Comments on: Tom Coburn: ‘We’re Over the Cliff Already’

By: Elliot

Elliot — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:02:05 +0000

The problem with Obama and the Democrats is that they keep talking about ‘fairness’. That is a concept for grade school children. The Democrats treat their followers as children. Democrats never let their flock grow up. WHY? Because it is easier to control the dummies. Republican attempt to act like adults. The children will always win. They complain, they whine, they yell, they scream….it’s all emotional garbage.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 17:44:51 +0000

When I listened to Coburn on Social Security and Medicare, he is lying. Both can be fixed by increasing the Top from $110,000 just like we have done for the last 50 years I contributed. When it comes to Medicaid, Coburn needs to fix the Price Fixing of Medical Monopoly that has been locked in with a Network of Computers that tick up prices nationwide. There is no Competition, Medical Services is a Monopoly for 7% Profit and we need to wake up and make our Congress address the Medical Services Monopoly.
Coburn and his Republican Rich 2% want to kill Medicare and Social Security, The Corporatists the Republicans stole my Defined Benefit Pension just like the 44 million households who were tossed over to the Pension Guarantee Corp with schemes of Bain Capital, Merger and Aquisitions and Leveraged Buyouts that raided pension funds.
The Republicans who represent the 2% just want no Safety Net for the 98% that Medicare and Social Security provides. They want to eradiate the program so they will not be pressured to be taxes. They are fighting tooth and nail to stop a 4% tax rate increase of the 2% (Report $300,000 in taxable income, the tax raise would be $2000 which is “:Chump Change”. If Coburn wants to reduce taxes, how about cutting back on the $800 Billion (before 9/11 $400 Billion) poured into the Military Industrial Complex. That is where we need to reduce spending, we are not at war with China ($143 Bilion) or Russia ($100 Billion) and there is a lot of reduction that is available.
So raise the taxes 4% on the Rich. Don’t worry, Corporate Executives of this country are paid 90% in stock, taxed at 15% Capital gains rates. We need to raise those taxes to the Top Marginal Tax rates.
How about invoking a “Stock Trade” tax, on the Computer Hyper trading that is skimming $Billions every second from our 401K’s and Retirement funds?
How the Republicans who represent 2% of this country, had 45% vote for them is beyond me. I guess the Corporate Republican Media of Fox and Limbaugh have been effective but thank goodness for the Internet.
Coburn is a shill for the 2% just like all his Republican Party that have been Highjacked by the likes of the Billionaire Koch Brothers who “Want it All”.

By: TOOMUCHALREADY

TOOMUCHALREADY — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 17:16:04 +0000

NO NEED TO INCREASE TAXES OR CUT VITAL PROGRAMS. ELIMINATE UNNESSARY DEPARTMENTS (ENERGY, EDUCATION, ETC) AND YOU COULD BALANCE THE BUDGET OVERNIGHT

By: Don

Don — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:30:18 +0000

Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., “But the real elephant in the room is entitlements.” Would someone like to explain to me how the money I have put into both Social Security and Medicare are now “entitlements”? Both of the programs were designed by Congress and my payroll deductions are mandated by the same Congress. So what exactly am I entitled to? Getting my money back? I have an idea, just refund the money I have put n over the last 50 years of working, stop taking money out of my paycheck, and let me invest the money my way. I may not make as much but at least Congress won’t have a “slush fund” anymore at my expense!

By: newcountryman

newcountryman — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:34:04 +0000

Today the rich are those who’s income is above $250K/year. Tomorrow it’ll be those above $100K/year.

By: newcountryman

newcountryman — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:32:10 +0000

Democrats are such a needy bunch.

By: Perplexed

Perplexed — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:07:24 +0000

In President Kennedy’s era we were the best country on the face of the earth. We no longer are but a hollow shell of what we once were.

By: Perplexed

Perplexed — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:59:01 +0000

In your nostalgia you forgot one other aspect of the high tax era on the rich. Government spending was a lot less as a percentage of GDP. If you want to go back to that era, then fine with me. Just realize that we are talking about a lot smaller government and NO Medicare and Medicaid.

By: dem_without_a_clue

dem_without_a_clue — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:53:35 +0000

“In Kennedy’s time the super wealthy didn’t whine and complain like they do now – they paid taxes FAR above the current rates and were still happy to live in and contribute to the best country in the world.”————-Hey I’m with you. Tax those evil rich people. I need my free stuff!!!!

By: LagunaTriMom

LagunaTriMom — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 05:23:01 +0000

The rich need to give up more; those living off the government need to take some responsibility. And let’s bring the troops home. Problem solved.