Comments on: Obama may deserve a tax increase, but do you? http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball/2007/11/12/obama_may_deserve_a_tax_increa/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:20:17 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Zhombre http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball/2007/11/12/obama_may_deserve_a_tax_increa/comment-page-1/#comment-213 Zhombre Sun, 18 Nov 2007 02:04:09 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball/2007/11/12/obama-may-deserve-a-tax-increase-but-do-you/#comment-213 I could see raising the cap on the payroll tax if that was accompanied by a simultaneous cut of the payroll tax rate. That would represent a tax cut for people earning lower wages and for small businesses who have to match dollar for dollar the employee tax but don't have a lot of high earners. I could see raising the cap on the payroll tax if that was accompanied by a simultaneous cut of the payroll tax rate. That would represent a tax cut for people earning lower wages and for small businesses who have to match dollar for dollar the employee tax but don’t have a lot of high earners.

]]> By: touche http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball/2007/11/12/obama_may_deserve_a_tax_increa/comment-page-1/#comment-212 touche Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:36:41 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball/2007/11/12/obama-may-deserve-a-tax-increase-but-do-you/#comment-212 Both do contribute to public charities, i.e. Redcross. That's tantamount to donating to the government while just cutting out the middleman, who would probably steal the majority of their benevolence to pay the rest of a Halliburton no-bid contract. Both do contribute to public charities, i.e. Redcross. That’s tantamount to donating to the government while just cutting out the middleman, who would probably steal the majority of their benevolence to pay the rest of a Halliburton no-bid contract.

]]> By: Levans http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball/2007/11/12/obama_may_deserve_a_tax_increa/comment-page-1/#comment-211 Levans Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:41:51 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball/2007/11/12/obama-may-deserve-a-tax-increase-but-do-you/#comment-211 It cannot be repeated too often: Obama and Warren Buffet and all those others who claim they want to pay more taxes are now, and have always been, perfectly free to donate large sums to the government without any necessity for changes to tax rates for others. In fact, isn't it unseemly that they make such a claim and then allow their financial agents to seek out any and every possible deduction when preparing their returns? Their protestations are despicably dishonest, on the order of the serial murderer who cries "please stop me before I kill again." These people are liars, pure and simple. They don't want to pay more taxes, else they simply would. They want others, us, to pay more taxes. It cannot be repeated too often: Obama and Warren Buffet and all those others who claim they want to pay more taxes are now, and have always been, perfectly free to donate large sums to the government without any necessity for changes to tax rates for others. In fact, isn’t it unseemly that they make such a claim and then allow their financial agents to seek out any and every possible deduction when preparing their returns? Their protestations are despicably dishonest, on the order of the serial murderer who cries “please stop me before I kill again.”

These people are liars, pure and simple. They don’t want to pay more taxes, else they simply would. They want others, us, to pay more taxes.

]]> By: Tom N. http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball/2007/11/12/obama_may_deserve_a_tax_increa/comment-page-1/#comment-210 Tom N. Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:21:58 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball/2007/11/12/obama-may-deserve-a-tax-increase-but-do-you/#comment-210 Just visiting your blog for the first time, drawn by your Mailer obit, which I thought was a reasonable piece though I disagreed with much of it. But on reading this post I had to ask what you have in mind in impishly writing "Barack Hussein Obama"? I look at your column of serious books on the left of this page, full--apparently--of gravity and respect for civilization and tradition, and then I see you descending into race-baiting name calling. Do you think his middle name reveals some sinister, hidden truth about him? That perhaps he's not one of us? I have a hard time reading that any other way, and have a hard time imagining you as a serious critic when I read it. Just visiting your blog for the first time, drawn by your Mailer obit, which I thought was a reasonable piece though I disagreed with much of it. But on reading this post I had to ask what you have in mind in impishly writing “Barack Hussein Obama”? I look at your column of serious books on the left of this page, full–apparently–of gravity and respect for civilization and tradition, and then I see you descending into race-baiting name calling. Do you think his middle name reveals some sinister, hidden truth about him? That perhaps he’s not one of us? I have a hard time reading that any other way, and have a hard time imagining you as a serious critic when I read it.

]]> By: OMAC http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball/2007/11/12/obama_may_deserve_a_tax_increa/comment-page-1/#comment-209 OMAC Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:33:37 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball/2007/11/12/obama-may-deserve-a-tax-increase-but-do-you/#comment-209 Well, I really believe the rub is in how Your money is spent, emphasis on "Your". As a card carrying member of the proletariat Obama does not want to "take more of (my) money". As he stated very clearly this tax increase affects "rich people like myself [sic]". As a member of the unwashed masses who raise Your Kobe beef, transport Your Bentleys, and prevent forest fires from burning down Your ski resort towns, I hold slight reproach towards putting heavier monetary pressure on the patriciate. Considering the vast discrepancies in income between the power elite and hoi polloi in the States, the lack of social services provided, and the laughably low tax rates the upper echelon enjoys compared to the Northern European (see - developed first world; what we claim to be) nations, I do believe that taxing the horsey set may do America some good. That is considering that that money is spent appropriately, i.e. on social services, scholarship, and environmental protection, rather than on building the industrial-military complex that is just so darn swell for our economy. While I hope your disapprobation is due to the fear of mishandling thats been ingrained into the minds of Americans over the past 8yrs. rather than not being able to make the next mortgage payment on your house on Nantucket (refinancing?), I can assure you that with Obama in office next year (we can wish right) there is a high probability that the extra cash you will be doling out will go to assuage the coping pains felt by the backbone of this great nation (old, poor, helpless) as they make their way into this 21st century America that is resembling feudal Europe more and more daily. If you don't agree with this then put your money where your mouth is and support your local republican (my vote'd go to Thompson) who will be more than willing to give us, and Obama's plans for America, the finger. Well, I really believe the rub is in how Your money is spent, emphasis on “Your”. As a card carrying member of the proletariat Obama does not want to “take more of (my) money”. As he stated very clearly this tax increase affects “rich people like myself [sic]“. As a member of the unwashed masses who raise Your Kobe beef, transport Your Bentleys, and prevent forest fires from burning down Your ski resort towns, I hold slight reproach towards putting heavier monetary pressure on the patriciate. Considering the vast discrepancies in income between the power elite and hoi polloi in the States, the lack of social services provided, and the laughably low tax rates the upper echelon enjoys compared to the Northern European (see – developed first world; what we claim to be) nations, I do believe that taxing the horsey set may do America some good. That is considering that that money is spent appropriately, i.e. on social services, scholarship, and environmental protection, rather than on building the industrial-military complex that is just so darn swell for our economy. While I hope your disapprobation is due to the fear of mishandling thats been ingrained into the minds of Americans over the past 8yrs. rather than not being able to make the next mortgage payment on your house on Nantucket (refinancing?), I can assure you that with Obama in office next year (we can wish right) there is a high probability that the extra cash you will be doling out will go to assuage the coping pains felt by the backbone of this great nation (old, poor, helpless) as they make their way into this 21st century America that is resembling feudal Europe more and more daily. If you don’t agree with this then put your money where your mouth is and support your local republican (my vote’d go to Thompson) who will be more than willing to give us, and Obama’s plans for America, the finger.

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