How are we ever going to raise taxes for the wealthy when we have a repub majority

in congress that won't allow that type of tax bill to pass? Now I understand that Obama is not going to get his tax revenues in the debt ceiling raised. It kind of makes me sick.

He obviously cares more for "the poor" than many who attack him and ignore everything else Pres. Obama has done (HCR, Wall Street reform, credit card reform, the first homeless initiative in decades, etc.).

taking with the future of many americans to keep food on their tables and stay in their homes. President Obama's back was against the wall, the only choice that he had was to trade off the tax cuts for maintenance of UE benefits for unemployed americans. Progressives, and sockpuppets that seem to be pulling their strings now shout about President Obama leaving tax cuts for the wealthy and how that will make them not vote for democrats. Will they ever fucking learn? Of course, I do not expect sockpuppets to learn, their objective is to cause confusion and mis-directed anger.

<< Funny how progressives gloss over that fact. Republicans were hostage taking with the future of many americans to keep food on their tables and stay in their homes. President Obama's back was against the wall, the only choice that he had was to trade off the tax cuts for maintenance of UE benefits for unemployed americans. Progressives, and sockpuppets that seem to be pulling their strings now shout about President Obama leaving tax cuts for the wealthy and how that will make them not vote for democrats. Will they ever fucking learn? Of course, I do not expect sockpuppets to learn, their objective is to cause confusion and mis-directed anger. >>

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that's what Obama-apologists usually claim.

been otherwise.

by the unfair tax structure. This will not be easy since the right wing propaganda machine is in high gear telling the public that tax breaks for the wealthy are somehow in our best interest. Progressive leaders, especially the Pres, have to stay on topic and appeal directly to the people. Quit trying to deal with the right, they are never going to act in good faith, only on behalf of their wealthy sponsors in corporate America.

Reagan shoved his agenda through against Democratic majorities, how did he do it?

over these greedy money mongers.

They dont have to do anything

Republicans are so intent on strangling the economy because they realize that if it is growing measurably, their house of cards collapses. A growing economy re-elects President Obama in a walk. A growing economy ushers in more democrats in Congress. A growing economy takes unemployment benefits off the table as a bargaining chip for republicans to prevent expiration of Bush tax cuts. A growing economy means that President Obama has no reason to negotiate on tax cuts and can let them expire. If only the Left could see that and stop the incessant complaining. Fortunately recent election results appear to imply that independents have gotten the message and are unlikely to back republicans in 2012 as in 2010.

I haven't the slightest what is being done to foster growth. I don't believe in the false secular deity, "The Invisible Hand". All I see are efforts to shrink demand, counter-productive "free trade" agreements, and tomfoolery with tax code that can only negate incentives for investment.

Our problems are structural and in no small way fueled by failed ideology embraced by both political parties, just more ardently by the idiot TeaPubliKlans.

And we all know what that leads to....collapse

Should be about financial independence and stability, not pummeling the lower classes, flaunting wealth, and bribing congressmen into subsidizing you. Prominent wingnut Mike Huckabee's book is titled "Do the Right Thing". I think Republicans should practice what they preach.