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Today's Poll: Should the payroll tax cut be extended through the end of the year?

By Howard B. Owens
Tim Miller

I am for stopping this tax cut when the "Bush Tax Cuts" end.

As for the nimrods in Congress who have called for this tax cut to end, yet "we can't end the Bush tax cuts because it will hurt the economy" - their heads are so far up their butts they are sneezing poop.

Feb 16, 2012, 8:46am Permalink
Bob Harker

I''m in favor of ANY method of decreasing the amount of the people's money that pours into the bottomless pit in Washington.

'Course they spend it whether they have it or not.

I think Ron Paul is scary as a presidential candidate because of his foreign policy philosophy, but I wonder how he would do as Treasury Secretary? :)

Feb 16, 2012, 11:49am Permalink
John Woodworth JR

Definitely would like to see his economic package. Seems like plausible ideas. His foreign policy is scary even though there are some segments that can be worked on.

Feb 16, 2012, 5:38pm Permalink
Doug Yeomans

I'd like to see payroll taxes rescinded entirely. There are better ways to collect taxes from EVERYONE. If you think about it, your paycheck isn't actually income, it's compensation. You gave up a certain number of hours of work and were compensated in the form of a universal trade medium called money. You didn't GAIN anything. That money represents work and now you can easily trade your work for someone else's work with cash.

Income is a gain on an investment. The government loves to tell you is that your paycheck is income even though it's actually compensation. I'd rather see a spend tax in place to ensure that everyone pays their fair share of taxes. If you don't want to pay taxes, don't spend your money. That's kind of tough to do, though.

Feb 16, 2012, 8:11pm Permalink
Jeff Allen

Doug, you must have liked Mike Huckabee's Fair Tax plan. I always loved his famous platform statement “Everybody gets in the economy--no more underground economy. Drug dealers, prostitutes, pimps, gamblers, non-Republicans--all of those people out there will be paying taxes. Nobody’s working under the table.”

Feb 16, 2012, 9:20pm Permalink
Bea McManis

Jeff,
You agree, then that me, a non-republican, is in the same category as drug dealers, prostitutes, pimps and gamblers?
Nice to know that me, a non-republican, worked under the table for my adult career.
How insulting can that get?
You live in the right county, Jeff. The squeaky clean republicans that can do no wrong
.

Feb 16, 2012, 11:00pm Permalink
Bea McManis

Your statement that " I always loved his famous platform statement ", doesn't sound too tongue in cheek.
tongue in cheek, maybe...but certainly gives us a window on how you feel.
nuff said.

Feb 17, 2012, 6:27am Permalink
Charlie Mallow

Bea, that's the Republican mantra. All you have to do is listen to 1180AM or Fox News. All us non-Reublicans are freeloaders looking to get someone else's money. We are Socialists that pay no taxes and live off the mighty "Job Creators". We are immoral looking to get our free birth control pills. We also don't deserve a tax break because that won't stimulate the economy.

Feb 17, 2012, 6:45am Permalink
Kyle Couchman

Beth is pimping Bea out??? Oh my thats an image I dont know if I can handle..... Maybe I should go down there and sell Democratic Pins and make some money LOL

Feb 17, 2012, 6:54am Permalink
Jason Crater

These comments would make for a good discussion about what happens when quotes are taken out of context. Howard, what do you say we institute a sarcasm font?

Feb 17, 2012, 7:46am Permalink
Jeff Allen

It goes both ways Charlie, as John said listen to 1520 AM, according to them ALL Republicans are rich, white, racist homophobes who want to get rid of old and poor people. And yes, I actually listen to 1520, in fact I have gotten on the air with Bill Press 3 times already.

Feb 17, 2012, 4:09pm Permalink
Tim Miller

Not all republicans are rich, white homophobes. Some are poor and stupid white homophobes, thinking that some day they and their IQ of 80 may get rich off the Lotto, or if not will still need to get rid of the inheritance tax because they're afraid the government might take one of the three dead Chevys or Buicks sitting in the front lawn when they die.

;-)

Mar 9, 2012, 5:02pm Permalink

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