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‘#My2K’: White House Spreading ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Message With Hashtag — Here’s How People Are Responding

Nov. 28, 2012 9:23am Erica Ritz

White House Gives My2K Twitter Hashtag to Fiscal Cliff

A person holds a cell phone in front of a computer screen to check Barack Obama’s tweet on November 7, 2012 in Paris. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

(TheBlaze/AP) — President Barack Obama is introducing a new Twitter hashtag to the fiscal cliff debate.

The White House has begun promoting #My2K on Twitter and other social media websites, in a reference to the estimated $2,200 tax increase that a typical middle-class family of four would see if the Bush tax rates expire.

The president is holding an event with middle-class Americans on Wednesday to urge the public to press Congress to protect tax cuts for families earning $250,000 or less.

Those making more than that, though– erroneously referred to by the president almost exclusively as “millionaires and billionaires”– won’t be so lucky. The president expects them to pay their “fair share,” and is pushing to raise their rates to, ostensibly, finance the national debt.

The president is also meeting with corporate executives at the White House on Wednesday and then traveling to Pennsylvania on Friday to continue pushing for higher tax rates for top earners. It’s part of a campaign to pressure Republicans in Congress to raise taxes, though many have pledged never to vote for such a bill.

Here are some of the first #My2K tweets, weighing in on both sides:

(Photo: Twitter/@PressSec)

(Photo: Twitter/@TAFischer)

(Photo: Twitter/@TJMCNH2007)

(Photo: Twitter/@richCSI)

(Photo: Twitter/@awilkens)

(Photo: Twitter/@AndreaDoremus)

(Photo: Twitter/@powellsmith)

(Photo: Twitter/@Tark31)

(Photo: Twitter/@CBSThisMorning)

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Comments (77)

coachsmac
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:01am
It truly amazes me that so many are blind to the fact that their freedoms are being stolen right before their eyes and they don’t frigging care. You can’t make every one equal, all you can do is make everyone suffer. No plan that takes from the few to give to the many ever succeeds, there is just not enough of the few!!! Why is it wrong for people to be successful and enjoy the fruits of their labor and good fortune? It will never be where all have the same things, the same life, the same success or failures. It is amazing that this thing called life makes everyone choose for themselves their paths. Some choose the right way and some choose the wrong, it’s not the governments right or responsibility to step in and fix it!

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- BlackCrow
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:17am
  The people in those Blue states clearly want Communism after voting for it for years. Let them have their socialist utopia….outside of the United States. If the red states won’t secede then kick the blue states out of the union!
  
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- Gorp
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:19am
  I agree. And just think, at least 4 more years of this crap.
  
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- The_Jerk
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:19am
  Coach, it amazes me that you are amazed. Our public education is nothing but a leftist, indoctrination program; has been for decades. What did you think the result would be? Schools and teachers are no friends to democracy.
  
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- momprayn
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:20am
  How about THIS one to Tweet – heavy tax if you leave U.S. (excerpts): ????!!!!!!
  
  “Senator Charles Schumer has recently proposed a new law to tax Americans heavily for leaving the United States.
  
  Sadly John Boehner, Republican, Speaker of the House (I still think he’s a disguised Democrat), said he would support the measure.
  
  Schumer must thank Adolph Hitler for this idea. The Fuehrer instituted the Reichsfluchsteuer tax of 25% on Jews leaving the Fatherland in the 1930s. So Herr Schumer has merely taken the basic idea and upped it by 5%.
  
  “Schumer’s attack is fundamentally misguided, and reveals a disturbing attitude toward private property. Should it impose such a tax, the American government would be saying that property is no longer truly private.”
  
  It is my opinion (and only my opinion at this point) that starting very soon the IRS will begin collecting an exit tax of up to 30% on any of your savings leaving the country. The first stage would be to tax only very large assets but later I believe the ceiling will come down to cover even modest nest eggs because this government is in deep financial trouble.
  
  So, if you have any plans for leaving the country with your hard-earned savings you had better do it very soon.
  
  30% tax on all assets above $600,000. This included the cash value of property and bank accounts
  
  http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/51367
  
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- The_Jerk
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:52am
  “Schumer must thank Adolph Hitler for this idea.”
  
  Fact is, they are nearly the same. Schumer is Jewish, and thus an admirer of international socialism, communism. Hitler believed in national socialism. Domestically they are nearly identical philosophies.
  
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- Patriot760
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 12:01pm
  It’s because they have convinced those under $250K in income that their “fair share” share was stolen from them by those making $250K+.
  
  It’s amazing, I had a conversation with some friends a couple of weekends ago. They think those with more should pay more just because they have more. No logic behind their arguments at all!
  
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- turkey13
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 2:14pm
  The president has been re-elected so he can do what he wants to do now. By executive order he can start taxing anyone that make over the poverty level. Our government was set up for all to pay taxes or it won’t work. Those right at the poverty level should at least pay 1 or 2 % to live in this country.Since the Chineese have cut up our credit card there are rumors Obama may have to renigg on all those free phones he promised.
  
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- Trigus
  Posted on November 29, 2012 at 8:49am
  μολὼν λαβέ
  
  I think that says it all. All I can say is the Sleeping Giant did not wake up before the election and now it is starting to toss and turn.
  
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Shamrock241
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:54am
Rand Paul 2016

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- ArmedAndReallyPissed
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:49am
  We will be over with by 2016.
  
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barber2
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:52am
If you haven’t read Alinsky’s Rules For Radicals, you must : Obama follows his program by the letter. Tactics and goals. Saul Alinsky insists that in order to overthrow / ” change ” capitalism, one must garner the support of the middle class. Middle class is the key. Obama and his band of 60s / Ayers ‘ revolutionaries are heading us merrily down the Marxist Road….one page a day ….

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- Walkabout
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:03am
  White House is creating a climate of fear.
  
  Meanwhile Obama is meeting with the CEOs of Caterpillar, ADM, State Farm and others.
  
  http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-spotlights-middle-class-meets-ceos-fiscal-cliff-141910370–politics.html
  
  This gives Obama his photo ops (his optics) to show that he is concerned. Then on the other hand he will play hard ball & demonize the Republicans. After all that demonization he expects them to negotiate seriously with him.
  
  The photo op will be like his previous one with Caterpillar. Obama WILL LIE! AGAIN! surprised?
  
  D’oh! Caterpillar CEO Contradicts President on Whether Stimulus Will Allow Him to Re-Hire Laid Off Workers
  
  http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2009/02/doh-caterpillar/
  
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- Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:06am
  Step by step they follow the plan, and the people of the nation sleep away until they will become slaves to a communist government.
  
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- eyestoseeearstohear
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:06am
  @ BARBER2
  
  Yep…you’re right!
  
  And this UNION stolen election was needed in order for them to say, ” the middle class”
  approved/agreed with Obama – which is WHY Obama immediately started using the
  phrase, “the majority of the people agree with me” – implying that the majority voted
  for him – NOT TRUE! They were able to STEAL THE MAJORITY OF THE VOTES.
  
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- Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:07am
  @Walkabout:
  
  That is the truth of the left, fear and intimidation is how they gain power and control.
  
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- HumbleMan
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 12:42pm
  Yes “Rule’s for Radical’s” is a must read for anyone who wants to understand the administration’s playbook. I recommend it even to my liberal “friends”, and they read it and say … “so what?”
  
  People don’t recognize communism anymore. The trap has been sprung.
  
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- tifosa
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 2:30pm
  Which of Alinsky’s Rules have the GOP not used?
  
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ArmedAndReallyPissed
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:47am
Salary of retired US Presidents ………….$180,000 FOR LIFE

Salary of House/Senate …………………..$174,000 FOR LIFE — This is stupid

Salary of Speaker of the House ………….$223,500 FOR LIFE — This is really stupid

Salary of Majority/Minority Leaders ……. $193,400 FOR LIFE — Ditto last line

Average Salary of a teacher …………… $40,065

Average Salary of Soldier DEPLOYED IN AFGHANISTAN ……. $38,000

I think we found where the cuts should be made!

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- eyestoseeearstohear
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:20am
  @ ARMEDANDREALLYPISSED
  
  Absolutely right!
  
  To CUT these Salaries would make a sizable DENT IN THE DEFICIT.
  
  And..our Soldiers who ARE ACTUALLY DOING THE HARD WORK…
  DESERVE A DRASTIC PAY RAISE!
  
  As for the Retired Presidents, Senators, Speakers, etc.
  It IS really stupid to pay these BUMBLING IDIOTS who
  CAN’T FIGURE OUT A DAMN THING…they need to be on their own once they leave.
  
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- JQPublic
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:30am
  You are so right. But that’s what you get when the rulers make their own rules.
  
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- TexasTrader
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 1:49pm
  They should cap the salary of all lawmakers to be equal to an average salary for the constituents in the district they represent. The offices were never intended to be a career.
  
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eyestoseeearstohear
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:47am
HERE WE GO….

I said when Obama started using the phrase, ” The American people agree with ME”,
that at some point he would USE the “American people” to PUSH HIS SCREWED UP AGENDA.
And, so now…..IT HAS BEGUN.

I hate to run it all the way back…BUT…John McCain…in 2008 practically
handed Obama the presidency, saying, “don’t be afraid to vote for Mr. Obama…
and that he was a very nice man, etc. etc. etc…
AND McCain and others ALLOWED the BC issue to go uncontested
KNOWING Obama was NOT eligible ….
THIS IS WHERE IT ALL BEGAN.

I wonder IF McCain fought in the Military and a Prisoner of War
FOR THOSE MANY YEARS FOR THIS?

And SINCE THEN…Obama has kicked McCain’s azz DAILY…as THANKS, huh?
OK…McCain…YOU BROKE IT…SO YOU FIX IT!

McCain and the Republicans need to re-address these issues and
FIX THE MESS THEY CREATED….buy a set of balls and STAND UP FOR AMERICA-
stand up to Obama & the Dems – DO NOT GIVE IN ON RAISING TAXES OR ANYTHING..
UNTIL THE BASIC’S ARE RESTORED…WHICH IS THE CONSTITUTION!

These FOOLS are willing to let US & THIS COUNTRY GO TO HELL -
BECAUSE SOME ****-BRAIN IDEAS AND THEIR POWER?

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TheMajority
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:46am
Both of you parties brought us here—you fix it! Oh by the way, American producers will no longer pay taxes, because we have no representation.

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barber2
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:46am
Populism on steroids. Obama, our new Chavez-Peron. Who needs congress ? Obama has his Media Machine on 24/7 . And Obama plays his mindless parrots like a Larry Springer . Tweets for twits.

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ArmedAndReallyPissed
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:45am
Nothing makes me want to puke more than people saying ” work together and make a deal or we’ll vote you all out “…………..Right !!!! The approval rating for Congress, for example, has been at an all time historic low and they aren’t worried one bit. They know all they have to do is play the blame game and we’ll buy it every time. Stop making threats because they don’t work…….just like Congress.

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progressiveslayer
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:44am
Higher tax rates on top earners? The Marxist mulatto POS playing class warfare for his simpleton base continually. He figures it kept him his job so he’ll continue using it on the uneducated,his eat the rich rhetoric will further destroy the economy but since he doesn’t care about the economy and would prefer a collapse he’ll continue down this disastrous road.

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- barber2
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:55am
  I think he wants civil unrest. Started with the OWS but pulled back for the election…
  
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- eyestoseeearstohear
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:55am
  @ PROGRESSIVESLAYER AND BARBER 2
  
  You’re BOTH right!
  
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- Chromo200
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 12:11pm
  The taxes will be on people between $25,000 and 2,000,000 .. The Buffets, Gates, Springsteens, Bon Jovis. Jay-Zs, Mike Moore, Bill Maher, and other will not pay a dime extra .. Their money is sheltered.
  
  And all of this is symbolism .. The amount collected won’t make a difference towards the Trillions we owe. All of this is a photo op just like hugging woman on a street hit by a disaster and looking presidential and caring.
  
  Oh well, it seems the Obama Zombies have won this round .. The paper tiger congress a do nothing congress will go along with this. They want to keep their free stuff and don’t care about why they were sent to D.C. … Interesting that many congress men/women go to Washington as people with middle class living standard and they leave as millionaires.
  
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- Questionman
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 6:36pm
  You really are a sick, demented racist! If Obama were actually a marxist/communist (he’s not), he would have pushed through universal health care.
  
  Obama’s a human being, not a turd. So no, he’s not a POS, you just a mentally challeneged racist!
  
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- Questionman
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 6:41pm
  You really are a sick, demented racist! If Obama were actually a marxist/communist (he’s not), he would have pushed through universal health care.
  
  Obama’s a human being, not a turd. So no, he’s not a POS, you just a mentally challeneged racist!
  
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nattybrooks
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:44am
lets fall off the cliff. i want to watch as the give me’s climb over each other like crabs in a barrel. the weak are cancerous to this once great nation i have no illusions this country and our constitution are gone. you get what you put in and people get what they deserve

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Watcher1952
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:44am
Again Barack Hussien Obama is taking it to the dumb down people…..Did you read the news that the top 5 states in America have Republican Leadership……AMERICA has equal rights for everyone. This Socialist regime is taking our freedoms away little by little……there is no comprmise with them and the sooner the Repbulican Leaders realize it and stick to there guns the better off America will be

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Tigress1
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:44am
It’s all about ME!

Interesting how the people who don’t gain a thing from these programs that ran up the national debt are going to be forced to pay for the manic spending. I could swear there used to be a saying that went something like “No taxation without representation!”

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LogicRules
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:43am
Hellooooooo .. New taxes has nothing to do with bringing down the deficit or controlling the budget. It has everything to do with spreading the wealth. Socialism is here. Communism is knocking at the back door and OBAMA is gonna letting it in.

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ResistSocialism
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:42am
Wishful thinking by anyone who thinks Obama would change his ways.

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The Jewish Avenger
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:40am
Last I checked this is how it works

1rst label the TARGET you want money from as Evil

2nd Repeat this labeling publicly until people believe it or are so sick of hearing it, they want it to just let anything happen so they can falsely believe that the country is actually fair and just (or just want them to shut up)

3rd Threaten to do something over the top that would cripple the TARGET to create fear amongst people that have a share in whoever/whatever the target is

4th debate and then pretend to consider on going easier on them if they talk. (Even if they have a hearing, you know nothing will change)

5th Create a real, mock or just announce a potential crisis then can make the TARGET the scapegoat that will place fear into the public over the uncertainty. Public support for tax/fee/fine acceptable.

6th Implement the tax/fine/fee

7th Target receives tax/fine/fee and IMMEDIATELY passes it on to the purchaser of the supplies that passes it on to the manufacturer that passes it on to the consumer.

8th See consumer rant and riot. See government collect money and extra taxes due to the increase in the consumer/manufacturer/suppliers cost.

9th Government blames TARGET

10th Go back to step one.

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wildwood
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:40am
Obama is scared , he don’t have the money , like the stimulus to pay off his campaign donators. so it the Rich , give me your money!!!!!!
This administration does not deserve one dime, none of it will go th paying off the debt, just more spreading of the wealth.
I have quit giving to charities, welfare people live better then ordinday tax payers. they get a check, they get rent money, food stamps , they get free health and dental care, they take advantage of every food bank, at Christmas they sigh up with every organization getting tons of free stuff, hope every one else is waking up!!! you are being taken advantage of!!!

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- The Jewish Avenger
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:59am
  I really wish someone would nationally… like Glenn
  Sit down and find out the average:
  Rent
  Basic utilities
  Family costs for:
  Food
  Healthcare
  etc.
  
  And SHOW America how much it cost PER WELFARE HOUSEHOLD and then state how many are on this dole.
  
  then show all of the gas stations with the “Help Wanted” signs next to the EBT cards accepted sign and yet no one applies.
  
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SquidVetOhio
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:39am
#MyPresSucksHard

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ArmedAndReallyPissed
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:39am
Give the POS Communist nothing. He bought his way into a second term using our tax dollars. No matter how far we “lean forward” for this Traitor, all we’ll get is screwed.

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RaydocX
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:39am
Sadly the GOP was too slow to use the social media, NOT for their message, but to endlessly hammer the MSM annoited administration for the endless stream of lies and intentional misstatements that occurred in the first administration… once you post it, it’s there forever.

Sadly, the 47% would not have cared, any more than they care about the Bush tax cut reality, or the coming results of their man’s demanded tax increases…

how ANYONE can look at history and think the proposed course will be good for the country boggles my mind… not talking the ’47%’ here… talking BHO and his cronies. They honestly think they have an answer all of the past big spenders and communists did not? Hubris. Arrogance.

They are trading minutes of glory today, and our entire country’s future, for a remembrance in history as fools.

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Jenny Lind
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:37am
Much of America has their heads in the sand (or fingers in ears singing la la la I can’t hear you) and there are a lot woking and not paying attention and this is what we get. If the Republicans want to have a party at all they better figure out “compromising” with Obama will seal their fate. Are millionairs American? How long will the money they take from millionaires last without cutbacks? The jealousy of people who have money is amazing, like they sit on piles of it and never buy anything or employ anyone. Obama has truely created a class warfare that won’t end well for anyone.

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- The Jewish Avenger
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:46am
  We lost the publc vote by 2%…
  
  Since then all I have heard is
  “Its over for old white guys”
  and
  “Conservatives should give up on their values.”
  
  Enter 2016 when Obama is safe on the Island (God knows which one he’ll run to)
  If the Chinese and Japanese having joined at the hip and dangle a “carrot” in front of the legislature, maybe JUST MAYBE, the country may still hold enough pride to say, lets take the slow road back to recovery.
  
  A few things would have to change and I’m sure you could quickly think of 10 of them and EVERY SINGLE ONE of them will have lazy, corrupt liberals and welfare grabbers screaming in the streets on how racist or unfair it is.
  
  Eventually, you have to stop playing nice and follow the rules or someone is going to bring a new game?
  
  Obamazombies?
  I petrified over UAEZombies or Chinazombies in 2016. They’ll be the only ones left with money.
  
  I am Not looking forward to the collapse of the dollar but if we hit 20 trillion, its doomed and no one will convince me otherwise.
  
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SpankDaMonkey
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:36am
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I have guns and food Let’s Jump……………….

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- Jenny Lind
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:17am
  Hey Spank, haven’t heard from you in awhile, course I haven’t been here much either-tired of nasty trolls-I am really tired of moaning and groaning and want ways we can get out and educate the idiots and get our party back. I have been collecting needfull things, know this is going to get ugly. Signing up for firearms classes,too. Have a happy, prepared day!
  
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progressiveslayer
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:36am
The president is holding an event with middle-class Americans on Wednesday to urge the public to press Congress to protect tax cuts for families earning $250,000 or less

The gruesomely named ‘affordable health care law’ will raise taxes on everyone,except of course the people who pay no federal income tax. The carnival barker needs this crisis all Marxists need a crisis to rule the way the really want to.

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IndyGuy
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:32am
Time to wall off D.C. and turn it into a prison for everyone there and start over someplace else…

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ColoradoMaverick
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:29am
Pathetic. This is how our President leads? Going to twitter? Grow up Obama.

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Proverbs17-12NLT
Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:29am
It’s the obama economy now people, absolutely nothing to do with Republicans.

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- ResistSocialism
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:43am
  Seems reasonable but we are not dealing with reasonable people.
  
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- barber2
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:48am
  PROVERB: also nothing to do with reality ! Like lemmings rushing off a cliff, the Democrats continue their monumental economic stupidity…
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:39am
  It is the Obama/Democrat Party & they lie about it & spin all the time.
  
  Surprise: Right After The Election, New Home Sales Tumble From Downward Revised Two Year High
  
  http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-11-28/surprise-right-after-election-new-home-sales-tumble-downward-revised-two-year-high
  
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