Michele Bachmann attacks the unemployed!

[Joanne98]

Michele Bachmann Open To Bush Tax Cuts Compromise -- But Only If Not Tied To Unemployment Benefits Extension (VIDEO)

Republican firebrand Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.) said Tuesday morning that she would be willing to broker a compromise on the extension of the Bush Tax Cuts, but only if it is not attached to a bill that would require more spending -- including one that would extend unemployment benefits.

"I would like to get the current tax policy extended as far into the future as we possibly can. If we can only get it extended for two years I think that is great but I don't think that the American people should have to pay for that by having to have some new massive spending tied to it," Bachmann told ABC's "Good Morning America," referring to a new unemployment benefits package that has been drawn up to replace one set to expire at the end of the month. "If that's the case I don't think you are going to see the Republicans go along with it."

When asked why she appeared to be willing to aggressively lobby for the fiscal benefit of the richest Americans, while simultaneously wanting to ensure that the unemployed received no further assistance in turn, Bachmann claimed that the actual wealth of Americans in the top tax bracket is often misconstrued.

"These are people who are carpet layers who maybe employee two or three other guys. Or a plumber maybe himself and his brother and it's $250,000 in gross sales for the business. They're the ones that are looking at massive tax increases," she told GMA.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/16/bachmann-bush-tax-cuts-unemployment_n_784112.html

[Newsjock]

1. And, of course, nobody on GMA ...

... told her she's a lying sack o' crap for pulling out that long-discredited "Joe" the "Plumber" analogy.

[TK421]

2. I thought she was talking about Mario and Luigi...they all think those two are real n/t

[DCKit]

3. "...it's $250,000 in gross sales for the business."

If this is any indication of how she figures her own taxes, the IRS needs to audit this mental midget.

On Edit:

On second thought, perhaps she SHOULD be paying taxes on her gross income. The same should be required of all RW idiots.

[Angry Dragon]

4. This is what I have been saying also

Gross sales has nothing to do about it.
And they would still have the amount of
their income below $250,000 that would
qualify for the lower tax for the middle class.