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		<title>How Low Will He Go?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[$250,000; $200,000; $164,500; $150,000; $120,000; $70,000
Aren&#8217;t you glad I mentioned that song?  Now you can have it stuck in your head all day long like I have!  Ahem.  Of course, I am talking about the ever-changing figure from Obama and his spokespeople on where he draws the line on being rich.  [...]]]></description>
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<p>Aren&#8217;t you glad I mentioned that song?  Now you can have it stuck in your head all day long like I have!  Ahem.  Of course, I am talking about the ever-changing figure from Obama and his spokespeople on where he draws the line on being rich.  First it was $250,000 (though the WSJ said it was really more like $164,500, though Obama never acknowledged that), then it was $200,000, then $150,000 (via Biden), and then yesterday Bill Richardson said $120,000 was rich.  Huh - I wonder what it will really end up being should he steal the election?  (And you know damn well with ACORN and Project Vote, there will be shenanigans going on because THERE ALREADY ARE!)  </p>
<p>Here is Obama <a href="http://cbs4.com/politics/Barack.Obama.Senator.2.853935.html">in 2003</a> claiming those who earn more than $70,000 are rich.  The cap of the middle class just goes lower and lower.  You cannot make this up.  But Obama does as he goes along:</p>
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<p>Now, I realize that to some people, $70,000 sounds like a lot of money.  But if you live in a place like Boston, or NYC, or Chicago, or LA (or anywhere in CA, for that matter), it is not a lot of money.  It&#8217;s all about context.  And, in my neck of the woods, ALL of the businesses are small businesses, many family - owned ones.  But hey - don&#8217;t take my word for it.  Here&#8217;s a video for you:<span id="more-5826"></span></p>
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<p>Sigh - if only the DNC had not stolen the nomination from Hillary.  But I digress&#8230;</p>
<p>It is impossible to give 95% of Americans a tax break when 40% of Americans do not pay taxes.  There goes that Obama Logic again&#8230;</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s Joe Biden - i she once again making a gaffe by actually speaking the truth?</p>
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<p>But get this - Obama is now claiming that people who do NOT want to be taxed more are selfish.  No, I am not kidding:</p>
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<p>Okay - it is selfish to not want more than half of your income to go to taxes.  Now, let me just say right up front that I am not someone who is anti-tax.  I know that we NEED taxes to pave our roads, employ our firefighters and police officers, educate our children, and care for those in need.  BUT - I do not think that it one group of people should disproportionately carry another group of people.  And it is absurd to even TALK about raising ANYONE&#8217;S taxes in the midst of economic difficulties.  That is not new thinking - that has been accepted wisdom for decades now.  How about actually collecting taxes from people and businesses who owe it?  Or close loopholes for the freakin&#8217; OIL companies??  If Exxon was having record breaking profits every single quarter for years, why should they have gotten an breaks?  They sure weren&#8217;t giving US any!  The point is - obviously we need tax revenue, but to burden an already burdened group of people is not the solution.  There are other options available, including growing jobs, which also grows tax revenue, if you think about it.</p>
<p>Bottom line is that I know Obama got used to the line moving all of the time when he was running against Clinton.  The media made damn sure of that.  But he needs to stop moving the line, or having his surrogates do it for him.  Even better, let&#8217;s make sure we don&#8217;t have to DEAL with Obama&#8217;s ever-changing tax ideas by not electing him president.  </p>
<p>Or by allowing Obama and his minions to take the election through voter fraud.  Once again, if you see any kind of fraudulent or suspicious behavior at your poling place, people wearing political buttons into the polling place, or machines flipping votes, or whatever, the McCain/Palin Team has set up a <span style="font-weight:bold;">HOTLINE</span> for suspicious voting activity.  Here is the number: 866-976-VOTE.  Take your cell phone with you, if you have one.  Take photos if you can.  Again, <span style="font-weight:bold;">866-976-VOTE</span>.  Because we don&#8217;t want to find out how low he will go with who is in the middle class (in terms of taxes - we already know how low Obama will go with sexism, promises made FISA, and broken, GLBT rights, etc., etc.)&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Tax Day Test</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fleaflicker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[From: The Clinton Campaign
Is Sen. Obama As Transparent As He Claims?
For all of Sen. Obama&#8217;s rhetoric about the need for tax return transparency, you&#8217;d think he&#8217;d have released all of his tax records.  Guess again.
For weeks, Sen. Obama and his campaign relentlessly demanded that Hillary release all of her tax returns even though 20-years [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>From: The Clinton Campaign</strong><br />
<strong>Is Sen. Obama As Transparent As He Claims?</strong></p>
<p>For all of Sen. Obama&#8217;s rhetoric about the need for tax return transparency, you&#8217;d think he&#8217;d have released all of his tax records.  Guess again.</p>
<p>For weeks, Sen. Obama and his campaign relentlessly demanded that Hillary release all of her tax returns even though 20-years of them were already publicly available. His campaign held an endless string of conference calls, issued press releases and flooded the airwaves with surrogates attacking Hillary for not immediately releasing the returns for the last few years she has been in public life. </p>
<p>Sen. Obama said the American people &#8220;deserve to know where you get your income from,&#8221; stressing the need for &#8220;full transparency&#8221; and bragging that his campaign has &#8220;set the bar.&#8221;</p>
<p>Well, Hillary released tax returns earlier this month and is now the only candidate in this race who has made thirty years worth of tax returns public.</p>
<p>But despite his rhetoric, Sen. Obama doesn&#8217;t abide by the standards he sets for others.<br />
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Sen. Obama has refused to release his tax returns for 1997, 1998 and 1999, even though he was in public life as a state senator during those years. During this period of time, Sen. Obama was accepting contributions from special interest lobbyists, PACs and even directly from corporations. </p>
<p>In fact, Sen. Obama has a habit of demanding higher standards of transparency for others than for himself. The National Archives has released hundreds of thousands of pages of documents from Hillary&#8217;s years as first lady, including her entire schedule. Throughout the campaign, Sen. Obama has demanded Hillary release more documents, even though they are not under her control.  Meanwhile, Sen. Obama refuses to release any documents that are more than three years old. At first, Sen. Obama and his campaign told the press that he had records from his state senate years. Later, he said he threw them all out. </p>
<p>Whether it&#8217;s tax returns or legislative records or his relationship with indicted political fixer Tony Rezko, Senator Obama seems to take &#8220;the dog ate my homework&#8221; approach to disclosure.</p>
<p>When it comes to transparency, the only thing transparent about Senator Obama is his claim to be transparent.</p>
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