"Raise taxes now!" Thom has a rumble w/ JD Foster of the Heritage Foundation

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[MaryJesusJoseph]

He doesn't know any rich people???? I truly doubt that--he works for the Heritage Foundation for Christ's sake.

[lynchmobb2000]

The guy from HF doesn't know any rich people?! Bwahahhahaah. He loses all credibility right off the bat.

[sandorsbox]

RAISE TAXES NOW!!! And keep spending money we still don't have! That'll fix it!

[Lightmane321]

This guy denied reality & Thom didn't call him out on it.

Instead, this guy said that your views were absurd & you just took it Thom.

Why?

[PeteBKay]

F'ing moronic. Thom's entire answer to CEO salaries is "raise taxes now!" THINK, Thom. Mr. Foster's answer, which Thom actually thinks is a good idea, is to find out why government and big business are coluding to create a rich boy's club. EXACTLY! Get to the real issue, that will help. But no, Thom can't think of anything other than "raise taxes now!" What an idiot. Rich people can hide their money and the rest of us will just end up with the bill.

[luvcheney1]

Nobody cares if you tax a rich guy. But, a rich guy spends on something (causing employment in that area), or invests in some area (causing economic growth, lending to occur, employment ). So, if you take money from him, those areas affected by the new taxes are damaged, jobs are lost. Then, of course, Obama, Thom are happy and point to the jobs Obama, Thom created by spending the rich guys $! Funny thing, nobody sees the jobs destroyed by taxing the rich guy. Its a wash..........

[luvcheney1]

Certainly there are many rich Libs, that was his point. I have no idea about Thom`s income, or net worth, but I suspect many on this blog would believe HE was rich. Nothing stops him from donating his income/wealth to the poor either.

[luvcheney1]

Being rich is all in your point of view. To a starving person in Botswana, everyone in our inner cities is rich. Besides everyone in this country thinks rich relates to income. It does not, it is your net worth.

[luvcheney1]

Yea, go ask a poor person for a raise.

[luvcheney1]

I suppose if we raise taxes on businesses, and the rich, as Thom suggests, and they make less money, that will encourage them to return?

[jimlaregina]

It's pouring rain and corporate stooges such as Mr. Foster keep saying, "Look how sunny it is outside!"

[captcrais101]

We need to bring back manufacturing in America. How often do you see the words "made in america?" Rarely. More often you see the words "made in china" or other countries.