Showing posts with label patriotism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label patriotism. Show all posts
Harry Reid: Tea Partiers Are Not Real Americans
Remember when the left was outraged over a perceived slight of their patriotism by Bush over the wars? Well, those times are over, replaced with Democrats explicitly stating that those opposed to their overspending ways are un-American. From Gateway Pundit via Instapundit:
Is this that 'new civility' Democrats promised back in January?
Video: Obama Links His Tax Increase to Patriotism
Of course, that means that those who are against his massive tax increases must be unpatriotic.Remember when dissent was the highest form of patriotism? That's only the case when Republicans control the Oval Office. When a liberal Democrat resides there, fogetaboutit:
The top 1% of income earners in the US already pay more in federal income taxes than the bottom 95%. Let that sink in for a moment. Worse yet, from my prior post: Good News: 51% of Households Pay No Income Tax (Most of Those Get Money Back!); Share of Taxes Paid by Rich Growing Faster Than Income. It's confirmed. There are now more people not paying federal income taxes than those paying them. So basically what is happening is a huge transfer of wealth from the productive to the unproductive, which will have the effect of incentivizing non-productivity while punishing productivity. Shouldn't that be backwards? So an update on a prior post on the issue before the 50% point was reached: not only does bottom 47% of taxpayers pay no federal income tax, but the bottom 40% GET MONEY BACK!
Well, that 50% level, as Granholm would say, has been blown away. The majority of Americans don't pay any federal income tax. From Tax Prof via memeorandum, Instapundit: 51% of Households Pay No Income Tax; Share of Taxes Paid by Rich Growing Faster Than Income
As I mentioned up front, it's now gotten so bad, so unfair, that the top 1% pay more in federal taxes than the bottom 95% (60 Minutes/Vanity Fair Poll: 50% of Americans that don't pay taxes thinks "rich" people ought to pay more, even though top 1% pay more than bottom 95%):
The rich are paying far more than their fair share, and instead of being thanked are demonized by Obama. In addition, all data clearly shows that conservatives and the evil rich give far more of their money to charity than liberals. Liberals are very generous... with other people's money. But not their own. A good example of just how punitive the tax system is can be seen not only at the top tax brackets, but at the lowest ones. From Zero Hedge: In Entitlement America, The Head Of A Household Of Four Making Minimum Wage Has More Disposable Income Than A Family Making $60,000 A Year
Sinking in yet?
The top 1% of income earners in the US already pay more in federal income taxes than the bottom 95%. Let that sink in for a moment. Worse yet, from my prior post: Good News: 51% of Households Pay No Income Tax (Most of Those Get Money Back!); Share of Taxes Paid by Rich Growing Faster Than Income. It's confirmed. There are now more people not paying federal income taxes than those paying them. So basically what is happening is a huge transfer of wealth from the productive to the unproductive, which will have the effect of incentivizing non-productivity while punishing productivity. Shouldn't that be backwards? So an update on a prior post on the issue before the 50% point was reached: not only does bottom 47% of taxpayers pay no federal income tax, but the bottom 40% GET MONEY BACK!
Well, that 50% level, as Granholm would say, has been blown away. The majority of Americans don't pay any federal income tax. From Tax Prof via memeorandum, Instapundit: 51% of Households Pay No Income Tax; Share of Taxes Paid by Rich Growing Faster Than IncomeIn connection with the hearing, Ranking Member Hatch released this letter from the Joint Committee on Taxation reporting 51% of U.S. households did not pay any federal income tax in 2009.
The rich are paying far more than their fair share, and instead of being thanked are demonized by Obama. In addition, all data clearly shows that conservatives and the evil rich give far more of their money to charity than liberals. Liberals are very generous... with other people's money. But not their own. A good example of just how punitive the tax system is can be seen not only at the top tax brackets, but at the lowest ones. From Zero Hedge: In Entitlement America, The Head Of A Household Of Four Making Minimum Wage Has More Disposable Income Than A Family Making $60,000 A Year
Good Grief: Vietnam Vet Threatened with Legal Action for Flying American Flag
Can we now call it "American flag derangement syndrome"? Not content with persecuting just Christians against the 1st amendment to the US Constitution, liberals are persecuting patriots as well:
A 77-year-old Army veteran is being threatened with legal action for flying the American flag in his front yard. Fred Quigley, of Macedonia, Ohio, a retired Army chaplain and minister who served active duty during the Vietnam War, has been told his flag violates his homeowners association's rules on flagpoles.As it turns out, there is no government body too small for liberals to mind your own business, and torture you with the power of collectivism that they wield like a sword:
Good Grief: Eugene, Oregon Upholds BAN on Reciting Pledge of Allegiance
The kicker might be that one councilwoman claims she can't say the Pledge because she's a citizen of the world or something. Yikes:
