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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (61731)	3/23/2009 12:58:20 PM
From: JakeStraw	3 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224808

Oh so you KNOW that Obama's tax increases will go STRAIGHT to SS benefits?? C'mon Kenneth you're making yourself look even more silly than usual... Decrease taxes and the economy will flourish!

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (61731)	3/23/2009 12:58:40 PM
From: TideGlider	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224808

There would be plenty if the teacher's unions didn't suck it all up. It is disgraceful what we pay for education and the incredibly poor product we put out. If they were a business, it would make AIG look good. I am not knocking teachers, but I am knocking their tight fisted unions. If we lower taxes, there won't by any money to pay your SS benefits.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (61731)	3/23/2009 1:00:28 PM
From: JakeStraw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224808

The total tab for taxpayers is already mind-boggling. So far, it includes the $410-billion omnibus spending bill (with more than 8,500 earmarks) that Obama signed on March 11. Then there’s the $787-billion economic stimulus bill which passed with no Republican support in the House and only three Republican votes in the Senate. On Friday, the Congressional Budget Office predicted that the president’s proposed budget would produce a $9.3-trillion deficit during the period from 2010-19. That’s $2.3 trillion worse than the White House predicted in its budget and, if accurate, would make the deficit unsustainable, according to the president’s own budget director!

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (61731)	3/23/2009 1:29:35 PM
From: HPilot	Respond to of 224808

SS is payed with the payroll tax's. Obama is raising everything but! Well I guess he may raise our but before he Frack's it.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (61731)	3/23/2009 3:03:40 PM
From: lorne	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224808

Hundreds protest administration's actions at village rally Written by Macklin Reid, Press Staff Saturday, March 21, 2009 acorn-online.com Flags-wavers, bell-ringers, some in colonial military get-up, others wearing American flags as capes: angry Americans gathered 200 to 300 strong at Ridgefield’s Ballard Park Saturday morning to vent their frustration. “Dump Dodd now!” and “We’re not Europe!” and “It’s not your money!” they chanted. Passing drivers honked, waved or gave them the thumbs up sign. They came from Ridgefield, Fairfield, Bridgeport, Bethel, and other towns for what had been billed as a modern “tea party.” They carried signs: “Give me liberty, not Europe,” “Obama lies and America dies,” “Socialism is trickle-up poverty,” “Wanted: Loving families for released GITMO terrorists -- Call 1-800-I-Voted-For-Obama,” and “Support Our Troops.” Organizer Chris Murray’s school-age son Peter carried a sign that said, “Broke before my turn.” “I went to one in Hartford, this is twice as much,” said former Ridgefield School Board Chairman Keith Miller. “This is three or four hundred. Hartford had 150.” While the protesters had a range of grievances, from illegal immigration to worries that the country was turning to socialism, the dominant themes seemed to be mis-spending of tax dollars, piling up debt, and the growth of government. “If you talk to these people, most of it is fiscal irresponsibility,” Mr. Miller said. “People cannot fathom the level of debt -- for their grandchildren.” Particular politicians were also targeted -- particularly Connecticut U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd and President Barack Obama. “I want to dump Dodd and I want to dump Dodd and get rid of Obama as soon as it’s legally possible,” said Jamie Shafer of Wilton Road West. “I’m very worried about my country -- it’s an outrage a day.” After demonstrating along the edge of Main Street for the benefit of Saturday morning traffic the protest moved inside the park, where a variety of people spoke -- most quite briefly. “I came here hopeful of finding people who feel the same way -- and I’m so glad to find you,” said Mr. Miller. “I’m tired of yelling at the TV,” said Wayne Kilburn of South Windsor “We need change at the grass roots. We need to see every incumbent voted out.” Connecticut 26th District State Senator Toni Boucher described described her effort to prevent Hartford’s other politicians from trying to solve the state’s budget deficit with more taxes. “I’m having the fight of our lives up in Hartford,” she said. Chuck Scott of chuckscott.com urged the Connecticut cede the union and said he was starting a ‘ct.cede’ web site. “Protect our borders. Secure our borders,” said a woman from U.S. Citizens for Immigration Law. “We’re not talking about Pele who come here legally,” he said. “We’re talking about law-breakers.” A man from Fairfield said people were organizing a march on Washginton for September 2010. “We want to put a million people on the mall in Washington to vote out of power anyone who’s voted for this socialist agenda.”