Friday, February 27, 2009

Obama won't take your dime. He'll be taking your dollars. Lots of 'em.

The Obamessiah, earlier this week:

Now, let me be clear. Let me be absolutely clear, because I know you'll end up hearing some of the same claims that rolling back these tax breaks means a massive tax increase on the American people. If your family earns less than $250,000 a year, a quarter-million dollars a year, you will not see your taxes increased a single dime. I repeat: not one single dime.
Nobel laureate Paul Krugman says: "No way"

And even if fundamental health care reform brings costs under control, I at least find it hard to see how the federal government can meet its long-term obligations without some tax increases on the middle class.
But then we all knew that was coming.

Extra - Mankiw on the White House's "way too optimistic" assumptions.

5 comments:

  1. Anonymous6:25 PM

    "Nobel laureate" Krugman is a joke, his alleged math is complete B.S., he's just a shill for discredited policies... what? He what? He said something against Obama? CITE THAT SUMBITCH, BABY! LINK IT, LINK IT!

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  2. Anonymous6:27 PM

    He also said the stimulus was a "very good plan" so he's crazy again.

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  3. Anonymous12:36 AM

    Be-jebus, Eric... You guys got a pill to help 'Sumbitch' return to reality?

    Nope?

    Oh well....

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  4. Anonymous2:02 AM

    Reality is that thing that's been jumping up and down on your neck for the last two years, Cranky Anonymous. Ignore the persistent laughter; he's just happy to be back in charge again.

    But a disciplined regimen of pill-popping may get you through these next 4/8/12 years.

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  5. Anonymous12:44 AM

    I just think it's funny that Anonymous is offering his opinion about reality while having a back-and-forth conversation with himself.

    Don't you think that's strange? Well, not necessarily. Oh, I do. The way I see it, it's just bitter rhetoric, that's all. Hey, will you two shut up already?

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