. Most wealthy people didn't get that way via inheritance. They got that way by being smart, industrious and being able to 'build a better mousetrap".
If this is the "plan", then it's going to fail miserably and ultimately it will be the common man who picks up the tab for a program that "won't increase the deficit".
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(12) Pundit
8:00PM Nov 12th 2009
Mega Billionaires Gates & Buffet admit that their tax rate of 17% is "Too Low" Vs. most who pay City, State & Fed taxes of 50% on Net Income. So can we now expect their ascent, too?
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(-6) bob
8:30PM Nov 12th 2009
Another nonsensical post from Pundit.
I didn't think it was possible, but you make even less sense without the polling data and lefty link gibberish than you do with it.
BTW, how you doing on that proof that people are being paid to post here? Anything? Didn't think so.
As for Gates and Buffet, if they want to give more money to the government (in addition to the boatloads they give to charity), they're certainly within their rights to do so. As are those who take advantage of the loopholes provided by the not-so-bright bureaucrats (same folks who'll be administering your health care) who write the tax code.
I just love that, with exception of 2 multibillionaires, all the other folks calling for punitive taxation on the successful are those who'll never be in that class themselves.
Like Pundit.
I didn't think it was possible, but you make even less sense without the polling data and lefty link gibberish than you do with it.
BTW, how you doing on that proof that people are being paid to post here? Anything? Didn't think so.
As for Gates and Buffet, if they want to give more money to the government (in addition to the boatloads they give to charity), they're certainly within their rights to do so. As are those who take advantage of the loopholes provided by the not-so-bright bureaucrats (same folks who'll be administering your health care) who write the tax code.
I just love that, with exception of 2 multibillionaires, all the other folks calling for punitive taxation on the successful are those who'll never be in that class themselves.
Like Pundit.
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(5) Pundit
9:21PM Nov 12th 2009
boB, actually 2+ long time posters here on PD, have just bailed out, prior to the 12/01/09 $11,500 Per post, per ID fine imposition for paid posers. I also know reality may be tough for you to comprehend so http://google.com 1 of about 24,900 for Gates & Buffet 17% tax is "Too Low" also verifies what I posted above.
* YouTube - Tom Brokaw interviews Warren Buffett
4 min 39 sec - Nov 3, 2007 - Rated 4.8 out of 5.0 NBC Nightly News interview, featuring Tom Brokaw and Warren Buffett; October 2007. TAXES: Warren Buffett - Rich Taxed Too Little ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z_UrOKtjHk
As always; Don't ever let unbiased footnoted facts get in the way of your Spanish style dead sink = innocent, or float = Death "Inquisition". http://ru-really-that-uninformed.com
* YouTube - Tom Brokaw interviews Warren Buffett
4 min 39 sec - Nov 3, 2007 - Rated 4.8 out of 5.0 NBC Nightly News interview, featuring Tom Brokaw and Warren Buffett; October 2007. TAXES: Warren Buffett - Rich Taxed Too Little ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z_UrOKtjHk
As always; Don't ever let unbiased footnoted facts get in the way of your Spanish style dead sink = innocent, or float = Death "Inquisition". http://ru-really-that-uninformed.com
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