Blog author's comments - I believe Obama is basically a socialist and is seeking socialism for the country. Democrats want more control of our lives.
They will gain more control by taxing the wealthy and businesses, but what will this do to create jobs? The Bush era tax cuts should be extended for at least ten years or longer. This would give some incentive to businesses to begin long term planning, to spend and begin hiring.
The Democrats consider a couple who are employed and many small businesses that are making $250 thousand a year as wealthy.
The wealthy pay taxes - 86% of all federal income taxes are paid by the top 25% of income earners.
The TOP 50% pay 97% of all income taxes.
The TOP 1% pays 39% of all income taxes.
The Bush era tax cuts included everyone and that is what should continue. What is being bartered are tax increases to fund more unemployment benefits.
The Democrats feel it is their job to take wealth from those who earn it and give it to those who have not attained a quality of life that they feel should be enjoyed by receiving someone else's money. Obama is playing the class envy game, pitting the 'have not's' against the 'haves'.
The unemployed are already able to receive 99 weeks of benefits. The deal which is currently on the table will give the unemployed yet another year of benefits. When will this end? When will the government finally say "no more?" Where is the incentive to seek a job when the government is caring for you?
As Norman Thomas said, "The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. But under the name of ‘liberalism' they will adopt every fragment of the Socialist program, until one day America will be a Socialist nation, without knowing how it happened."
This is the direction Obama is taking the country. The majority of voters in November told him they do not want to go in that direction.
The election of 2012 must be the time to remove Obama and many other Democrats from office who want to turn the United States into a socialist country.
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