Community | December 15, 2010 | 7 comments

The Hardest Vote I've Taken

source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/al-franken/the-hardest-vote-ive-take_b_796716.html

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A lot of people are unhappy that the president punted on first down, and I'm one of them. Extending the excessive Bush tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires will explode our deficit over the next two years without doing anything to help our economy. I think it's simply bad policy.

But for Minnesota's middle class, struggling to get by in a tough economy, there's a lot in this bill that will really help: tax cuts for working families, a payroll tax holiday, energy tax credits, and the extension of Recovery Act initiatives that are already making a difference.

And for the Minnesotans truly suffering right now -- men, women, and children on the edge of economic disaster -- the alternative is simply unacceptable. If we let Republicans block unemployment benefits, even temporarily, there will be a lot more pain for working families, a lot more homeless kids spending Christmas in a shelter or a car.

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7 comments // The Hardest Vote I've Taken

  • Johnny_Los_Angeles
  • treewolf39
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      treewolf39  

    • This bill will be used against the democrats most likely as soon as January. It would be better to let all the tax breaks expire and start new. Increasing National debt while not putting people back to work is political suicide. Obama's a chump.

      I would have more respect for Al if he had gone to bat with Mr Sanders. Raising taxes on the lowest earners.(under 20 grand) What the fuck?

    • 1 year ago
  • noxidereus
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      noxidereus  

    • While the Republicans are more to blame, the weak Democrats are to blame as well. Al Franken is one of the few politicians I respect, but this whole deal makes me sick. It's pure bullshit. If the American people don't wake up and pay attention America will become a fascist police-state third world country, just like the Republicans want and the Democrats either want too or are too weak to do anything about it. American politics is a goddamned joke.

    • 1 year ago
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