The Alex Jones Show 4/14/11: "The Taxman Cometh" 1/3

Here is the prepared text of President Barack Obama's speech on the deficit, as released by the White House:


Remarks of President Barack Obama -- As Prepared for Delivery

The Country We Believe In

The George Washington University

Washington, D.C.

April 13, 2011

As Prepared for Delivery—

Good afternoon. It's great to be back at GW. I want you to know that one of the reasons I kept the government open was so I could be here today with all of you. I wanted to make sure you had one more excuse to skip class. You're welcome.

Of course, what we've been debating here in Washington for the last few weeks will affect your lives in ways that are potentially profound. This debate over budgets and deficits is about more than just numbers on a page, more than just cutting and spending. It's about the kind of future we want. It's about the kind of country we believe in. And that's what I want to talk about today.

From our first days as a nation, we have put our faith in free markets and free enterprise as the engine of America's wealth and prosperity. More than citizens of any other country, we are rugged individualists, a self-reliant people with a healthy skepticism of too much government.

But there has always been another thread running throughout our history -- a belief that we are all connected; and that there are some things we can only do together, as a nation. We believe, in the words of our first Republican president, Abraham Lincoln, that through government, we should do together what we cannot do as well for ourselves. And so we've built a strong military to keep us secure, and public schools and universities to educate our citizens. We've laid down railroads and highways to facilitate travel and commerce. We've supported the work of scientists and researchers whose discoveries have saved lives, unleashed repeated technological revolutions, and led to countless new jobs and entire industries. Each of us has benefitted from these investments, and we are a more prosperous country as a result.

Part of this American belief that we are all connected also expresses itself in a conviction that each one of us deserves some basic measure of security. We recognize that no matter how responsibly we live our lives, hard times or bad luck, a crippling illness or a layoff, may strike any one of us. "There but for the grace of God go I," we say to ourselves, and so we contribute to programs like Medicare and Social Security, which guarantee us health care and a measure of basic income after a lifetime of hard work; unemployment insurance, which protects us against unexpected job loss; and Medicaid, which provides care for millions of seniors in nursing homes, poor children, and those with disabilities. We are a better country because of these commitments. I'll go further -- we would not be a great country without those commitments.

For much of the last century, our nation found a way to afford these investments and priorities with the taxes paid by its citizens. As a country that values fairness, wealthier individuals have traditionally born a greater share of this burden than the middle class or those less fortunate. This is not because we begrudge those who've done well -- we rightly celebrate their success. Rather, it is a basic reflection of our belief that those who have benefitted most from our way of life can afford to give a bit more back. Moreover, this belief has not hindered the success of those at the top of the income scale, who continue to do better and better with each passing year.

Now, at certain times -- particularly during periods of war or recession -- our nation has had to borrow money to pay for some of our priorities. And as most families understand, a little credit card debt isn't going to hurt if it's temporary.

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[bkr360]

There is NO LAW that requires you to File an Income Tax Return...The Law was never ratified in congress, like the War we are in now...Our country is under siege by the the bankers and Elite, by deception...Wake up Sheeple...

[talltommy46]

Well, the American Shit Bucket is full.. Who is going to kick it into the Fan? But remember when American Shit hits that fan, bullets are gonna come flyin out, lol!

[RyanBadAssBader]

fuck all of you who seethis comment im druck as fuck

[pachuansam]

my brother married an ex-welfare , "single mother", loser piece of shit. because they offered her a job giving out the checks. she makes a good income and cant be fired. shes a total bitch.

[Aurinkohirvi]

Alex apperently has no idea what people earn. He said this same bull months ago! Wonder if he places himself in his "lower middleclass"... or upper.

He always bitches about property taxes and taxing the rich (and insults those in welfare),

[Ihateflagging123]

If you would take away all the money from the millionnaires, you would only get about 5 trillion dollars.

The national debt is 14 Trillion and the unfunded liabilities are 129 trillion.

I'm sorry but even if you take everything away from all the billionaires and millionaires, you would still fall short to paying your debts and balancing the budget.

The USA is doomed and the dollar is going down the toilet. It's over, game over.

[Ihateflagging123]

There's not enough rich to pay for the deficit alone, let alone the unfunded liabilities and debt.

Even if you would take all the money of the billionnaires, like Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, if you would take all their assets, all their net worth, all their bank account, all their everything and leave them naked in the street. You only collect one trillion dollars, that won't pay for the debt nor the unfunded liabilities.

[Ihateflagging123]

If 250,000 is not rich, than I'm dirt poor, LOL :-D

[trinityzsoul]

I seen this video posted: Earthquake is sinking Japan tsunami will hit America with Fukushima radiation post by pimpnoddy on April 15, it shows the ground moving as if the sea is directly under the grassin a park, and sink holes and such throughout what is this about worth checking out everybody, is Japan sinking?

[katkal3]

@katkal3 Look it up as Naivete, it derives from naive.....now, don't you feel a little stupid?

[katkal3]

@TruthSeekingElf i await your response.

[katkal3]

@TruthSeekingElf look it up in the dictionary,Dictionary . com,unless they are wrong and you are right,which i highy doubt.look it up anyone else who reads this don't get confused naivete does exist and it has a little button on dictionary . com, press that little button and it pronounces it for you and it says naivetay, just like mr. jones pronounced. Now there are two comments you can't erase.Sucks to be you. Good luck with that,oh and i got a sense of humour i laughed at your 2nd comment.