enjoy your taxes
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which fund Social Security. The tax has risen back up to 6.2 percent from 4.2 percent, costing someone making $50,000 annually about $1,000 per year and a household with two high-paid workers up to $4,500.
?As a newly-graduated person, someone coming straight out of college, I don?t like the idea of having less money coming to me due to the selfish interests of people in Congress who don?t have any interest in reducing our financial problems,? Hoffman told FoxNews.com. ?This is an impediment for future economic growth. It?s going to make it harder for young people like myself to get married, find a better job, you name it.?
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well if we want Soc Sec to stay solvent we have to pay more.
This guy sounds like a neo con pussychops
Put congress on term limits, put Congress on our health and soc sec plans. No pension for them.
let americans give them raises. Congress dont get to give themselves raises no more.
your right Ray Ray
taxs are going up
?As a newly-graduated person, someone coming straight out of college, I don?t like the idea of having less money coming to me due to the selfish interests of people in Congress who don?t have any interest in reducing our financial problems,? Hoffman told FoxNews.com. ?This is an impediment for future economic growth. It?s going to make it harder for young people like myself to get married, find a better job, you name it.?
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well if we want Soc Sec to stay solvent we have to pay more.
This guy sounds like a neo con pussychops
Put congress on term limits, put Congress on our health and soc sec plans. No pension for them.
let americans give them raises. Congress dont get to give themselves raises no more.
your right Ray Ray
taxs are going up
Why is it so hard to understand that we used to have higher taxes and we had a shitload less debt? We lowered the taxes because the Republicans said it would boost the economy, but it failed miserably. Now, we try to raise the taxes back to where they were and the Republicans throw a hissy-fit and start pointing the finger at the "spending problem". Yep, we have a government spending problem but let's get the fucking taxes back to where they were first, and then we can start trimming the fat.
Do you have to LIE about Bush?
Send This Chart To Your Bush Hating Friends Who Are Voting For Obama
By: Myra Adams (Diary) | July 27th, 2012 at 05:23 PM | 53
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Recently I had a discussion with an old friend who is an ardent George W. Bush hater and, as a result, will be voting for President Obama again, no matter what.
We were discussing the economy and I happened to mention that the average unemployment rate was much lower during Bush?s two terms despite the September 11, 2001 attacks. However, at that moment, I was not sure of the exact figures. So after a quick search, I found this handy chart that you can send to your unemployed or under-unemployed friends or any George W. Bush haters in general and ask them exactly what part of Bush?s unemployment rate history they still hate.
They might discover they actually miss President Bush after they read this chart from the Department of Labor ? Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2001
4.2
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.3
4.5
4.6
4.9
5.0
5.3
5.5
5.7
2002
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.9
5.8
5.8
5.8
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.9
6.0
2003
5.8
5.9
5.9
6.0
6.1
6.3
6.2
6.1
6.1
6.0
5.8
5.7
2004
5.7
5.6
5.8
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.5
5.4
5.4
5.5
5.4
5.4
2005
5.3
5.4
5.2
5.2
5.1
5.0
5.0
4.9
5.0
5.0
5.0
4.9
2006
4.7
4.8
4.7
4.7
4.6
4.6
4.7
4.7
4.5
4.4
4.5
4.4
2007
4.6
4.5
4.4
4.5
4.4
4.6
4.7
4.6
4.7
4.7
4.7
5.0
2008
5.0
4.9
5.1
5.0
5.4
5.6
5.8
6.1
6.1
6.5
6.8
7.3
2009
7.8
8.3
8.7
8.9
9.4
9.5
9.5
9.6
9.8
10.0
9.9
9.9
2010
9.7
9.8
9.8
9.9
9.6
9.4
9.5
9.6
9.5
9.5
9.8
9.4
2011
9.1
9.0
8.9
9.0
9.0
9.1
9.1
9.1
9.0
8.9
8.7
8.5
2012
8.3
8.3
8.2
8.1
8.2
8.2
Here are the key findings from this chart to share with your friends.
When President Bush took office in January, 2001 the unemployment rate was 4.2%.
After the jolt of the September 11, 2001 attacks, the highest the unemployment rate rose was 6.3% in June, 2003.
This rate seems remarkably low by today?s economic standards.
Then the economy calmed down and actually grew, dropping the unemployment rate to the mid 5% range, where it stayed for the next two years.
In fact, the rate was 5.4% in November, 2004 when Bush was reelected.
Really good news came in December, 2005 when the unemployment rate dipped to 4.9% and stayed in the 4% range straight through to November, 2007.
Then in December, 2007 it went to 5.0%, rose slowly and really shot up in August, 2008 to 6.1%. When the economy tanked, the rate blew right through the 6% range ending December, 2008 at 7.3%.
Rising still in January, 2009 when President Obama took office, the rate was 7.8%.
It saw a high of 10% in October, 2009 and now in July, 2012 the rate has come down to 8.2% where it seems to be stuck in what I call, ?the new normal? for this president.
The takeaway here is the highest unemployment rate during President Bush?s entire eight years in office was his last at 7.8%, compared to President Obama?s low of 8.1%.
It is ironic how Obama still loves to blame the ?economy he inherited? from Bush, when at this point in the presidential election campaign, Obama would love to have the 7.8% unemployment rate he did in fact inherit from Bush in January, 2009 or better yet the 6.8% from November, 2008 when he was elected.
As a follow up, I will email this chart to my dear old friend from college and look forward to some of his snarky comments in return. But since he lives in California, his vote for Obama will not affect the election outcome. It?s my Bush hating friends in Ohio and Virginia I really need to work on. And if you have some as well, please forward them this chart.
Send This Chart To Your Bush Hating Friends Who Are Voting For Obama
By: Myra Adams (Diary) | July 27th, 2012 at 05:23 PM | 53
RESIZE: AAA
Recently I had a discussion with an old friend who is an ardent George W. Bush hater and, as a result, will be voting for President Obama again, no matter what.
We were discussing the economy and I happened to mention that the average unemployment rate was much lower during Bush?s two terms despite the September 11, 2001 attacks. However, at that moment, I was not sure of the exact figures. So after a quick search, I found this handy chart that you can send to your unemployed or under-unemployed friends or any George W. Bush haters in general and ask them exactly what part of Bush?s unemployment rate history they still hate.
They might discover they actually miss President Bush after they read this chart from the Department of Labor ? Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2001
4.2
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.3
4.5
4.6
4.9
5.0
5.3
5.5
5.7
2002
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.9
5.8
5.8
5.8
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.9
6.0
2003
5.8
5.9
5.9
6.0
6.1
6.3
6.2
6.1
6.1
6.0
5.8
5.7
2004
5.7
5.6
5.8
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.5
5.4
5.4
5.5
5.4
5.4
2005
5.3
5.4
5.2
5.2
5.1
5.0
5.0
4.9
5.0
5.0
5.0
4.9
2006
4.7
4.8
4.7
4.7
4.6
4.6
4.7
4.7
4.5
4.4
4.5
4.4
2007
4.6
4.5
4.4
4.5
4.4
4.6
4.7
4.6
4.7
4.7
4.7
5.0
2008
5.0
4.9
5.1
5.0
5.4
5.6
5.8
6.1
6.1
6.5
6.8
7.3
2009
7.8
8.3
8.7
8.9
9.4
9.5
9.5
9.6
9.8
10.0
9.9
9.9
2010
9.7
9.8
9.8
9.9
9.6
9.4
9.5
9.6
9.5
9.5
9.8
9.4
2011
9.1
9.0
8.9
9.0
9.0
9.1
9.1
9.1
9.0
8.9
8.7
8.5
2012
8.3
8.3
8.2
8.1
8.2
8.2
Here are the key findings from this chart to share with your friends.
When President Bush took office in January, 2001 the unemployment rate was 4.2%.
After the jolt of the September 11, 2001 attacks, the highest the unemployment rate rose was 6.3% in June, 2003.
This rate seems remarkably low by today?s economic standards.
Then the economy calmed down and actually grew, dropping the unemployment rate to the mid 5% range, where it stayed for the next two years.
In fact, the rate was 5.4% in November, 2004 when Bush was reelected.
Really good news came in December, 2005 when the unemployment rate dipped to 4.9% and stayed in the 4% range straight through to November, 2007.
Then in December, 2007 it went to 5.0%, rose slowly and really shot up in August, 2008 to 6.1%. When the economy tanked, the rate blew right through the 6% range ending December, 2008 at 7.3%.
Rising still in January, 2009 when President Obama took office, the rate was 7.8%.
It saw a high of 10% in October, 2009 and now in July, 2012 the rate has come down to 8.2% where it seems to be stuck in what I call, ?the new normal? for this president.
The takeaway here is the highest unemployment rate during President Bush?s entire eight years in office was his last at 7.8%, compared to President Obama?s low of 8.1%.
It is ironic how Obama still loves to blame the ?economy he inherited? from Bush, when at this point in the presidential election campaign, Obama would love to have the 7.8% unemployment rate he did in fact inherit from Bush in January, 2009 or better yet the 6.8% from November, 2008 when he was elected.
As a follow up, I will email this chart to my dear old friend from college and look forward to some of his snarky comments in return. But since he lives in California, his vote for Obama will not affect the election outcome. It?s my Bush hating friends in Ohio and Virginia I really need to work on. And if you have some as well, please forward them this chart.
Pelosi and Reid were in charge of the House and the Senate 2007 thru 2010, why NO BLAME for these LOSERS?
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:shrug:
its the democrat way Skulnik dont you know? Democrats are not nice people, I figured this out years ago point fingers but never take any blame
Pity Really
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All politicians are this way, as citizens we get the honor of deciding what we know is true, not from hear say :0074 :toast:
you mean Americans can think on their own and make their own decisions about things :scared
I guarantee you that in my life liberals or democrats
have never made me believe something that was stupid or not logical
I think that makes me a centrist :SIB
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Nay, makes you 100% right, this is also what I truly believe, Most are coming around to this view point :toast:
