After relentless criticism of the President's budget, the Republicans finally put out their own plan yesterday. It contained no actually numbers mind you. So surprised were the reporters on hand, one asked where were the details. Boehner looked shocked and even upset as he asked whether they were talking about the 19page document to which the reporter responded affirmatively.

This is yet another reason why the Grand Obsolete Party FAILED.
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> After relentless criticism of the President's
> budget, the Republicans finally put out their own
> plan yesterday. It contained no actually numbers
> mind you. So surprised were the reporters on
> hand, one asked where were the details. Boehner
> looked shocked and even upset as he asked whether
> they were talking about the 19page document to
> which the reporter responded affirmatively.


The report contained ZERO numbers. But apparently it did have nice photo of a windmill in it.



Because, you know, when I think of the GOP I think of "good stewards of the environment."

The reporter in question was from the National Review; a leading conservative newspaper.

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> The reporter in question was from the National
> Review; a leading conservative newspaper.


It's a joke. And the best part is that dirt bag Eric Cantor is the one who put it together and was all smarmy about it when he introduced it. The fucker needs to go back to selling real estate in Richmond, where he belongs.

It's so bad, that even Contessa Brewer bitch-slaps these idiots on Live TV....



Didn't know she had it in her...

Bahaha! That's awesome. Republicans have memorialized themselves yet again.
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President Obama's glib assertion that his reduction in tax deductions will not reduce donations is absurd. His pathetic defense at his press conference -- that he would still give a $100 dollar check even if he got $11 less of tax deduction from it was both disingenuous and beside the point.

And his comment that his reduced deduction would only affect 1 percent or 2 percent of the nation misses the point that it is these folks who are doing almost half of the donating.






In 2006, the most recent year for which data is available, 4 million taxpayers had adjusted gross incomes of $200,000 or more. They comprised 3 percent of the tax returns, made 31 percent of the income, but donated 44 percent of all charitable contributions. Together, they provided charity with $81 billion in that year.

Obama's plan will cost them $10 billion in extra taxes on the income they allocated to charitable donations. How can the president be so glibly certain that they will not curtail their charitable contributions by a like amount or even more?

Imagine all the harm Obama's program will cause. Churches will be hit most hard. They account for the largest share of charitable donations, but universities, disease research, hospitals, soup kitchens and cultural institutions will also be hard hit. So will international relief efforts that funnel aid abroad through churches or directly.

It is totally dishonest for Obama to pretend that his curtailment of these deductions won't hurt the poor. It will most directly impact them since most of the charities Obama is hurting focus on helping the impoverished.

This proposal is not about saving money. It is about controlling it -- by, in effect, transferring at least $11 billion a year from private philanthropy to government spending, Obama empowers the public sector at the expense of the voluntary one.

President Obama's recommended reduction in the tax deduction for charitable giving reflects his fundamental belief that only the government can or should help the poor. He wants to keep the impoverished directly dependent on the government -- and the Democratic Party -- for their daily bread.

The voluntary sector has always been the backbone of compassion in the United States. Our charitable donations dwarf those of any other country. And our system of tax deductions for giving permits us to decide what charities are worthy of our generosity -- a decision Obama will transfer to the politicians under his program

I hope he starts taxing churches, synagogues, temples, etc. These freeloading institutions have been taking advantage of our society for way too long.

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> I hope he starts taxing churches, synagogues,
> temples, etc. These freeloading institutions have
> been taking advantage of our society for way too
> long.


+100000 Tax them to hell