With increasing worries of a 2012 Election Day landslide that will not be to their liking, Senate Democrats are all but ignoring President Barack Obama’s now infamous “Pass this bill now!” jobs bill proposal that called for, among other Big Government things, raising taxes on those making more than $200,000 per year – an amount that hardly compliments the president’s repeated assault on the so-called “wealthiest Americans”.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Yes reader – the Democrats continue to control the Senate – a fact Barack Obama seems to repeatedly ignore when he speaks about a “Do nothing” Congress) quickly tabled the Obama jobs proposal, while no other Democrats volunteered to sponsor the bill. It has simply sat legislative limbo due in great part to the fact the bill was yet another mishmash of far-left class warfare liberalism and Big Government deficit spending that left many Senate Democrats not wishing to be associated with such things so close to their own re-election campaigns.
What Senator Reid is now proposing is a millionaire’s surcharge – a 5% additional tax on those earning more than $1 million per year. Democrats believe this tax will prove much more popular among mainstream American voters, as well as place pressure on “no new taxes” Republicans by once again making them appear intent on protecting the rich. The surcharge, otherwise known as the “Buffet Rule” after multi-billionaire Warren Buffett, came about after Mr. Buffett rejected President Obama’s initial call to increase taxes on those making just $200,000 per year. The president quickly dropped that proposal after Senate Democrats sent word back to the White House that such a proposal was never going to happen – indicating once again the growing rift that exists between the Obama administration and Congressional Democrats. The surcharge proposal by Harry Reid is as much a power play against Barack Obama as it is an example of tax legislation – and it appears the president has quickly deferred to Senator Reid on the matter.
Thus, it is Barack Obama who is the do-nothing president, campaigning across America asking voters to give him four more years of…nothing. No leadership. No real plan for economic recovery. No intention of actually working with Congress – but only working against them. No belief in the exceptionalism of America.
Harry Reid appears to understand the nothing that is President Obama.
In 2012 – so too must voters.
More taxes to a democrat is like the prospect of more wine to a wino.
We need less penalties – not more – for people with money to pursue ideas about making products and supplying services of value that people are willing to buy: such things will create jobs of quality for those involved and broaden the tax base by creating more value and wealth to improve living standards.
It ain’t rocket science.
Harry Reid and the democrats just live in an alternate universe apart from those they want money from.
Actually, a “nothing” Obama is an improvement. We would be better off right now if the gasbag simply starting taking vacations in January 2009 instead of signing his name to the messes his buddies Nancy and Harry dished up. Pass this bill? Let’s pass the Democrats and Obama, America’s national kidney stones. I’m not saying the Republicans are geniuses but at least they have a few people like Paul Ryan who are capable of acting like adults. That’s better than what the Democrooks have – a bunch of NOTHINGS (or worse.)
TEA = taxed enough already
We need tax relief for all Americans. I dont agree with increasing taxes on anyone– rich or poor or in between. I say tax us less! The US Fed Govt is too wasteful with our monies and that is a huge problem. We give them too much money! They think nothing of giving a failing company such as Solyndra MEGA Bucks!
Let’s stop feeding this beast in D.C. That is the best form of revolt, imo!
“Yes reader – the Democrats continue to control the Senate – a fact Barack Obama seems to repeatedly ignore when he speaks about a “Do nothing” Congress”
Exactly.
This Administration is truly living on another planet.
When will Obama be arrested. What an arrogant piece of trash! And that goes for Michelle, Holder, Durban, Reid, Polosi Sanders, and the rest of the socialists in Washington. They should be transported to Syria.