After Dick Cheney famously told us that "deficits don't matter" and the Bush administration broke the bank with their tax cuts for the rich and military occupations, Marco Rubio in this week's Republican Weekly Address tells us that the "American dream" is threatened by deficit spending and for heaven's sake, don't get rid of those Bush tax cuts that helped break the bank in the first place.
I'd like for Marco Rubio to explain why Bush had the worst job creation record of any president if those tax cuts helped to create jobs?
But in the mean time... USA!... USA!... we're the greatest country on the face of the earth. And more tax cuts for the rich. Good grief. Their idea of the "American" dream is for all of us to be living in squalor.
Hi, I’m Marco Rubio.
It’s an honor to talk to you today about the direction of our country.
About the decisions being made in Washington that will determine what kind of nation we leave to our children.
America is the greatest country in the history of the world. But that didn’t happen by accident and it won’t continue automatically.
Today the American Dream is threatened by out of control politicians in Washington, who think that more government deficit spending is what it takes to grow our economy. That has never worked anywhere it’s been tried and it won’t work now.
Now for some it may be hard to imagine that the American Dream could actually be at risk, but as the son of exiles I know firsthand that it is possible to lose your country because my parents lost theirs.
They came to America with virtually nothing. My Mom worked as a factory worker, a maid and a stock clerk at K Mart. My Dad was a bartender. They made many sacrifices so we would know opportunities they never did.
But you see our story is not unique. It’s the story of America. It’s our history. It’s our common heritage.
Will we remain that type of country? Well that depends on the decisions we make right now. America’s greatness is threatened by the economic policies coming from Washington DC. Simply put, they are taking us in the wrong direction. But it’s not too late to do something about it.
You know, for the last two years I’ve traveled Florida, listening to the concerns of everyday Americans, and discussing ideas to bring real change to Washington.
And over and over, I heard the same message.
Like most Americans, Floridians are frustrated with arrogance in Washington. And they have had enough of the failed stimulus, of record deficits, of reckless spending, and of economic policies that are killing jobs.
You know, since the stimulus was passed, more than 200,000 Floridians have lost their jobs. And for the first time in our history, more than one million Floridians are out of work.
People have every right to be upset. But in the midst of this frustration and anxiety, there is also great resilience.
Tired of finger pointing and sound bites, they want real solutions. They want an alternative to the direction Washington is taking our country and that alternative really isn’t all that complicated.
First, Washington needs to realize that politicians don’t create jobs. Jobs are created by everyday people from all walks of life who start a new business or grow an existing one. The job of government is to create an economic climate that encourages the job creators.
But the policies coming from Washington are scaring the job creators. They have created tremendous uncertainty about the future.
And that’s why we must prevent the massive tax hikes set to take effect at the end of the year. Tax increases which would be the largest in America’s history.
And it’s time, once and for all, to abandon ideas like cap-and-trade and card check.
Second, we need Washington DC to stop spending more money than it takes in.
And that means ending the failed stimulus and using the leftover funds to pay down the debt.
And finally, we must repeal ObamaCare and replace it with a plan that will lower health insurance costs for Americans without bankrupting the nation.
Replace it with a system that promotes competition, allows people to keep the coverage they already have, and gives individuals the same tax breaks that businesses get when they buy healthcare insurance for their employees.
We are truly at a crossroads. Our children will either be the most prosperous Americans ever, or they will be the first to inherit a diminished country.
If we stay on the road Washington has us on right now, we will lose our exceptionalism and our country will become no different than any other country in the world.
But if we embrace free enterprise, if we accept spending discipline, well then America’s future will be brighter than her history. And we will secure for our children what they deserve to inherit. The greatest nation in all of human history.
Thank you for listening, God bless you and your family, and may God continue to bless the United States of America.”
So, Marco why don't you tell your large corporate allies to divert some of the money their providing to your campaign and, instead, start hiring some workers?
I forget, is that the American Dream where you have a good job that lets you put your kids through school and keep a comfortable roof over your head, and you can go to the doctor if you feel sick, or is it the one where you're grateful to have any job, nevermind being able to afford a house, doctor, or education?
It gets confusing...
They always forget the two halves of the formula
You don't raise taxes in a recession
And you don't try to balance the deficit either.
You raise taxes when times are good
And lower deficits then...
Diabolus est Deus Inversus
But is allowing tax cuts to lapse at the time they were designed to a raise?
And why give tax cuts if the recipients refuse to let them trickle down, and hoard instead?
Diabolus est Deus Inversus
The chutzpah of these people is beyond the pale.
Destroy the working class. Demolish the real American dream of success beyond your parents; then claim not keeping tax cuts for billionaires is threatening your future.
And we actually have morons in this country who don't have a pot to pi** in, that will go out and
vote for these psycho's.
Their entire campaign slogan is f**k you, drop dead, and kiss our a** if your not a millionaire.
Rush Limbaugh is what a smart person thinks a stupid bigot sounds like.
another repug on the road of corporate elitist bigotry
for the rich....what an sucka$$ for repug talking points.
Rarely has so much been said, in so little space.
Rush Limbaugh is what a smart person thinks a stupid bigot sounds like.
Enslave and impoverish all except the wealthy elites:
http://www.conceptualguerilla.com/?q=node/55
"We will find fulfillment not in the goods that we have, but in the good we can do for each other."
Robert F. Kennedy
Seems like I have heard those promises before about health care from the present administration. They sounded word for word the same, I wonder why they didn't get through legislation? HMMM
I just don't think I can take it any more - this ignorance and orwellian mirror-world of invented history, economics and "facts" pulled straight out of asses! This little light-weight, brain-dead arrogant little piece of animated fecal matter has not idea how this country was built or why his immagrant mother had to work a s-hit job at Kmart instead of a decent union job. God damn these people! God damn these fasisct un-American Orwell-Kafka nightmares pretending to be human beings.
I just don't think I can take it any more my friends (at least I wish I was surrounded by pround Liberal Democratic Socailist Secular Humanist friends - you know decent moral people that read and have an intellect).
I guess it's time to move to Europe - I feel that my nation is beig destroyed utterly...
I feel exactly the same way.
I avoid all network news now. Watching the tea baggers is like watching a group of village idiots running around with pitchforks and torches, chasing everyone the repukes claim is a child of "socialism,' while the repukes pull the van up to their front door and steal everything they have in theiir irrational state of distraction.
When they come back home and see the GOP sitting in moving vans and notice their stuff missing, the repukes tell em' it was some Muslim guy, and the idiots rush off in a rage again.
Rush Limbaugh is what a smart person thinks a stupid bigot sounds like.
Thanks, it's nice to know I'm not the only one squirming in Kafka-Orwell land over here :-)
P.S. sorry about all the terrible spelling! I was in a rush - I don't really spell like a Tea-Party retard... (apologies to retards everywhere for the insult).
I agree.
America is doomed to be a corporate/fascist state, there may not be any turning back.
Rubio is good with a teleprompter, but he's a corporate whore like the rest of them.
And the Gawd bless America ending?
Makes me wanna puks.
This massive tax cut is based on trickle down economics. The theory is it will help create jobs and stimulate the economy.. Going on seven years. How's it working out for you?
This is not my father's America
i got mine fuck the rest of you.
The democrats might want to bring up that deficits never mattered when republicans had control jus t ask Dick Cheney. It a good agreement to make if only the democrats were brave enough to make an argument
This message will permeate the weak and feeble minded Americans....that will determine the future of this country. IF they succeed in taking us into the sewer...I honestly have no hope that we will every survive the hole they put us into in my lifetime.
So.....I hope and pray that the brighter mind will persevere. If not....well...this once great nation is a cesspool of wishful thinking and longing for the days of the past. What a shame. I always felt that Rome was going to be our story.
self-exiled, from the castro regime. from this, i reasonably assume they were in with the batista dictatorship, and among the havana elite, not the majority of impovrished cubans, who supported the castros and che,
mr. rubio comes from a family used to screwing poor people, something everyone conveniently neglects to point out, when discussing the miami exile cuban community: these weren't the poor of cuba, these were the wealthy and connected. why do you think they're republicans to begin with? sorry, my "give a damn" just broke.
it's good to know mr. rubio's brain is uncluttered by facts, as witness this lame assed commercial, which will, no doubt, be lapped up by the yahoos in his state. in their defense, the yahoos get no actual information, from the MSM, only the fantasy world of FOX, so how would they know any better?
btw, the "trickle-down" theory has been pushed by the GOP for nearly 30 years, not 7. it started with "St." Ronnie of Rayguns. it's never worked as advertised, because it was never meant to. it was simply a way to seperate the poor and middle class from more of their cash.
Here's an idea....
Instead of trying to create jobs by GIVING Millionaires and Billionaires enormous tax breaks, and HOPING that they'll do the right thing and create jobs, how about taxing them at the same rate as the rest of Americans, and using those funds to pave roads, fortify bridges, hire police and teachers... you know, PAY for the things these BILLIONAIRES and CORPORATIONS use, but don't feel they should have to support via taxes?
I think we've tried the trickle down theory, and it' failed! (Besides, what idiots actually think that, say, the owners of Walmart, or Apple, or any other major company say... gee... I recieved $5 million this year, instead of the meager $4 million I recieved LAST YEAR.. so I guess I'll go and hire a few more workers!
No executive hires or fires based on his/her personal income! They basically ship our jobs over seas, get a gov't tax break, increase the companies profits and walk away with their windfall.
I swear, how can half of this country be so stupid????
Did Rubio register with the Selective Service when he turned 18, as required by federal law? Inquiring minds want to know!
I hope the seniors in Florida are aware that Rubio plans on dismantling Social Security and Medicare.
hell, I have been telling people how the American worker has been Fucked over for the last 30 years and all I get is that I am the nut. I try to tell people this plan of just fucking people over has been going on right in front of you and you just sit there and take it up the ass!!! Look at your home loan...It is not set up for you to ever and I say its NOT set up for you to EVER OWN your home. You pay the lenders 2 to 3 times what your home is worth and you pay THEM first. Look at how much interest you pay in a year to what you pay on your home. Buyers Dream, bullshit it's a bankers wet dream. I know one guy who payed over $10,000m on interest last year and only $2,200 on his loan. This is a good deal.. For the bank it is. Then these asshole lenders create one of these bullshit bank runs (like the Savings and loan run back in the 80's) send jobs over seas and then just Take back homes. All these people who put thousands of there hard earned money down on there homes only to see there homes taken back by the banksand end up with Nothing. Where the bank made big money in doing this. I know this for a fact. back in 83 I was one of these people. I bought a home put $5,000 down and after 5 years had payed over $15,000 in interest and only $3,000 off my loan. What a bunch of shit. The bank MADE $20,000 grand off me and I ended up with NOTHING!!! I later found out that the bank had done this 4 other times on this same house. banks don't make money if you pay off your home, they make money if you pay on it for 8 to 12 years then when jobs go to shit they just take your home back. They get your down payment and interest for all the years you were Renting and paying the Taxes on "Your" home.. You get Nothing and this shit still goes on to day. Now if you are Rich you don't have to deal with this shit, or you work in congress where they get good deals on there homes. When will this change, not untill the working class go to the streets and do something. Hell over in france they would march and not just a few people, they get 10 or 20 thousand people marching. Not here in the US, the News will not put in on TV. they don't want people to see any marches on TV, it might start something. BUT, let that asswipe beck hold a bullshit march and it's All over the TV. The repugs have one thing they do best, start shit. Nothing about what is best for the American people just what is best for the RICH. They keep up all the bullshit they can. OMG there is a Black guy in the whitehouse, hey we can start some shit here. We are going to pay for the 8 years that asswipe did to the working people of America for years to come while he sits and collects a very good retirement on the American Tax dollar. Where the rich just sit back and watch the workers of America fight each other over stuiped bullshit. Keep the American worker devied, get them to fight each other, dont let them ever see the real picture and its working...
What American dream? You mean the one that crashed when Marky and his cohorts, past and present, destroyed the labor movement and thus, the middle class? Cmon, the dream currently exists only for the exploiters and their henchmen. For most of the rest of Americans its the delusion that draws them into insecure servitude, frequent unavoidable debt and, all too often these days, penury! Really, Marky, if you get elected what WILL YOU DO? I believe that he and his ilk envision a return to those glorious days of the 19th century where the privileged and deserving got their due and everyone else knew their place and sure as hell better stay there! Of course, those who share Marky's vision (hallucination?) are either of the "chosen" class (as he and other well known proponents believe they are) or of the gullible conservative breed, in all of it's negative connotations, who are still waiting for the manna from heaven to "trickle down" to their hard working, salt-of-the-earth selves while protecting our "honor", etc. from those "others" by ever tightening their grip on their guns and religion! All in all, the narrow mindedness and greed of these creatures makes me ill!
GET THE HELL OUT JAMIE DIMON AND TAKE THE REST OF YOUR CORPORATE ASSHOLE FRIENDS
If I were the President of the United States of America, this is what I'd say to those big corporations and CEOs:
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I’m tired of all you corporate fat cats bitching and moaning. Especially you Jamie Dimon. **
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You have a problem with paying taxes? Renounce your US citizenship, take your fat asses and incorporate outside the United States in some place like socialist Europe or communist China/Russia, or the dangerous Middle East and have them protect your sorry butts. I say this because we all know that when we say "we go to war to protect America's interests", what we're really talking about is protecting corporate interests. Men and women in the military have died to protect your fat asses. Many when they come home have no job to go to. Yet you continue to outsource jobs, and sit in your nice comfy homes/mansions ... enjoying the best that life has to offer.
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You're weak and soft and refuse to stand on your own two feet without the aid of the mighty U.S. military and tax payer money. The sorry lot of you make me sick to my stomach.
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Now let me tell you why you and your friends won't renounce your US citizenship and incorporate outside the United States.
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1. You won’t do it because you’re afraid the communists will seize your companies, and/or the Europeans (who don't trust you) won’t want to protect your sorry butts or even have enough money to support your sorry butts.
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2. One of the reasons the Europeans don’t want you to incorporate in their country is because you pose a national security risk; PLUS without our help, you’ll drain their coffers dry protecting your lying, scheming, outsourcing asses.*
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3. As for the Middle East, ... do I even need to tell you why you would never renounce your US citizenship and try to incorporate there?
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That’s why for all your bitching and moaning, you will stay right where you are, pay your freaking taxes [let the Bush tax cuts expire] and shut the hell up."
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UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 7, 2010
Now you, Jamie (and your asshole friends), could all incorporate (your companies) on some big island in the Pacific; however, you'd have to pay for your own private army (that will eat into your budgets and cut your profits and bloated CEO pay). Plus, if the Europeans and Americans (and rest of the world) are smart, they will make you pay a heavy price (mucho money) to do business in their country.
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UPDATE: September 8, 2010
I have a perfect solution for helping the small business owner. We're going to stop all the corporate (welfare) subsidies to most large corporations and give those subsidies to (American) small and midsized businesses/sub chapter S, and other (American) corporations who help rebuild our infrastructure, invest in a green economy and also invest in great research and development projects, and who provide well paying jobs that cannot ever be outsourced.
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Last, reduce or remove our troops in various parts of the world that are causing a huge national security risk because of our presence there; and also reduce and/or merge national security agencies that are dysfunctional and mismanaged and make them functional.
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Many of these agencies are jealous of other agencies, and thus, refuse to share information. And then there are the companies that are in the spying and warfare game strictly for profit allowing corrupt individuals to thwart efforts to crack down on crime, etc.; and they themselves, by virtue of their corrupt and/or criminal behavior, create national security problems for us, and a huge backlash against Americans.
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Because of conflicts of interest, inability to analyze data and share it, mismanagement, corruption, jealousy and the outrageous number of law enforcement and national security networks, I think it has made us less safe.”
SEE VIDEOS AT: http://clevelandssecretclub.blogspot.com/2010...
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**CEOs' Anti-Obama Slams: President Compared To Hitler, Mussolini & More (PHOTOS)
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*Outsourcing Jobs Spinning Out of Control, (October 20, 2009, Michele Gilman)
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*JP Morgan Chase settles Enron lawsuit (Forbes, 6/14/2005)
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