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Axelrod: No ‘Permanent’ Tax Cuts for Wealthy

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top adviser to President Barack Obama says the White House objects to “permanent” tax cuts for the wealthy but is silent on the possibility of extending current tax rates for the short term.

Obama adviser David Axelrod says the president only wants to make permanent the tax cuts for the middle class that expire at the end of this year. He urged Congress to resolve the tax-cut question during a lame-duck session of Congress.

Options facing Congress include extending middle-class tax cuts permanently while continuing tax cuts for the wealthy for only one or two years, or to adopt short-term extensions of all tax cuts.

Axelrod says he would leave negotiations to Obama and lawmakers. He appeared on “Fox News Sunday” and NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

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  • Lucy Larue
    Posted on November 14, 2010 at 4:12pm

    I saw Axelrod on FOX News Sunday. He GAVE us Barry Dunham.
    What is Axelrod’s specialty?
    He creates a ROCK STAR Persona for his candidate.
    This “Emperor” has no clothes. Uh, Uh, Uh, Er, Er, Er. And your point Mr. Axelrod?!
    Did anyone ever notice that our President, Rahm Emmanuel, Gibbs, and Axelrod ALL say TA instead of TO?

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  • greggor
    Posted on November 14, 2010 at 4:05pm

    Hey axelrod.. your arrogance and ignorance is only going to delay the inevitable.. your days are numbered.
    I look forward to the slaughter that will occur in 2102.. or even sooner, I hope.

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  • Derfel Cadarn
    Posted on November 14, 2010 at 4:00pm

    A flat rate tax at a reasonable rate (one low enough not to be worth getting around) equal for all citizens,businesses and corporations would bring more revenue then could be imagined. It must be equal for all ,if you earn you pay from the lowliest wage earner to the mightiest corp. All must contribute toward the the needs of their nation. Trick is making sure it is spent honestly,something the government is extremely poor at.

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    • Doc_Slammin
      Posted on November 15, 2010 at 12:08am

      The only ‘truly’ fair way to collect federal taxes equally is to implement a flat percentage rate on all goods sold within the US.

      There are SO many reasons to do this including: everyone purchasing items within the US pays federal and state tax, yearly tax returns – gone, the Internal Revenue Service can investigate businesses instead of individuals for tax fraud, and best of all when federal or state taxes increase, EVERYONE will notice.

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  • SJJB
    Posted on November 14, 2010 at 3:52pm

    Obama and his fellow democrats would like to not only let the Bush Tax cuts expire and after they expire, raise up the tax rate. They talk about how concerned they are about the middle class. That is just another one of their lies. They could care less about the American People, rich poor or otherwise. Their concern is how much power they can retain and how they can stuff more into their pockets. The democrats will fight tooth and nail to let the tax cuts expire and then spin it, so it is the Republican’s fault. These people have the same creditability of the snake oil guys back in the 1800′s.

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  • dcwu
    Posted on November 14, 2010 at 3:50pm

    Screw them and their bs. Cut taxes deeply now. Make the economy hum. Kill departments blocking industry now. Kill regulation now. Americans want action. If the dems won’t get out of the way, impeach obama.

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  • felina g
    Posted on November 14, 2010 at 3:49pm

    I don`t remember voting for Axelrod.

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  • C. Schwehr
    Posted on November 14, 2010 at 3:40pm

    To address this subject intelligently, both sides must speak honestly…which means that Axlerut isn’t willing to discuss ANYTHING!

    First of all, there are NO tax cuts being discussed….there are no tax rate CUTS….PERIOD. The question is whether or not the CURRENT TAX RATES are to be extended.

    AXLERUT: Knock off the squirmy talk and admit YOU WANT A TAX RATE INCREASE!!! SPEAK PLAIN ENGLISH!!!

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  • murmai
    Posted on November 14, 2010 at 3:20pm

    Conserving Ink
    Posted on November 14, 2010 at 2:44pm
    Raising taxes is always a tax cut. You can either collect reasonable taxes from a large base or you can raise taxes and sent half your base into poverty and collect the same amount or less from a smaller base

    now thats genius lmfao , how old are you 5?

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  • murmai
    Posted on November 14, 2010 at 3:18pm

    yeah we need bush back he could fix things

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  • MiketheTrucker
    Posted on November 14, 2010 at 3:17pm

    Did I miss something? Was Axeldork elected President?

    Who cares what the WH says, they’ll be out of “power” after 2012 anyway.

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  • RobR
    Posted on November 14, 2010 at 3:15pm

    He’ll leave it to lawmakers & the Ass Clown…then why doesn’t Assholerod keep his pie hole shut?????

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  • Star Spangled
    Posted on November 14, 2010 at 2:58pm

    I don’t care if we end up with gridlock as long as Obama & Co. can’t push forward with their agenda , when 2012 gets here we’ll finish the job.

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  • DSTSS2010
    Posted on November 14, 2010 at 2:55pm

    A significant battle has been won, but the war is far from over. ANYONE who didn’t get the message of 11-02-2010 should be worried about 11-06-2012.

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  • Conserving Ink
    Posted on November 14, 2010 at 2:44pm

    Raising taxes is always a tax cut. You can either collect reasonable taxes from a large base or you can raise taxes and sent half your base into poverty and collect the same amount or less from a smaller base.
    ____________________________________________________
    http://conserving-ink.blogspot.com/

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    • Nvrforget
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 2:58pm

      Or you can collect a certain amount from a person depending on what they earn. A “progressive tax”, if you will.

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  • shorthanded12
    Posted on November 14, 2010 at 2:38pm

    Im all for extending the Bush “TAX CUTS” up and down the ladder. But here would be my only compromise across the asile. extend the tax cuts for the Middle Class at $500,000.00 and below. The additional taxes that will be collected on the Hi-End earners will go directly to the National Debt. A once a month report will be generated by the Internal Revenue Service and reported back to congress and available to the public. A simple one page bill would be sufficient to accomplish this. This tax issue is nothing more than a game to both sides, lower payroll taxes but yet there trying to add additional $.18 cent sales tax on gasoline please give me a break. ITS ALL SMOKE AND DECEPTION.

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    • drbage
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 5:08pm

      Do you really think that we could count on the IRS to do this? The govt dept with the highest percentage of delinquent taxpayers who, of course, don’t get nasty letters and threatening phone calls from the IRS!!!!!! The same govt that has experts who give us weekly unemployment statistics and they always UNEXPECTEDLY rise or fall. Little noted in that same report are the revisions for the previous week or month which are always revised downward. Why are these experts always so surprised every week? I used to think that if I had my life to do over I would be a weatherperson, since it was the only profession I knew where you could be wrong most of the time and still keep your job. Changed my mind, want to come back as a govt expert!

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    • shorthanded12
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 6:09pm

      LOL…no I dont trust the IRS to do anything right, The scenerio I layed out for tax cuts etc was just that a scenerio. We have a TAX Cheat holding down the IRS head spot so with that said. I heard a political pundant claim that it will take 4 or 5 election cycles to clean out Government, I would beleive that before any politician spewing there redric.

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  • RamboTheDog
    Posted on November 14, 2010 at 2:16pm

    shhhhhh – hey a-rod, and hussien obama…you dont get to decide anything…we do.

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    • Nvrforget
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 2:23pm

      You get to decide who decides for you. And guess what…

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  • Bigbird1960
    Posted on November 14, 2010 at 2:09pm

    I am so tired of these animals ruining our country. We need to get them out of dodge yesterday.

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  • DogTags
    Posted on November 14, 2010 at 2:05pm

    These people aren’t ignorant about capitalism. They want to crash the system. They want to foment a crisis in Arizona so the people will look to the federal savior. They want people to look to government for their needs. These people are wicked, pernicious, nefarious. Pray to the True God (the one who is not the spirit brother of Lucifer) that he might send another Great Awakening that the people might turn their hearts toward liberty instead of comfort and safety. Electing conservatives is only a bandaid on the problem. A nation‘s who’s hearts are turned to the One who gives us our sovereignty is the answer.

    http://americancreed.wordpress.com/

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    • snowleopard3200 {mix art}
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 2:21pm

      @Dogtags

      The Great Awakening is happening right now, and the time is at hand. The battlefield for the light of truth and the darkness of lies (Lucifers team) is here in America and each of us citizens has his or her part to play. The watchmen have called and we have awakened in part; carry the message on for the storm is at hand, and soon will land with force. We either stand togeather as a nation with the Almighty, or we will pass into the night and never recover what we are meant by Him to be.

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  • BubbaCoop
    Posted on November 14, 2010 at 1:55pm

    Pat Grey voice: STOP SPENDING!

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  • wodiej
    Posted on November 14, 2010 at 1:54pm

    the ignorance of these people about capitalism is astounding.

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  • Fletch
    Posted on November 14, 2010 at 1:52pm

    Adolf’s lips are moving again

    WHY does anyone have to pay more tax than another?

    almost half pay no tax and to take nearly 40% of the fruit of the labor of a few is amoral

    it‘s that frog in a pot oe water over a flame and we’ve allowed the progressives to frame the argument

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    • HKS
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 2:01pm

      I think they call it communism.

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  • EP46
    Posted on November 14, 2010 at 1:51pm

    I continue to have a problem with people like this who are Not Elected to office spewing off about policy. He is an “Adviser” to potus and the voters would appreciate not hearing policy decisions from him. He is a media ***** . He was not elected to represent anyone’s opinion, therefore he should keep his opinions inside the White House.

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    • MrObvious
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 11:01pm

      Our country has a history of appointees with delusions of grandeur. Remember Alexander Haig?
      In 1981, after Reagan got shot, Haig told reporters “I am in control here”.

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  • MommaGrizzly
    Posted on November 14, 2010 at 1:48pm

    The day they are gone cannot come to soon!

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    • Hoosier Daddy
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 3:48pm

      I don’t expect Axelrod to be around that much longer. As the garbage scow “Obama” continues to take on water, the rats will continue to abandon it.

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  • skipmontesjr
    Posted on November 14, 2010 at 1:43pm

    The President has no problem giving money to the Palestinians but wants to cut the balls off the people who create jobs in this country….What is the matter with this guy….

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    • grandmaof5
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 1:52pm

      I assume that is a rhetorical question. Where do you want to start?

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    • CatB
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 2:13pm

      Democrats don’t care about tax cuts .. from what I have seen they don’t pay their taxes as it is. Why would they care if they go up on everyone else who does.

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    • snowleopard3200 {mix art}
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 2:18pm

      @Grandmaof5

      How about we start with Mr Obama being delusional, self agrandizing, self oriented, an egotistical maniac, conceited, counter productive, deceitful, compulsive liar, and probably a few hundred more I could find in the big book of Psychological Problems given the first few pages and enough time.

      Hope the weather is good there in Florida, just had a fire alarm go off in the complex here, some idiot torched their breakfast by walking off while it was cooking. Whole complex smells of torched and scorched eggs and toast. A pig pen in the summertime smells better than this place right now.

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    • CultureWarriors
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 2:26pm

      snowleopard3200 – you left out intellectually challenged. ;-)

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    • what4
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 2:33pm

      nicely said Snowleopard!! Sorry bout your stupid neighbor though!

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    • CatB
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 2:39pm

      SNOW .. add this in …. Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) .. I think Obama is their KING!

      http://www.halcyon.com/jmashmun/npd/dsm-iv.html

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    • dcwu
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 3:28pm

      @Grandmaof5

      Bolshevic

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    • drbage
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 5:02pm

      Which stash of cash is Obama using to give money to the Palestinians? The irony is that 42 cents of every dollar he spends is borrowed from China, so in effect, China is giving them the money and we will someday repay China.
      Also, did anyone hear about the UN request for $150 million to combat the cholera epidemic in Haiti? Question 1: UN, where is all the money that the member nations donated to recover and rebuild after the earthquake? Question 2: Bill, now that you are no longer campaigning for former Hillary supporters, where is all the money that “we the people” donated to Haiti? Question 3: Wyclef Jean, now that you are no longer running for president of Haiti, where is all the money that “we the people” donated to your celebrity telethon? While I empathize and sympathize with the plight of the Haitian people, I do think it is time that someone stepped in to figure out where the roughly 10 trillion dollars of aid that has poured into Haiti over the past quarter century has gone. The nation and people of Haiti of today appear to be no better off than they were 25 years ago, but the money is all gone bye-bye. Sort of like the missing billions of dollars from the Dept of Defense that was exposed just prior to 9/11 and 9 years later, it is still unaccounted for.

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  • HKS
    Posted on November 14, 2010 at 1:34pm

    Just extend until this misfit administration can be sent to pasture.

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    • sweetbees
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 1:41pm

      HKS I agree 100%!! Can’t wait for the day!! :)

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    • john seven eighteen
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 1:50pm

      If Obama wants to ensure a one term presidency all he has to do is deny permanent tax cuts.

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    • Cemoto78
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 1:59pm

      Don’t these clowns get tired of lying and game playing with other peoples money? Hey, I am no economist, but even I could tell you if you over tax the wealthy, the job creators, corporation owners, small business owners, and those with the capital to invest in businesses, jobs won’t b e created and more people will be laid off or out of work. They (Washington D.C. politicians) just don‘t get it and basically I don’t think they really care. The mentality of these morons seems to always be “hey, I’ve got mine to hell with you”.
      I, for one, am tired of paying for some other jacka$$#$$ food, clothing, kids education, mortgage and other entitlements while they are on unemployment for years, have medicaid, and get other help to pay their bills while I am struggling from paycheck to paycheck to keep my head above water.
      How about you clowns come up with a fair tax where EVERYONE pays their fair share instead of giving tax refunds to slackers that don’t even pay any taxes in the first place.
      The American dream is starting to become the American nightmare! Get a job and become productive. Stop making these crazy regulations which force all our manufacturing to be sent to other countries.

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    • AUTHOR22
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 2:01pm

      Hey Axlgrease — You’re not an elected official. You don’t have any say in the matter
      .

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    • HKS
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 2:04pm

      I have a product to launch myself but I’m not even going to attempt it in this environment. Even if you win, you loose and you have to risk everything. Not a good business decision, so just waiting.

      HKS  
    • slickmeister
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 2:04pm

      Exactly. I think extending to the end of this disaster, er, term will be enough to instill a degree of certainty/confidence into the business community.

      Next up – clip the wings of the EPA so that we don’t get stealth cap and tax!

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    • CultureWarriors
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 2:23pm

      I’m not so sure we have to wait until these dolts are sent packing. Hey David I mean doofus, we’ll about that. If presented in a way that it’s the only option, I think it’s highly likely that there will be a veto proof majority. However, if you really want to talk about fairness, why not add a 20% additional tax to anyone living in a state that get’s even one cent of federal bailout money. California are you listening?

      I think the administration should watch this …
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1CKYjz9Fj0
      They don’t seem to realize what just happened to them. To put it bluntly you just got Roy D. Mercer’d. Nah, nah, nah, nah … Nah, nah, nah, nah … Hey hey hey … good bye.

      New conservative promo – Got Shellack?

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    • what4
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 2:30pm

      I caught a trout the other day and it was doing the same thig this fool is doing!

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    • rebel
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 2:31pm

      amazing how people cannot say yes or no. and for the love of god stop pointing with your thumb! I hate that! When I see someone poiting with their thumb i immediately think “ok, this guy has been coached on how to speak.”

      look at how people respond to Chris Christie! Just say yes or no!

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    • Smoovious
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 4:53pm

      These people should be required to play Sim City before they take office.

      You know what happens when you tax your people too much?

      Same thing that happens in real life…

      – Smoovious

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    • Rational Man
      Posted on November 14, 2010 at 6:38pm

      When will these jerks quit lying. It’s not a tax “cut”. It’s called a tax rate! And it is high enough as it is!!

      If they want to talk “cuts”, lets talk SPENDING CUTS!! Let’s talk government WAGE CUTS!! Let’s talk FOREIGN AID CUTS!!

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