Comments on: Pelosi Seeks "Millionaire's Tax"

Politico: But House Speaker Says She Wants to Raise Income Levels Where Proposed Health Care Surcharge Takes Effect

[dixxson]

The Rich have had it their way since the dawn of time.
And they will continue to have it their way, "They're "Rich!
But morally and Honestly because of the world's Poor & Hungry!
You Really can't Tax Them enough!
The current way, Republican way is to give them everything, then hope something will TRICKLE DOWN THEIR LEGS!
The sorriest example is when I think of STEPHAN MARBURY, ALLEN IVERSON, LEBRON JAMES AND COMPANY!
If one were to take the money from the "INK" only, not including the cost of TATTOOING. How many starving and war torn families could be Helped!
If they say that's not my problem, they don't need to say that the TATOOS, DRESS STYLES, and other MANNERISMS already say it!
This is the same attitude that created the
I STOLE MINE, NOW YOU STEAL YOURS, EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF,
DOG EAT DOG, "TRICKLE DOWN CORPORATE FRAUD", ULTRA FAT, "SUPER THIEVES".
You Can't Tax Them Enough".

[Questionews]

Stupid move.
The rich are for the most part are business owners of one kind or another. These guys produce goods & services consumed by the population. Do you think for one second that the extra taxes being proposed on these guys will not be passed on to the people that purchase their products or services?? Down the line the extra taxes being levied against them will be paid by you, the consumer. So in the end, what Pelosi is doing is driving up the costs of what consumers purchase. After this tax goes through these rich guys will still have the same question vexing them at the end of every year: "Should I get a new BMW or get a new Mercedes?"
And if they get real nasty with them, they will shelter their wealth & that wealth will not be circulating in the economy. Or they will just move out of the US. I don't think the rich are sweating this too much, but you should!

[maddog0802]

puhleeze, spare me the 'poor little rich man' crap. we should not offend the rich or they will "shelter their wealth"? what do you think 'tax shelter' means? I guess you still beleive in all that failed trickle-down GOP drivel. The rich have ALWAYS sheltered their wealth, it's that and greed that got them where they are. Gordon Gecko: "greed works"...yeah, like AIG's greed, Bank of America's greed, yeah that worked out real well for our economy now didn't it?!?

[Stop_the_crying]

Sounds good to me. Who better to tax than those that have raped the system for years. Who better to tax than those that can afford it. When we were flush, Willys term, the red states brought fourth the big ugly monster of government running the health care system. So be it. We could have had it paid for. Now we try to do it again and we can't raise taxes in a recession. Those gready Doctors and Hospitals and Insurance companys are getting rich. Tax them so we can have health care. Lets bring down the hughmungus expenses they charge. Let good old capitalizism drive down the expenses. If you charge to much then we will go elsewhere. Lets get real about the worth of one persons labor.

[tautomer]

Trouble is those folks derive the bulk of their income under the table. I would doubt Pelosi or Reid declare more than about 15 cents on every dollar the collect.

[tautomer]

Notice that Pelosi never proposes that the people who will actually benefit pay for what they consume. She always seems to want other people to pay for services consumed by people who vote for her. LOL

[govwatch2]

Doesn't she know that millionaires only pay taxes voluntarily, especially the higher earners. Just look at Goldman Sachs. It earned 2.2 billion and paid zero taxes.

[khafara]

They'll do better than your racist heroes Limbaugh and Michael (Savage) Weiner. Meanwhile, have a taste of reality: http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/07/03/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/doc4a4da3dae3b1b502855688.txt

[khafara]

Thanks for showing once again that Republicans are racist pigs.

By the way, have some truth: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/7/19/755113/-Another-Healthcare-Lie,-and-the-Lying-Liar-Thats-Telling-It

[khafara]

Got actual proof and not just a story? Here's a story for you: Shona Holmes, the most famous American-lobbyist-financed Canadian attacker of Canadian health care, has been found to be a big fat liar: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/7/19/755113/-Another-Healthcare-Lie,-and-the-Lying-Liar-Thats-Telling-It

[khafara]

Six of every ten bankruptcy filings is due to medical bills -- and most of these people had medical insurance:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/05/earlyshow/health/main5064981.shtml

"Early Show national correspondent Hattie Kauffman reports the study says getting sick is a factor in 62 percent of personal bankruptcies -- an increase from just eight percent in 1981. And among those who filed for bankruptcy, 75 percent reported having some type of medical insurance. But The Washington Post says people in bankruptcy with insurance were nearly $18,000 in the red. And those without insurance had an average of almost $27,000 in medical debt."


There is a cure, and it's current House bill HR 3200. Robert Reich describes why: From http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/16/tax_the_wealthy/ :
According to the most recent data (for 2007), the best-off 1 percent of American households take home about 20 percent of total income -- the highest percentage since 1928. Yes, I know: Critics will charge that these are the very people who invest, innovate and hire, and thereby keep the economy going. So raising their taxes will burden the economy and thereby hurt everyone, including those who are supposed to be helped.

But there's no reason to suppose that taking a tiny sliver of the incomes of the top 1 percent will reduce all that much of their ardor to invest, innovate and hire in the future. Yet if this tiny sliver means affordable healthcare for a far larger number of Americans, who will be able to get regular checkups and thereby stay healthy and productive, the positive effect on the American economy is likely to be far greater.

[khafara]

Social Security is in much better shape than our health care system. Don't believe the Cato Institute lies. (For one thing, Social Security never runs out of money so long as the average long-term economic growth rate stays over 2.7%. During the 75-year period from 1929 to 2004 -- years that included all of the Great Depression -- our average growth rate was 3.6%.)

[khafara]

Six of every ten bankruptcy filings is due to medical bills -- and most of these people had medical insurance:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/05/earlyshow/health/main5064981.shtml

"Early Show national correspondent Hattie Kauffman reports the study says getting sick is a factor in 62 percent of personal bankruptcies -- an increase from just eight percent in 1981. And among those who filed for bankruptcy, 75 percent reported having some type of medical insurance. But The Washington Post says people in bankruptcy with insurance were nearly $18,000 in the red. And those without insurance had an average of almost $27,000 in medical debt."


There is a cure, and it's current House bill HR 3200. Robert Reich describes why: From http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/16/tax_the_wealthy/ :
According to the most recent data (for 2007), the best-off 1 percent of American households take home about 20 percent of total income -- the highest percentage since 1928. Yes, I know: Critics will charge that these are the very people who invest, innovate and hire, and thereby keep the economy going. So raising their taxes will burden the economy and thereby hurt everyone, including those who are supposed to be helped.

But there's no reason to suppose that taking a tiny sliver of the incomes of the top 1 percent will reduce all that much of their ardor to invest, innovate and hire in the future. Yet if this tiny sliver means affordable healthcare for a far larger number of Americans, who will be able to get regular checkups and thereby stay healthy and productive, the positive effect on the American economy is likely to be far greater.

[drsuz]

We all are trying to figure out whatever happened to "Representation WITHOUT Taxation.

[drsuz]

Scary thought isn't it??? And people thought Bush was bad....

[drsuz]

She doesn't have a Jet..She has the USAF at her disposal as well as the globe trotting Obama clan.

[drsuz]

Pelosi Seeks "Millionaire's Tax"

Yep and we will make sure the IRS knocks on hers, Frank's, Reid's, Kennedy's and Obama's door first to personally collect every single penny...

[khafara]

They'll do better than your racist heroes Limbaugh and Michael (Savage) Weiner. Meanwhile, have a taste of reality: http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/07/03/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/doc4a4da3dae3b1b502855688.txt

[tautomer]

Trouble is those folks derive the bulk of their income under the table. I would doubt Pelosi or Reid declare more than about 15 cents on every dollar the collect.

[actornaught]

by tautomer July 20, 2009 6:18 PM EDT

Source? Or just yappin' from uranus?

[cpqdk07191969]

Pelosi will add a loophole for millionaires who own their own private jets.

The bigger the jet, the bigger the tax break.

[drsuz]

She doesn't have a Jet..She has the USAF at her disposal as well as the globe trotting Obama clan.

[cpqdk07191969]

Tax the rich
Feed the poor
Till there are no
Rich no more

The rich did this to us.

I say stick it to them every chance we get.

[thomas19441948]

Raise the minimum wage, over tax the wealthy, raise taxes for the working man. When no body is working because all the jobs are gone, who will pay taxes then???
Take all the profits from the doctors and hospitals, then see what quality of health care you will be getting.
Let the illegals draw money from the social security system that they never paid into and have access to free health care.

Makes you wonder who is running this country!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[xlib]

Hey, just put on your ACORN hoodie, grab that pitchfork, jump into the bus supplied by SEIU and kick some rich SOB's butt!! Ya!! Holler OOOOHWEE!
You are just what your messiah wants. A true marxist at heart.
Now, here's a quote I love to share with you class envy folks "socialism works until you run out of other people's money". That's a quote from Margaret Thatcher. I knew I always liked her. Shame your thug doesn't like the Brits. Good people, the Brits.
Do some research for yourself and see how well the system works in Canada and England.