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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:57 AM Original message |
VP adviser: AIG bonus tax may go too far |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
1. The specific percentages of the AIG bonus tax scale aside, the larger |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 11:13 AM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Right, and I don't see what's so difficult to understand about this. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Hi, elleng. Agree. I don't have any terrific resolution to the problem |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 11:58 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Yes it would! |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
2. "punish", "retribution" |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 11:02 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. This was the REP for Obama using those terms...! The framing is the administration's |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 11:04 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. No, one from the writer, and one from *Biden's* rep, to be fair. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 11:06 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. yeah corrected to administration- this royally pissed me off and I turned off the damn TV at that |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 11:05 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Do you even CARE if what you say is true or not? |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 11:08 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. ? not sure I get your point |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 11:02 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. No shit, huh? eom |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
5. It's our money. This is about the people being able to control their own money. NT |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
11. He had better not veto that. (nt) |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
12. People who get so caught up in the pitchfork mentality |
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aviationpm (50 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 03:27 PM Response to Reply #12 |
40. You're right. |
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Hansel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 06:09 PM Response to Reply #12 |
47. No kidding. This is a very dangerous precedence. |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
13. Do not give them another dime, get back what you're already given OR |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
14. Democrats will Lose Support for This... Big Time! |
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nyy1998 (984 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
15. This is quite a lot coming |
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lynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
17. Sad to say, but he's right - |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 12:01 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. So if there's no problem with AIG on passing the tax, then we can |
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Gin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 12:13 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. (IMO) the money is gone...they won't get it back...what I want is to hear |
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lynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 12:29 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Sure, if you want to throw more good money after bad - |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 01:37 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. I'd welcome a great public court battle! That's one of the things I hope for! |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 05:45 PM Response to Reply #22 |
43. I don't see where you have any basis to believe there will be lawsuits.. |
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Hansel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 06:22 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. It is not true that all of these businesses would have been bankrupt |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. It is unconstitutional |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 01:29 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. How so? Many tax laws are changed during the year. Money paid in |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 01:36 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. It violates Article I, Section 9, parts 3 and 8. |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 01:40 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Applies to all corporations receiving more than $5 billion in funds from government |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 02:01 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. That was a flip comment by Buffett |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 03:01 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. It is NOT punishment. |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 03:14 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Go to your local FBI office. Apparently you have not heard of "stated income" mortgages. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 05:50 PM Response to Reply #37 |
46. Not punishment. |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 06:23 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. So all employees that receive federal money should be taxed at a higher rate? |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 03:30 PM Response to Reply #37 |
57. "1,400 pending cases" does not equal |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 06:43 PM Response to Reply #33 |
52. Nope. Here he is with the numbers. Google is your friend: |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 06:50 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Yes I've seen those figures |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
20. No, it's criminal capitalism that has gone too far . . . |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 03:33 PM Response to Reply #20 |
58. thank you |
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Brucie Kibbutz (704 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
23. UAW contracts can be torn up. AIG contracts? HELL NO! |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. Any contract can be torn up if both parties agree. |
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Brucie Kibbutz (704 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 01:46 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. They didn't have any choice except to "agree", as you put it. |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 01:55 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. There was a decision to agree. No one was "forced". |
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Brucie Kibbutz (704 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 02:10 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. They didn't have an option to disagree. |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Congress could certainly pass a law |
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Brucie Kibbutz (704 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Or we could give AIG the same ultimatum given to the UAW. |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 04:35 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Or we could have done the best solution |
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Brucie Kibbutz (704 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 05:49 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. AFAIK, the GM/Chrysler bailout was a loan instead of just |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 06:19 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. The AIG money is just a "loan" also. No difference. |
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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
26. K&R#2 for, Yip, everybody EXCEPT ShrubCo thinks "UNconstitutional" is going too far!1 n/t |
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Jefferson23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
38. Why were any of these top individuals allowed to remain employed at AIG |
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Rashel (185 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
42. Trying to recoup taxpayer money is not "retribution" as the article suggests! |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
44. I am glad cooler heads are prevailing. |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
51. Here's one concern that I have seen |
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hugo_from_TN (895 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 07:06 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. Actually, I believe something similar is in place. |
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hugo_from_TN (895 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
55. Unfortunately, this demonization of AIG is going to work against taxpayers. |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 12:54 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Thank you!!! |
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