Obama Pushes For More Money To Keep Transportation Department Afloat

Yeah! Bastard!! I am sure YOU remember a time when politicians consulted with YOU first!!!!

(sarcasm laced)

So our bridges and roads should never get repaired then? Our Infrastructure should always be crap when compared to most modernized countries? If not now then when? Oh I got it... That stuff can get fixed, but just not by Obama.

You mean the states that are broke and making cuts to teachers pay, fire departments and everything else? And that’s who you think should be able to afford to fix the roads? The states are broke. Good luck. I guess America will continue to decay then?

And what’s wrong with some help from the Federal Government? A local state would never be able to afford something like the Hoover Dam. You need the full weight of the Federal government. Either that or continue to look like a 3rd world country.

I’m starting to think that some of you guys would rather have the country look like crap, then have Obama be seen as doing anything that's positive or good.

I see the issue. You think that all the problems that we are going through, are the blame of just one political party. And the GOP is perfect? LOL!!! Both parties are screwed up. And right now the GOP is screwed up worse. And I'm sure that I can find plenty of broke red states out there but why bother? You will never see that side as doing anything wrong anyway.

Scale back on the wars. And he should have let the bush tax cuts expire. Letting the tax cuts for the rich expire is enough to handle it. But that will never happen because the GOP wants to make sure that the wealthy gets tax breaks that the rest of us cant. GOPs main goal is to make sure the rich folks get richer and to hell with everyone else.

Anything is better than the steal from the poor and give to the rich system that we have now. You know... The same system that gives tax payer money (your money and poor peoples money)to profitable billion dollar oil companies. You're ok with that right?

I don'e even have to look. This is a 009 posted article.

Agent0099,
You think it is a bad idea that we invest money on our infrastructure rather than rebuilding Afghanistan.
Your stupidity is beyond comprehension.

You got it BSBB!! Our debt should only be increased to give tax breaks to millionaires.

"You have no choice but to give tax break to the rich. Coz once they leave you'd be a sorry ass."

- Or so they want us to believe. I wonder if there's some sort of playbook that they use to trick people into believing that they need significantly lower tax rates than a poor person. Their sheer greed amazes me.

The reason why they got rich was because of America. Where are they going to go?

Actually its 47%. And that 47% is made up of rich and poor folks.

Here’s how it works:

The 47% that didn’t pay taxes was because either their incomes were too low (poor people), or they qualified for enough credits, deductions and exemptions to eliminate their liability (not poor people). I’m not sure why people (you) blame all the plights of our country on poor people. Poor people aren’t the reason why this country is going to crap, it’s the rich people that’s doing it. Fox news is dangerous.

For 50 percent of those that don’t pay federal income taxes, standard deductions and personal exemptions are enough to counteract their taxable earnings. A couple with two children earning less than $26,400, for example, will pay no federal income tax in 2011 because their $11,600 standard deduction and four exemptions of $3,700 cuts their taxable income to nil.

22 percent are senior citizens who get a more generous standard deduction, can exclude some or all of their Social Security income and may have tax-exempt interest from mutual funds and municipal bonds. For those who itemize, charitable contributions and medical expense deductions also subtract from their tax liability.

15 percent are working families, many of them low-income, who qualify for one or all of the Earned Income tax credit, the Child tax credit, the Child and Dependent Care tax credit. The earned-income credit is fully refundable, and the Child credit is partially refundable this year, meaning some households may get refunds from the government even if they owe no income taxes.

The remaining 13 percent are a mix of mostly higher-income individuals with enough itemized deductions for items like mortgage interest, health payments, or charitable contributions, education tax credits, or tax exempt interest to zero out their income taxes.


Read more: http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2011/08/31/Who-Pays-No-Taxes-and-Why-Theyre-No-Pot-of-Gold.aspx#page1#ixzz1Wdo7Ekim

"Aspire to be rich". Another play from the playbook. Middle class folks (like you) allow ridiculous tax breaks for the wealthy (without complaint) because of the mistaken belief that if they were to get rich, then they would enjoy those same benefits. The belief is mistaken because they will never get rich. The wealthy are playing you folks beyond belief.

Dude, I'm not surprised that you didn't know about the crazy tax breaks that the rich folks and corporations get. They don't tell you about stuff like that on FOX News.

GE didn't pay any taxes last year, Google didn't pay any taxes. Why aren't you saying anything about that?

And I'm not upset about anything. Just because someone doesn't agree with you doesn't mean that they are upset. Get a clue dude. And your stupid question doesn't deserve and answer.

http://travonfree.wordpress.com/2011/06/29/why-republicans-are-afraid-of-raising-taxes-because-the-american-dream-isnt-for-everyone/

And an article from Warren Buffet a socialist according to Fox "news"
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/opinion/stop-coddling-the-super-rich.html?_r=1

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-05-20/bill-gates-dad-says-rich-people-aren-t-paying-enough-state-income-taxes.html

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/top-rate.jpg

Why the bottom 50% dont pay an income tax, they still pay taxes on anything they buy, just like everyone else and payroll tax. How much money do you think we get out of these people? Even is we tax 100% of their income?
http://www.oftwominds.com/photos10/wealth-pyramid2.gif

http://www.doobybrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/fiscal-conservative.jpg

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Obama's only solution to the current jobs crisis is to spend MORE money. This didn't work for his first two years in office. Sad he thinks it will work now.

So what should we do about our crumpling roads oh wise one? And didn't spending get us out of the great depression? Do some reading.

America is f@cked beyond repair, and you blame Obama for it? Which planet have you been living on 009? Please stop bringing politics to automotive forums it sucks!

"Which planet have you been living on 009?"

- Planet Right-Wing America. LOL!!

009 and his ilk will not respect the presidency as long as a Black man holds the office. None of the finances were problematic when the last spender was in office (GW). Reagan passed the don't tax the poor, it was a good idea then and it remains so today. Infastructure spending pays dividends far beyond the cost. To include my precious needing an alignment every month.

lex sux you may be the dumbest person on this site and your a socialist to boot. first off eventually you run out of other peoples money. second the so called rich or top 10 percent pay 90 percent of the taxes now and 51 % pay no taxes at all so stop the class warfare bs and start making everybody have skin in the game. 2nd all through history tax cuts bring in more revenue the bush tax cuts brought in about 750 billion in added money to the states . third obama did extend the tax cuts but that just left rates the same so that didnt create any deficit the deficit that they talk about with the tax cuts are the feds counting on money they already spent. there is no revenue problem in this country there is a spending problem. 4th the gas tax is suppose to pay for roads and bridges thats why they are there but are spent on everything else. FINALLY GET RID OF THE DEPT. OF ENERGY and dept of education thats a start right there to save money.

the bottom 50% dont pay an income tax, they still pay taxes on anything they buy, just like everyone else and payroll tax. How much money do you think we get out of these people? Even is we tax 100% of their income?
http://www.oftwominds.com/photos10/wealth-pyramid2.gif

How is it possible to pay no taxes at all, unless you don't work and never buy anything from any stores?

Really Tax cut brings money???!!!Did we have tax cuts after the great depression?!!!

http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/connections_n2/great_depression.html

Also remember the bush tax holiday, job creation, ya right
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/05/14/173951/repatriation-flashback/

oh almost forgot the oil companies use the same tax breaks as everyone else and are THE BIGGEST CONTRIBUTERS TO OBAMA THEM AND GE . second the states and feds make the most money on so called bad big oil. look at the oil companies books. on gas they make 2 to 5 cents a gallon. depending on your state they make up to 68 cents a gallon and the feds make 18 cents a gallon FOR DOING NOTHING in essence they are stealing the money. the states make all profit cause they do nothing for that money but steal it. so before you get on big oil you should BE MAD AT BIG GOVERNMENT

spending kept us in the great depression . the new deal was a disaster. what got us out of the depression was ww2 the new deal and spending caused it to last years longer much like this bs stimulus bills. man where did you people get your info

the companies you mentioned lex are companies that keep their profits overseas because the tax rate for corporations here is 35 % i would do the same thing. these companies are here to make money not make jobs remember that. ge just moved a whole division to china. there is trillions in funds overseas that are held by american companies because they dont want to lose 35% . take the corporate tax rate down to around 17% and see all the money come here. 17% no breaks at all .

You are living proof of corporate propaganda in our media, its brainwashed idiots like you that are letting this country slip away into a plutocracy.

@ Markanthony, calling others dumb for differing with you on opinion is not such a smart thing to say! You brainwashed bigot, like I asked 009 before, which planets have you guys been residing on all these years? If you want to discuss politics go to a politcal forum, KAPISH!

For everyone here that are calling each other names and cursing at each other, you are the problem. Most, if not all, are only doing this, because you can say inappropriate things and hide behind your computer comments. All of you should use common sense. No matter what the tax rate is, you would find every legal way to pay as little as possible, because we can use that money better than the government. As a former business owner, I had an accountant find every legal way to pay as little tax as possible by using every deductions available to me. With that being said, stop blaming people or businesses for finding every way they can to pay as little to no tax as possible. If you want more revenue, elect those who will close all the tax loopholes, have a national sales tax of 3%, make all businesses pay a 15% tax rate, make those making $500,000/year or more pay 25%, make those making less than $20,000/year pay no taxes, and make everyone else pay something in between. Another thing you can do is have a balanced budget amendment. That might sound "extreme" to some, but 49 states, families, and businesses have to operate like this. Otherwise, we will be broke and have to hand our kids a worse America than the one we have now. My family and I escaped communism in 1978 to come to the greatest country in the world. Our political finger pointing and name calling is only making each other dig deeper into our ideaologies, instead of fixing the problem at hand. I love this country, and I'm tired of the rhetoric coming from both sides. This president and the last one just spent way too much. It doesn't matter who spent more. Both are at fault. Let's elect who we think will make the best president. If he/she does not do the job in four years, then we elect someone else. That is the beauty of America.

Lexsucks... get a clue.

States like Texas have the highest employment rate in the country, and other Right to work states also have higher than average employment rates. Look at CA, MI and other blue states and see the high unemployment. These are highly unionized states. States cutbacks on teachers is done because there are plenty of funds to pay teachers, they just want more money to pay for union benefits. Sure they WILL say it affects the teachers and little johnny will be out in the street if we don't increase funding, but its all about unione benefits.

On infrastructure, sure some states are broke, but that does not mean the Fed gov should step in and pay. Where do you think federal funding comes from???--->>> people living in these same states. We DON"T NEED 4,000 or 1,000,000 workers in the Transportation Department being paper pushers. Its not as if these people are the ones building roads, they simply "administer", they add absolutely no value. These fictitious jobs are generated for no other purpose than to get someone elected. GOVERNMENT JOBS are mostly NOT PRODUCTIVE. They do no GENERATE income, the simply SPEND IT!!!!

States should administer infrastructure (only a handful of administrative/management personel needed) and let private companies bid for the job. The Hoover Dam fed electricity to a multi-state region, and YES they can afford it together.

The spending of the great depression was done by boosting manufacturing, building roads and industrialization, this was something there was demand for and thus would generate income, REAL INCOME. Obama's spending is NOTHING like this, he is SUBSIDIZING government workers,c reating service jobs that are not needed and which DO NOT generate income. You seem to read only the headlines and not bother with the details.

OO ya Texas is so awesome just look at the Rick Perry Work miracle where he created a bunch of minimum wage jobs!!!

Time for Texas fun facts!!!!!

Texas has more people earning the federal minimum wage or less than any other state and is tied with Mississippi for the highest percentage of minimum-wage workers.

Texas is also the deadliest state to work in and the one with the lowest workers' comp coverage.

Since Texas is adding jobs, and many other states are losing jobs, Texas’s gains become out-sized in a general national survey.

Lexsucks,
you should worry less about how much more the rich can contribute and perhaps contribute more than the zero percent you and the other 50% of americans who don't pay ANY taxes. Maybe if you contributed like everyone else, we would not have to pick on the oh-so-evil-and-undeserving rich people!

MeanVulcan,

I pay taxes you stupid moron. Just because I don’t defend billionaires and corporations like you doesn’t mean that I don’t pay taxes. And I never said that rich people are "oh-so-evil-and-undeserving". Where do you get this crap from? You've been brainwashed to be so divisive that you make up crap that doesn’t exhist.

MeanVulcan,

"the bottom 50% dont pay an income tax, they still pay taxes on anything they buy, just like everyone else and payroll tax. How much money do you think we get out of these people? Even is we tax 100% of their income?
http://www.oftwominds.com/photos10/wealth-pyramid2.gif

How is it possible to pay no taxes at all, unless you don't work and never buy anything from any stores?"

repost again cause you either cant read or your totally ignoring the facts.

even if*

For all those who are complaining about minimum wage jobs, it is still a job. It is not what most people are willing to accept, but turning down a minimum wage job to collect unemployment is not fair to all those who are working. The taxes we pay go to those just sitting around waiting on a higher paying job. You are so spoiled that you don't understand that there are people willing to die to come make minimum wage in America. If you stop giving out unemployment checks after 26 weeks, I guarantee that 99% of those complaining about minimum wage will go get a job.

The spender in chief only lives to SPEND, SPEND, SPEND.
Hear that noise?
That's the sound of the obama Treasury printing presses watering down you savings, your earnings, your investments, and your children's future.