Video: No stimulus money for white males
posted at 8:58 am on January 22, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
Wasn’t this supposed the era of post-racialism? Robert Reich apparently didn’t get that message. In his appearance before Congress on structuring the stimulus plan on January 7th, Reich suggested that the package discriminate against white male workers:
I am concerned, as I’m sure many of you are, that these jobs not simply go to high-skilled people who are already professionals or to white male construction workers. … I have nothing against white male construction workers. I’m just saying that there are a lot of other people who have needs as well. … Criteria can be set so that the money does go to others, the long term unemployed minorities, women, people who are not necessarily construction workers or high-skilled professionals.
Basically, Reich wants Congress to create some means testing that doesn’t explicitly keep stimulus funds from paying the salaries of white males. He suggests that the lawmakers create “criteria” that will have that effect in practice without being crass enough to say, No Whites Need Apply. Congress has done this in milder form for the last few decades by mandating set-asides for women- and minority-owned businesses in government contracts, but even those don’t require the businesses to refuse to hire white male construction workers.
This sounds a lot more like a paternalistic welfare program than a real effort to improve American infrastructure. We’re building roads and bridges for all Americans, using tax money from all Americans. Everyone should have equal access to the jobs created by this stimulus plan. What Reich proposes is flat-out official racism by government, refusing to hire people on the basis of their skin color. Didn’t our last election demonstrate a rejection of that kind of thinking? And note that Reich offers the racist rationalization that he doesn’t have anything against white male construction workers. Maybe some of his best friends are white male construction workers, too.
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javamartini on January 22, 2009 at 10:39 AM
I got it from the library, took one look and gave it back. Its over 1000 pages and there is no way I could read it in the three week checkout time.
Bishop on January 22, 2009 at 10:44 AM
OK, now I think we’re in fever-swamp territory….
We started this thread talking about identity politics and welfare payments. Remember?
I like the idea of a “National Day Without A White Man.” It points up the foolishness of identity politics quite nicely. It also might make enough of an economic impact to get Congress’s intention.
But although I am one of the original minions of the vast right-wing conspiracy, even I don’t think the O-bots are intrested in eugenics….
Anton on January 22, 2009 at 10:45 AM
Here we go. It looks like we are running full speed to another civil war. To take money from the producers and give it to the trough sloping dead beats will just create more dead beats.
These Washington egg heads need to be tarred and feathered. Incredible. Stupid. Misguided.
Why do they want to destroy this country?
saiga on January 22, 2009 at 10:46 AM
Same. Paid a whopper of a fine. Now have bought it, and a few other important books for my children to own, in case the libraries of the future decide no longer to carry it. I have seen how “disagreeable” stuff is disappeared down the cyberhole as if it never existed. Get your hardcopies now.
JiangxiDad on January 22, 2009 at 10:46 AM
Might as well kill two birds with one stone. You can take on the feminists too and free many women and others by adding “and those who love them” to the name.
JiangxiDad on January 22, 2009 at 10:48 AM
Do like i do, bring it back, and have someone else take it out that day, then you get another 3 weeks.
MDWNJ on January 22, 2009 at 10:48 AM
One step at a time. You’ll know how many steps to take,only after each one.
JiangxiDad on January 22, 2009 at 10:39 AM
I hear ya, this thread has become a sounding board for possible things to do when the time comes and I’m seeing some good ideas.
I just wonder how much can actually be implemented before the violence starts to hit. From all the evidence, there seem to be quite a few deluded people who are expecting all their problems to disappear, and when it doesn’t happen, it’s going to get ugly.
I actually put an extra handgun in my truck yesterday, beyond the one I normally carry; the creepiness factor is large here in the Twin Cities, especially in some of the hoods I frequent.
Bishop on January 22, 2009 at 10:48 AM
One way or another we will pay for the sins of our fathers, even if our fathers had nothing to do with those sins.
SKYFOX on January 22, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Because most of the left are filled with self-hate, and the rest just hate whitey and everything he’s built and given them.
progressoverpeace on January 22, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Do like i do, bring it back, and have someone else take it out that day, then you get another 3 weeks.
MDWNJ on January 22, 2009 at 10:48 AM
I can do my library stuff online, and can renew up to two times, the problem is that Atlas is on a perpetual four person waiting list and so you can’t renew or have someone else check it out. Three weeks, thats it, and if you can’t make the deadline you go to the back of the line and wait again.
Bishop on January 22, 2009 at 10:51 AM
It looks to me like the Blacks want a non-white nation. I suggest they move to Haiti and live in non-white paradise.
Be careful what you ask for chump.
saiga on January 22, 2009 at 10:51 AM
You may have hit on the perfect name for our day. Rush could do a little gig on making it a national holiday.:)
a capella on January 22, 2009 at 10:52 AM
In the good old days, it was required reading in schools. Try used bookstores, or get one new from Amazon for a permanent copy. You’ll want it for reference.
Vashta.Nerada on January 22, 2009 at 10:53 AM
But although I am one of the original minions of the vast right-wing conspiracy, even I don’t think the O-bots are intrested in eugenics….
Anton on January 22, 2009 at 10:45 AM
You must have been vacationing on the moon when Palin was running as veep; many on the left were aghast at the idea that Palin would actually have a Down’s baby instead of aborting it and saving the “hassle.”
Bishop on January 22, 2009 at 10:55 AM
Perhaps,but given sufficient demonstration of the power of those opposed to their goals, their demands will be scaled back. I think there is a sense that the whites and conservatives and republicans and christians are on the ropes, unable to ever again demonstrate power. I think that perception is wrong,and ought to be corrected. In no area is it more wrong than in the productive economy.
JiangxiDad on January 22, 2009 at 10:56 AM
Boy, what a bunch of stupid white Mother…..s for electing this guy. Lets hope he doesn’t start a “cultural Revolution” where he puts all the blacks in white positions and all the whites in black positions. It would be worse than Cambodia or China.
On the other hand, it would make for some great jokes.
saiga on January 22, 2009 at 10:58 AM
In the good old days, it was required reading in schools. Try used bookstores, or get one new from Amazon for a permanent copy. You’ll want it for reference.
Vashta.Nerada on January 22, 2009 at 10:53 AM
All of you are correct, it should be in the Bishop Bunker Library, to be pulled out and dusted off during clandestine meetings of resistance members. And yes, I’m partly serious.
I recently got a copy of the Army Survival Guide as well as the SAS version of same, might as well get AS too.
Bishop on January 22, 2009 at 10:58 AM
How about, ‘If you’re white, strike!’
Hey, Rangel fiddled his taxes, and nothing seems to stick to him.
Cody1991 on January 22, 2009 at 10:58 AM
Just get off the #7 train at Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights, Queens, NYC. Or you could stop by that 7-Eleven in Virginia, or you could just stroll over to one of the day-workers shelters at Home Depot or Lowes. See, it’s easy!
IrishEi on January 22, 2009 at 11:00 AM
They’re just killing the goose that laid the golden egg, so to speak. Punish the majority, beat them into submission with psychological abuse, kill capitalism and totally screw up the country.
It’s been done before.
Cody1991 on January 22, 2009 at 11:00 AM
Perhaps,but given sufficient demonstration of the power of those opposed to their goals, their demands will be scaled back
I don’t know, you hear what these people are expecting and it’s scary: free housing provided, cars paid-off, free tuition, on demand everything just by invoking the name Ogabe and making sure everyone knows they’re black.
Seeing what happened in November and now the reaction of the crowds, the slobbering press, the steps Ogabe is already taking to hinder the U.S., my faith is slipping.
Bishop on January 22, 2009 at 11:02 AM
Cody, Rangel and Geithner, and Dodd and Feinstein, and many others did it because we let them. You know that.These are all cowardly people, made brazen by their positions. When things get bad enough for some of us, things will get very bad for them. But as long as we allow our employees to steal from the til, AND WE CERTAINLY DO, they will.
JiangxiDad on January 22, 2009 at 11:03 AM
Has anyone in government actually asked the unskilled minority worker how they feel about this?
sherry on January 22, 2009 at 11:04 AM
No, your faith may be just starting to get in gear. It may be what we will need to fall back on to move forward and do what we know needs to be done, sooner or later.
JiangxiDad on January 22, 2009 at 11:05 AM
Pretty good time to get started. Joe Sixpack taxpayer is feeling pretty isolated and vulnerable right now. Something to bind us together into a coherent voice would be received well. I suspect there are many centrist donk voters who are also getting pretty uneasy. Hell, if you want to get a bit giddy and breathless, the embryo of a real third party could be lurking.
a capella on January 22, 2009 at 11:05 AM
No it’s 1984, merged with “Animal Farm”.
(Some animals are more equal than others.)
MarkTheGreat on January 22, 2009 at 11:06 AM
The economic uncertainties do not only present the Left with opportunities. That would be a crucial error to make.
JiangxiDad on January 22, 2009 at 11:06 AM
I’ve often thought about that. Why limit it to men. How about all white people. The major problem I see is that when we white business owners “strike” I frigging guarantee that the ACLU, LULAC or someone will sue us for “disenfranchising” the people who depend on us.
Also, I love the income tax idea. Hey, if you file by April 15th but don’t pay until October 15th sure you will get an interest penalty but those are relatively small compared to failure to file penalties. Trust me. I do it practically every year for lack of funds :).
mrsmwp on January 22, 2009 at 11:09 AM
I’m reminded of Rahm’s comments about not letting any good crisis remain unexploited. Looks like we have need of a community organizer.
a capella on January 22, 2009 at 11:11 AM
They’re just killing the goose that laid the golden egg, so to speak. Punish the majority, beat them into submission with psychological abuse, kill capitalism and totally screw up the country.
It’s been done before.
Cody1991 on January 22, 2009 at 11:00 AM
Well from Zimbabwe economics to Zimbabwe politics . It works like a charm.
the_nile on January 22, 2009 at 11:13 AM
Seems like many people like the idea of a day of national protest by those who feel ignored. Many of these people are very productive citizens whose absence from work will have tangible results. Done on a large enough scale, there is no practical way for the government to ignore it, or fight back.
JiangxiDad on January 22, 2009 at 11:13 AM
Also, I love the income tax idea. Hey, if you file by April 15th but don’t pay until October 15th sure you will get an interest penalty but those are relatively small compared to failure to file penalties. Trust me. I do it practically every year for lack of funds :).
mrsmwp on January 22, 2009 at 11:09 AM
The IRS can’t put everyone in jail. They would rather collect fees, penalties and settlements. Those can be dragged out, too. They also don’t have the manpower to go after everyone at once. And…. if everyone starts bitching about the IRS, they will probably have to lay off a bit especially in an economic downturn.
That brings me to another point. Tax revenues are down because of the economy. Further reducing revenues with a quiet ‘strike’ will really alarm the government.
Heck, at that point Rangel might have to chip in his share – or maybe Sharpton! lol
Cody1991 on January 22, 2009 at 11:15 AM
Yes, but our “community” is already organized online, and around some basic values. They’re already written down in the Constitution. Our community has been a largely docile nearly-sleeping giant. Time to wake-up.
JiangxiDad on January 22, 2009 at 11:16 AM
Also, I love the income tax idea. Hey, if you file by April 15th but don’t pay until October 15th sure you will get an interest penalty but those are relatively small compared to failure to file penalties. Trust me. I do it practically every year for lack of funds :).
mrsmwp on January 22, 2009 at 11:09 AM
Well, they can’t put everyone in jail, and they prefer to just collect penalties, fees and settlements.
I keep reading that tax revenues are down, so a quiet tax strike during this economic downturn could really alarm the government.
Heck, they might even force Rangel and Sharpton to chip in their share… lol
Cody1991 on January 22, 2009 at 11:18 AM
oops…. sorry about the double post :(
Cody1991 on January 22, 2009 at 11:19 AM
In a totally unrelated story, the market is dropping again today
Vashta.Nerada on January 22, 2009 at 11:22 AM
And if you need more firepower, withdrawing money from banks, en masse, would bring them to their knees. I would love to see a new set of banks started that conservatives used almost exclusively. This is very much of a long-shot idea, though it really doesn’t have to be, but the power that would be wielded would be immense. The drain on the current system would stop Washington dead in its tracks.
progressoverpeace on January 22, 2009 at 11:22 AM
Our community has been a largely docile nearly-sleeping giant. Time to wake-up.
JiangxiDad on January 22, 2009 at 11:16 AM
Indeed. My concern is that if people do nothing and continue to feel marginalized, things could get out of control. Americans are not as docile as the Brits, and people have been pushed for a long time. It’s just coming to a head now.
Cody1991 on January 22, 2009 at 11:22 AM
==> anti-Caucasianism.
Robert Reich is an anti-Caucasianite.
S on January 22, 2009 at 11:23 AM
…among many others who are Democrats.
S on January 22, 2009 at 11:23 AM
YES!…Just who I want to build the next bridge I drive over!
christene on January 22, 2009 at 11:26 AM
In a totally unrelated story, the market is dropping again today
Vashta.Nerada on January 22, 2009 at 11:22 AM
Indeed puzzling, considering the DFL is in the process of raising taxes in the teeth of the recession and that is supposed to fix the problem.
Bishop on January 22, 2009 at 11:27 AM
IT WOULDN’T pass. Neither would Reich’s intents if put into effect not be offenses of the Civil Rights Act and probably a whole lot more.
It seems to the Left, Civil Rights are only applicable to “everyone but White people”. This (Reich’s insane remark here) isn’t the first time I’ve heard this, however, and Reich having said this, even if it remains stagnant legislatively, will certainly now percolate throughout certain groups and can be relied on to gather a lot of additional mud as it rolls around in the minds of some. The outcome will be exactly what Reich is here advocating.
S on January 22, 2009 at 11:28 AM
YES!…Just who I want to build the next bridge I drive over!
christene on January 22, 2009 at 11:26 AM
Or pilot the plane in which you travel, or police your streets, or perform your surgery, or grow your food.
Bishop on January 22, 2009 at 11:28 AM
I don’t really care about myself, really. But my son the toddler doesn’t deserve to grow up in an apartheid system of racial hatred and bigotry. No justice no peace, and I mean it. If our colored masters and their white overseers like (Fourth) Reich decide to go down this road, I can’t be held responsible for my actions.
Beagle on January 22, 2009 at 11:30 AM
Also, I just heard on Bloomberg that Geitner is nearly approved.
Turbo Tax Made Me Do It!!!!!!!
Definitely time for a nationwide tax strike, y’all.
Cody1991 on January 22, 2009 at 11:30 AM
Beagle on January 22, 2009 at 11:30 AM
How many people have had to pay dearly for deeds they never committed? It’s a dangerous path for those who think they can continue to punish others forever. At some point it has to stop.
Cody1991 on January 22, 2009 at 11:36 AM
The big banks are all insolvent. They don’t exist without gov’t bailouts and FDIC insurance for depositors.
Many of the state governments are bankrupt. They don’t exist without huge tax increases, budget cuts or bailouts from Washington.
The federal gov’t seems to be bankrupt. It seems our central bank is printing vast amounts of currency, and then loaning it to the Treasury Dep’t so that the gov’t can pay it’s bills. The Federal Reserve is directly buying US gov’t debt by printing. It seems like some sort of scam. To me, it is evidence of bankruptcy.
The dollar remains relatively strong,because it is still perceived as better than alternatives, but this situation can’t stay this way for long. China is already extremely nervous about holding treasuries. There may indeed be a tipping point coming when the desire for dollars has reached its maximum, and everyone tries to unload them at once. It will be a race to the exits.
JiangxiDad on January 22, 2009 at 11:37 AM
I predict that the economy will begin to recover in late 2010 or early 2011, assuming we have destroyed any attempt to further ‘bail it out’
Vashta.Nerada on January 22, 2009 at 11:39 AM
The dollar remains relatively strong,because it is still perceived as better than alternatives, but this situation can’t stay this way for long. China is already extremely nervous about holding treasuries. There may indeed be a tipping point coming when the desire for dollars has reached its maximum, and everyone tries to unload them at once. It will be a race to the exits.
JiangxiDad on January 22, 2009 at 11:37 AM
That’s true, and it’s scary. There’s also some scuttlebutt that the Euro might not survive this downturn.
Cody1991 on January 22, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Cody1991
We went straight from whites-only drinking fountains to blacks-only positions in med school and government contracting. As you correctly noted, “At some point it has to stop.” Of course I was born just in time for the legal discrimination against white people.
Beagle on January 22, 2009 at 11:42 AM
Of course I was born just in time for the legal discrimination against white people.
Beagle on January 22, 2009 at 11:42 AM
Same here. I’ve listened to the whining all my life, and frankly, I am no longer interested.
Cody1991 on January 22, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Of course I was born just in time for the legal discrimination against white people.
Beagle on January 22, 2009 at 11:42 AM
As were your kids, and mine.
We will all be fleeing south eventually (unless you are already there); high taxes and unrestrained social engineering combined with Minnesota’s shiite weather don’t make for a good combination.
Bishop on January 22, 2009 at 11:47 AM
It’s called redistribution of wealth
Kini on January 22, 2009 at 11:48 AM
This is disgusting and racist. I am not a white male, a white female. I and two other white men got laid off from the company I worked at for 10 years. The department was FULL of Indians on H1B Visas from India and not US citizens. I and another co-worker laid off were the ONLY CERTIFIED people in the department. It was racism period. The Director who decided was Indian and protected the Indians. Now Congress is spewing this garbage. I just experienced racism for being white and a US citizen. This is very troubling that Congress is voicing this garbage. I thought we moved forward by electing Obama. I think we just moved back 30 years.
veerite on January 22, 2009 at 11:55 AM
This is where politcal correctness was headed all along. It’s reverse discrimination to nth degree and all those who even dare to utter such statements should be fired or ran out of office immediately if not jailed for the next 20 years or so.
TrickyDick on January 22, 2009 at 11:56 AM
I just dropped of my son at kindergarten…………
…………. he asked me when I was going to get a new job.
As I hugged him, kissed him good-bye, and told him to be good for his teacher, all I could say was,
…….. I’m trying son.
I was laid off on 12/12/08………. made for a fun Christmas.
By the way……………
…………… I am a white male, so money should just be shooting out of my ass.
Seven Percent Solution on January 22, 2009 at 11:57 AM
Bishop,
Fleeing to the South? Ah… I’ve got some bad news for you. But I can see your point about Minnesota. As bad as it is here in Florida, Minnesota is much further along in Khmer Rougization.
Beagle on January 22, 2009 at 12:00 PM
This is how wars start. Thank God for our constitutional right to bear arms.
TrickyDick on January 22, 2009 at 12:02 PM
I have always loathed Robert Reich with every ounce of my being. This liberal darling is an idiot who gets way more attention that he deserves.
Grafted on January 22, 2009 at 12:04 PM
I am a white male, so money should just be shooting out of my ass.
Seven Percent Solution on January 22, 2009 at 11:57 AM
Well, at least a unicorn. Expecting money seems a bit unrealistic. ;)
Good luck with your job search, Seven!
Cody1991 on January 22, 2009 at 12:06 PM
So, no stimulus money for white males…
Fine, then, no benefits or jobs for little liberals under five foot tall.
How the little liberal would howl about his rights…..
As far as ‘stimulus’ for construction projects, just who do you think that is going to benefit?
Well, most of the construction sites are teaming with illegals. I guess THEY can get back to work.
I’m gonna need a sedative for the next four years.
HornetSting on January 22, 2009 at 12:07 PM
Because they want socialism. They want to be able to take what they want, when they want it without all the complications of individual rights. In other words, they want us all to be slaves and they want to be the absolute masters. It’s all about greed and power and they want absolute control, all the power and all the money.
Ultimately, that is what a socialistic system is.
The Democrats have been working toward this goal for a very long time, at least fifty years and now they can see their collective dream on the horizon.
Any Questions?
Maxx on January 22, 2009 at 12:10 PM
I thought the money hole was color blind?
Angry Dumbo on January 22, 2009 at 12:17 PM
If Reich really wants more minorities in the construction trades, he should argue for the repeal of Davis-Bacon and the minimum wage. Both of which have the effect (and arguable the intent) of keeping minorities from competing with union labor.
LarryD on January 22, 2009 at 12:18 PM
The intellectual dishonesty on display in Ed’s post and in these comments is sickening, you people really need some hobbies.
In short, the economic stimulus plan should include sections of the economy that are not merely dominated by construction work, which tends to be for white men. I notice no one here seems to notice that part of his argument is that women are not really a part of these infrastructure projects (including white women). But if we actually thought his argument through we wouldn’t be able to return to that old conservative calling card, making white men into victims. It’s what made Reagan popular in the 80s, Limbaugh a success in the 90s and it seems the same folks are going to try the same tactics again this time. We’ll see if it works. Luckily, white women have really come to their senses in the last few elections cycles and started to recognize that hey, maybe we’re a constituency too.
DeathToMediaHacks on January 22, 2009 at 12:21 PM
White females will be next, after their votes are no longer needed.
If white Americans have any instinct for self-preservation left in them, they will create a new nation where they cannot be scapegoated through the democratic process.
Buddahpundit on January 22, 2009 at 12:21 PM
Is there some reason Reich has the microphone jammed up his schnoz?
12thMonkey on January 22, 2009 at 12:23 PM
Lets try it this way and see how it plays out:
or to black male construction workers… I have nothing against black male construction workers. I’m just saying that there are a lot of other people who have needs as well.
Claypigeon on January 22, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Also acceptable. The message is that the stimulus plan should be democratized, I agree. I think that the issue of gender is more important than the issue of race, construction is pretty diversified in big cities at least. Small, scary, “real” America…well less so. But either way his point is totally valid. It’s unreal to me. Between this and the Lowery Benedicition I have never seen former critics of political correctness howl foul with such shrillness over innocuous comments. Get it together conservatives, you’re kind of embarassing yourselves.
DeathToMediaHacks on January 22, 2009 at 12:31 PM
Bottom line,..the “stimulus” is really all about wealth redistribution and more affirmative action programs, not making things better for everyone. You’re straining to avoid that conclusion.
a capella on January 22, 2009 at 12:31 PM
Um, am I going crazy or isn’t there already a federal government hiring preference for minority own contractors? What the blankety blank is this guy talking about?
I’ve decided that I’m just going to start sending out pink slips to idiots who deserved to be fired. Reich is fired. He will receive his pink slip in the mail shortly.
tmq on January 22, 2009 at 12:31 PM
The intellectual dishonesty on display in Ed’s post and in these comments is sickening, you people really need some hobbies.
Thanking God every day I’m not you, is that a hobby?
Bishop on January 22, 2009 at 12:32 PM
What if a significant number of people file extensions? Would that impact revenue enough to get noticed without adversely affecting individual taxpayers?
aero on January 22, 2009 at 12:32 PM
“Schoolgirls banned from Lesson for being ‘too blond’” – more racialist news from the devolving U.K.
S on January 22, 2009 at 12:33 PM
Robert Reich is drunk from drinking from the toilet of Rev. Wright
Kini on January 22, 2009 at 12:35 PM
“You can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.”
18-1 on January 22, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Don’t call it “redistribution” or “affirmative action”. It sounds better if you say: “the stimulus plan should be democratized“
forest on January 22, 2009 at 12:36 PM
We’re from the govt. We already know what is best for you. We don’t need, or want, your opinion.
MarkTheGreat on January 22, 2009 at 12:39 PM
ACLU, Come forth and do your duty to keep big government in check!!!! OK, I just pinched myself and woke up…..
DL13 on January 22, 2009 at 12:41 PM
Of course it’s about a redistribution of wealth and its about time. Have you not noticed the ballooning national debt while we’ve given the wealthy massive tax cuts. That’s a redistribution of wealthy upwards. Wages have not risen substantially under Bush despite the most friendly tax environment in American history. The share of the nations wealth controlled by the top 1% has increased dramatically in those years. We’ve had upwards distributionism, now it’s time for it to move in reverse a bit.
DeathToMediaHacks on January 22, 2009 at 12:41 PM
I have some bad news too. I live in a part of Florida that might as well be southern Alabama and the anti-”Eurocentric” schools crowd are starting to have an impact. I have an elementary student whose school made sure she knew all about MLK and spent the entire week before the holiday weekend celebrating with MLK videos, coloring pages, and story books. However, last year before President’s Day, she brought home nothing about George Washington. When I showed her a dollar bill and asked her who he was, she had no idea. When I asked her teacher about it, she told me they don’t like to focus on Geo. Washington because he was a slave owner and treating him as a hero is offensive to the black students. The first President of our country is too offensive for President’s Day.
ExcessivelyDiverted on January 22, 2009 at 12:44 PM
Yes, I’m deeply concerned that buildings in which I may have to go should not be built by highly skilled white construction workers. I, for one, feel much safer sitting in buildings built by largely unskilled minorities who have, for one reason or another, been unable to hold jobs. For God’s sake, people, if you’re going to take my money to pay for pointless construction projects, at least have the decency to hire the grossly unqualified!
morganfrost on January 22, 2009 at 12:48 PM
Cutting the top rate from 39.6% to 36%. The same rate that it was when CLinton came into office.
Now that’s a big tax cut. I can feel the money flowing out of my pocket as we speak.
The wealth are getting wealthy for one reason, and it has nothing to do with tax policy. It’s because they work.
Those who are poor, are poor because they won’t work.
MarkTheGreat on January 22, 2009 at 12:48 PM
Just out of curiousity, define “wealthy” for me.
aero on January 22, 2009 at 12:49 PM
ExcessivelyDiverted on January 22, 2009 at 12:44 PM
Well I can tell you one thing, the retaking won’t originate in the north, it’s too frackin’ cold and with high taxes there is nothing to be gained by staying here.
I still say there will be skillz drain to the south from the north.
Bishop on January 22, 2009 at 12:55 PM
IF THIS IS COMING OUT OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION’S PROGRAMS …..IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH and then IMPEACH some more
Ernest on January 22, 2009 at 12:58 PM
Um wealthy people are working harder than they ever have in human history? Because that’s the only way you could explain how the percentage of overall wealth they control has ballooned over the last 8 years. And poor people don’t work? I just….don’t have words for you. In one breath you no doubt would call John Kerry and elitist for ordering an arugula salad in the next breath you claim that the millions of working class Americans, many of whom need 2 jobs to make ends meet, are sitting on their asses? How can a class of Americans who are working more hours for less pay than they ever have be described as “lazy.” Ugh, please lay down the free market ideology, it’s just been proven 100% bankrupt this year.
Must I? Because I know what you’re going to say. “Sure some people may make 250,000 bucks a year, but someone else is make 12 million dollars a year, how can you call those people wealthy in the same way?” Well I’m not saying that. I’m saying that the top 1% of earners have seen their share of U.S. wealth grow under Bush at the same time we’ve seen our national debt grow to the point where it’s actually threatening the value of our dollar. We had tax cuts while we paid for a 100 billion dollar war! It’s mind boggingly stupid. And now the right has the audacity to fix their mouth and complain that government might be reversing who benefits from government spending. Because expanding the debt IS government spending (not sure why the right refuses to accept that). This is why your hope for a true “free market” conservative politician is a futile one, your ideology has been exposed. Remember when tax cuts would lead to more revenue for the federal government….yeah, not so much.
DeathToMediaHacks on January 22, 2009 at 12:59 PM
Is he trying to pick his nose with that microphone?
patriette on January 22, 2009 at 1:02 PM
We will definitely need our own Kucinich to offer articles of impeachment on a frequent basis.
The media will have to report it and it might be the only way to force the media to report things that are unflattering to their messiah.
Buddahpundit on January 22, 2009 at 1:04 PM
Ugh, please lay down the free market ideology, it’s just been proven 100% bankrupt this year.
As opposed to that wonderful success that was the Soviet Union or China under Mao. Of course, when you murder millions and imprison even more, the unemployment rate is low–but then again, you life is so f$#@ing miserable you don’t care anyway.
Go back to beating off to your picture of Arthur Scargill.
PimFortuynsGhost on January 22, 2009 at 1:06 PM
And this will be the only place Democrats get called out on their racism towards whites.
clearbluesky on January 22, 2009 at 1:08 PM
Maybe I’ll use TurboTax this year and see how much tax I can avoid.
TurboTax: MAKE ME DO IT!!!!!!!
karl9000 on January 22, 2009 at 1:09 PM
I smell tax revolt !
sonnyspats1 on January 22, 2009 at 1:09 PM
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