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Reuters retracts 'Backdoor Tax Increase' story. "is wrong and has been withdrawn".

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Reuters retracts 'Backdoor Tax Increase' story. "is wrong and has been withdrawn".

Reuters Retracts bogus story that claimed 'backdoor tax increase'

The story, written by Terri Cullen, claims that allowing the Bush tax cuts to expire will hurt the middle class. Cullen was hired as Reuters' wealth management editor this month. She had worked for the Wall Street Journal Online for 13 years.

Michael Linden, the associate director for tax and budget policy at the Center for American Progress, agrees with the White House that the story was misleading.
"The president's budget keeps almost all of these [tax cuts], and no one under $250,000 is going to be facing a tax increase," Linden said, "and to present any other picture is just misleading and wrong."

Late update: Reuters will not run a replacement story:
"The Feb 1 story headlined "Backdoor taxes to hit middle class" is wrong and has been withdrawn. The Obama administration's budget calls for the extension of those tax provisions for households earning less than $250,000."
 

Dargo

Like a bad penny...
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Re: Reuters retracts 'Backdoor Tax Increase' story. "is wrong and has been withdrawn"

Um, hokey, then how are we going to pay for all the give away programs NoBama is blowing money on? All the pork he and the Dimocrats are passing out and the most bloated government payroll in history? Here you have an article about the largest government payroll in history Bloated government payroll. Everywhere you read about the highest unemployment in decades. We've NEVER had several of our largest companies (GM, Chrysler etc.) go bankrupt. On top of that, NoBama wants to give more to those WHO DON'T PAY ANYTHING!!!! There will be huge tax increases or our country will cease to exist based on what NoBama is doing.

All this leads to the largest debt in history and the complete and total moron residing at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. is doing nothing but making matters worse! How much more do you honestly think NoBama and his henchmen Dumbocrats can squeeze the few who actually pay taxes??? The fools who voted this moron in office are placing a huge burden on my children, my grandchildren and their children! Apparently nobody has gotten through the bonehead skull of NoBama and told him that when you're completely broke that you don't go out on a spending spree like a drunk on payday. Somebody please play the Michael Jackson story to NoBama! He kept spending and spending and spending when he was running out of money. Buh bye Neverland. I'm not going to touch Jackson's death, only that he spent like a drunken sailor when a five year old could see that he clearly needed to stop.
 

joec

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Re: Reuters retracts 'Backdoor Tax Increase' story. "is wrong and has been withdrawn"

Do you mind if I ask what give away programs have been passed yet and what pork on which bill. He has only signed a few bills to date none of which would fit your description. Now if I'm wrong about this you or someone else here will point it out to me.
 

jpr62902

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Re: Reuters retracts 'Backdoor Tax Increase' story. "is wrong and has been withdrawn"

C'mon, Brent. Reuters retracted the story. Even Drudge had the retraction on their website this morning.
 

JEV

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Re: Reuters retracts 'Backdoor Tax Increase' story. "is wrong and has been withdrawn"

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah....nobody really give two shits either way. Each party hates the other and everything they stand for, and we no longer have a representative form of government. We have non-stop campaigning for the next election.

Term limits, people. Term limits are the only thing that's required here. Old geezrs like Reid and Byrd belong home taking care of raising their little marxist/socialist grandchildren, not messing with the nation's economy while on Gout, Hypertension and Erectile Dysfunction meds. Same goes for the San Francisco douce bag jill-in-the-box D&B lover that sits next to "can't tell a lie" Biden in the House. Out with every damn one of them as their term expires.
 

Gina

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Re: Reuters retracts 'Backdoor Tax Increase' story. "is wrong and has been withdrawn"

It's a shame Reuters made that mistake, but I applaud their retraction. They are one source I usually trust for unbiased reporting.
 

joec

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Re: Reuters retracts 'Backdoor Tax Increase' story. "is wrong and has been withdrawn"

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah....nobody really give two shits either way. Each party hates the other and everything they stand for, and we no longer have a representative form of government. We have non-stop campaigning for the next election.

Term limits, people. Term limits are the only thing that's required here. Old geezrs like Reid and Byrd belong home taking care of raising their little marxist/socialist grandchildren, not messing with the nation's economy while on Gout, Hypertension and Erectile Dysfunction meds. Same goes for the San Francisco douce bag jill-in-the-box D&B lover that sits next to "can't tell a lie" Biden in the House. Out with every damn one of them as their term expires.

Actually pretty close to my beliefs Joe. Oh and please include Mitch McConnell from here, Kentucky as well as Orrin Hatch, Utah among many others I can think of in both houses. Two terms and you are done with no chance to become a lobbyist for at least 10 years after leaving office. That is just the first step it will take to give the government back to the people as I see it.
 

JEV

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Re: Reuters retracts 'Backdoor Tax Increase' story. "is wrong and has been withdrawn"

Someone's signature block said it well. Two terms: One in office, One in jail.

Filthy bastards heap laws on the people who put them there, then exempt themselves from those same laws. We need a policy of equality. Just because they are scum sucking bottom feeders (lawyers), should not exempt them. All of this privilege they heap on themselves has to stop, and they need to be accountable to the people. I'm heading over to the barn for a pole and some tar, someone else go grab some feathers and let's take a road trip to Washington. We got some folks that need a ride out of town.
 

Dargo

Like a bad penny...
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Re: Reuters retracts 'Backdoor Tax Increase' story. "is wrong and has been withdrawn"

Do you mind if I ask what give away programs have been passed yet and what pork on which bill. He has only signed a few bills to date none of which would fit your description. Now if I'm wrong about this you or someone else here will point it out to me.

You don't see where his health care bomb is run away spending? You obviously didn't read the article I linked on his huge government payroll. You have never read that Obama is putting our country in more debt than any other president? You never saw the huge amounts of money O was directing to ACORN until they were busted? You haven't noticed that unemployment is the highest in decades? You haven't seen polls that show that 77% of business owners say O is hurting their business? You haven't noticed that our domestic automakers are in shambles? These problems along with thousands more don't paint a clear picture for you that the idiot is in waaaaay over his head and not even remotely qualified for his job?
 

Av8r3400

Gone Flyin'
Re: Reuters retracts 'Backdoor Tax Increase' story. "is wrong and has been withdrawn"

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Dargo

Like a bad penny...
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Re: Reuters retracts 'Backdoor Tax Increase' story. "is wrong and has been withdrawn"

Bloomberg says unemployment is even worse than previously reported. 824,000 more jobs lost
 

waybomb

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Re: Reuters retracts 'Backdoor Tax Increase' story. "is wrong and has been withdrawn"

I do know for a fact that the withholding tables withhold more from even the lowest wage earners in 2010 vs 2009.

Why?
 

JEV

Mr. Congeniality
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Re: Reuters retracts 'Backdoor Tax Increase' story. "is wrong and has been withdrawn"

I do know for a fact that the withholding tables withhold more from even the lowest wage earners in 2010 vs 2009.

Why?
Very simple...because they can. Tax & Spend administrations can only exist if they continue to tax the people into oblivion. After awhile even the blind sheep who are following the anointed one will get the message when they see the reductions in their own paychecks, and that they are getting less in return than before they voted the crooks into office. You like democrats??? If so, then you must like higher taxes. It's all they are about. There is no fiscal responsibility with anyone with a "D" after their name. If there was, and if they were as smart as they tell you that they are, they would not have voted for yo mama obamacare. When will the people wake up?

OK California, now tell me why I'm wrong. For you to think otherwise, you must have a butt load (that's a legitimate unit of measure) of money that you want to throw away in the direction of Washington so it can be misspent.
 

mtntopper

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Re: Reuters retracts 'Backdoor Tax Increase' story. "is wrong and has been withdrawn"

You like democrats??? If so, then you must like higher taxes. It's all they are about. There is no fiscal responsibility with anyone with a "D" after their name.

Another very poor generalization there JEV on political party issues and leaders. Here is something from a very Republican state that has elected a very popular Democrat governor. It is not just Republicans trying to put the country in the right direction but many true Democrats do not agree with the party line of either party on everything and follow a more independent thinking process that is all but gone and never mentioned here on FF anymore...... It is not all black and white when you talk political party affiitations.....as so many are saying and believe are so absoulte.....:whistling:

Governor Dave Gets Religion: Tells State Legislature to Protect Us From Illegal Fed Gov
A memo from Gov Dave to the Wyoming legislature urges state lawmakers to strengthen and protect legal state sovereignty by demanding that congress amend the 10th amendment of the US Constitution with stronger language. The governor points out that the federal government is violating the US Constitution in numerous ways, for numerous years and that this is illegal and a danger to Wyoming citizens. More
 

Av8r3400

Gone Flyin'
Re: Reuters retracts 'Backdoor Tax Increase' story. "is wrong and has been withdrawn"

. There is no fiscal responsibility with anyone with a "D" after their name.

I'd edit this to anyone with the title "senator", "congressman", "governor", "president", "council member", "secretary", etc, etc is a tax & spender.

Neither party is immune to this. Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely.



This is why term limits to ALL elected officials is mandatory!!
 
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