"Tax breaks only for companies that create jobs in the USA"...Thank You President Obama!!!

[KansasVoter]

Wow, what a concept! And I can't wait until the GOP explains why they hate that idea.

[McCamy Taylor]

1. Go Obama! Tax credits for US jobs!

[TlalocW]

2. Holy shit! He really suggested this?

I mean, it's one of those, well, duh, yeah kind of ideas unless you're a politician who's getting paid big bucks by corporations to make it easier to move their headquarters to an overseas PO Box for tax purposes.

TlalocW

[Quantess]

3. The GOP will say that Obama shouldn't tell companies who to hire,

or some nonsensical shit.

[Beartracks]

10. What -- they want something for nothing?

Why, that's... that's WELFARE!!

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[w8liftinglady]

4. Bear with me-if he can only bring 1/8th of these companies back to the US,I'll be happy

forgive me for using Dobbs.This is one thing he got right.

http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/lou.dobbs.tonight/popups/exporting.america/content.html

[Drale]

5. he should also add

huge import taxes on any company who move jobs out of the country.

[w8liftinglady]

6. very good point.

[lonestarnot]

11. A loophole was closed on this very thing. It probably grew 12 more since just recently having

passed that idea.

[McCamy Taylor]

7. Man, I wish I could K&R this 1000 times!

Obama is finally channelling FDR. FDR did not start out as FDR, btw. His advisers labelled him "conservative" and a "friend of the rich and big business" during his first two years. Read "Hard Times" by Studs Terkel, the section about "The New Deal".

[KansasVoter]

8. So true!!! +1000

[Bitwit1234]

9. Damn that's almost what I was saying about extending the

tax cuts. I knew if creating jobs or the tax cuts went back in to effect would not get republican support, so I wasn't worried about giving it to them. this is on the same order but better.

[archiemo]

12. Sounds like a terrific start to me!!

[gateley]

22. OT -- What a wonderful pic of Obama! nt

[Booster]

13. I wish he would have added "and NO government contracts for

corporations with their headquarters out of the US to avoid paying taxes, i.e., Halliburton.

[m00nbeam]

14. Novel idea

Would like nothing more than to see it in practice.

[Blue Owl]

15. YES YES YES

Tell all cheap labor Republicans to OUTSOURCE THIS (middle finger extended)

[Amerigo Vespucci]

16. There should be no perks for any company that ships jobs overseas

I remember cries of "XENOPHOBIA!" a few years ago on DU, before the economy took a nose dive. It's got nothing to do with xenophobia. It's got to do with providing a structure for American men and women, in America, to make a living.

[Hekate]

17. That...that...that..dirty corporatist! Wall Street has him in its back pocket! splut...splut...splut

Is the POTUS having a September roll-out or what? :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:


:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[cliffordu]

18. No freaking kidding - this is what I've been dreaming about

since day one.

Jobs program like the Roosevelt ones (although this is extremely small) and these tax breaks for companies that actually keep jobs in the US....

Mo Bettah!!!

[ourbluenation]

19. Bump and

:kick:

awesome.

[veganlush]

20. I don't believe that's actually part of the deal, unfortunately..

..I think it was rhetorical only...is there a link or something for prove that this was said in a serious way?

[JDPriestly]

21. This is a great idea. But I want to know how many Democrats

in Congress will promise to vote for it.

[NorthCarolina]

23. Reality, or Campaign Rhetoric? Time will tell. eom