Bush To Speak

[Lady's Human]

It wasn't control of the ports, it was management of container terminals at port facilities. While I have issues with that, it was a far less dangerous deal than the media made it out to be.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Perhaps it was the underhanded, secretive, hypocritical manner in which the deal went down that caused such a turmoil? I didn' think it a bad deal....but the way it was done....opps.....I left out arrogant....

[Lady's Human]

ES, Can't argue with you there. If you recall the Port of Long Beach was almost sold to the Chinese Government in a similar deal in the '90s. (Point being arrogance and secrecy don't belong to any one party)

[Edwina's Secretary]

You always have to bring up the previous administration. Bit of an obsession?

Maybe so, but his administration has taken dishonesty, arrogance, underhandedness, secrecy to a level not seen since the days of Richard Nixon!

And pnance...the guy isn't that in favor of stopping illegal immigration. If that were to happen, where would his buddies get cheap labor?

And LH....last week's tax cut was for those making $100,000 and up. You see, that way those folks will spend their tax cut thereby putting the money in the pockets of the rest of America....who can use it to pay the taxes that weren't cut!

So all of you making over $100,000....what will you be buying????

[Lady's Human]

Why bring up the previous administration? It's the closest historic reference point. If I brought up the Constitutional abuses of Jefferson and other Presidents out of the past, it wouldn't have the same effect. It's easier and more accurate to compare an administration with their immediate predecessors.

[Edwina's Secretary]

In that case....this adminstration wins hands down! (as the polls indicate!)

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Ever think the Billionaires got back hundreds of thousands in tax cuts because they pay millions in taxes?

You know, if rich people were taxed like the rest of us, it would be fair, but they pay a MUCH smaller percetage of their income in taxes. When I get my paycheck 22% is gone just from SS, Medicare, fed & state taxes. Rich people do not pay that much!

For example, you are taxed for SS only on your first $88,000 or so...which means someone pulling in $500,000 per year pays SS tax on only 17% of their income! This places an unfair burden on the working class, and the Bush administration only worsens it by giving the obsenely weathly further breaks.

[lizbud]

You know, if rich people were taxed like the rest of us, it would be fair, but they pay a MUCH smaller percetage of their income in taxes. When I get my paycheck 22% is gone just from SS, Medicare, fed & state taxes. Rich people do not pay that much!

For example, you are taxed for SS only on your first $88,000 or so...which means someone pulling in $500,000 per year pays SS tax on only 17% of their income! This places an unfair burden on the working class, and the Bush administration only worsens it by giving the obsenely weathly further breaks.

Totally agree with you. It's a fact that I meant to comment on also.
The fallacy that the rich pay their fair portion of taxes is bogus at best.
They have better tax lawyers & have a better selection of loopholes to
avoid paying much, if anything.