The Dangers of a Govt Shutdown
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House progressives offer budget plan: Tax the rich, end the wars, slash oil subsidies, invest in jobs - Liberal Dems claim the plan eliminates deficit by 2021
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/04/11/h ... t-in-jobs/
Copy of proposal here
http://grijalva.house.gov/uploads/CPC.B ... h.Memo.pdf
Haven't had a chance to read it yet but wanted to make sure everyone saw it.
The broad sketch proposes to end the Bush-era tax cuts on high income earners, enact a surtax on millionaires and billionaires, increase the the estate tax and eliminate corporate tax loopholes and subsidies for oil and coal companies. It also aims to create a public health insurance option, end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and invest.45 trillion in "job creation," energy, housing and education programs.The broad sketch proposes to end the Bush-era tax cuts on high income earners, enact a surtax on millionaires and billionaires, increase the the estate tax and eliminate corporate tax loopholes and subsidies for oil and coal companies. It also aims to create a public health insurance option, end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and invest $1.45 trillion in "job creation," energy, housing and education programs.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/04/11/h ... t-in-jobs/
Copy of proposal here
http://grijalva.house.gov/uploads/CPC.B ... h.Memo.pdf
Haven't had a chance to read it yet but wanted to make sure everyone saw it.
Linnea wrote: What 'left'?
Well, Ezra for one. Maybe I should just say the "pro-abortionists." But they do seem to be predominately leftist. Are the libertarians freaking out over this? I bet it's just the opposite, even though they wouldn't have any objections to abortion per se.
The technique of hysterical shaming ("they want to kill women!!!!!!!!!!!!!") will work to an extent, but not totally. That's really a sign of desperation more than anything. And I've been getting phone calls from Planned Parenthood all week. I guess I'm still on some Democrat Party call list or something.
All I'm saying is that they should come up with better arguments. And the best one really is: "The issue has been decided legally. We think we're right, and we think you're wrong. Based on that, everyone's going to share the tax burden equally."
Shaming and arguing percentages aren't going to have much effect.
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SETIsLady wrote: Ok HB theres is no such thing as a "pro abortionist" talk about shaming
Yeah, sure.
Well, that's reasonable....“This is probably one of the worst times we’ve seen because the numbers of people elected to Congress. I went through this as co-chair of the arts caucus,” Slaughter said. “In ’94 people were elected simply to come here to kill the National Endowment for the Arts. Now they’re here to kill women.”
http://nation.foxnews.com/rep-louise-sl ... kill-women
This is interesting....speaking about morality
Senate Democrat Mark Begich borrows GOP line
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/04 ... z1JFy9uzjx
Senate Democrat Mark Begich borrows GOP line
Alaska Sen. Mark Begich joined religious leaders at a Capitol Hill church on Monday, arguing that GOP Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget plan would shred the social safety net for the poor, young and elderly while giving a leg up to the wealthy individuals and corporations.
The federal budget “isn’t just a bunch of numbers on a sheet of paper,” he said. “The budget is a moral document.”
“If you’re just giving millionaires more tax breaks, and giving corporate America more tax breaks, and then throwing over the edge of the ship seniors and children, I think, yeah, it’s a moral argument,” Begich later told reporters, offering his take of the Ryan budget.
“If all you’re doing is arguing over elimination of programs but still adding money for millionaires and billionaires, there’s something wrong with the priorities. And that’s what the debate will be over
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/04 ... z1JFy9uzjx
Well, there is this:
yep. From TPM - the new HuffPo ;->
*CNN - recent
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011 ... utdown.phpThe provision to defund Planned Parenthood was one of the biggest sticking points in crafting a final compromise. And according to the poll*, Democrats may have won a political victory in getting it dropped, as a strong majority of respondents said they oppose that measure. Nearly two-thirds of respondents (65%) opposed eliminating federal funds for Planned Parenthood, versus only 34% who said that funding should be cut off.
The poll was conducted April 9-10 -- the two days following the budget compromise -- among 824 adults nationwide. It has a margin of error of 3.5%.
yep. From TPM - the new HuffPo ;->
*CNN - recent