You should recognize the headline for the rhetorical questoin it is. Of course epublican politicins can be BRIBED. That is because they are as much sold on the Magic Wand Theory of Government as any oterh Big Government, central planning guy or gal. They just think that their constituents want more of the spoils. See my previous article, where I mentioned again the FRAUD and SHAM that seems to be developing around this "payroll tax holiday". This was the old Republican/conservative "alternative" to the Obama/Democrat "stimulus". It was a terrible idea THEN, because it has always been a GIMMICK and a FRAUD. It is a welfare payment disguised as a "tax cut". Aboutt he only good thing yoiu can say about it is that it does not involve government PORK and bureaucracy (explaining why some conservatives wwer wrongly attracted to it as a way of "fighting" the Obama "stimulus" at a time when Democrats had all of the votes--the same position this blog had then, as well as now).
You will remember that the present policy--approved in that "deal" at the end of 2010--is for a "temporary" "reduction" in only the WORKER part of the Social Secruity tax--which happens to be the ONLY funding for Social Security As this blog has stated, eventually this approach will DESTORY Social Seucrity by turning it into just anotehrr class warfare, wealth redistricution program. Social Security is supposed to be a self-financing, self-sustaining system in which EVERYONE has a stake (including a stake in paying for it), Since the payroll/Social Security tax is the ONLY method for paying for Social Security, a "cut" in the payroll tax should lmean a CUT in Socials Secruity BENEFITS. This merely illustrates the FRAUD involved here. The supposed "cut" in the Social Secrutiy tax is NOT taken from Social Security. Rather, the money is BORROWED, to be repaid out of GENERAL REVENUE. This is no different from simply paying a monthly amount out of general revenue. The ONLY reason for the LIE that this is some sort of "tax cut", rather than a elfare payment like the FAILED $600 Bush/Democrat "simulus" in 2998, is because Obama and the Democrats think that Republicans/conservatives can be BRIBED/confused by false labeling: calling a wealth redistribution schmen, and betrayal of the self-financing promis of the FDR Social Security program, a "tax cut". Republicans are supposed to "like" "tax cuts". The problem, of course, is lthat the "payroll tax" is NOT a general tax to support the government. It is TEH FINANCING for Social Security. You betray the very concept of Social Security by tinkering with its fianancing this way, and the only reason Obama wants to do it is that Obama LOVES TAXES. However, he LOVES WEALTH REDISTRIBUTION TAXES. 50% of the country do not pay any income tax anymore. Thus, the only "tax" that Obama can "cut" now, and be true to his weatlh redistribution ideas, is the FUNDING tax for Social Secruity. As this bog has described, the eventual goal of Obama, and leftist Democrats, is to ELIMINATE the "Social Security" tax, and destroy the Social Security system as we know it. As the previus blog article told you, Obama is floating a furtehr BRIBE out there to Repubicans--at least as a trilal baloon--to include an EMPLOYER break on the Social Security tax, to go with the employee break that is alrady in effet--a greak that has obviously FAILED to help employment.
What brought on this article? Right after I poseted the previous article--in foresight, as usual--I was watching CNBC. Those econoomic fascists (advocating a "partnership" between Big Business and Big Government to contrl your life) were talking about what Obama "needs" to suggest . Yes, they referred to this possible BRIBE of Republicans, who buy into this economic fascism. The idea is that Republicans just want to give BRIBES of their own to BUSINESS, because they think that is their main constituency (deluded as they are). Thus, the idea is to BRIBE Repubican politicians by giving an EMPLOYER break in exhcange for continuing the EMPLOYEE BREAK. What about the deficit and debt? Forget that. That is all about the "gang of 12", and that fraudulent "debt ceiling deal". Who caares if we increase the debtg and ddeficit more than the entire TEN YEARS of fake spending cuts in the supposed "debt ceiling deal"? Well, I care. But others are obviously willing to RAISE the debt NOW by any amount as a BRIBE for the public--incorporating a BRIBE for Republican politicians to BETRAY ecvery single "Tea Party" persno who voted for them.
Wati. I am not through, and the economic fascists of CNBC were not through. The suggestion was that Obama needs to go beyond the "payroll tax holiday" BRIBE. The idea is to make Republicans an offer they cannot refuse--a BRIBE so big and attractive theat they won't even hesitate. Infrastlructure spending? Infrastructure bank (the worst idea in the history of man--at least since the similar Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which have brought this country to the brink of ruin)? High speed rail (which no one wants)? Unemployment insurance extension (which Obama's own appointee as head of his Council of Economic Advisors sayhs WORSENS unemployment)? CNBC says Obama can get it ALL, and maybe more, simply by BRIBING Repubilcans: giving Repubicans what THEY want (that is the Republicans who also happen to be economic fascists with no principles).
What do Republicans want? Remember, this is CNBC (Wall Street economic fascists). What Repubicans want is obviusly CORPORATE TAX CUTS. Maybe CAPITAL GAINS TAX CUTS. Maybe mney repatriaton tax cuts. Maybe making lthe Bush tax cuts permanent. Notice how the people of Wall Street, who think Obama wanst to please THEM, and how think Repubicans want to pelase THEM, are suggesting things that the people of Wall Steet think will help WLL STREET. I send them this message (as a stock investor): A POX on you., You are willing to sell out your country for persnoal gain, and I ahve no resect for you Big Government economic fascists.
Notice what EVERY "idea" aove does. It INCREASES the deficit and the debt. Yes, I faovr a cut in general TAX RATES--including the corporate tax rate but not including the already low capital gains rate. But that needs to be coupled with spending DECREASES (not increases), and tax REFORM (closing loopholes). Otherwose, we can't afford it. No, we can't afford to RAISE general tax rates, especially on the "wealthy" who are providing most of the tax reveneu and morst of the jobs. But we can't afford GIMMICK "cuts" in reveneu, COMBINED with increases in spending. There is not enough mney in the world to do all of this. But that is what the economic fascists of CNBC want Obama do do, and want Repubicans to do.
Problem, as stated in the first paragraph: Too many Republicans are open to being BRIBED---excusing their BETRAYAL on the grounds that it is the only "deal" they can make to get the kind of tax policy that Republicans/conservatives want. Yes, these Republicans will "agree" to HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS in increases in deficits and debt, in the name of a deal (because they have been BRIBED with what they think will help their reelection). Then these SAME Republicans will turn around and engage in "brinkmanship" over "cutting" 21 billino dollars (if that) in the spending for the next fiscal year. Where will we be if we ADD hundreds of billions of dollars to spending every year, and "cut" 21 billion? You do not need to have minored in mathematics, as I did, to see where this leasds. The bigger--not big enough--"cuts" wil take place ten years from now. The INCREASES in the debt and deficit will take palce now.
Nope. I stand by what I have said: This kind of Repubican BETRAYAL will be the end of that party In fact, I don't think Sarah Palin should be considering a late run for the Repubiocan nomination (an INSANE idea, at this late point). What she shoudl be considering is to form a THIRD PARTY. I would join it, in all likelihood, because I do expect Republicans to be BRIBED into a betrayal (yet again--bribed and intimidated, because they are cowars). Since Palin is going to spend this weekend in Iowa and New Hampshire, I don't expect her to announce a third party run--although I would still be surprised if she joins the Repubican race. However, IF she is going to run at all, that is what Palin shoulk.d do. I encourage her to do it. I am well past lth epoint of worrying whether Obama is reelected. If Repubolicans betray me again, it will ot bother me at all for that to happen. No, I have not yet made the FINAL decision to abandon the Republican Party forever, ut I have told you that I consider that the chances are 90%. And I am morally certain it is not just me. Too many bribes. Too many betrayals. It is time we START OVER with new parties, and new politicians. Maybe we will end up in the same place, but we KNOW how bad the current crop is. A new crop could not be worse.
Will Obama really take the advice of the Wall Street fascists, and give these MASSIVE bribes to Republicans to simply expode the debt beyond all bounds? I tend to doubt that Obama haS that in him. But I could be wrong. That is my only hoipe. I KNOW that Repubilcan politicians can be bribed. I just hope that the offered bribes are not big enough. Remember George Bernaard Shaw, and the society woman to whom he asked: Would you sleep with me for a million dollars". "Oh, Mr. Shaw," the woman is reported to have said, "of course I would." Well, would you sleep with me for ten dollars." Woman, indigantly: "Mr. Shaw, what kind of woman do you think I am?" Shaw: "Madam, we have already established that. We are now arguing over PRICE."
Wehave already established what kind of whores Republican politicians generally are. The only questin is whetehr Obama will meet their PRICE. Our only salvatoin is that he may not. We need to forget this insane idea of "stimulus", and develop a long-term economic policy (starting NOW) tat makes sense. I am a pessimist. I don't see it happening. You can see why I am a pessimist. IAt least I can't be disappointed.
P.S. No proofreading or spell checking (bad eyesight).
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