Extending the Bush Tax Cuts

[999969999]

I cannot believe there is so much outcry from Democrats about extending the Bust Tax Cuts for everyone. From my perspective, a small business which makes less than $250,000 per year is not doing very well, and is probably headed for bankruptcy. Or it is just a one-man operation like a plumber or electrician, etc. I would dare say that the majority of small businesses make more than $250,000 per year, so a tax hike on them will cause them to pull back on their spending and job creation. I know if our taxes went up, we would have to put off some major purchases until later. And I've had some conversations with some of our customers who said they are delaying major acquisitions and trying to just sit back and wait out this presidency--hopefully just two more years of this nonsense and it will all be over.

What I would like to see is a flat tax. And make everyone pay, no exceptions and no deductions of any kind. Even if a person made just one dollar per year, they should have to pay a percentage of that dollar back in taxes. Maybe then, when the people getting all the government handouts have to pay taxes, they will be a little bit more concerned about reducing government waste, and perhaps they would feel some of the bite from taxes and want to lower them. Right now, many of the people who get government entitlements pay no federal taxes at all, so what do they care if the government raises taxes on everyone else? Make them pay their fair share, too.

[clocker]

I would dare say that the majority of small businesses make more than $250,000 per year, so a tax hike on them will cause them to pull back on their spending and job creation.


I would like to point out that this is total horseshit.
Businesses will spend what they must to expand their business, costs are passed on to the consumer as usual.
There were far more jobs created during the Clinton admin than the Bush era, even with Bush's tax cuts.

[devilsadvocate]

What I would like to see is a flat tax. And make everyone pay, no exceptions and no deductions of any kind. Even if a person made just one dollar per year, they should have to pay a percentage of that dollar back in taxes. Maybe then, when the people getting all the government handouts have to pay taxes, they will be a little bit more concerned about reducing government waste, and perhaps they would feel some of the bite from taxes and want to lower them. Right now, many of the people who get government entitlements pay no federal taxes at all, so what do they care if the government raises taxes on everyone else? Make them pay their fair share, too.

Everyone pays the same tax already. Someone making a million a year pays the same tax I do on the money I make.

As for "small businesses" there was a deduction in the plan that was filibustered. "Small businesses" is defined in a peculiar way as well.
After deductions, loopholes and other various accounting methods most companies pay very little tax.
Funneling money abroad or just moving their "headquarters" abroad means American companies making billions can pay zero tax.
In 2009 Exxon made a profit of $35 billion, they paid zero federal tax.

[sandman_1]

The problem nowadays is that small and large businesses aren't hiring to begin with. Yes there are some exceptions but for the most part businesses are holding on to the extra money they are making and making their workers work more. Today workers are working 2 and half times more than they did 20 years ago and getting paid far less. I say tax the well to do $250,000+ and tax even more the wealthy. How much does someone need to live comfortably: 30mill, 60mill, a billion? How much money is enough? When we have CEO's and other officers of the company making several hundred times more than the average worker, I say tax the sons of bitches. If they don't want to pay their people other than table scrapings, the people that make them the money, then the hell with them. Tax the shit out of them. The middle-class is already eroding away because of this huge disparity. The rich are getting richer and the poor getting poorer.


• 66 percent of the income growth between 2001 and 2007 went to the top 1% of all Americans.


• 83 percent of all U.S. stocks are in the hands of 1 percent of the people.


• For the first time in U.S. history, banks own a greater share of residential housing net worth in the United States than all individual Americans put together.


• In 1950, the ratio of the average executive's paycheck to the average worker's paycheck was about 30 to 1. Since the year 2000, that ratio has exploded to between 300 to 500 to one.


• The bottom 50 percent of income earners in the United States now collectively own less than 1 percent of the nation’s wealth.


• Average Wall Street bonuses for 2009 were up 17 percent when compared with 2008.


• Despite the financial crisis, the number of millionaires in the United States rose a whopping 16 percent to 7.8 million in 2009.


• The top 10 percent of Americans now earn around 50 percent of our national income.

Source: http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/the-u.s.-middle-class-is-being-wiped-out-here%27s-the-stats-to-prove-it-520657.html?tickers=^DJI,^GSPC,SPY,MCD,WMT,XRT,DIA

If they want to keep getting wealthy, the rich, tax the shit out them. Who cares if it pisses them off. At this point I could care less.

[999969999]

What I would like to see is a flat tax. And make everyone pay, no exceptions and no deductions of any kind. Even if a person made just one dollar per year, they should have to pay a percentage of that dollar back in taxes. Maybe then, when the people getting all the government handouts have to pay taxes, they will be a little bit more concerned about reducing government waste, and perhaps they would feel some of the bite from taxes and want to lower them. Right now, many of the people who get government entitlements pay no federal taxes at all, so what do they care if the government raises taxes on everyone else? Make them pay their fair share, too.

Everyone pays the same tax already. Someone making a million a year pays the same tax I do on the money I make.

As for "small businesses" there was a deduction in the plan that was filibustered. "Small businesses" is defined in a peculiar way as well.
After deductions, loopholes and other various accounting methods most companies pay very little tax.
Funneling money abroad or just moving their "headquarters" abroad means American companies making billions can pay zero tax.
In 2009 Exxon made a profit of $35 billion, they paid zero federal tax.

First, let me point out that Exxon is not a small business. My family's business is a small business and yes, we do pay taxes-- far more than we would like to pay, and I imagine far more than you pay in taxes. And there is no way for us to outsource any part of our business overseas. We're stuck with the tax bill and all the federal regulations which run up costs, as well.

And no, not everyone pays the same amount of taxes like you stated. The vast majority of the people getting government "entitlements" like welfare, medicaid, social security, etc., pay little or no federal taxes at all. Some of them even get "Earned Income Tax Credits" where they actually get money back from the government after having paid no taxes whatsoever. It is redistribution of wealth.

A flat tax would take care of that. They would have to pay a percentage of their income, no matter what the source, nor how much they make, back to the feds in taxes. Then they would feel the bite from taxes and maybe they would not feel so giddy about raising taxes. Right now they vote for people who promise to give them aid and government services, and they don't care how much it costs the government because they don't pay any taxes at all. They are essentially voting themselves raises by voting for Democrats.

[999969999]

I would dare say that the majority of small businesses make more than $250,000 per year, so a tax hike on them will cause them to pull back on their spending and job creation.


I would like to point out that this is total horseshit.
Businesses will spend what they must to expand their business, costs are passed on to the consumer as usual.
There were far more jobs created during the Clinton admin than the Bush era, even with Bush's tax cuts.


So, if a small business has to pay more money in taxes, they then don't have that money to expand their business and hire more people. And if they pass the cost on to consumers, consumers will buy less of their product or service, which in turn, hurts the business.

[clocker]

Explain why job creation went down during the Bush administration, please.

[999969999]

Explain why job creation went down during the Bush administration, please.

Can you actually deny this:

"So, if a small business has to pay more money in taxes, they then don't have that money to expand their business and hire more people. And if they pass the cost on to consumers, consumers will buy less of their product or service, which in turn, hurts the business."

[clocker]

Can you actually deny that job growth dipped severely during the "low tax" Bush years?

[999969999]

The problem nowadays is that small and large businesses aren't hiring to begin with. Yes there are some exceptions but for the most part businesses are holding on to the extra money they are making

We are scared of this president and his democrats in congress. And from the conversations I have had with customers and suppliers, there is a large amount of businesses which are simply trying to wait out this presidency, which makes the economy even worse.


and making their workers work more. Today workers are working 2 and half times more than they did 20 years ago and getting paid far less. I say tax the well to do $250,000+ and tax even more the wealthy.

$250,000 is nothing for a small business. Even in our worst year, we make more than that, a lot more. You don't understand what it takes to keep a business moving forward. It's not the same thing as an individual making $250,000 per year in a salary.

How much does someone need to live comfortably: 30mill, 60mill, a billion? How much money is enough?

This is what drives the capitalist system and allows us to live in the best country in the world with the highest standard of living. Greed drives capitalism. It is a natural human emotion. Denying it is not natural or right.


When we have CEO's and other officers of the company making several hundred times more than the average worker, I say tax the sons of bitches. If they don't want to pay their people other than table scrapings, the people that make them the money, then the hell with them. Tax the shit out of them.

You want to see an outright depression? Do that.


The middle-class is already eroding away because of this huge disparity. The rich are getting richer and the poor getting poorer.

There is opportunity out there for upward mobility. The major cause of this disparity is our trade deficit. The good paying jobs for the average person are going away. Ironically, if you want to do something about it, you will need to put someone like Donald Trump in office to solve the problem.




• 83 percent of all U.S. stocks are in the hands of 1 percent of the people.


• For the first time in U.S. history, banks own a greater share of residential housing net worth in the United States than all individual Americans put together.


• In 1950, the ratio of the average executive's paycheck to the average worker's paycheck was about 30 to 1. Since the year 2000, that ratio has exploded to between 300 to 500 to one.


• The bottom 50 percent of income earners in the United States now collectively own less than 1 percent of the nation’s wealth.


• Average Wall Street bonuses for 2009 were up 17 percent when compared with 2008.


• Despite the financial crisis, the number of millionaires in the United States rose a whopping 16 percent to 7.8 million in 2009.


• The top 10 percent of Americans now earn around 50 percent of our national income.

Source: http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/the-u.s.-middle-class-is-being-wiped-out-here%27s-the-stats-to-prove-it-520657.html?tickers=^DJI,^GSPC,SPY,MCD,WMT,XRT,DIA

If they want to keep getting wealthy, the rich, tax the shit out them. Who cares if it pisses them off. At this point I could care less.

You might care if it was your small business that about to get a huge tax increase.

[999969999]

Can you actually deny that job growth dipped severely during the "low tax" Bush years?

To be honest, I haven't researched that so I can't say. But I would guess that the dip in job growth, if there was one, had nothing to do with the tax policies, and it would probably would have been worse without the tax cuts-- in fact, as my cousin just said to me right now while I am typing this... the tax cuts were in response to the recession caused by 9/11. So they were not the cause of the dip, but a response to the dip, and the dip probably would have been worse without them.

And now, Can you actually deny this:

"So, if a small business has to pay more money in taxes, they then don't have that money to expand their business and hire more people. And if they pass the cost on to consumers, consumers will buy less of their product or service, which in turn, hurts the business."

[999969999]

Oh, and let's not forget about the worst housing crisis ever, that might have something to do with the dip.

[clocker]

This is what drives the capitalist system and allows us to live in the best country in the world with the highest standard of living. Greed drives capitalism. It is a natural human emotion. Denying it is not natural or right.



We don't have the "highest standard of living in the world" by any stretch of the imagination.
And, Donald Trump?
Christ, that moron has created a myth about his business prowess that only another moron would buy.

Furthermore, how is it exactly that a rise in tax rate of less than 5% qualifies as "huge"?

Edit:
Your cousin is wrong.
The Bush tax cuts were enacted in June 2001...three months prior to 9/11.

[devilsadvocate]

First, let me point out that Exxon is not a small business. My family's business is a small business and yes, we do pay taxes-- far more than we would like to pay, and I imagine far more than you pay in taxes. And there is no way for us to outsource any part of our business overseas. We're stuck with the tax bill and all the federal regulations which run up costs, as well.
Koch Industries is classed a small business, last year I payed more tax than citigroup, bankk of America and GE combined. You family business probably pays less tax under the Obama administration than it did under Bush.

And no, not everyone pays the same amount of taxes like you stated. The vast majority of the people getting government "entitlements" like welfare, medicaid, social security, etc., pay little or no federal taxes at all. Some of them even get "Earned Income Tax Credits" where they actually get money back from the government after having paid no taxes whatsoever. It is redistribution of wealth.
Yes everyone pays the same amount and if the upper rates are not extended everyone still gets the same tax cut extension, even millionaires.
Millionaires pay the same amount on $199,999 as I do. Actually they probably pay a lower effective rate after their accountant figures out all the loopholes.

A flat tax would take care of that. They would have to pay a percentage of their income, no matter what the source, nor how much they make, back to the feds in taxes. Then they would feel the bite from taxes and maybe they would not feel so giddy about raising taxes. Right now they vote for people who promise to give them aid and government services, and they don't care how much it costs the government because they don't pay any taxes at all. They are essentially voting themselves raises by voting for Democrats.
The poor feel the bite of not being able to afford things that other take for granted. The poor probably have a job(often more than one) with a company that doesn't offer healthcare or offers such expensive bad policies that they can't afford to participate.

[999969999]

This is what drives the capitalist system and allows us to live in the best country in the world with the highest standard of living. Greed drives capitalism. It is a natural human emotion. Denying it is not natural or right.



We don't have the "highest standard of living in the world" by any stretch of the imagination.
And, Donald Trump?
Christ, that moron has created a myth about his business prowess that only another moron would buy.

Furthermore, how is it exactly that a rise in tax rate of less than 5% qualifies as "huge"?

We don't have the highest standard of living.... hmmm... so that's why people are dying in the desert trying to come here illegally.

I would rather have Donald Trump-- who actually has some business experience-- run our country, than some ivy tower socialist who learned everything he needed to know about running the world's largest economy from Marxist textbooks.

http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2010/04/06/n_trump_china_sob.cnnmoney/

5% is huge, depending upon how much money your business makes.

[999969999]

First, let me point out that Exxon is not a small business. My family's business is a small business and yes, we do pay taxes-- far more than we would like to pay, and I imagine far more than you pay in taxes. And there is no way for us to outsource any part of our business overseas. We're stuck with the tax bill and all the federal regulations which run up costs, as well.
Koch Industries is classed a small business, last year I payed more tax than citigroup, bankk of America and GE combined. You family business probably pays less tax under the Obama administration than it did under Bush.

And no, not everyone pays the same amount of taxes like you stated. The vast majority of the people getting government "entitlements" like welfare, medicaid, social security, etc., pay little or no federal taxes at all. Some of them even get "Earned Income Tax Credits" where they actually get money back from the government after having paid no taxes whatsoever. It is redistribution of wealth.
Yes everyone pays the same amount and if the upper rates are not extended everyone still gets the same tax cut extension, even millionaires.
Millionaires pay the same amount on $199,999 as I do. Actually they probably pay a lower effective rate after their accountant figures out all the loopholes.

A flat tax would take care of that. They would have to pay a percentage of their income, no matter what the source, nor how much they make, back to the feds in taxes. Then they would feel the bite from taxes and maybe they would not feel so giddy about raising taxes. Right now they vote for people who promise to give them aid and government services, and they don't care how much it costs the government because they don't pay any taxes at all. They are essentially voting themselves raises by voting for Democrats.
The poor feel the bite of not being able to afford things that other take for granted. The poor probably have a job(often more than one) with a company that doesn't offer healthcare or offers such expensive bad policies that they can't afford to participate.

The poor don't pay taxes. Under my flat tax plan, they would pay taxes, so they could see that voting for democrats with big spending programs will just get them higher taxes.

And talk about being fair-- everyone who lives in this country should pay at least some taxes. It is ridiculous for them to not pay anything at all in Federal taxes. They need to have some stake in the system so they know their voting has very real consequences for them in terms of taxes.

[clocker]

We don't have the highest standard of living.... hmmm... so that's why people are dying in the desert trying to come here illegally.
So, your definition of "highest standard of living" is based on whether impoverished Mexicans want to come here?
If Mexico shared a border with other nations that actually do have a higher standard of living, where do think they would go?


5% is huge, depending upon how much money your business makes.
5% is 5%, regardless of income.

[bigboab]

We don't have the "highest standard of living in the world" by any stretch of the imagination.
And, Donald Trump?
Christ, that moron has created a myth about his business prowess that only another moron would buy.

Furthermore, how is it exactly that a rise in tax rate of less than 5% qualifies as "huge"?

We don't have the highest standard of living.... hmmm... so that's why people are dying in the desert trying to come here illegally.

I would rather have Donald Trump-- who actually has some business experience-- run our country, than some ivy tower socialist who learned everything he needed to know about running the world's largest economy from Marxist textbooks.

http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2010/04/06/n_trump_china_sob.cnnmoney/

5% is huge, depending upon how much money your business makes.

You can have Donald Trump. He is trying to buy half of Scotland at the moment.:(


Sour grapes are about five per cent.:wacko:

[clocker]

If history repeats itself (and for Trump it already has, multiple times) he'll declare bankruptcy soon and leave your fair country...along with all his creditors.

[devilsadvocate]

The poor don't pay taxes. Under my flat tax plan, they would pay taxes, so they could see that voting for democrats with big spending programs will just get them higher taxes.
They pay state tax, city tax (even if they rent), sales tax etc.
And talk about being fair-- everyone who lives in this country should pay at least some taxes. It is ridiculous for them to not pay anything at all in Federal taxes. They need to have some stake in the system so they know their voting has very real consequences for them in terms of taxes.

The vast majority of conservatives vote for the guy who wants to enforce their social agenda. See how far a pro choice pro stem cell pro gay rights atheist or just for spice, Muslim, republican candidate gets even if he's anti tax.

[999969999]

We don't have the highest standard of living.... hmmm... so that's why people are dying in the desert trying to come here illegally.
So, your definition of "highest standard of living" is based on whether impoverished Mexicans want to come here?
If Mexico shared a border with other nations that actually do have a higher standard of living, where do think they would go?


5% is huge, depending upon how much money your business makes.
5% is 5%, regardless of income.

5% of $1000 is $50
5% of $1,000,000 is $50,000

[999969999]

We don't have the highest standard of living.... hmmm... so that's why people are dying in the desert trying to come here illegally.

I would rather have Donald Trump-- who actually has some business experience-- run our country, than some ivy tower socialist who learned everything he needed to know about running the world's largest economy from Marxist textbooks.

http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2010/04/06/n_trump_china_sob.cnnmoney/

5% is huge, depending upon how much money your business makes.

You can have Donald Trump. He is trying to buy half of Scotland at the moment.:(


Sour grapes are about five per cent.:wacko:

I wish!

[999969999]

The poor don't pay taxes. Under my flat tax plan, they would pay taxes, so they could see that voting for democrats with big spending programs will just get them higher taxes.
They pay state tax, city tax (even if they rent), sales tax etc.
And talk about being fair-- everyone who lives in this country should pay at least some taxes. It is ridiculous for them to not pay anything at all in Federal taxes. They need to have some stake in the system so they know their voting has very real consequences for them in terms of taxes.

The vast majority of conservatives vote for the guy who wants to enforce their social agenda. See how far a pro choice pro stem cell pro gay rights atheist or just for spice, Muslim, republican candidate gets even if he's anti tax.

Like I said, they don't pay Federal tax, and the Federal government is where they get most of their handouts. They need to feel that tax bite to break them from thinking it's all just free money raining down on them. They need to know where that money comes from.

I'm pretty much atheist. I just don't tell most people who know me about it, and I don't care to shove it down people's throats. So, it's not part of my agenda. I'm also pro stem cell research. As for abortion, I don't care about the issue all that much, but I have a spin on it. I would like to see every person who applies for food stamps or welfare of any kind be permanently sterilized, to end the cycle of poverty. As for gays, I don't care what they do as long as I don't have to see it in public. As for Muslims, I wish they didn't take their religion so seriously. It seems like most Jews, and many Christians have finally mellowed out to the point where their religion is just not that big of a deal to them anymore. I wish Muslims would do that. I mean, rioting over a cartoon? WTF? Some artists stick Jesus on a cross in a jar of urine and Christians don't riot in the street over it.

[devilsadvocate]

Like I said, they don't pay Federal tax, and the Federal government is where they get most of their handouts. They need to feel that tax bite to break them from thinking it's all just free money raining down on them. They need to know where that money comes from.



So you think the best way to help people in poverty is to take more money from them?

[clocker]

I would like to see every person who applies for food stamps or welfare of any kind be permanently sterilized, to end the cycle of poverty. As for gays, I don't care what they do as long as I don't have to see it in public. As for Muslims, I wish they didn't take their religion so seriously. It seems like most Jews, and many Christians have finally mellowed out to the point where their religion is just not that big of a deal to them anymore. I wish Muslims would do that. I mean, rioting over a cartoon? WTF? Some artists stick Jesus on a cross in a jar of urine and Christians don't riot in the street over it.
You obliviousness almost leaves me speechless.

Just over a month ago one of your "mellow" Christians got in her car and drove from Montana to Colorado so she could destroy a painting on display in a small gallery.
Also, google "Gretchen Carlson+ war on Christmas" and see what comes up.
It ain't mellow.

So, "sterilize the needy", eh?
"Food stamps or welfare of any kind" is all it takes to qualify for your modest proposal...how's your grandma on Medicare going to like forced sterilization?
Not to mention every farmer who gets a government subsidy, every one who collects Social Security, etc., etc., etc.
That's a whole lot of pissed off- albeit sterile- people.

[sandman_1]

We are scared of this president and his democrats in congress. And from the conversations I have had with customers and suppliers, there is a large amount of businesses which are simply trying to wait out this presidency, which makes the economy even worse.

$250,000 is nothing for a small business. Even in our worst year, we make more than that, a lot more. You don't understand what it takes to keep a business moving forward. It's not the same thing as an individual making $250,000 per year in a salary.

This is what drives the capitalist system and allows us to live in the best country in the world with the highest standard of living. Greed drives capitalism. It is a natural human emotion. Denying it is not natural or right.

You want to see an outright depression? Do that.

There is opportunity out there for upward mobility. The major cause of this disparity is our trade deficit. The good paying jobs for the average person are going away. Ironically, if you want to do something about it, you will need to put someone like Donald Trump in office to solve the problem.

ou might care if it was your small business that about to get a huge tax increase.


Ok let me rebut you remarks:

Your first point is wrong. Even before Obama was in office, businesses have been holding on to their money. Production is up yet the amount that an average worker does too is up in contrast. People are working more and more for less pay and it didn't start with Obama.

$250,000 is a lot of money for a salary, which what I was talking about. You are very well off if you are making that in a year.

Greed is what also causes irresponsible behavior. Case in point, the latest economic meltdown. Like I said before, how much money is enough for one damn person? Jesus do people really need billions to live on while other people are living pay check to pay check? Share the wealth with your workers is all I am saying instead of hording it. Also you can want wealth and not be greedy. Greed is saying that you want wealth but whatever you get won't ever be enough. That is the problem.

Do I want a depression? No. However the rich have already almost caused that on a much larger scale, global depression, without being extra taxed. If it wasn't for the American tax payer bailing these idiots out, we would of had a global depression thanks to greed and irresponsible behavior. I challenge you to do research on this. You will find that major investment banks caused this economic down turn through trading of toxic assets, Credit Default Swaps (OTC Derivatives). Congress talked about regulating these derivatives but have yet to do it. Guess what, it will happen again, trust me.

Upward mobility? Ohh you are talking about the American dream, right. Wait didn't I post an article detailing the eroding of the middle-class? You other remarks are sort of right except for the mentioning of Donald Trump.

I am not against small business at all here. I am against these corporations, banks, and elitist pricks that hold the majority of the wealth and have our proverbial balls in their hands.

[999969999]

I would like to see every person who applies for food stamps or welfare of any kind be permanently sterilized, to end the cycle of poverty. As for gays, I don't care what they do as long as I don't have to see it in public. As for Muslims, I wish they didn't take their religion so seriously. It seems like most Jews, and many Christians have finally mellowed out to the point where their religion is just not that big of a deal to them anymore. I wish Muslims would do that. I mean, rioting over a cartoon? WTF? Some artists stick Jesus on a cross in a jar of urine and Christians don't riot in the street over it.
You obliviousness almost leaves me speechless.

Just over a month ago one of your "mellow" Christians got in her car and drove from Montana to Colorado so she could destroy a painting on display in a small gallery.
Also, google "Gretchen Carlson+ war on Christmas" and see what comes up.
It ain't mellow.

So, "sterilize the needy", eh?
"Food stamps or welfare of any kind" is all it takes to qualify for your modest proposal...how's your grandma on Medicare going to like forced sterilization?
Not to mention every farmer who gets a government subsidy, every one who collects Social Security, etc., etc., etc.
That's a whole lot of pissed off- albeit sterile- people.

Are you seriously comparing the lone Christian nutjob who acted alone to hordes of rioting Muslims?

Here's a good question for you, would you rather live under the system we currently have-- which was pretty much put in place by those evil Christians you despise so much-- or Sharia law?

As for ending the cycle of poverty, the current system rewards mothers who cannot care for the one child they already have by giving them more money if they get pregnant over and over again. They get more money and services for each additional child they have. I have seen them standing out in front of the D.E.S. office with a line of stairstep children behind them. Sterilization would bring that to an end. Another solution would be to simply not increase the amount of government aid they receive, no matter how many children they had, and over time, it would discourage them from having more children.

[clocker]

Westwood Baptist Church.
Scott Roeder.

Shall I continue?

And BTW, you don't get to put words in my mouth.
I have never said I "despise" Christians.

[devilsadvocate]

I wondering If 9 is posting this stuff just to be controversial, but doesn't know what he's really talking about

or

He is posting this stuff just to be controversial, and knows exactly what he's suggesting, but doesn't really feel that way.

or

He knows what he is saying and that's his actual ideology

[clocker]

Given some of the assertions he's made (just in this thread), such as...
" From my perspective, a small business which makes less than $250,000 per year is not doing very well, and is probably headed for bankruptcy."

"The vast majority of the people getting government "entitlements" like welfare, medicaid, social security, etc., pay little or no federal taxes at all. Some of them even get "Earned Income Tax Credits" where they actually get money back from the government after having paid no taxes whatsoever. It is redistribution of wealth. "

"I would like to see every person who applies for food stamps or welfare of any kind be permanently sterilized, to end the cycle of poverty. As for gays, I don't care what they do as long as I don't have to see it in public. As for Muslims, I wish they didn't take their religion so seriously. It seems like most Jews, and many Christians have finally mellowed out to the point where their religion is just not that big of a deal to them anymore."

...I would guess option #1 primarily, with a bit of #2 thrown in for spice.

[999969999]

You have to admit, it is more interesting with me around, right?

[clocker]

If you define "interesting" as "a bad mashup of Glen Beck and Sean Hannity" then, yes.

[999969999]

If you define "interesting" as "a bad mashup of Glen Beck and Sean Hannity" then, yes.

Hannity? I don't listen to him.

[clocker]

Too "liberal", no doubt.

[999969999]

Too "liberal", no doubt.

How did you know? :)

[clocker]

Educated guess.