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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 01:54 PM Original message |
Frank Luntz’s New Talking Point: “Checkbook Tax” |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
1. actually what it means is |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. So, simply: eliminate all business taxes and regulation |
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greyshade (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
3. Why bother taxing corporations? |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 03:01 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. There is a difference when some corp nets say 3 billion... |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. If we get a strong and independent consumer protection agency, banks won't be able to blackmail us |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
5. Bring it on |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 02:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Similar to the one Limbaugh peddles for not cutting taxes on rich, so folks don't lose their jobs |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 02:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. The only people who believe that are hardcore GOP |
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enki23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
7. i'm open to simply taxing the fuck out of rich people instead. it's worked pretty well in the past. |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
9. Now that just doesn't work. |
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tledford (633 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
11. Solution: make it illegal to pass this on to consumers. |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 04:17 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. Wish the phone company didn't pass those fees on either. |
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The Damned (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
12. Franz Kuntz? |
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quiet.american (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
13. I often wonder how this guy doesn't look at himself in the mirror and throw up. nt |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
14. GOP + Credit Card + S&M |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
15. Are the Dems going to allow the repukes to frame the issue..AGAIN!!!???? |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
16. His full-time job is to come up with names. "death tax", "fair tax", "checkbook tax." Swine. nt |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. and the repukes listen to him, and are constantly able to frame the issues |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
17. Feh |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
19. Not going to happen. |
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dtotire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
21. Simon Johnson Gave Him A Good Rebuttal |
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BlueIdaho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
22. Whatever - how do we counter his propaganda? |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 10:41 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Here's a rebuttal to that from the poster's link upthread.. |
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BlueIdaho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 03:47 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Thank you very much. nt. |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
23. Well gee, maybe cosumers can say screw it to the big banks and not do business with them |
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11 Bravo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
25. Frank Luntz is to honesty what William Kristol is to accuracy. If Kristol thinks it ... |
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KingFlorez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
26. That's a leap |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
27. Why would it cost any more? |
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