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Obama has delivered many tax promises in this election cycle. How will he react if congress comes to him in a year or two and claims 250k isn't getting the job down. We need to bring that down. Way down. Will he stand on his promises, or go along with the congress. Or should I ask...

He's just talking about the old timers, you know, guys like Byrd.

In the primary, Biden said Obama was not ready to be prez, and now he said he will be tested. Hmmmm. Maybe Biden doesn't know who's side he is on. Or maybe he does...

“Would it not be better to simplify the system of taxation rather than to spread it over such a variety of subjects and pass the money through so many new hands?” Thomas Jefferson 1784 Our system of taxation is anything but simple.

Strange hearing a business man say independence is a useless affirmation. You said you run your own business in another post. You don't rely on the gov. I don't rely on the gov in my business. I didn’t rely on them when my house was destroyed by a hurricane in 2004. Why would you...

It's always a victory when someone can pick themselves up and get back on their path without the aid of government.

Excellent. My favorite quote comes from the guy in New Orleans. "Government ain't made America great, it's people made America great." Amen, brother.

I don't disagree. They were roundly punished for abandoning their principles. Even republicans voted against their own party in 2006, thus the power shift. Let's not forget the rate cuts of Greenspan. Perhaps the beginning of the current housing crisis?

I truly despise the media. I don't blame politicians for who they are, or voters for how they vote. The modern media is a huge factor in who we elect as our leaders. What they tell us, or fail to tell us is often a factor in the leaders we get, left or right, good or bad.

And after a terrorist attack the market entered a sustained rally to all time highs in late 2007. It began selling off 10 months or so after the dems regained control of the house and senate. So who takes the credit for the rally from 2002 to 2007? Or does congress get immunity from blame...

I see. Keating's son in law is his relative? I would think he'd be living a little more upscale if he was a relative in good standing. This begs the next question. If McCaine helped put Keating in jail, why would Joe the plumber want to help him in any way? Politics before family maybe?

I can't hazard a guess as to who he is related to. Of course, I have to ask.:) Who? As indicated, my interest has been the question and the answer to the question. I think that is the issue, not who Joe is. I think it was a fair question. Bigdave, do you think the question he...

I don't consider his finances, or even truthfulness relevant. I consider his status as a citizen relevant. His question was legitimate. He received a media rape for it. Jefferson's favorable view of the press was to keep the government in check. They are failing miserably, as they wish to...

What would Jeffeson's position on the media anal exam of a common citizen for posing a legitimate question of a candidate be, and what would his position be on an answer like the one Obama gave to the plumber?

I believe the taxpayers will always be the losers until those who spend those dollars (all parties included) begin to treat every single dollar as if it were coming out of their own personal budgets. I wouldn't mind seeing some of that oil profit from Iraq coming back to pay a little for the...

Media in the tank (for O), market in the tank, and McCain polls in the tank. Game over most likely. The Republican party has committed suicide. I will await the birth of a new conservative or even a true libertarian movement. Perhaps the dems owning both houses and the Whitehouse will move...

When I started trading, I was able to apply that 3k write off to my other business, so my only complaint was that I could only write off 3k. My first year of trading was ugly, especially the cost. Perhaps we should have considered LLC for the contract business. Maybe that would have...

We actually joke about it quite a bit. I know a few small contractors who skipped a little here and there, and then got caught. It cost them much, much more. In a way, though, that's why I can relate to the plumber in the article. I don't think the majority of our politicians know about...

My wife was my accountant. Are you saying I could have avoided self employment tax on profit? 18% or so. Guess I could have faked some deductions, right?

I agree it is easier for someone who makes over 250k to deal with higher taxes. I dispute the claims there are no taxes paid by those under a certain level, however. Prior to trading, I started a small business and contracted out my services and hired subcontractors. My best year I netted...