Obama Pushing for Tax Hike on Top Earners: If You Make $250K+ a Year, Should You Have to Pay More?

Amen!!!

Dude......get your facts before you start talking nonsence....first of all....ART is not saying this to protext his assets...he's talking about those that make $50,000 to $200,000 ....They can't afford to spread thier wealth........it's called off shore accounts....when you make some money you can afford it....so yea..he's not trying to protect his assest....he's thiking of others...

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I don't respond to sock puppets.

You were blocked for abuse and by looking at your nickname we can see you lack self-control.

I will block this sock puppet so go make another.

LOL. That 'sock puppet' has bee deactivated. I wonder why. NOT.

1. In one sense you are right, but if we are going to tie spending to taxes then we need to tax more. Personally I'd like to see the states getting more money. Just now spending cuts = job losses and a weaker economy.

2) Taxes are a legitamite cost of living in a country.

3) The problem is to little government social spending and maybe to much government defense spending.

1. It's not the government's money.

2. No. If that were true then half of Americans would not be in the US since half of Americans pay ZERO federal income tax.

3. Social spending is not constitutional. Defense spending is constitutional.

We've done social spending since 1789. It is constitutional. Just because the government chooses not to tax some people doesn't make them non-citizens.

False.

Social spending is not a responsibility of the government. The military is.

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We disagree and my opinion is as good as yours.

you said it best.

NEVER BEFORE IN THE HISTORY OF OUR NATION have the rich not paid more in taxes during times of economic distress.

Further, in times where those who were rich, by the then current standards, and they paid the higher tax rates, we were ALWAYS a sucessful economic powerhouse of a nation.

It is simple facts of the way things are.

Sorry. Rich people create opportnity. Don't like it get your food stamps.

BULL PUKEY! They have one thing in mind get richer. And the VultureCapitalists like Romney have done it on the backs of the Middle Class and poor.

We don't have to pay more cause we don't keep our money in the US why....because the GOVT feels that my money is theirs....that they have a right to take it.....WRONG....send it to other countries...they don't bother you as much...just sayin...

Spoken like a true communist.

We're talking about America...not a communist country....well ...not yet at least...

do you like professional sports?.

entertainment is valued at the expense of it's fans....when U2 came to the US and did concert and the front row tickets were $5,000 a piece...there were VALUABLE fans that bought those tickets...why because THEY saw value in the entertainment and to them it was worth $5,000 ......so what U2 did was worth $5,000 a ticket to the fans...

this is true ...but the reason for U2 is justified....paying more taxes is not justified...but if you have followed my stance has been....that the rich don't care......we have money all over the world...it's the middle class that is going to suffer on this....I'll be fine....i'll still keep my $140,000 in the bank and have to pay on that taxes...while my $400,000 is in other countries.....that's what i'm saying this idea is a ploy to make it look like dems are taxing the rich....cause they will up ours to 8 or even 9% more....but they will also up the middle class 3 or 4% but the middle class will think they won...but there are more middle class people in USA then RICH....and the politicians know this..cause they have off shore accounts too

haha..glad yo mentioned that...cuase that is what I do....i take people with passions and turn them into dreams....how bad do you want it is the question you hae to ask....but I know your beign funny.....I understand...LOL...but if your ever serious about it...happy to help you.>!

Who is it you to decide...??....Don't you like sports...??.....do you know any sport athlete that only makes $250K a year.....no one complained that Peyton Manning was given his money and he didn't even play at all this year.... so don't go giving me this argument NO ONE should have 250K a year.....Your not American are you..??..because in America we have a thing called Free Enterprise....and if you work hard...your rewarded for what you work and worth......You are Naive and conforming if you think you who do nothing but complain....deserve my money.....not a chance....and I'm glad to know that if you inherited more then $250K you would give it all to charity...because for sure you don't need it

You said ..."Yeah, so? No job is worth $250K." so my response is who gives you the right to say that no one should make $250K....I don't make $250k ...I actually make more then that.....with that surplus of money that i worked hard to build my business and help others to achieve as well....I travel....I can do things with my entire family if I want...I can buy a new house for my mom and dad now.....I can help them with new furniture.....changed out the old TV Dad had for a flat screen and he's tickled pink....sO I don't think it's the place of anyone to tell me I shouldn't make this kind of money.....listen...money is not evil.....and Money is not the answer to everyone's troubles...but let me tell you this...Money will give you options that broke people don't have..."...Like buying a new sound system, video projector, and all brand new tech stuff for the Video recorder for the church.....my pastor told me when I went to him and asked how is he going to pay for it....he said we have people in the congregation that could afford to give $500 each....here again....take from the rich....what's wrong with asking everyone in our church to give $20....that would be enough....it's because they know the Rich have lots ...and middle class doesn't......so that is what I do with my money...i spend it...on me yes...on my family...yes....on my church..and my community........if I didn't ...think of where this community would be...

becuase that baseketball player will bring to the owner thousands of thousands of fans that will pay to see that Basketball player throw donw on the basketball couurt....and your right ...it its your opinon....my opinon and fact is ...your wrong....businesses are valued upon the supply and demand rule..(business 101) if you sell 40 cars at $20,000 that's $600,000 you made the company....now if you have 20 sales men sellig 40 cars....now you have millions .....if that person gets a percentage of those sales and he works hard to get those sales...he deserves them right..???....so that's my point...WORTH is what is in the person doing the work....if he's worth it to the owner....he'll pay him the 50 million becuase in the long end of it...he's going to bring him over 100million in sales and dividans and even assets....

So your opionn is a wrong opinon.....not saying your a bad person or that your an idiot....just saying your wrong on your opioin...but your right this is a form where if you want to be wrong....you can be.......but ...it's also a form where we can tell the facts as well....

Yes you are worth it...and it was nice chatting with you....I understand your point...I'm just saying Value is in the worker....not the person that has to pay for the product......have a good day at work........Enjoy ..!!...and work hard ....you deserve it..!

50% of Americans pay NO Federal Income Taxes. What about their fair share.

a lie...they pay payroll taxes...which are in fact federal taxes.

hes talking about the 50% who arent working or dont make enough to pay taxes.

they are the 50% getting either disability or ssi or some other kind of govt handout that is on us taxpayers backs. not that some of them dont deserve it but some of them who are on welfare need to get off their lazy asses and get a job!!!