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The NIGHTMARE has begun!!!! (Original Post) Playinghardball Jan 2015 OP
The GOP favors gasoline tax hikes???? LondonReign2 Jan 2015 #1
Republican Commerce Committee Chair Won’t Rule Out Gas-Tax Hike Playinghardball Jan 2015 #5
I guess I can faint now LondonReign2 Jan 2015 #7
They don't mind regressive taxes. TDale313 Jan 2015 #8
Of course.... daleanime Jan 2015 #17
Yes. Conservatives love regressive taxes. stillwaiting Jan 2015 #25
they want it in exchange for more cuts for wealthy JI7 Jan 2015 #10
Of course they do LondonReign2 Jan 2015 #14
They sound like a guy in high school trying to talk a girl into having sex.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #24
K & R Cleita Jan 2015 #2
The drop in oil is causing the stock sell off. nt greytdemocrat Jan 2015 #3
Investment banks, oil companies, hedge funds taking the hit...my sympathies. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #11
History shows that when republicans are at the helm the financial markets tank, but yet many still RKP5637 Jan 2015 #4
too bad the dems ignored this fact in the recent elections though anad missed a great chance to msongs Jan 2015 #6
Yeah Andy823 Jan 2015 #12
We should give them a reason to vote next time LondonReign2 Jan 2015 #16
When Dems are pretending they are not Dems and deny any knowledge of a black President world wide wally Jan 2015 #21
I guess you didn't read this OP yet. A Simple Game Jan 2015 #22
Indeed. Seems they run always the economy into the ground, especially for the rest of us. appalachiablue Jan 2015 #23
They prefer deflationary policy because Ed Suspicious Jan 2015 #27
"Armed Democrats" Agschmid Jan 2015 #9
It does have a bit of HappyMe Jan 2015 #15
Indeed. Agschmid Jan 2015 #20
k&r... spanone Jan 2015 #13
And this surprises who? nt valerief Jan 2015 #18
Aren't you just so proud of the American voters and their grasp of the issues? world wide wally Jan 2015 #19
A bit of an exaggeration, elleng Jan 2015 #26
Oil will recover greytdemocrat Jan 2015 #28

TDale313

(7,820 posts)
8. They don't mind regressive taxes.
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 05:05 PM
Jan 2015

Never have. The goal is wealth redistribution to the top. If it screws over those at the bottom and helps those at the top, they're all for it.

stillwaiting

(3,795 posts)
25. Yes. Conservatives love regressive taxes.
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 07:06 PM
Jan 2015

They don't impact the wealthy at all, but they have a large impact on working class and poor people.

For this reason they love tolls too. Downright regressive form of raising revenue for government.

LondonReign2

(5,213 posts)
14. Of course they do
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 05:25 PM
Jan 2015

It's the only trick they know. Economy down? Tax cuts! Economy up? Tax cuts! Idiots

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
24. They sound like a guy in high school trying to talk a girl into having sex....
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 07:06 PM
Jan 2015

Next they'll claim tax cuts will clear up your pimples.

RKP5637

(67,111 posts)
4. History shows that when republicans are at the helm the financial markets tank, but yet many still
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 04:22 PM
Jan 2015

think they know how to run the economy. The only thing the republicans run the economy for is to fatten their own pockets.

msongs

(67,420 posts)
6. too bad the dems ignored this fact in the recent elections though anad missed a great chance to
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 04:24 PM
Jan 2015

build the brand

bush 1 ends with crash
clinton ends with boom
bush 2 ends with depression
obama ends (to this point in time) with recovery

Andy823

(11,495 posts)
12. Yeah
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 05:20 PM
Jan 2015

When only around 38% take the time to vote, and the majority of them were republicans, this is what we get. The idea that both parties are the same is insane, and now we will pay for the insanity of those not bothering to vote.

LondonReign2

(5,213 posts)
16. We should give them a reason to vote next time
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 05:31 PM
Jan 2015

Or at least one better than, "I'm not going to tell you if I voted for a Democrat, but vote for me. Hey, do you like coal? I like coal!"

world wide wally

(21,744 posts)
21. When Dems are pretending they are not Dems and deny any knowledge of a black President
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 06:40 PM
Jan 2015

named Obama... What is there to vote for?
Gee, I wonder why only 38% turned out. Go figure.

A Simple Game

(9,214 posts)
22. I guess you didn't read this OP yet.
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 07:02 PM
Jan 2015
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026037099

The price of quitting Dean's 50 state strategy?

The price of supporting a candidate like Grimes? Remember her? The one that talked and acted like she was a better Republican than Mitch?

Evidence aside that the Democrats and liberals do vote, one question you "the people didn't vote" people never ask is why didn't they vote. I don't think you want to know the answer.

world wide wally

(21,744 posts)
19. Aren't you just so proud of the American voters and their grasp of the issues?
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 06:34 PM
Jan 2015

Hey! I have a flag. Vote for me!....
Oh yeah, and fuck you

elleng

(130,974 posts)
26. A bit of an exaggeration,
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 07:16 PM
Jan 2015

markets crashed yesterday beginning overseas. Dow down 331 yesterday, http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/05/investing/stocks-market-fall-oil/ today down 'only' 130.

Reason given is oil, the world markets can't handle low priced oil.

Markets will surely suffer, and we will have nightmare years with repugs 'leading,' but we must get the facts right, unlike repugs who lie.

greytdemocrat

(3,299 posts)
28. Oil will recover
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 09:00 PM
Jan 2015

It's time to position oneself for that. There is a
lot of $$$ to be made if one is ready to take some
losses in the short term.

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