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http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/kristol-raising-taxes-on-millionaires-wont-kill-countryConservative Weekly Standard columnist Bill Kirstol said it won't kill the country to raise taxes on millionaires during an appearance on "Fox News Sunday." Kristol said that after a bad night on Election Day, Republicans should reassess their positions and be open to new ideas.
"Don't scream and yell when one person says, 'you know what, it won't kill the country if we raise taxes a little bit on millionaires.' It really won't, I don't think," Kristol said.
Kristol continued, saying he doesn't understand why Republicans don't just take President Obama's offer to go ahead and extend the Bush tax cuts for everyone making under $250,000 per year while a larger deal is reached.
"Really? The Republican Party is going to fall on its sword to defend a bunch of millionaires, half of whom voted Democratic and half of whom live in Hollywood?," Kristol said.
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Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Republican have to decide if their pledge to Norquist or their Oath of Office is supreme
If they decide that they owe Norquist then they are traitors
and should be brought up on charges
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JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)JBoy
(8,021 posts)he's been thrown under.
JackN415
(924 posts)alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)Attack attack attack!!!!
Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)funny!
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)And his toes will curl up as he sinks in to a raunchy puddle.
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)When people are giving you billions of dollars specifically so you WON'T raise taxes on millionaires, one has to question why they would continue to do so if the GOP did.
zentrum
(9,865 posts)...they are concerned about. They're concerned about only ten of them. Koch, the Walmarts, Adelson, etc. The guys who fund their specific campaigns.
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)If you raise the tax brackets on wage income, you don't affect investment income.
A Simple Game
(9,214 posts)SomethingFishy
(4,876 posts)saying we need a policy to allow illegals already in the country to become legal.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)SemperEadem
(8,053 posts)have no problem with paying their fair share. They don't hide behind religion when it's convenient for them and they act the complete opposite of how they were commanded to to act.
It's those selfish, self-centered, self absorbed pseudo-xtians who cherry pick what parts of the bible they will follow that are the problem. They want to snatch food out of the mouths of poor people by cutting off social programs but be the first in line when FEMA rolls into town after a hurricane/tornado/flood with their hands out.
the problem millionares are the ones who own Papa John's pizza; or owns that coal plant; or that dude who built that obscene mansion or mittiot himself--the Dem voting/Hollywood millionares ain't got a problem with paying their fair share of the taxes.
geckosfeet
(9,644 posts)sonibeth
(21 posts)Festivito
(13,452 posts)So, under the bus they go.
amandabeech
(9,893 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)Daniel537
(1,560 posts)A neo-con never changes his stripes.
Moostache
(9,897 posts)I just want to reduce it to the size that I can drag it to the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub!
*Let the crazies eat their own until there are none left!!*
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Kristol please don't say anything, please, you are gonna put a jinks on this!
iemitsu
(3,888 posts)They are so sure that none of us has read history or economic history and know what tax rates the rich used to pay, when this nation expected them to pay their share, 88% to 91%. The rich did not suffer under this "burden", in fact they and all Americans did better. The only way they had to avoid paying such high rates was to invest in American jobs, education, and infrastructure. They got returns on their investments, we had jobs, and we could afford to buy their products to fuel the capitalist economy.
Today the rich buy European castles, or build American McMansions, they buy jets rather than fly with the rabble, and they spend their money on propaganda to keep us in the dark.
The rules of the market place are not divine or natural, they are determined by the state. Its time for the state to recognize this role and do its job.
drm604
(16,230 posts)They're recasting their heroes (the wealthy) as their enemies (Democratic voters and Hollywood liberals). Notice also that he referred to them as "Democratic voters" rather than "Democrat voters".
Are they preparing their base for a concession on taxing the wealthy?
This is becoming very interesting.
Iggy
(1,418 posts)his extremist GOP has a rather narrow, stupid agenda:
1.) keep taxes LOW for the uber-wealthy.
2.) whine about regulations "stifling business growth".
3.) whine about people "demanding stuff" from the government.
that's basically all they got at this point.
amborin
(16,631 posts)for soc sec cuts eom