Here's the Deal. Bush cut taxes on the wealthy. There were 3 million jobs created in 8 years.

[laughingliberal]

Clinton raised taxes on the wealthy and there were 23 million jobs created in 8 years. It's pretty simple. The vultures have had their tax cuts for 10 years. I think if they intended to create any jobs, they would have done it by now.

Tax the rich.

[Suich]

1. Seems like a no-brainer to me!

:hi:

[eridani]

2. The 8 million jobs only kept pace with population growth

Therefore there were no NET jobs.

[Hannah Bell]

9. there were fewer jobs when he left office than when he began. that's how great those tax cuts were.

[the redcoat]

3. I honestly don't care if they created jobs or not

The government's job should be helping it's citizens when they're in need, and making laws that help citizens in need.

Giving a break to the 2% of the population that has no need for it while hurting 98% of the country by keeping billions of dollars out of communities that legitimately need it is corruption, and borderline anti-human rights, pure and simple.

[handmade34]

4. that is point of the post

[geckosfeet]

7. I don't think there is anything borderline about it. It is a clear declaration of war.

[Rochester]

5. They'll do almost anything in the world other than hire Americans

so stop trying to entice them to create jobs when we all know it won't work. Coerce them instead. Tell the businessmen that if the money doesn't start flowing from business to people in the form of wages for real jobs, the government will make it flow from business to people in the form of redistributive taxes. By force if necessary.

[geckosfeet]

6. This massive tax cuts for the wealthy thing goes back to ronnie raygun.

He handed out 40% cuts to the top brackets and called it 'trickle down' because when the wealthy bought second and third homes, new cars for their kids, and had $500k weddings all that fabulous wealth trickled down to the commoners.

Problem is, taxes for the 'commoners' went up. Jobs became scarce. The jobs that were available paid less. Public services were cut drastically. Military spending skyrocketed. In general the standard of living for the 'commoners' decreased. The wealthy made out like thieves in the night - again.

And somehow the 'commoners' still buy this trickle down theory. They still vote for people who say not raising taxes on certain types of income is good for everyone. When will they wake up from their collective dream?

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

8. Did Bush REALLY create 3 million jobs and how many were lost on his watch?

[Poboy]

10. k&r

[muffin1]

11. K&R

Now, if we can get just one person in the M$M to say it...

[Poboy]

12. .

[Ichingcarpenter]

13. You are asking the Rich to Tax the Rich

Because thats who runs Congress.



This should have been handled in 2009 in January when we had it all.