Courtesy Harry Reid and Senate Democrats:
The Senate as early as Wednesday could vote on a “Sense of the Senate” bill that says taxpayers earning $1 million or more each year should “make a more meaningful contribution to the deficit-reduction effort.”
The bill, titled the “Sense of the Senate on Shared Sacrifice,” was introduced last week by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). Reid filed at cloture motion on the bill on Tuesday afternoon, meaning a vote to end debate could take place as early as late Wednesday or, more likely, Thursday.
The bill has no specific recommendations on how much taxes should be raised on high-income earners, and is simply a recommendation that these taxpayers pay more. Because the 60 votes needed to end debate are unlikely to materialize, the vote will likely be used by Democrats as a way to show Republican resistance to new tax hikes.
The irony here? Is that most taxpayers earning $1 million or more each year — at least, those who aren’t Democrat cronies — are making “a more meaningful contribution to the deficit-reduction effort.” By telling Obama and the Democratic socialists — and make no mistake, that’s who they are — to get stuffed.
Opposing Obama is a deficit-reduction effort.
So. You’re welcome, Harry.
And here I am thinking that people who make a lot of money make more of a contribution because they end up paying more taxes in absolute dollar amounts. Silly me.
They also pay more in terms of percentage of income vs percentage of the tax burden.
Copperheads are liars. This is news?
I can smell what the Obama administration is spreading, and it ain’t prosperity.
I thought that employing people and providing valuable goods and services was a meaningful contribution.
Not if you make a profit at it, Squid.
What if I give a chuck of my profits to OFA?
Harry is the greasy union-trash fuckstain what hasn’t been able to pass a budget in over two years, yes?
A generous description happyfeet.
Harry is one of the principle players in turning out beloved country from exceptional into just another European socialist big government fail, only with more butt crack.
He’s tyranny in a Woody Allen suit.
that was a rhetorical question
we’re in big trouble Mr. lee
All bills to raise revenue must originate in the house. Emo-demo grandstanding.
“we’re in big trouble Mr. lee”
We passed trouble in 2006. Remember, we were going to teach the spendthrift republican congressional majority a lesson?
We passed big trouble in 2007, when we were given a self avowed RINO (what do you think “Maverick” means?)presidential candidate in revenge.
We’re well into the “fucked” category now.
Oh, by the way, Did you know we are making war in no less than six Muslim countries? And that none of them are Iran?
7/6/11
Happyfeet, you might get a visit from the secret service for mentioning “Obama” and “gun against the head” in the same comment.
Oops…
You know, I never noticed before, but the secret service has very unfortunate initials.
Unt zay alsso haf vays uff makink you tokk…
if they come tonight I don’t know what I’d have to offer them except Snapple peach-flavored diet green tea and this wretched box of Franzia merlot I bought for in case they ran out at NG’s reception (they had tons leftover as it turned out)
I guess I’ll try to pawn off the merlot first
Here are the new improved Wednesday “just words“. Will their shelf life be greater than a fresh fish in the summer sun? Tomorrow will tell the tale.
Boxed wine requires a discriminating pallet. Make sure you have coffee.
Cynn is visiting ‘feets?
Here’s your new civility – Never in our history has the United States defaulted on its debt. The debt ceiling should not be something that is used as a gun against the heads of the American people to extract tax breaks for corporate jet owners, for oil and gas companies that are making billions of dollars because the price of gasoline has gone up so high.
motionview is wise to leave Obama from his comment.
Fucking happyfeet is probably in the Whole Foods coffee aisle agonizing over the pomegranate/cranberry coffee beans, or the Supulvida blend.
here is the man what makes the majestic space paintings
it’s sorta kinda cool
i think he does that for the paint fumes
this i like
link
You meant “propose” rather than “pass”, no?
No, Harry, lest your own Progressive movement again be sensed as mere breakfast toast, Social Justice demands that Shared Sacrifice must be Equal Sacrifice!
Campaign video script:
“Obama thinks that all corporate jet owners do is lay around, go to parties, entertain famous people, spend money on cheeseburgers and Grey Poupon, and play golf every day…………………..(show video clips of Obama’s entire presidency)
“Do you ever wonder why he thinks that?”
No charge for this one. You’re welcome Generic Republican Candidate.
There’s a deficit reduction effort? Has anyone informed Congress?
No. Seriously. What deficit reduction effort?