Barack Obama Defines Middle Class As 50-70K

[crazymike44]

I work more hours!

I make less money!

I pay more for food, gas, rent and cost of living!

Ok, now how is Obama's plan helping?

[electroro]

So am i wealthy? Then why am i living like a poor man? Fuck you Obama.

[crazymike44]

@electroro Well, based on your income, back in 1974, you would be considered middle class for sure! hahaha...

[back2thefutre]

i make 22,000 a year. YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH­HH

[AgesOfYou827]

Obama shockingly looks more amateurish now than he did during this interview.

[vaxxon1]

He likely knew what he was going to be asked ahead of time because without the teleprompter he relies on so much these days, he stumbles and stammers with the best of them.

[mrglee232]

Pres. BHO is on something if he thinks that a man who has a family of 3 or 4 to take care of is "rich." A single man, or a 1 child household, perhaps. But no friggin way 4 or 5 people. Damn Socialist.

[moviedude111]

The Plebes just took over, the empire is threatened.

[cnich55]

You say kick your ass in this last election like it is a god damn football game. It's a political election for someone who will have much power over our country. Stop dealing with parties like they are god damn teams, and start looking at the ideas and policies behind them.

Vote Libertarian!!!

[MattBellamy1]

Wow, you right-wingers are so delusional. You guys are the only believing your BS. The rest of us are just laughing at you getting your ass kicked in this last election. Maybe if you start speaking in facts and solutions instead of distortions and attacks, you'll get back some power. Until then, good riddance.

[glacierroast]

So much for Robin Hood Economics...he is gonna tax us all too death. We will spend decades recovering from these next 2 years.

Wake up people!

[jmlw3]

wrong!

[rprec]

American workers' median incomes are down b/c people outside of America are now doing work as well as or better than the American working class. even professionals now have to compete w/ accountants and lawyers who are as familiar or better than Americans re: our own laws. The global capitalist class no longer values American workers a. Protectionism will provide brief short-term help, but will cause long term damage, as we have no clue how bad we are. witness the fall of GM and Ford.

[rprec]

B. Hussein Osama wants to collect as much taxes as possible from all workers, and repossess as much private property as possible so he can build his little civilian army, support his Marxist re-education plan, and look good in front of his commie brethren Hugo Chavez and Castro. by 2010, we will be signing a Declaration of Dependence. Zeig Heil Obama!

[snowcloud]

There's that phrase again, "Targeted tax cuts." That means EVERYONE gets soaked.

[THE74MALDITO]

if Obama could I am sure he would shake bums upside down to tax their loose change

[filmjoyce]

Obama, change you can believe in...LOL! Whatever.

[TedT1478]

The Illions state senate is a part time job. Look it up. That means that if Obama wins he will be president for longer than he has ever held a full time job in his life.

[shonester]

Americans are in for a surprise if Obama is elected...well a surprise to 50% of Americans....if Obama is elected.

[LiberalshateAmerica]

Do like most of the democrats, dont listen to his words. Just think how nice everyone will feel when a black man is elected!

[Winnjn5]

You are a bigoted imbecile. You deserve what you get if McCain is elected.... by the way, that will be a crappy TAXED heath care plan. Congratulations.

Oh, and in my world, 50-70K is barely enough to cover a family of 2, so to call it middle class is being generous.

[LiberalshateAmerica]

winnjn- I am not voting for McCain because he is white, I am voting for McCain because he is not a socialist therefore I am not a bigot. The average pay for Americans is in that 50-70k range so YES it is the middle class. Its not MY problem you dont make enough money. Take a second job.

[BorderInspector]

Obama won.

[philateliceun]

wtf? 50-70 is normal. I don't know much people who make more then 5000 a year. Only people who are presidents of company's. I live in Holland, one of the most welfaring country's in the world. If you can't support a family of 2 with 50000 a year you are spending your money wrong. I live in a family of 4 and my parents make around 70000 a year together. Still, I am sitting behind my Imac they gave me when I gratuated, we have a car and I live in a 500.000 euro house.

[philateliceun]

correction, "wtf? 50-70 is normal. I don't know much people who make more then 50-70000 a year"

[Yacoodle]

I'd question how expensive things are in Holland vs America. How much does it cost to fill up your car?

[philateliceun]

depends on your car, but normally between 80 and 120 euros.

[jilliepaige]

Irf you think he will stop at, what is down to now $120,000(Richardson) you are nuts!!!

Look up his voting record. Look it up.

[TMorrowAZ]

Oh, wonderful, MORE TAXES!

[syc1959]

Obama;

If abortion was an option then,

the country wouldn't need protection now!

[AlbanesePatrick]

It doesn't matter the amount he wants to tax us at,Obama always acts as if our money is his.

[nxrisetaker2003]

fraud

[snookerd742001]

How does this have anything to do with his current tax plan? This video was in reference to Illinois and has no barring on todays economy.

[employeenumber12]

snookerd got a thumbs down for making sense too. I think I'm starting to see a pattern here...

[ginaswo]

YES FINALLY! Obummer has been saying he would increase SS payroll taxes on those making over 72k, then in primaries he went to 95k then he said 98k, then when he STOLE the nomination he started saying 250k after the ABC debate when Hill kicked his butt

LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE

America will not vote in a newbie with radical friends in an economic tsunami with two wars!

MAC/PALIN 08

Hillary 12

[kellyknowles1]

$250k, $150k, $120k, $50k....I see a pattern.

We're going down.

[employeenumber12]

The middle class probably was in that range 5 years ago, but I didn't hear the words "middle class" in this video anyways...

[employeenumber12]

haha, I got a thumbs down for saying something accurate? I'm not surprised.

[jeremyemilio]

Not accurate at all, actually. Median income has gone DOWN over the past five years. That's the whole premise behind Obama's campaign.

[employeenumber12]

To jeremyemilio: Correct you are, I did have that backwards. But I still don't see what this video has to do with the current election considering they were speaking of Illinois and not the U.S. as a whole, and the interview is 5 years old. Our economy is in a very different place now.