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The same thing can be said of the democrats. Two years ago, 0bama was a deficit hawk, until he came into office and spent twice as much as the tax income in a single year.
Royalties are contracts. The constitution forbids your idea.
Royalties are also set by auction. Even if it did pass constitutional muster, it would permanently depress the money the government could get out of any future auctions.
Republicans let PAYGO expire because they couldn't do their tax cuts and Medicare part D, aka budget busters, under PAYGO rules. The deficits created by both of those, plus the ongoing cost of the Iraq war, comprise a major portion of what is called Obama's deficit.
Realizing that much of the deficit was their, the current problem is, Obama keeps ADDING to the it. If he were truly about "Change", he would have worked toward reducing it not increasing it.
Okay. It'd do a lot more for the nation than taxing the shit out of everything, which does nothing but raise prices for the consumer, until the consumer won't pay any more and the business folds.
Okay, so you're retarded. You have my sympathies.Coming from you, that's absolutely meaningless.
Meanwhile, let's hear more about your fascinating theory that says taking more money from companies will make them hire more people and not raise prices!
Republicans want to pay for unemployment extension without adding to the national debt and Democrats say screw you....
I guess we know who is really responsible for our debt growing to the size it is.... What's wrong with Democrats? And why can't the US government live by a budget like Obama is telling the US citizens to live by.... Once again more hypocrisy....
Democrats, are you not embarrassed by your leaders yet????? The same thing that is happening to Illinois is happening to the Federal Government and most of you Democrats either don't give a shit or are just to stupid to understand. Sad....
Dems refuse compromise to extend unemployment benefits | Washington Examiner
When is the GOP going to start paying for our invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan? And since WHEN did the GOP start caring about paying for things?
The GOP doesn't pay.
The CURRENT REGIME in congress makes those decisions.
Tell me VA Yank, who controls congress right now?
More importantly what POTUS has authority to draw down the troops with or WITHOUT input from Congress?
Sorry, so[port but you cannot JUST blame this on the GOP.
The DEMS own this deficit no less than the Reps, own it.
They both set this nation up to FAIL.
They've been doing that good cop/bad cop game my entire freaking life.
But the money hasn't been spent, idiot. If it hasn't been spent, it hasn't been put into the economy.After the bill failed, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., offered a compromise that would extend benefits for two months and pay for it fully with unused stimulus funding. But Reid turned it down.
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Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin, D-Ill., told The Washington Examiner on Thursday that unemployment benefits are considered emergency spending and do not fall under the same rules requiring them to be offset.
"We've never done it," Durbin said. "And it is counterintuitive that to stop a recession we have to take spending away from one area and put it into another. We need to put money into the economy."
And Democrats claim their economic ideas are realistic and workable.
I propose that we do make the unemployment compesation deficit neutral. In the time of 'Nam, Johnson instituted a wartime surcharge on income tax. That is a precident. Given that the wage earners are out of work because of the actions of the people that have the highest incomes, figure out a surcharge that would cover the unemployment compensation and put it into effect.
None of those affected will be making any appearances at the local food bank, while all too many that used to give to those banks, are now needing their assistance.
Republicans want to pay for unemployment extension without adding to the national debt and Democrats say screw you....
I guess we know who is really responsible for our debt growing to the size it is.... What's wrong with Democrats? And why can't the US government live by a budget like Obama is telling the US citizens to live by.... Once again more hypocrisy....
Democrats, are you not embarrassed by your leaders yet?????
"Now with the Congressional GOP again following Bush the Elder's formula on the $34 billion extension of jobless benefits, Democrats should make them an offer they can't refuse. Democrats will pay for the 3 million desperate Americans whose unemployment checks will end this month by reinstating the expired estate tax on the rich. If Republicans still say no, they will be sending an unmistakable message about whose side they are really on."
I propose that we do make the unemployment compesation deficit neutral. In the time of 'Nam, Johnson instituted a wartime surcharge on income tax. That is a precident. Given that the wage earners are out of work because of the actions of the people that have the highest incomes, figure out a surcharge that would cover the unemployment compensation and put it into effect.
None of those affected will be making any appearances at the local food bank, while all too many that used to give to those banks, are now needing their assistance.
Wow. Talk about green eyed class warfare.
Riddle me this: how did a small business owner who risked his own money to build a business cause wager earners to be out of work?
Your world view is one of wishing to see everyone equally miserable and being consumed with envy that someone else has actually earned something you don't have. How pathetic.
Democrats, are you not embarrassed by your leaders yet????? The same thing that is happening to Illinois is happening to the Federal Government and most of you Democrats either don't give a shit or are just to stupid to understand.
You are neglecting the fact that the Dems are sitting on $400B of unspent stimulus funds. If they really cared about extending benefits for the unemployed, they could use some of the unspent stimulus pork.
The fact that they haven't says a lot about who they really are serving.
These two posts are perfect examples of how CON$ use a germ of truth to lie while accusing everyone else of lying.more than 50% has not been spent it is sitting around waiting to be used to buy votes in the up coming election. it was never going to used to create jobs
just another one of the OBAMA LIES!!!!!!
Okay, so you're retarded. You have my sympathies.
Meanwhile, let's hear more about your fascinating theory that says taking more money from companies will make them hire more people and not raise prices!
Alaska pays for 80% of its state budget with oil revenues. According to your still mind boggling exercise in dementia,
Alaska should be giving its oil away because that would create more jobs.
btw, Alaska gets about 3 times the royalty rate that the federal government gets, AND has a windfall profits tax provision in place (thanks to Sarah Palin and the Alaska Democrats).
Meanwhile, let's hear more about your fascinating theory that says taking more money from companies will make them hire more people and not raise prices!
Alaska pays for 80% of its state budget with oil revenues. According to your still mind boggling exercise in dementia,
Alaska should be giving its oil away because that would create more jobs.
btw, Alaska gets about 3 times the royalty rate that the federal government gets, AND has a windfall profits tax provision in place (thanks to Sarah Palin and the Alaska Democrats).
Darn it, I was SO hoping daveman would entertain us with a more detailed essay on why it would be better for the US to GIVE AWAY all its natural resources to corporations.
Anyone agree with daveman? Anyone think daveman is not demented on this issue??
Sign in please!!!
Now explain how taxing companies more will decrease unemployment and not raise consumer prices, genius.Okay, so you're retarded. You have my sympathies.
Meanwhile, let's hear more about your fascinating theory that says taking more money from companies will make them hire more people and not raise prices!
Alaska pays for 80% of its state budget with oil revenues. According to your still mind boggling exercise in dementia,
Alaska should be giving its oil away because that would create more jobs.
btw, Alaska gets about 3 times the royalty rate that the federal government gets, AND has a windfall profits tax provision in place (thanks to Sarah Palin and the Alaska Democrats).
It's fairly obvious, isn't it? If companies don't have to pay for raw materials, consumer prices will go down. The companies will have more money to invest in expansion, thus hiring more employees.
Meanwhile, let's hear more about your fascinating theory that says taking more money from companies will make them hire more people and not raise prices!
Alaska pays for 80% of its state budget with oil revenues. According to your still mind boggling exercise in dementia,
Alaska should be giving its oil away because that would create more jobs.
btw, Alaska gets about 3 times the royalty rate that the federal government gets, AND has a windfall profits tax provision in place (thanks to Sarah Palin and the Alaska Democrats).
Darn it, I was SO hoping daveman would entertain us with a more detailed essay on why it would be better for the US to GIVE AWAY all its natural resources to corporations.
Anyone agree with daveman? Anyone think daveman is not demented on this issue??
Sign in please!!!
"KKKorporations are EEEEVIL!!"Alaska pays for 80% of its state budget with oil revenues. According to your still mind boggling exercise in dementia,
Alaska should be giving its oil away because that would create more jobs.
btw, Alaska gets about 3 times the royalty rate that the federal government gets, AND has a windfall profits tax provision in place (thanks to Sarah Palin and the Alaska Democrats).
Darn it, I was SO hoping daveman would entertain us with a more detailed essay on why it would be better for the US to GIVE AWAY all its natural resources to corporations.
Anyone agree with daveman? Anyone think daveman is not demented on this issue??
Sign in please!!!
they have him well and fully trained, don't they?
The Republicans only got fiscal responsibility religion when they were no longer the majority and no longer could dictate where the money was spent. Now that the Democrats can do what the Republicans could do for a decade, suddenly the Republicans are born again deficit hawks.
I say pay for the the UE extension, and a few other things, by doubling the royalties on oil drilling on federal lands and waters.
The Republicans only got fiscal responsibility religion when they were no longer the majority and no longer could dictate where the money was spent. Now that the Democrats can do what the Republicans could do for a decade, suddenly the Republicans are born again deficit hawks.
I say pay for the the UE extension, and a few other things, by doubling the royalties on oil drilling on federal lands and waters.
Unemployment extension would be a good economic stimulus. The GOoPers don't want the economy to improve until after the November elections. Therefore, no unemployment benefit extensions as far as they're concerned.
The Republicans only got fiscal responsibility religion when they were no longer the majority and no longer could dictate where the money was spent. Now that the Democrats can do what the Republicans could do for a decade, suddenly the Republicans are born again deficit hawks.
I say pay for the the UE extension, and a few other things, by doubling the royalties on oil drilling on federal lands and waters.
Unemployment extension would be a good economic stimulus. The GOoPers don't want the economy to improve until after the November elections. Therefore, no unemployment benefit extensions as far as they're concerned.
so you are of the Pelosi school of economics? okey doke.
The Republicans only got fiscal responsibility religion when they were no longer the majority and no longer could dictate where the money was spent. Now that the Democrats can do what the Republicans could do for a decade, suddenly the Republicans are born again deficit hawks.
I say pay for the the UE extension, and a few other things, by doubling the royalties on oil drilling on federal lands and waters.
Unemployment extension would be a good economic stimulus. The GOoPers don't want the economy to improve until after the November elections. Therefore, no unemployment benefit extensions as far as they're concerned.
