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Obama said extending middle class tax cuts was "actually an area where Democrats and Republicans agree," but that the two parties are still apart on tax cuts for upper-income earners -- individuals making over $200,000 per year. An extension of top income cuts will add an estimated $700 billion to the federal deficit in the next 10 years, and "I don't think we can afford them right now," Obama said, adding he is "eager to sit down with leaders from both parties to hammer this out -- but we need to hammer it out."Four simple words...."Ford, no government bailout." Their shareholders were not wiped out under government "assistance." They managed to not only not go bankrupt, but turn a profit....and somehow all without the help of big bailouts, government appointed "car czars" and the "we saved us from a depression" self appointed heroes of D.C. Remarkable...hey, holders of the old, pre-bailout and bankrupt GM and Chrysler stock, how's that hope and change working for you now? But don't worry, you can buy some more GM all over again, just like you never owned it at all before.....you just keep buying GM....Obama will keep laughing.
November 23 2010 at 8:34 PM Report abuse Permalink -2 rate up rate down ReplyObama is already irrelevant; he is just wasting his time. We are not listening to him anymore. We have already sent him a message on November 4. He should just go ahead and resign. I guess he doesn't want to give up two years of the free food, free parties and his own airline taking him where ever the hell he wants to go, and the kids fawning over him like he is a rock star.
November 23 2010 at 8:23 PM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down ReplySo the bailout saved 3500 union jobs in one city, but what about the thousands of small dealerships across the country that were forced to close and the thousands of employees making half or less what union auto workers make that were laid off with no bail out? I guess they could not guarantee votes
November 23 2010 at 8:22 PM Report abuse Permalink -2 rate up rate down Replydrdave415 - Those dealerships did not close as a result of the gov assistance. They closed as a result of the trouble the automakers were already in. They crashed due to the economic disaster that GWB and repuke policy put us in.
November 23 2010 at 10:57 PM Report abuse Permalink +5 rate up rate down ReplyGovernment needs to police their systems. All they talk about is cutting medicare and welfare and social security. They do not need to cut the programs if the actually spent the time cleaning up the fraud. What would any of you people say about a woman from a above average neighborhood ,driving a 2 year old 80,000 dollar Benz and wearing a 3000 full length fur coat coming into your grocery store to shop and they pay her bill with food stamps? The try to explain to me or anyone else the system has no fraud. When I had my garage the man in the building next to me was being sought by the FBI. He was being charged for receiving and cashing the social security checks for his father who died 5 years earlier. He was not poor or on government subsidies ha owned his own engine rebuilding company.
November 23 2010 at 8:15 PM Report abuse Permalink +8 rate up rate down ReplyBecause Republicans will continue to be the Party of No everybody will lose their tax cuts.
November 23 2010 at 8:15 PM Report abuse Permalink -3 rate up rate down ReplyIt is better than Obama only talks as the actions he and the Dems have pushed have done nothing but dig the hole deeper. Thank God his term's almost half over.
November 23 2010 at 8:12 PM Report abuse Permalink +2 rate up rate down ReplyKeep things the way they were when the economic crash came into effect that will really solve our problems.
November 23 2010 at 7:58 PM Report abuse Permalink +5 rate up rate down ReplyEver noticed how those who have never run a small business are the first to call the owners wealthy? No concept what it takes, just hang back and complain that the owners are rich and they're "putting it to" the workers. Typical union mentality (or those who are always looking for a handout). Obama's old song just doesn't play anymore. And playing the race card and calling people hateful because they don't agree with him is getting VERY OLD!
November 23 2010 at 7:57 PM Report abuse Permalink +7 rate up rate down ReplyOutstanding post.
November 23 2010 at 8:45 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThis is encouraging. Take it from and unemployed senior automotive product engineer canned from GM May 2009. If the CEO's during the NAFTA and GOBAL hoopla bandwagon had this spirit during the last 10-14 years we wouldn't be here today. We were sold out by corporate America. It's kinda like economic strategic planning and treason. President Obama just happen to be elected during an economic perfect storm. Heck, during the depression in the 1930's 100% of the products sold were American made. Not so Today, Today the economy loss is due to extreme unemployment fueled by the handing over of trade secrets, technology product development, manufacturing, and jobs being sent overseas. Rebound of job creation is handicapped. I challenge anyone to prove me wrong. Especially companies that got tax benefits from relocating business overseas and at the same time CEO's receiving tax benefits from the Bush Tax during the last 10 years. Guess what I just won! :-) Finally! Faint hope of the job wave is starting to turn around for the American worker and their their families. Keep the momentum going. It's time for middle and low income American individuals to resurrect USA. I'm keeping my FAITH after losing my job, savings, home, family well being, and almost my mental and physical well being.
November 23 2010 at 7:54 PM Report abuse Permalink +3 rate up rate down ReplyBipartisanship? In Obamaspeak that means "Do things my way." Where was the bipartisanship over the past two years? Wow. The arrogance of that man continues to amaze me.
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