BRACE YOURSELVES! The Dogs are about to be Let Out!

[FrenchieCat]

With President Obama confirming that Bush's tax cuts for the Rich will be allowed to expire, I think that President Obama is about to be attacked by the Ruling Class (e.g., Republicans and the Corporate media) in a very hard way. :tinfoilhat:

I think they will attempt to slant, twist, misinform, disinform, omit, smear, and make shit up (as AP did with their twisted article that made it appear that the Obama Administration did something wrong in agreeing that POWs should not be tried in US Courts, Newsweek's Obama's Vietnam rethoric, and even with attempting to have us fight one another about who gets what breaks within the Foreclosure plan.

It is going to be a hard ass slog...... :scared:

[leftstreet]

1. They don't expire until 2011 though

I could see a reaction if the Obama Admin revoked it right now.

[FrenchieCat]

2. That's 2010, which is coming up soon

2010 is also the year of midterm elections!
What would happen if President Obama were to lose his majority in the senate or the house?
And if that might be one way of keeping the tax cuts from being allowed to expire,
when do you think a PR campaign would have to start, in order to make that it effective?.

Try not to be so naive, ok?

[leftstreet]

4. Oh. I've always seen 2011 and 2012

He has pledged to wind down the Iraq war by withdrawing most combat troops within 16 months of taking office. He also has said he would let the temporary Bush tax cuts expire in 2011 for people making more than $250,000 a year, effectively raising taxes on those people. And, he has vowed to scale back spending and improve government efficiency by eliminating programs that don't work.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hxNsSwJHL9EJObAjj4qPX_ER166gD96G81J80

[FrenchieCat]

5. They expire in 2010 around the same time that we vote in midterms.

[TahitiNut]

25. The last day they're effective is December 31, 2010.

On January 1, 2011, the pre-2003 tax rates and rules come back into effect except for changes enacted permanently since then.

[FrenchieCat]

26. Yep, we vote in November, and the tax cuts expire in December....

unless something happens to stop it...which is what my OP is about.

[slipslidingaway]

8. Rolling back Bush's tax cuts will pay for proposals...

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-04-01-obama-iowa_N.htm

"...During an hour-long talk, Obama promoted eliminating some of the income tax cuts enacted under President Bush, but resisted characterizing them as a tax increase.

The Illinois senator said that as president, he would roll back income tax cuts for higher incomes to pay for his policy proposals..."


Not the best site, but it has some deatils.

http://www.heritage.org/Research/Taxes/wm486.cfm

"Child Credit: This credit will shrink from $700 to $500 per child on January 1, 2011."

[leftstreet]

10. That article is from April 2007

LOL this tax rollback talking point thing is getting Orwellian

Obama to allow Bush tax cuts to expire on schedule

Sat Feb 21, 2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will allow tax breaks given to wealthier Americans under his predecessor, George W. Bush, to expire as scheduled rather than eliminate them sooner, an administration official said on Saturday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE51K1ZF20090221

[slipslidingaway]

12. Exactly...some promises we keep, some we do not. n/t

[FrenchieCat]

18. April 1, 2007......

goes on to read...."At no time did Obama say during the forum in front of an audience of more than 2,000 at Iowa Western Community College that he would propose raising taxes specifically to pay for increasing access to health care.

But Obama defended as a general principle the idea of reversing income tax cuts enacted during Bush's first term.

"One of the things I think we are going to have to do is reverse some of those Bush tax cuts that went to the wealthiest Americans ... and invest in infrastructure, invest in education, invest in health care for all," he told the group in Onawa."

Geeze, looks like he's keeping quite a few promises like investing in infrastructure, investing in education, and investing in health care for all. The Expiration of those Bush tax cut will reverse them....as things will be as they were before them.

I think considering how things have changed that he's doing pretty damn good!

[yellowdogintexas]

3. if anyone can handle it Obama can. He probably has the contingency plan

already in place

[Hutzpa]

6. For some reason this

image stood out from the others;

[FrenchieCat]

7. It's not a logo. That's why!

:)

[Hutzpa]

9. I know it's not a logo

it reminds me of your subject at hand, just how low or how far depending on your
temperament they are prepared to go based on what Obama is proposing on his budget.

[FrenchieCat]

20. True dat! They'll do whatever it takes.

It has already started....

[CatWoman]

15. um

aren't they hyenas? :shrug:

[FrenchieCat]

22. no, I don't believe they are Hyenas.....they are called wild dogs!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_wild_dog




here is a photo of a hyena:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyena

[Sultana]

32. DNW

:scared:

[Skwmom]

11. They shouldn't be allowed to expire. They should be repealed now. n/t

[inna]

16. agreed. nt

[FrenchieCat]

17. Good luck with that.

By the time it gets through, with the added drama, it will be time for them to expire.

But you know that!

[Uzybone]

13. Look for us to hear a lot about the "death tax" as well

"Obama also proposes to maintain the tax on estates worth more than $3.5 million, instead of letting it expire next year. "

[Frank Booth]

14. Let's hope Mittens gets involved.

[camera obscura]

21. Romney 2012: The only candidate with a history of asking the hard questions.

"Who let the dogs out? Who, who, who?"

[democracy1st]

19. one thing I like about President Obama is that he knows how to use his bully pulpit!

kick their butt with kindness and great oratory skills :kick:

[hay rick]

23. This hits them where they live.

All their other "issues"- pro-life, War on Terror, gay marriage, etc. are just pandering to get the votes they need to secure their economic goals. When Obama pushes for more progressive taxation it will get real ugly real fast.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

24. don't let them (rich) try to leave.

they'll be doing 'a runner'

[AnnieBW]

27. We're running out of rich people, anyway

According to Michelle Bachman. So who will these tax cuts hurt, then? :sarcasm:

[Numba6]

28. Exactly -- people are ignoring how far reaching the stuff passed IN THE 1st MONTH of

the Obama presidency truly is

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8215623

& there's MORE TO COME

Rather than just repeat posts/posted news articles:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=8216118&mesg_id=8216118

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=8216118&mesg_id=8216228

[99th_Monkey]

29. Barack needs to use his Bully Pulpit to the max, in a way that can NOT be ignored by M$M. ~nt~

[eleny]

30. Yup, lots of the media will be hit by this measure

Boo f'n hoo.

[Clio the Leo]

31. ha ha! I thought this was another Steele thread. :)

[avaistheone1]

33. Good job with the imagery, frenchie.