“OK, it can stop raining now, at least until the monsoon. I’ve gone through nearly two bottles of weed killer and I’d rather not have to buy a third.”
“I like the fact that the Democrats are pushing for thorough background checks. Let’s start with President Obama.”
“The problem with the left they don’t know the difference between a tax loophole and a tax deduction. Wait, that is because the only difference is they get to use one and they demonize the one they don’t get.”
“To the wingnut who states that businesses get no tax breaks for shipping jobs overseas. Even your beloved Faux News reports ‘companies can claim a deduction for costs associated with moving operations overseas.’ Senate Democrats tried to end this loophole in 2012, The bill was filibustered by the rightwingnuts! Slower minds: Keep to the right!”
“Rand Paul’s attempt to filibuster did clear up one thing: it showed the whole world what kind of political fanaticism President Obama is up against.”
“Oh, come on! Mitch McConnell is very handsome! The new Sparky is much more scary than the old one. Even the guy in the suit doesn’t like it.”
chatmandu002 posted at 11:00 am on Wed, Mar 13, 2013.
Vent #1: How can those silly weeds grow so fast. The weed killer doesn't work until the temp is above 75.
Vent #2: No luck on Obama background check, all his records are sealed.
Vent #3: Cut deductions and loopholes, lower the rates.
Vent #4: I hope the rightwingnuts keep to their principles and stop the big federal government from taking over.
Vent #5: I stand behind Sen Paul, at least he has some principles can't say that about Obama and his crew of mobsters. Oh wait, I think I insulted the mobsters! LOL
Vent #6: Sparky, scares the bejesus out of me. Mitch is about as good looking as Harry Reid. LOL
truth posted at 11:32 am on Wed, Mar 13, 2013.
WASHINGTON -- Republicans across the country were shellshocked as President Barack Obama defeated Mitt Romney in Tuesday’s presidential election, finishing the race with 332 electoral votes and winning every battleground state except for North Carolina. The blame game began almost immediately, as Republicans looked to determine how a vulnerable incumbent like Obama had found a pathway to reelection.
The evidence behind the president’s victory points toward a stronger appeal to middle-class Americans, one of the most formidable ground games in the history of politics, and serious failures within the GOP to attract Latino and women voters. But a faction of conservatives were having none of it -- offering up instead a series of explanations for their nominee’s loss, rounded up below: the GOP is a total failure.
Bluepoet posted at 1:06 pm on Wed, Mar 13, 2013.
#1-Another good snowstorm would be much more beneficial, than whether or not you need to buy weedkiller. Water in the desert=more precious than gold.
#2-Background checks are good. Obama doesn't need a background check. Getting security clearance is the most thorough process there is, and he's been through it, at least three times already. You birthers are idiots, even when you're trying to be funny!
#3-Nonsense is as nonsense does...subsitute the word right, for left...makes no difference to the validity of your statement...it's a mirror image example of illogic...
#4-Hmm, ok...even without the tax break for moving operations, there's more than enough incentive to move jobs overseas. When will the Federal government step in and regulate this again? When we have no middle class left?
#5-The filibuster revealed how jaded and corrupt the whole political process is, much like bringing the government to a standstill, over a single issue, or obstructing all legislation, for years, in order to attempt to sabotage an election.
#6-Sparky, Smarky...Mitch looks like a turtle out of his shell, and Harry looks like someone selling milk of magnesia.
PatrioticPerson posted at 1:28 pm on Wed, Mar 13, 2013.
#4, You need to understand the accurate facts. Companies are allowed deductions for moving a business. Be it from California to Texas or California to Mexico. The tax code does not distinguish locations. Only expenses with the move. Don't make it sound like there is a special code just to move jobs accross our border. That only misrepresents the truth.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/oct/08/barack-obama/obama-says-tax-code-rewards-firms-shifting-jobs-ov/
PatrioticPerson posted at 1:40 pm on Wed, Mar 13, 2013.
Truth,
50% to 48% is not the "pulverizing" that you make it out to be by using Electorial Votes.
PatrioticPerson posted at 1:44 pm on Wed, Mar 13, 2013.
There is no such thing as a "loophole" in the tax codes. Loopholes are just allowable deductions that someone doesn't agree with.
Katydid52 posted at 4:25 pm on Wed, Mar 13, 2013.
But loophole sounds shady so it can be applied to something someone doesn't like. If that's the case then the child and mortgage deductions are "loopholes".
PatrioticPerson posted at 8:49 pm on Wed, Mar 13, 2013.
Katydid52,
They are documented "deductions" in the tax code but if you don't like them you are more than welcome to call them loopholes.
Bluepoet posted at 8:36 am on Thu, Mar 14, 2013.
Loopholes are allowable deductions that are made part of the tax code, as a result of the efforts of lobbyists, expending large sums of money (some call it bribes), to further an agenda to benefit one segment of society over another, or, in some cases one business over its competition. It has the facade of legitimacy, but it is nothing less than graft.
Loopholes are sometimes created, as part of dealings made to buy votes or curry favor, for other, unreleated legislation, too. This is often referred to as "pork barrel" politics...
So, yes, loopholes are deductions that someone doesn't agree with, but they are also deductions that are obtained through influence peddling, and made notable by creating an unfair monetary advantage, and/or a de-stabilizing effect on the economy.
Arizona Willie posted at 7:46 am on Sat, Mar 16, 2013.
PatrioticPerson: you said " 50% to 48% is not the "pulverizing" that you make it out to be by using Electorial Votes. "
Ahh, but if Emperor Mittens had won 50% to 48% you would be claiming a landslide and a mandate to install every Tea Party anti-government fantasy and completely eliminate Social Security and Medicare. But when your side loses, narrowly, you don't even admit you lost.