Comments on: Dreary words and figures

By: MarkD

MarkD — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:24:52 +0000

What percentage of all jobs in this country are in small businesses that pay income taxes at the personal rate? That’s a rhetorical question.

A lot of people who voted for this guy are going to find themselves unemployed. I wonder how many will be smart enough to figure out why. Or if they’ll take solace from the fact that the “evil rich” are now paying “their fair share.”

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:22:33 +0000

The Visigoths are sacking Rome… The Dark Ages v2.0 may be inevitable before the 2010 mid-terms…

Dow 953.20 – the closing on 11/3/80 – the day before Reagan’s election… A target for those who have openly stated they wish to reverse the “injustices” of the Reagan Era…

By: Terrence

Terrence — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:07:27 +0000

As Obama’s cabinet picks so clearly show, Democrats do NOT pay taxes. Democrats do not care what the tax rates are, they simply do not pay them, just as they do not contribute to charities (so who cares if Saint Obama takes away or reduces charity deductions?)

Obama is going after conservative, Republican high income earners – those EVIL conservatives who actually create jobs and wealth.

I think Obama, and his mindless cultist followers, may soon find out who John Galt is.

By: gs

gs — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:33:24 +0000

On the other hand, supposedly the Democrats are the party of the super rich and, to some extent, the rich. Why? Are upscale Democrats willing to accept higher taxes in exchange for lower social mobility and, accordingly, more stability for their privileged positions? Brooks:

The only thing more scary than Obama’s experiment is the thought that it might fail and the political power will swing over to a Republican Party that is currently unfit to wield it.

The thought that the experiment might be a political success is pretty scary too, as far as the country's long-term future is concerned. And the Democrats seem no more fit to wield power than the Republicans were. The danger IMO is an ongoing process of societal breakdown: from a flawed but successful President (Clinton) to an unsuccessful one (Bush) to a worse one (Obama?) to an even worse one...