Obama Proposes $447 Billion Economic Plan
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President Barack Obama proposed a nearly $450 billion economic plan Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is proposing an ambitious, $447 billion jobs plan to Congress whose key feature is a sizable 2012 payroll tax cut for workers and employers. The package represents Obama’s response to stubbornly high unemployment and a weak economic recovery.
The president is unveiling his plan to a joint session of Congress.
In its size, the plan matches the top annual spending of the stimulus bill that Congress approved in 2009. That $825 billion plan was spent over three years. Most of the new package would be spent in 2012.
Obama’s proposal calls for cutting payroll taxes form the current 4.2 percent to 3.1 percent for workers, and from 6.2 percent to 3.1 percent for businesses. Businesses also would get an additional payroll tax holiday for new hires.
He is proposing spending $105 billion on public works projects as part of his package to spur job growth. He also is recommending that Congress renew nearly $50 billion in unemployment benefits for about 6 million people at risk of losing their jobless insurance.
In addition, the plan proposes spending $35 billion so that states and local governments can prevent layoffs of teachers and emergency services personnel.
Obama’s plan would slash the Social Security payroll tax both for tens of millions of workers and for employers, too. For individuals, that tax has been shaved from 6.2 percent to 4.2 percent for this year but is to go back up again without action by Congress. Obama wants to keep it and deepen the cut to 3.1 percent for workers.
“This plan is the right thing to do right now,” Obama said. “You should pass it. And I intend to take that message to every corner of this country.”
Obama did not venture an estimate as to how many jobs his plan would create. He promised repeatedly that his plan would be paid for, but never said how, pledging to release those details soon.
Repeatedly urging lawmakers to pass the plan quickly, he criticized fiercely partisan climate in Washington.
“The question is whether, in the face of an ongoing national crisis, we can stop the political circus and actually do something to help the economy,” Obama said.
For every time he told lawmakers to “pass the bill” — something he repeated over and over — Democrats cheered while Republicans sat in silence.
Tax cuts amounted to the broadest part of Obama’s proposal — in essence, a challenge by the Democratic president to congressional Republicans to get behind him on one of their own cherished economic principles or risk the wrath of voters for inaction. The tax cuts alone would amount to roughly $250 billion.
The president said deepening the payroll tax cut would save an average family making $50,000 a year about $1,500 compared to what they would if Congress did not extend the current tax cut.
“I know some of you have sworn oaths to never raise any taxes on anyone for as long as you live,” Obama said, a reference to the conservative Tea Party influence on many House Republicans. “Now is not the time to carve out an exception and raise-middle class taxes, which is why you should pass this bill right away.”
Obama’s jobs plan put a special emphasis on the long-term unemployed – those who have been out of work for six months or more. He repeated his calls for a one-year extension of unemployment insurance in order to prevent up to 6 million people from losing their benefits, and he proposed a $4,000 tax credit for businesses that hire workers who have been out of work for more than six months.
A key part of Obama’s approach was to appeal to the lawmakers in front of him to pass a deal, and to position them for blame for inaction should the jobs plan fall short.
“The next election is 14 months away,” he said. “And the people who sent us here – the people who hired us to work for them – they don’t have the luxury of waiting 14 months. … They need help, and they need it now.”
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Comments (334)
kickagrandma
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:55pmanother thought~~~~~ “MAN UP!” NO AMERICAN pays taxes this year. No one. The illegals don’t. His appointees don’t, and we know he doesn’t. So we will follow their examples.
NO TAX MONEY FROM US CITIZEN in 2011 for 2010 taxes.
Come and get us, you sniveling cowards!
Report Post »MODEL82A1
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:07pmDon’t be stupid. The President’s tax returns are public record. The Obamas paid $454k in federal taxes on $1.7 mil of income. There’s plenty to hammer this Pinko on honestly. Stop undercutting us intelligent conservatives with idiotic claims.
Report Post »MODEL82A1
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:13pmOh, and have fun in prison. Say “Howdy”’to Wesley Snipes for me.
Report Post »Blackhawk1
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:24pmMODEL82A1
Obama paid 27% federal income taxes. I paid 28% and make a heck of a lot less than 5 million. Obama should be put in prison for tax evasion. Democrats are so hypocritical they get caught in their hypocrisy every time. The IRS is an illegal entity anyway so maybe we should all take a tax holiday and watch the liberals squirm.
Report Post »Vapor Trail
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:30pm@MODEL82A1 nice scared of your government attitude. Grandma is right there is strength in numbers, unfortunately your just bleeping like a scared little sheep.
Report Post »Also you should change your handle, scared little sheep do not use Barret .50BMG’s they run away in fear.
quicker
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:39pmOn 150,000 my wife and I payed about 25% had no deductions ,So Modelm82a1 quit slobber up to the man that hires tax cheats.
Report Post »MODEL82A1
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:40pmHey, I‘m all for grandma’s idea. I don’t think any of you courageous patriots should ever pay taxes again. Please. The less idiots i have to encounter the better.
Report Post »PS Blackhawk, if you are claiming that your effective tax rate was 28%, you are a liar.
IntransigentMind
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:45pmLet’s put this in FOOTBALL terms:
Report Post »http://markamerica.com/2011/09/08/barack-obamas-hail-mary-pass/
quicker
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:46pmAlso when Kerry was running aginst Bush.Kerry paid 12% 0n 5million and Bush paid 38% on400,00.So who pays more taxes democrats or everyone else.
Report Post »MODEL82A1
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:47pmQuicker, you are a liar AND an idiot. On $150k AGI in 2010, you owed 25% in federal income tax on $12,700 of that income. Dumbass.
Report Post »quicker
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:48pmOh and Model Go on and call me a lier why don`t you ,
Report Post »Blackhawk1
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:48pmMODEL82A1
Besides isn‘t Obama one of those that says Millionaires and Billionaires don’t pay enough and yet refuses to pay his FAIR SHARE? Just like his buddy Buffet. These idiots do know that there is a block on the 1040A that they can freely check to pay more. It may be time for the Tree of Liberty to be watered.
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:49pmWell I am sure glad its only 147billion over what I thought would only be a measily 300bil. This guy just keeps hittin them out of the park as far as spending goes. The little guy getting a tax break will not stimulate the economy. He’ll just use the few extra dollars to put towards the higher price of food and gas in this country and in the end the modest consumer purchase will not bring the econ back to life. Way to go Obummer.
Report Post »MODEL82A1
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:52pmYou idiots don’t deserve to read me. Grandma claimed the Obama pay NO taxes. I stated, factually, the amount of taxed they did, in fact, pay. You are illiterate imbeciles who embarrass the Conservative movement. (and yes, QUICKER, as I clearly stated. You are a liar).
Report Post »quicker
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:54pmPlus an addishal 3000 dollar s and I have the statmenbts to prove it.
Report Post »Blackhawk1
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:56pmMODEL82A1
Really? Look at the 2010 tax table stupid! Taxable Income $137.300 to $209.250 is 28% for a married couple filing jointly. I’m getting tired of liberals who try and call me a lair and ignore FACTS! Believe calling yourself a conservative is the biggest LIE that will ever come out of your mouth!
Report Post »pHredster
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:57pmTHIS WOULD BE THE DEFINITIVE SOLUTION! STARVE THE BEAST!
I’m with ya brother…dumping TurboTax off of my Mac right now!
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:58pm.
Report Post »$447 billion.
There’s a psychology to the number. Same with the $887 billion stimulus.
They have no clue, but if you make it an odd number, $447 instead of $450,
People will think you actually know what’s going to work and did some planning.
They have no clue.
MODEL82A1
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:58pmBLACKHAWK, You are 100% correct. My mistake. that means QUICKER should have paid about 25% on just about HALF of his income. Unfortunately for him, he (claims to have) paid 25% on ALL of it. That still makes him a liar and an idiot.
Report Post »Blackhawk1
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 9:04pmMODEL82A1
Maybe you should vote for Obama again this time around. Obviously you are as big an idiot as he is. Can’t do simple math and lie about everything else. You must have used the same tax program Timmy the tax cheat used. Go back to Huffpo, maybe they will believe you.
Report Post »Blackhawk1
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 9:09pmMODEL82A1
Great to see you finally admit your an idiot and an Obama lackey trying to defend him cheating on his taxes. Go crawl back in your liberal hole now and quit trying to convince anyone your a conservative, because your NOT!
Report Post »MODEL82A1
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 9:10pmSo, BLACKHAWK, just so were clear on your “honest” assertion that you paid 28% of your income in federal income taxes. That means that you had Adjusted Gross (taxable) income of just under $1.3 million in 2010, right?
Report Post »MODEL82A1
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 9:12pmHey BLACKHAWK, save your tough talk for your wife. Maybe she buys it. Does she believe that you made $1.3 million last year?
Report Post »4truth2all
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 9:12pmYou all ready to kill one another over tax rates.
Report Post »Yeah baby, we just standing together here!
Soquel by the Creek
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 9:13pmSome illegal immigrants apparently do FILE a tax return. In fact, The Blaze previously reported that illegal immigrants WERE PAID $4.2 BILLION in tax CREDITS last year! Cut these payments to non-citizen illegal immigrants and we’re already 1% of the way toward President Obama’s proposed stimulus, er I mean, jobs bill.
GOV’T AUDIT: ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS RECEIVED $4.2 BILLION IN TAX CREDITS LAST YEAR
Report Post »http://www.theblaze.com/stories/govt-audit-illegal-immigrants-received-4-2-billion-in-tax-credits-last-year/
Blackhawk1
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 9:23pmMODEL82A1
Yes I did pay 28% of my EARNED income unlike Obama who actually EARNED none of his income.
Just on a side note you just admitted that Obama didn’t pay 28% on his 1.7 million income but claim to pay that amount I would have to only earn 1.3 million. You also claimed that we should hammer Obama on other things than paying his share of taxes. As a Matter of FACT here is your statement, “Don’t be stupid. The President’s tax returns are public record. The Obamas paid $454k in federal taxes on $1.7 mil of income. There’s plenty to hammer this Pinko on honestly. Stop undercutting us intelligent conservatives with idiotic claims.” Now go look in the mirror and and see who the IDIOT really is!
P.S. You are not as intelligent as YOU think you are and you are NO conservative!
Report Post »Worldsapart
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 9:25pmKick, AGREED. This is what I’ve been saying. There will be no change in the way the gov’t steals from the…rich=people who actually work and pay taxes…to give to the poor=illegals/lazy/people who don’t pay taxes…until those of us who do pay revolt and refuse to pay. When a majority don’t pay taxes they will ALWAYS tell those of us to do to pay more. Democracy is no longer our friend. Civil disobedience is now. This would have to be something that I’m not sure conservatives no longer know how to do; stick together.
Time to start a Real Tea Party.
Report Post »Blackhawk1
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 9:38pmMODEL82A1
BTW Obama actually made 5.5 Million last year and adjusted it down to 1.8 million, must have had Timmy use his Turbo Tax program. Maybe when we kick his butt out of the White House next year we can also throw him and the rest of the liberals in prison with Wesley for tax evasion.
P.S. If you think I talk tough, my wife would probably kick your little liberal behind. She hates liberal moochers more than I do.
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 9:40pmThis guy has become an American embarrassment for the ages.
Report Post »The only way I see the economy ever moving forward is when he gets fired next year!
The10thAmendment
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 9:44pmHey Obama. Please, please, for the sake of the United States of America, put that damned teleprompter in the trash dump where the hell it belongs, and resign. You sir, are the epitome of idiot.
Report Post »Essa
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 9:55pmWell grandma I can’t not pay my taxes. Even though I have lost my home, my husband lost his job and we had to pull our kids out of christian schools. I will say this. God says he won’t give us more than we can handle but he sure has me confused with someone else. Got in my car tonight to listen to mark Levine and sanity and I heard His voice. Not God. The one who thinks he is God. Long drive home.
Report Post »chazman
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 9:59pm@MODEL82
Go to bed. Sleep it off.
Now, Obammy wants almost another 1/2 trillion dollars in stimulus. OBAMMY is an idiot. Agreed? How about 1/2 Trillion in cuts to government instead. OBAMMY … do as you are told by the American people. Get out of our way.
Report Post »Seabee79
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:15pmThis jobs bill is nothing more then a temp fix for the problem. this is nothing more then like clinton did for the police unions when he gave them and cities all that money to hire cops, but when the money ran out the cities had to lay them all off, and then you are back to square 1.
what the hell does obama the jack a$$ thiks going to happen when school districts hire all these teachers and in what 1,2,3 years the money runs out to pay all these high paid teachers, who do you thinks on the hook for their pay then, we the freaking people or the schools will have to lay off all the teachers again. BINGO back to square 1 again.
Obama and the democrats need to go.
Report Post »MadinIllinois
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:36pmEvery time this sorry ass excuse for a man opens his mouth – pure **** just flows out! Wasn’t his “800+ Billion dollar stimulus“ supposed to have created ”shovel ready jobs” which where to have created jobs lower/middle class Americans while repairing the crumbling infrastructure of this great country?? Oh, I’m sorry – as according to “O’Bummer”…those jobs weren’t as “shovel ready” as he thought!!
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:45pmModel82a1… And what do the Obama’s do to earn that kind of money??
Report Post »SaveOurConstitution
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:58pmPass the plan!
Report Post »You should pass the plan
pass the plan
pass the plan
plass the pan
plan the pass
plan the ass
Duck and cover
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:19pmPay no attention to model, he got an ass ripping last night and keeps trolling hard! Useless fkuc.
Does anyone have any solid ideas to share? The tax thing is great but more of a death nail, at this point they would still prosecute half the country, take our land and homes and only become more powerful for it,
Thought this was interesting
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The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:45pmMy state and federal taxes come out of my check automatically…though I get to choose each year what percent comes out for state taxes, the only way I see that I can “refuse” to pay my federal taxes would be to up my dependents and so on…and that would not be “refusing to pay my taxes in protest”, legally it would be defrauding the IRS and my country…unless I changed it back come tax time and cut them a big check anyway.
Report Post »John 3:16
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:58pmHey folks Obama is the enemy and yes, he should go to jail. This is just another line of crap to benefit the crook in the white house.
Report Post »AOL_REFUGEE
Posted on September 9, 2011 at 12:04amIt’s just astounding to me what a stinking piece of shyt we have as a president.
Report Post »AOL_REFUGEE
Posted on September 9, 2011 at 12:07amHello.
It’s just astounding to me what a stinking piece of shyt we have as a president – or the shyt that coumes out of his mouth, for crying out loud.
Report Post »AOL_REFUGEE
Posted on September 9, 2011 at 12:10amHey, O’Dipshyt: I‘ll tell you what I’ll “pass right away”: gas. In your general direction.
Report Post »cadetljr4
Posted on September 9, 2011 at 12:35amTHANK YOU MODEL82A1!!!! lets not prove the liberals right in their desperate attempts to make us appear as ignorant as they are.
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on September 9, 2011 at 2:07amwe need to stop paying them…
Report Post »BrianBDB
Posted on September 9, 2011 at 8:25amWhy not just give every man, woman & child a check for $1500?
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on September 9, 2011 at 4:35pmYes…pass the plan NOW! I’ll tell you how I intend to pay for it later. Oh and that “super committee” will be cutting more money so that I can pay for this plan.
“Warren Buffet pays a lower tax rate than his secretary – an outrage he has asked us to fix,” Obama went on. Widespread laughter broke out on the GOP side of the aisle.
“This isn’t political grandstanding,” Obama said. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) guffawed.
“This isn’t class warfare,” Obama said. More hysterics on the right.
“We’ve identified over 500 [regulatory] reforms which will save billions of dollars,” the president claimed. Majority leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) giggled.
both politicians and pundits resigned themselves to the fact that Obama would offer little that was new and would rehash the same tired rhetoric bashing Republicans and his predecessor to deflect blame from himself.
Obama did not disappoint.
Of course, presidents are never totally irrelevant. But the weaker Obama is perceived, the less he is able to instill fear or respect in both friend and foe. When that happens, Congress, being the herd of cats that they truly are, can’t be whipped into doing his bidding.
The result is failure – exactly what we are now seeing.
Report Post »EP46
Posted on September 10, 2011 at 6:51amKICKAGRANDMA we have a good start….50% of Americans already pay no taxes . obama should donate the $400,000 salary he is paid yearly to the fund to reduce the debt. President Kennedy did not accept a salary for being President.
Report Post »fizzycist
Posted on September 10, 2011 at 2:10pmwhat the surprizes the heck out of me is how, excluding his Presidential pay, this guy makes 1.7 million income…what’s he done?….community organizer?…he built up a phenomenal business??…part time law Professor???…..he’s got technical and business skills out the wazoo????…
As far as I‘m concerned The man’s done nothing…..oh…you’ll tell me he wrote a book….WOW…
Report Post »bleuze
Posted on September 10, 2011 at 11:38pmWho the hell has been paying taxes since he took office? The appointees and a few political people do not so why should I?
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:55pmLies, D@mn Lies, and Obama Speeches.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:16pmJust more money BILLIONS down the toilet … this is INSANE … I really think Obama needs a mental health evaluation!
TEA!
Report Post »WeeDontNeedNoSteenkinBadges
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:43pmGLENN BECK:
“And then there are people who are intentionally triggering an economic earthquake! And if you don’t believe that, oh you will. Oh you will, my friend. You will see someone is intentionally trying to cause an economic earthquake.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y03b4kHais
Report Post »Washington’s DELIBERATE ECONOMIC EARTHQUAKE Exposed By Glenn Beck :: Then ReBOOT USA To Communism!
Thevoice
Posted on September 9, 2011 at 12:46amThis is truly the funniest thing ever …Didn’t the millions given to every school system in the stimulus …”Fix our broken dilapidated schools nobody, could learn in” …. These new age progressive communists are just a toot …… Gee it’s like playing a broken record…..Put more money through the god of government program..and everything will be fixed …Hasn’t worked and never will …And also could you just imagine the reaction a liberal new age progressive communist would have if a works program interfered with the life of a turtle or frog …Gee they would be in a bent knot…
Report Post »SavingtheRepublic.com
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:54pm~^~v~~^~~v~^~
Report Post »I couldnt take his speech anymore even tried listening via Mark Levins play by play. This speech was garbage, over using his odd voice inflection painting the picture to PASS it now and things will be better. In effect he is setting up his opposition who we know will not pass this bill of his. Then in ‘12 election he will say “I tried they wouldnt pass it they are the bad guys!”. Worst part of his ranting propaganda is to rationalize that we can save ourselves by building roads, bridges and airports “just like China”! How does that create prosperity? Early 20th it did b/c we had to build roads, bridges, railroads and airports to support the MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY! Along with them all the businesses that were in the “food chain” that supported manufacturers, where the entire world was coming to us to buy things!!!! WE DONT MAKE ANYTHING HERE! This IS the problem b/c of the policies from DC left & right have driven companies out of here through regs, taxes, UNION costs etc. We cannot compete with China, India, Taiwan etc etc b/c they USE SLAVE LABOR!
How you combat that I dont know other than to confront it head on and denounce it… this was no solution just his first official ‘12 campaign speech….. http://SavingtheRepublic.com
ChiefGeorge
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:53pmYes but we’ll have smooth roads to vacation on…wait, forget that…no vacations, back to work if you have a job, gotta pay those taxes so the folks can eat out there on the government dime…our dime.
Report Post »HARDWORKPAYS
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:10pmIf he wanted to create jobs, he would have spent the $3 trillion dollars on every American citizen instead of bailouts for banks, stimulus and everything else. That would have been about $10000.00 per citizen. I have a family of four. I know that $40000.00 would get me out of all of my money problems, and I could have invested in my business. I could have gotten caught up on my house payment. Many other people could have done the same. Instead, they gave money directly to the banks,etal, and everyone is losing their homes. Does that make sense? The banks would have still received part of their money, and people would have stayed in their homes. I am not saying that government should have done this. Just saying that sense they did it, why not give it directly to the people? Can you imagine how many jobs would have been created? I know that inflation would have went wild, but the same is happening now anyway! That just proves the point that government needs to stay out of the market in the first place! The reality is that the power corrupts. The powerful will never give it up until they are forced to. They will take us all down, and still have their wealth. Obama is just stalling until the election with smoke and mirrors. I have your number sir, and I am not impressed. The ‘intellectuals” in your pack better try harder. Because us useful idiots are not as dumb as you are counting on!!
Report Post »Obama Bin Lying
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:53pmWHOA!!! yesterday it was only 300 Billion, and in only 12 hours he increased it by 147 Billion. GREAT GOOGLY MOOGLY.
Obama is now the Mental Patient in Chief. Someone please take the check book away from him. My Wallet can’t take it anymore
Report Post »Soquel by the Creek
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 9:15pmIt’s no surprise. Treasury Secretary Geithner hid $238 BILLION “off the books” during the Debt Ceiling Debate.
The Debt Ceiling and Where Do You Hide $238 BILLION?
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Worldsapart
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 9:32pmObama doesn’t have a check book. Congress is supposed to. They need to Man the F up!
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on September 9, 2011 at 4:43pmBIN LYING…..Boehner accused little Barry of the same thing during the “debt ceiling” talks. A number was agreed on, then little Barry stepped in with a larger number at the last minute. Little Barry can’t help himself.
Report Post »AJAYW
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:53pmIf Congress falls for this they should be voted out……..
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:53pmThe ONLY jobs plan that I want to see from this poor excuse of a man (which he is NOT) is:
i (which he is) RESIGN effectively immediately!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:22pmI would love to program TOTUS for him .. I bet he would be at least halfway through his resignation before he realized what he said!
TEA!
Report Post »Dougral Supports Israel
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:52pmCutting the payroll tax is equivalent to spending down the SS trust fund to pay for Obama’s jobs plan. Its a bad idea. The best thing he could do is cut regulation to the bone. I have seen a statistic that regulation compliance costs 1.75 trillion per year. Cut that by 1/4 and there’s $400 billion plus every year of direct stimulus.
Report Post »BloodSweatandTears
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:17pmDo they ever mention cutting any of the agencies that do nothing? And cost billions? Jimmy Carter’s Fed Energy Commission, Dept of Education, the TSA, DId you say FEMA? No, instead he cuts NASA…just like Carter who gave away the Panama Canal. The CZARS? Michele’s separate jet?
Report Post »utterlyamazing
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:51pmNice campaign speech..
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:55pmNot
Report Post »powpow20
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:23pmNot.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:35pmIf that was a campaign… I would run away with both hands covering my wallet; and I am unemployed.
the only thing he wants to stimulate is unions and public sector.
Report Post »HARDWORKPAYS
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:33pmHe just wanted to prove he was still the president by calling all the horses in at his request! Poser!
Report Post »dfree
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:47pmexactly right. the majority of people that have any inclination towards socialism, tho they dont even know what socialism is, think that this is a great speech, full of testosterone and im angry crap, the dumbasses of us will eat it up. i think its going to come down to a civil war, but i hope not.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:51pm@Stoic one
Report Post »I’m unemployed also and I agree with you. The only problem is, is that there is no money in my wallet just my ID and Obama wants illegal’s to have access to that information. I have already fought Bank of America over my SS# and they wouldn’t tell me squat about the person using my SS# at their bank. SS was no help either. I’d like to find the person that was using my SS# and….. well, I can’t say it online.
Banter
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:51pmThis is an attempt to crush the Tea Party, perpetrated by the libs and rinos. This has been a setup since the day he announced this speech.
Report Post »byehlik
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:51pmSAME OLD LAME MARXIST CRAP! This ship is without leadership. Trying to create a crisis bigger than it is today, it is not going to work this time. No more cash for your union cronies Obummer. The jig is up!
Report Post »TRILO
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:48pmDidn’t the super committee have their first meeting today to talk about reducing the deficit and debt… NOT increasing it!
Report Post »Parkeralan
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:15pmYes the 12 apostles did meet today to cut the debt and deficit. Obama knows that this will never pass congress the debt ceiling was his last straw! He has framed this as a class warfare debate that he thinks he can use for re-election. Shameful, unqualified, incompetent…
Conclusion:A) He has no intention of turning around the economy. B) He wants War with the GOP.
Tomorrow watch for a big sell off on the Dow, down 400-500 points.
Report Post »zymogene
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 9:00pmI don’t know if I heard it right but I thought he said by some of the cuts this committee was making….I thought the cuts this committee was making was to cover the debt increase they just got. Then the other thing that stuck out to me was the tax break for new hires OR a pay raise for workers….kind of like the created or saved bull from before. I know in our state we never got to see the tax cut he gave to workers because our state raised taxes and ate that up and then some. No extra savings here.
Report Post »LinkedIn G
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:48pmI want to spend more of your money … the end.
Report Post »BloodSweatandTears
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:54pmThe more they waste the more gold goes up…
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:56pmSpinal Tap, Gimme Some Money
Report Post »Stop wasting my time
You know what I want
You know what I need
Or maybe you don’t
Do I have to come right
Flat out and tell you everything?
Gimme some money
Gimme some money
I‘m nobody’s fool
I‘m nobody’s clown
I’m treating you cool
I’m putting you down
But baby I don’t intend to leave empty handed
Gimme some money
Gimme some money
Don’t get me wrong
Try getting me right
Your face is ok but your purse is too tight
I’m looking for pound notes
Loose change
Bad checks, anything
Gimme some money
Gimme some money
Kylestarr
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:47pmI did not watch big O and would not, so I ask does public work projects mean road work? I ask this because in the past year in Dayton Ohio I can not go any ware with out running into a road that is being worked on. I only live 3 miles from work and 4 or less to go to a store and I have had to change my way over 3 times because of road work. So it seams to me that Dayton’s road workers are doing just fine!
Report Post »Alky
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:42pmThe spender-in-chief believes everyone in the country that’s unemployed is a construction worker.
Report Post »faithaz
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:44pmSame old rhetoric. Oh, oh my gosh, he siad the word God, o my when it is conveinient for him is the time he only mentions god. Jefferey Immelt sitting in crowd, he pays no taxes. what a joke!
Report Post »powpow20
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:24pmJerff was sitting next to Michelle. Just sayin’
Report Post »squeaker
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:44pmWhat a Ba$turd…. House of Rep…. block this mess…!!!
Report Post »Tretka
Posted on September 9, 2011 at 12:30amThe real plan here is to force a battle in congress again and then he is going to pass this by executive order because congress “can‘t or won’t act”.
Report Post »west1890
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:44pmNo, no, no. Just more of the same BS…..tax the rich, give my union buddies construction jobs, ad nauseum. Enough of this clown and his evil minions.
Report Post »flfshrmn
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:44pmThats all?……….he’s loosing his touch. The well must be running dry.
It’s perfect that the GOP will not rebutt him……..seriously, what can be said that we all don’t already know?
Report Post »Spendstop
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:43pmWhat part of NOT spending do they not understand???!!!
Report Post »boston-rightwinger
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:42pmNothing new. Mitt had it right last night, this guy is over his head. Drill here and drill now
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:45pmWho is running America ?
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njconserv
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:42pmzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz yea sure
Report Post »ares338
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:40pmDemocrats just cannot stop spending. It‘s a friggin’ terminal disease.
Report Post »ejbonk
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:44pmI learned that back in 1978. How Soon People Forget.
Report Post »faithaz
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:11pmYeah well he just reminded how much of the same C*R*A*P comes out of his p*i*e h*o*l*e ha ha ha.
Report Post »veteral417
Posted on September 10, 2011 at 2:10pmLiberalism is a mental illness
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:40pmGood grief, he‘s freakin’ insane! Same thing over and over-no new results. What a joke this poser!
Report Post »eat-more-bacon-USA
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:40pmThe last thing America needs is a new $447 Billion latrine. STOP SPENDING!
Denounce ⊘bama – Defund ⊘bama – Dethrone ⊘bama
Report Post »Shasta
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:02pmIt is just another union payoff
Report Post »afflicted
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:39pmListened to 3 minutes of his blathering and my head exploded….
Report Post »VermontPatriot
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:53pmHaha
Report Post »faithaz
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:12pmLmaorof
Report Post »repup
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:31pmAll I see is asking for a ton more money to do the same crap that hasnt worked.
Report Post »You are just not getting it Obama!
jhaydeng
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:32pmHoly sh88!
Report Post »ejbonk
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:38pmThat’s HOLY SHITE.
Report Post »sablegsd
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:32pmSure he does. He knows exactly what he’s doing. His plans are working out just fine.
Report Post »repup
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:24pmAnd now we will move the baseline up another half trillion… just keeps gettin better.
Report Post »SS wont go broke cuz that 1000 a month your gonna get wont buy a loaf of bread soon.
ejbonk
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:29pmHELLO????? We Tried this Trick Before. IT DID NOT WORK! NO! NO! NO! Enough of enough of the same old BULLSHITE.
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