Why Rich People Should Pay Taxes

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Monday August 15, 2011 · 10:44 AM PDT

2011/08/15 · 10:44

This argument usually comes from a moral point of view, running on the lines of “the wealthy owe the country because it has served them so well” or as Warren Buffet reminded us today that it’s about “shared sacrifice.” Liberals who make this argument are right but there are fundamentals involved that can help them explain why. Taxes are a bad word because nobody, no matter how much money you earn, likes to pay them. But for those who earn a lot of money it’s important to remind them what they give the government will help them earn more money in the future.

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Thursday July 28, 2011 · 10:13 PM PDT

2011/07/28 · 22:13

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Newt Gingrich compared getting members of Congress to vote your way was like herding cats. They are small, quick, and can scratch. Tonight, John Boehner has a big slash right down his face which will leave a permanent scar on his tenure as speaker.

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Wednesday July 06, 2011 · 5:21 AM PDT

2011/07/06 · 05:21

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We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills… President John Fitzgerald Kennedy September 12th 1962

The countdown to take place on Wednesday for Shuttle Atlantis will be the last one for NASA’s space flight program. These shuttles have been launched into space for the last forty years, and when first built, were one greatest advances of technology on the face of the Earth. But as time went on, priorities and leadership changed, and the shuttles retirement is one of the sad examples of how our country has been lead these past four decades.

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Friday June 10, 2011 · 6:26 AM PDT

2011/06/10 · 06:26

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In my desperate attempts to find news not about Anthony Weiner, I went to POLITICO’sBlue Dog Democrats website and found an article about Blue Dog Democrats, or I should say, the lack of Blue Dog Democrats in Congress. The Blue Dog Caucus was started in 1995 and was always a thorn on the side of liberal Democrats of the west coast and north east. Whenever it came to taxes, health care, and especially the farm bill, these moderates always seemed to have the upper hand.

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Sunday May 22, 2011 · 8:45 AM PDT

2011/05/22 · 08:45

Ever since Barak Obama became President the Republican Party’s argument to everything was simply no. No to raising taxes on the wealthy, no to the Affordable Care Act, and now it is no to raising the debt ceiling. While it is important for all politicians to make sure their base is happy, they still need to pass legislation. Of course that is easier said than done with a divided Congress, but what doesn’t help is when their isn’t strong leadership that is capable of herding the cats.

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Sunday April 10, 2011 · 2:02 PM PDT

2011/04/10 · 14:02

Like all political junkies, I wake up early on Sunday’s to watch the political talk shows to see what news, if any, is going to be made. This week consisted of the budget battle and the last minute deal that was reached on Friday. So I’m watching Meet The Press and This Week, and the consensus among the reporters was that because the Republicans pushed the Democrats around, and got the cuts they were asking for, they were the winners. But then I wondered: what else is new? While getting an agenda through Congress can sometimes equal a political victory, this policy victory won’t equal a political victory for the GOP.

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Monday January 03, 2011 · 10:33 AM PST

2011/01/03 · 10:33

It was reported today from wired.com that within the past year, only three percent of the Taliban have joined the amnesty program set up by the Afghan government.

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Thursday December 09, 2010 · 6:27 AM PST

2010/12/09 · 06:27

I hate leaving things for the last minute. Having something hanging over my head just bothers me to no end it always get to the point where I can't sleep until it's done. The political problem for the tax cuts was that the White House waited until the last minute to deal with it, but probably for the right reasons. President Obama has had major legislative victories which will help a lot of people. Making sure women are paid equally, allowing students to stay on their parents insurance after college, and expanding scholarship opportunities to pay for college, just to name a few. As we've all seen those victories didn't just come over night, and unfortunately for Mr. Obama, there was still one last thing he had to get done.

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Friday October 29, 2010 · 9:22 PM PDT

2010/10/29 · 21:22

Watching this election cycle has been like watching a movie that's really bad but you can't manage to walk out of the theatre. The Tea Party is the stupid friend who is funny (think Zach Galifianakis), the Republicans are the guys who seem alright but keep getting everyone else into the dumb situations (Mike Myers in Wayne's World), and the Democrats are supposed to be one of the main characters but you really have no idea what they're doing there (Gene Hackman in Heartbreakers). Read More

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Tuesday July 13, 2010 · 8:05 AM PDT

2010/07/13 · 08:05

This morning, the New York Times had a article explaining how the powerfull lobby plans to expand its influence. With two major wins at the Supreme Court this past year, they consider citizens Second Amendment rights settled law. Now, they will focus their efforts on other issues.

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Thursday July 08, 2010 · 9:15 AM PDT

2010/07/08 · 09:15

<div id="ms__id11">Between all the frenzy about Lebron James and Lindsey Lohan, its hard to remember that there is actual news stories out there. The fact that a basketball player has been able to completely attract the medias focus from the oil spill, Congress not extending the unemployment benefits, and even the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read More

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Monday December 14, 2009 · 7:31 PM PST

2009/12/14 · 19:31

At 8:46pm tonight I received a news alert from the New York Times that read "Senate Democrats Likely to Drop Medicare Expansion." I thought I read it wrong, or the Times was mistaken, or maybe the headline was just misleading/catchy so people would read the article which would result in more revenue in advertisements. Unfortunately, it was none of these scenarios.

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