Mr Plouffe, tell President Obama if he wants energetic Democratic support, to instruct Congress

[Divine Discontent]

to be bold - and raise the tax rate back up on the millionaires and billionaires who have sucked from the teet of American worker sacrifice and taken our money we give their companies for overpriced insurance premium, products, fees & penalties. I know you'll sign anything that the Democratic controlled Congress would send your way that helps stabilize America for suffering millions.

Then, turn around and use the billions to enact some form of guaranteed health CARE, whatever way Congress can devise it so that it benefits the nation, for the couple hundred million Americans who really don't have enough to get by for more than a few months if they lose their job. Most people are still for health care for all, and expect Congress and the President to figure it out and JUST DO IT.

I find it very unfortunate that as a country, we have seen the top tax rate for taxable income over a specific amount, drop for the richest of Americans to about half as high as it has been over much of the past 100 years.

I notice that when America was going through a very rough period, it was raised - I am pretty sure that most Americans are for raising certain tax rates on millionaires and billionaires, and we are certainly hurting in our states, our communities, and struggling to pay basic bills in our own homes.

Maybe if you all in D.C. looked out for us we'd be energized to support the candidates.




Historical rates (married couples, filing jointly)
Table

Year Top Marginal
tax rate (%)
on earned income,
if different Taxable income over
1917 67 2,000,000
1918 77 1,000,000
1919 73 1,000,000
1920 73 1,000,000
1921 73 1,000,000
1922 58 200,000
1923 43.5 200,000
1924 46 500,000
1925 25 100,000
1926 25 100,000
1927 25 100,000
1928 25 100,000
1929 24 100,000
1930 25 100,000
1931 25 100,000
1932 63 1,000,000
1933 63 1,000,000
1934 63 1,000,000
1935 63 1,000,000
1936 79 5,000,000
1937 79 5,000,000
1938 79 5,000,000
1939 79 5,000,000
1940 81.1 5,000,000
1941 81 5,000,000
1942 88 200,000
1943 88 200,000
1944 94 <2> 200,000
1945 94 <2> 200,000
1946 86.45 <3> 200,000
1947 86.45 <3> 200,000
1948 82.13 <4> 400,000
1949 82.13 <4> 400,000
1950 84.36 400,000
1951 91 <5> 400,000
1952 92 <6> 400,000
1953 92 <6> 400,000
1954 91 <7> 400,000
1955 91 <7> 400,000
1956 91 <7> 400,000
1957 91 <7> 400,000
1958 91 <7> 400,000
1959 91 <7> 400,000
1960 91 <7> 400,000
1961 91 <7> 400,000
1962 91 <7> 400,000
1963 91 <7> 400,000
1964 77 400,000
1965 70 200,000
1966 70 200,000
1967 70 200,000
1968 75.25 200,000
1969 77 200,000
1970 71.75 200,000
1971 70 60 200,000
1972 70 50 200,000
1973 70 50 200,000
1974 70 50 200,000
1975 70 50 200,000
1976 70 50 200,000
1977 70 50 203,200
1978 70 50 203,200
1979 70 50 215,400
1980 70 50 215,400
1981 69.125 50 215,400
1982 50 85,600
1983 50 109,400
1984 50 162,400
1985 50 169,020
1986 50 175,250
1987 38.5 90,000
1988 28 <8> 29,750 <8>
1989 28 <8> 30,950 <8>
1990 28 <8> 32,450 <8>
1991 31 82,150
1992 31 86,500
1993 39.6 89,150
1994 39.6 250,000
1995 39.6 256,500
1996 39.6 263,750
1997 39.6 271,050
1998 39.6 278,450
1999 39.6 283,150
2000 39.6 288,350
2001 39.1 297,350
2002 38.6 307,050
2003 35 311,950

[donheld]

1. Gladly K & R

[Divine Discontent]

2. great Molly quote.

[grantcart]

3. Number One way to not get anything passed by Congress is to instruct it to do something

[Divine Discontent]

4. Bwahaha! So true... Maybe he can tell them he'll sign for big fat raises for all of 'em if they do

something for Americans who are suffering.

I wonder if they even truly realize how badly it is going for tens of millions...

[Rosa Luxemburg]

5. well they may all be without seats

so they had better start listening!

[Divine Discontent]

8. yes, and at least they show a pulse by realizing they're on the verge of a many seat loss more than

would be 'normal', and hopefully will see that the reason they're on the verge of losing so many is because of capitulation on the issues.

Obama, if he wants reelection, needs to call out the senators who are under the control of corporate interests... first in private, then in public if they don't change. If he doesn't knock some Democratic heads - then he'll lose a good portion of the base.

[treestar]

6. It is as if people think he is the boss of a company and congress

is nothing but people who work for him!!!

The stupid here is incredible!

and I see from DU they have a new savior, Plouffe. Way to enable the Repukes to claim we expect a Messiah to save us while we do nothing.

DU is working hard to prove that Repuke canard.

[Dinger]

7. K & R

[Capn Sunshine]

9. David Plouffe will tell him words to that effect, believe me

good news is he thinks Rahm and the DLC/right wing of the party are incorrect in their assessment of the American people.