Weekly Address: Passing the Buffett Rule So That Everyone Pays Their Fair Share

President Obama calls on Congress to pass the Buffett Rule, a principle that ensures that millionaires and billionaires do not pay less in taxes as a share of their income than middle class families pay -- as a matter of fairness.

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[TIM NGUYEN]

PRO-COMMUNIST LIAR OBAMA CHOSE TRAITOR HANOI JOHN KERRY AS SECRETARY OF STATE!

In 1971 "Hanoi" John Kerry gave false testimony about U.S. soldiers in Viet Nam and single-handedly did more harm to our POWs and returning veterans than any other person in the history of the U.S. He referred to American troops serving honorably in Iraq and Afghanistan as terrorists. It is an insult to every member of our armed forces and every American veteran to have John Kerry as Secretary of State.

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Taxes are lower today than they were under Reagan and Bush the 1st.

[Jack Anderson]

I dare say that it sounds as though Mr. Obama is propagating socialism within the United States Tax Code. Why should wealthy individuals pay more of their actual income than middle-class citizens do? Upper-class citizens already pay more than their middle and lower-class counterparts do, so why ask more of them?

[Alexander Aufiero]

Mr Obama May I have a bailout? I am about to lose my car and unpaid credit bills and inches from losing my home ...Or is bailouts for wall st people?

[Aaron Lopez]

Their fair share? He wants the rich to pay more than anyone else. I agree the rich should not get to have loop holes but they should not have to pay more than everyone else just because they are rich, which is what Obama wants. The majority of rich people worked hard, saved, invested and took most if not all the risk of losing their money when they did. Most people in the middle class and lower were either to lazy or too scared to go out and take a risk that is not the riches fault.

[bkdmd]

I am against all subsidies. That includes subsidies for farmers. That includes SNAP. Why does SNAP pay for meat and dairy when it has been scientifically proven that you would be more healthy without consuming animal products. You get more than enough protein and calcium through a healthy plant based diet. A plant based diet is also much cheaper.

[Chris Tubestinks]

The oil industries motto is: Guzzling oil like it's 1933. LOL.

[Chris Tubestinks]

The subsidies Republicans support for greedy oil tycoons should concern you more than Obama care. Oil subsidies are scary and impede progress toward alternative fuels. Why anybody would think the oil companies are interested in anything except what they manufacture, which is oil, is beyond me. The oil industries favorite car: The gas guzzler.