Jim Martin #16: Tax increases for middle-class families
posted at 10:05 am on November 17, 2008 by Ed Morrissey
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How out of step is Jim Martin from the mainstream of American thought? So much so that he advocates taxing people at even lower income levels than Barack Obama and Joe Biden. While the winning Democratic ticket could never seem to agree on where they would stop raising income taxes — $250,000, $150,000, and Bill Richardson said $120,000 — they never dipped below six figures. Jim Martin goes where even Democrats fear to tread:
The information comes from Martin’s questionnaire answers at Project Vote Smart. In it, he supports “slightly increasing” taxes on incomes both above and below $75,000. He also wants to increase corporate taxes and start taxing Internet sales. Do Americans making less than $75,000 feel undertaxed?
Voters can only look to Georgia’s run-off election to stop the Senate from becoming Barack Obama’s rubber stamp. Jim Martin is, if anything, further to Obama’s left, especially on taxes. Find out more about Martin’s record here, and if you want to preserve any hope of a Republican filibuster, contribute to Saxby Chambliss here or at the NRSC.
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They have 58 right now and even if Coleman and Chambliss don’t get in there are enough RINOs
lodge on November 17, 2008 at 10:07 AM
I like the way the preview pic for the video says Jim Martin will “raise taxes on people”. Pretty much sums it up for me.
Snowed In on November 17, 2008 at 10:07 AM
Leaked: Obama’s new tax forms from the IRS…
Gwillie on November 17, 2008 at 10:09 AM
Here’s an idea, Obama can ask all his followers to just write the IRS a big check this year, lets see how that works.
4shoes on November 17, 2008 at 10:10 AM
I think we all know that Obama’s tax rate hike plan will go down to $42K.
jukin on November 17, 2008 at 10:13 AM
That makes the rounds every time a new guy is put into office :P
lorien1973 on November 17, 2008 at 10:18 AM
I hope he didn’t win? It figures, go after the small person.
sheebe on November 17, 2008 at 10:27 AM
The NRSC website on Jim Martin is incredibly weak. This is no way to win an election. For one thing, they should be linking to the Project Vote Smart link that Ed provided, which is far more informative.
Buy Danish on November 17, 2008 at 10:48 AM
GaffeMeister 5000 printout:
PAYING HIGHER TAXES IS PATRIOTIC
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on November 17, 2008 at 11:12 AM
It was only a matter of time before this was gonna happen. As of 2006, the threshold for being in the top 25% on your income tax form was about $64,000. The top 25% pays 86% of the federal income taxes. In order to raise the revenue, the Dems have to go this low. I don’t think there you can raise the amount they are looking for just from the top 5% or even 10% without killing off any incentive at all so they have to go lower down the income ladder to spread out the increases.
JohnnyL on November 17, 2008 at 11:34 AM
If Obama does raise taxes for everyone does anyone think that any of people that voted for Obama and the media are going to complain?
It will all be rationalized away with “Bush ruined the economy and we are still paying for Bush’s mistakes.”
Everything that goes wrong in the Obama administration will be blamed on Bush, everything that goes right will be credited to Obama.
albill on November 17, 2008 at 11:35 AM
As long as our government gives money away in the form of bailouts or entitlements or foreign aid or healthcare or anything else we the people will have to pay the bill.If not through higher taxes then by higher prices. All of us.
It does not matter what a politician promises as taxcuts we have to get them to stop spending money they don’t have for things we do not need.
jellybelly on November 17, 2008 at 11:45 AM
That’s pretty much to be expected from any politician.
What needs to happen is to get “local” with the outrage. If the “rats” want to raise taxes, it does no good to scream at Obama, Pelosi, or Reid. However, screaming at your local US Congressman adds a personal touch and, when repeated often and loudly be enough voters, forces them to defend their actions (as opposed to the “Bush made me do it” excuse of national politics).
highhopes on November 17, 2008 at 12:02 PM
GWillie–
When I worked at the local campaign office to re-elect Bush Sr. there was a form similar to that, except the target was Clinton.
I admit I found it a bit ironic, considering Bush Sr. had the ‘Read my lips; no new taxes’ thing chasing him.
linlithgow on November 17, 2008 at 12:46 PM
I photo shopped the date to 2009 from 2002 :) still it is funny
Gwillie on November 17, 2008 at 2:24 PM
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