Push for jobless benefits increases

Democrats from both chambers were joined by Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and unemployed workers in support of the passage of a year long extension of unemployment benefits.

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[jarhewes1]

And the CBO released findings that the repeal of the health care reform LAW will cost us BILLIONS over the nest decade and a TRILLION or so in the years after that! That is not a Fox News distortion – that is math

[jarhewes1]

How about taxing Capitol Gains (money made from investments taxed at only 15%) at the same rate as income made from actual work? 

[jarhewes1]

4) For businesses that operate off shore, many under through a “wholly owned subsidiary”(which amounts to a monopoly in fact)

Levy heavy tariffs on the imported goods. If an American business wishes to exploit cheap labor overseas, then let them pay the cost to America in lost jobs.

[jarhewes1]

3) Extend the tax cuts for the first $250,000.00 of a couples income ($200,000.00 for singles) and let the rest expire AS THEY WERE INTENDED TO. Need I remind you that we have had almost a decade of these cuts for the rich and we LOST jobs. We did not gain a thing.

[jarhewes1]

2) Repeal the insane trade policies which greatly favor China and others. As an example, our own friend and ally, South Korea, slaps a 9% tariff on the few cars that we are allowed to import while we levy only around 2%.

[jarhewes1]

Tea Party nit-wits aside, we all know what could really help out “We the People”:

1) Lift the FICA cap – let’s contribute based on ALL of our earnings. The $100,000.00 or so cap which excuses income from any income over that amount is basically theft. You know as well as I do that Social Security would be solvent, and much more if this was done.

[ishitonallah]

There would be jobs for them if the government got the hell out of the market.

Political Science majors shouldn't be in business. Nor healthcare.

[blummedia]

“All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments as on other bills…”

US Constitution, Article 1, Section 7 “The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United Sates; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States:…”

US Constitution, Article 1, Section 8

[blummedia]

@angela7174 DO you pay the same tax rate as a rich man? Then shut up. Then you can search YT for "iraq democrats WMDs" to put things in perspective..... the only time a Democrat voted against war spending was to add a rider or pork to the war funding legislation. Obama did it and at last check the Dems have been in control of Congress since 2006....

“All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives;" from the Constitution Angela.

[angela7174]

@blummedia Who spent all the money??? Probably the same folks that raided Social Security to pay for endless wars and unneeded tax breaks for the rich.