Read Cenk's blog on this topic: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/is-barack-obama-stupid_b_792103.html
Cenk Uygur (host of The Young Turks) talks about a new CBS News poll showing that 67% of Americans don't want a tax cut extension for the rich. He asks why president Obama is backing down on his promise to not give more tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans.
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New CBS News poll out confirms every other poll we've seen on the topic - the American people are solidly against tax cuts for the rich.
53% of respondents said there should only be tax cuts for the middle class and no tax cuts for people making over $250,000. That's the number most people in the media are using, but that's not quite accurate. Another 14% said they don't want tax cuts for anybody, including the top bracket. So, the reality is that an overwhelming 67% of the country don't want tax cuts for the rich (including 52% of Republican voters!). Only 26% said that everyone should get a tax cut, including the rich.
So, let's do the math for people who are a little slow. That's 67% to 26%. That's a crushing 41% lead. If it was an election, that margin would be so large they would think it was rigged. The group that doesn't want tax cuts for the rich is more than two and half times the group that does.
If that weren't enough, there is an internal memo being sent around to Democrats on the Hill by Anzalone Liszt Research that shows that 77% of Americans would let the Bush tax cuts for the rich expire if the extra money went toward helping small businesses and balancing the budget. 77%!!!
Now, as a politician, how stupid do you have to be on the other side of this issue?
But that's not entirely fair because the Republicans have built their entire party on being on the other side of this issue and they're doing well. Why? Because they get handsomely compensated by those same millionaires and billionaires who benefit from the tax cuts. They use the money they collect from those guys into deceiving the American people into voting for them during the elections. That sucks for the rest of us, but at least that makes sense. There is a logical reason for them to take the more unpopular side of this equation.
Democrats on the other hand just got their ass kicked by that money spent to make sure they lose. Now, they would like to do a favor for the people who just killed them in the election and in the meanwhile take a position that 67% to 77% of the American people are against. How stupid do you have to be to do that?
That is the position of the Obama administration right now as they argue for a "compromise" where they extend the Bush tax cuts for the rich for another two years. Even Pat Buchanan laughed on-air and said that's no compromise at all. That's complete victory for the GOP. Remember, in two years there will be a new president - and if it's a Republican, the tax cuts will be extended forever. Complete and utter victory for one side. Complete and utter capitulation for the other side. Pathetic.
Of course, there are two other explanations for the actions of Obama White House. The first one is that they're not dumb, they are embarrassingly weak. They know they should side with 67% of the American people, they know they shouldn't help the people who crushed them in the last election, they know they are showing no leadership by constantly cratering to the other side, but they can't help themselves. It is in Obama's nature to always compromise, no matter what the situation is. He hates to fight. He is No Drama Obama. He will do anything to avoid a confrontation, including giving the other side exactly what they want in the guise of a sage and tempered compromise.
The last possible explanation is the worst of all. He is complicit. He is among the top 2%. So is nearly everyone he knows. Everyone in his bubble is rich, fabulously rich. So, all of the people he knows thinks it's a brilliant idea to give more tax cuts to the rich, namely them. Plus, most of the Democrats also get campaign donations from the millionaires and billionaires. Though it's self-destructive in the long run because those guys will always give more to the Republicans, they can't wean themselves off of that money. So, they go along with whatever their rich funders want.
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@RussSlaven what an honest to god asinine comment. Americans aren't stupid, americans are impressionable or uninformed because of a mainstream media system that doesn't cover things without slant. There's no problem, in my opinion with political bias, but when all stations put out the same, biased story on all of the main news organizations, the people who aren't vigilant will become misinformed.
Also, please don't let the GOP speak for all of america. They just suck ass. That is all.
animation508 1 day ago
@magiciantrixie First off, you cant say someone is doing a good job "Because he isnt trying to kill the Jews like Hitler" i mean come on. Second what is he doing to try to get us jobs? Rejecting the construction of the keystone pipeline? By Extending unemployment checks to last for 99 weeks? To increase the amount of food stamps received? These things allow people to live off the government, not get a job and pay for things themselves.
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TheSkoSo 3 days ago
Fuck usa!!!Stupid americans.
RussSlaven 1 week ago
i like Obama and i know for a fact he got more disrespect than bush (bush deserved it) i mean no offense to anybody but really he is doing a pretty good job why keep attacking him it not like he trying to kill the Jews like Hitler all he trying to do is get more jobs for us Americans i believe in my personal opinion and as i say again this is not to offend anyone i just wanted to say this I'm not saying i agree everything Obama but still he doing anything he thinks can solve the problem
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magiciantrixie 1 week ago
NO one commenting here has insight as to the actual workings of the State and the actual reasons for which votes are cast.
MrMmapes 1 week ago
@larryt7001 Yes, and one of the biggest wastes of money is defense. It makes up around 20% of our budget. Ending the wars will help balance the budget. However, taxes should be raised on the richest Americans, as the effective tax rates are the lowest they've been in a long time. You have to do both spending cuts and tax raises to balance this budget. Just doing one or the other will be disastrous. Do the math.
Nerdbil 1 week ago
This moron actually believes that taxing the rich will miraculously solve everything. God forbid that this MORON even considers the fact that the government IS SPENDING US INTO OBLIVION! Nancy Pelosi started out in Congress with 3 million dollars. She is now worth over 90 MILLION DOLLARS!!!!
larryt7001 1 week ago
He is going along with the cuts for the rich because the government works for wall street, not the people. We are screwed.
ShellB12 2 weeks ago
@SJdude527 obama hates the military
pjyg51241 2 weeks ago
kill gibs and his family
44bigevil 2 weeks ago