Gov. Bill Richardson Discusses the U.S. Economy on CNBC

[yahoovisitor]

The way Earthquake affected people afraid of their cracked walls & roofs to be falling on them are sitting under the open sky in the chilled cold, similarly the US investors afraid of declining economy are not investing any more in the collapsed US financial crisis scared of their investments to distort in the suicide economy, thus making the US economy balloon burst altogether. 3:54 And (the unbelievers) plotted and planned, and Allah too planned, and the best of planners is Allah.

[subcin]

Bill Richardson, the next President of the United States. VOTE FOR SANITY IN 2008!

[Braves300]

Ron Paul wants to get rid of the IRS hahaha im pretty sure that would cut more taxes then all canidates!!!!!! Ron Paul 2008!

[debsaypie]

Approximately 85% of the support staff are women at the UNM Hospital. These employees deserve a living wage! Governor Richardson please help the support staff at UNM Hospital. Your current constituents in New Mexico deserve your help with this critical wage issue!

[debsaypie]

The support staff employees at University of New Mexico hospital deserve a living wage. As you well know, the hospital administration gives themselves over $150,000 in bonuses twice a year and then offer the employees (whose wage is $7 per hour) 28 cents an hour raise. The expansion of the hospital called the Bill and Barbara Richardson Pavilion is a glorious tribute ..don't let your name be on the lips of the support staff saying, "he was too busy to be concerned with us!" Do the right thing!

[joshuageller]

He's going to come in second in Iowa.

Watch.

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[chaquewe]

Why are you ignoring the support staff at University of New Mexico hospital. 40% of them qualify for medicaid. And at Christmas management gives them food baskets. What happened to a living wage? The workers want to buy their own food.

[BI30]

Privatization is absolute nonsense. The whole point of Social Security is to act as a Safety Net. Say you allow someone to divert money to the Market, if you promise not to abandon them, they'll invest in the riskiest highest yield scheme there is. If it pays off, great, but if it tanks, do we abandon them? And where do you get that money? The only way Privatization can work is if you are willing to abandon people if they lose everything. I swear, no one thinks these things through.

[BI30]

"Why don't you support the Bush Tax Cut?"

Because the Republicans what to give tax cuts to the least productive 1.2 of 1% in this country and pay for it on the back of the majority of middle income Americans.

[joshuageller]

How do you figure rich people are unproductive?

That 1.2% of 1% pays 50% of the taxes. You cannot cut taxes without cutting taxes for rich people.

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[BI30]

(that should read "1/2", not "1.2". My bad)

"The top 1/2 of 1% pays 50% of the taxes"??? Who told you that, the GOP? That's absurd. The IRS collects apx $2 Trillion each year. The *combined total assets* of the top 1/2 of 1% doesn't come close to $1 Trillion. You're delusional. That tiny minority pays the lowest per capita in taxes than any other group.

[joshuageller]

I'll admit to pulling that particular figure out of my butt. But the richest chunk of the population does pay the majority of the taxes, you don't have to take my word for this.

I wonder what the top 1/2 of 1% is worth. I think that figure of yours came from a similar place as the one I used.

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[BI30]

According to the Forbes 400, the 25 richest Americans total net worth is $387.5 Billion. The next 25 push that to $500B. I haven't taken the time to sum the full 400, but I don't think it would be too far off from the $1T mark.

In any case, even if I were off by a factor of 10, these people are not paying 50% of the Nations taxes. Not even close. You don't get to be that rich by giving all your money away in taxes.

[nasanerd33]

This is Mr. Richardon's best point. He should stress this more in debates.

[harrytorta]

"You are my HERO" same here and hopefully OUR SAVIOR. Bring home OUR TROOPS President Richardson...doesn't that have a nice ring to it? YES. VOTE RICHARDSON 08!!!

[TimelordR]

He has my full & unwavering support!

[harrytorta]

Mine too. debsaypie, and wawbwc nobody is telling you who to vote for and/or pointing you to a link...so please don't try to discredit an honorable man. I'M STILL VOTING FOR RICHARDSON...CHANGE AND EXPERIENCE. Who else has that? Huh?

[debsaypie]

Governor Richardson needs to take care of business at home! The support staff at UNM Hospital needs a living wage, they deserve a living wage! Do the right thing now Governor Richardson!

[vdronex]

One of the commentators said it best after Gov. Richardson was done. He said he is running for the democratic nomination thus leaning more liberal. Shame he is very main stream and has ALOT more electablitiy in the mainstream. We need him to be more like this on the DEBATES! Get down and dirty on Oct 30 Gov! :D