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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-25-10 09:48 AM
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Please vote on that 'plague of a pledge' - the ReTHUG worn out philosophy
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2010/09/25/2010-09-25_president_obama_blasts_the_gops_pledge_to_america_as_a_wornout_philosophy.html
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President Obama blasted the GOP's "Pledge to America" Saturday as nothing but a plan to continue "disastrous" policies of the George W. Bush administration.

The pledge, which Republicans unveiled Thursday, aims to slash government spending and cut taxes, as well as repeal Obama's health care overhaul and economic stimulus program.

The pledge is "an echo of a disastrous decade we can't afford to relive," Obama said in his weekly Internet address.

"It is grounded in same worn-out philosophy: cut taxes for millionaires and billionaires; cut the rules for Wall Street and the special interests; and cut the middle class loose to fend for itself. That's not a prescription for a better future," Obama said.


Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2010/09/25/2010-09-25_president_obama_blasts_the_gops_pledge_to_america_as_a_wornout_philosophy.html#ixzz10YL5vfml
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Do you want tax cuts for those Americans making more than $200K or households making more than $250K to expire?
Yes. 80%
No. 19%
I don't know. 1%
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jkshaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-25-10 10:11 AM
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1. Sounds like an either-or question
"Do you want tax cuts for those Americans making more than $200K OR households making more than $250K to expire?"

Very poor poll question.
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Skink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-25-10 10:11 AM
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2. they think we forgot.
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Chemical Bill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-25-10 10:16 AM
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3. Yes - 75% n/t
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RoccoR5955 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-25-10 12:31 PM
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4. Yes=85%! n/t
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