Gulf oil cleanup solution? Tax increase, says Virginian-Pilot
By Brian Kirwin | Thursday, July 8th, 2010 | Catch-AllI’m beginning to think the The Virginian-Pilot editorial page is printed on a Xerox machine.
Pick an issue: Transportation, education, health care, the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow (African or European). Doesn’t matter. The Pilot editorial board spews out the same solution. TAXES!
Certainly someone can teach our Pilot parrots another word.
Today’s editorial concerns the Gulf oil spill which continues to ravage the Gulf while Obama improves his golf game. What’s the Pilot’s solution?
“Reviving the tax – generally, 9.7 cents per barrel of crude or refined oil and up to $4.87 per ton of hazardous chemicals – is the most logical way to make progress on the existing list and deal with future problems.” (Virginian-Pilot)
If these buffoons keep this up, they’re going to write that the solution to government overspending will be higher taxes.
As if they’d ever think government can overspend.
Brilliant, comrades! The way to fix the gulf oil disaster is to raise taxes on oil.
One of these days, perhaps they’ll offer a solution to the problem of funding landfills.
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The right wants to jeer him. The left wants to censor him. Moderates usually want both. Brian Kirwin is a political consultant and public relations strategist in Virginia Beach with a lightning-rod flair. Brian also serves on the VB Arts & Humanities Commission and frequently appears on Hampton Roads theatrical stages, if only to prove that all actors aren’t liberals. Kirwin’s columns stir up debate and hit the political scene with no punches pulled.
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60% Support Offshore Drilling, Still Critical Of Obama And Oil Companies
75% Blame State Budget Problems on Politicians’ Unwillingness to Cut Spending
79% in New York Favor Cutting State Spending Over Raising Taxes
Most Americans Not Willing To Pay Higher Taxes For Public Employees, Entitlement Programs (69%)
74% Oppose Taxing Internet News Sites To Help Newspapers
66% of Pennsylvania Voters Say America Is Overtaxed
69% Oppose Higher Taxes To Lower Deficit
66% in Texas Say America Is Overtaxed
64% In Pennsylvania Prefer Smaller Government With Lower Taxes
66% See Tax Cuts As Better Way To Create Jobs Than More Government Spending
This is from http://www.rasmussenreports.com/
If you think that the Virginian-Pilot is stupid and wrong with its constant calls for increased taxes for all problems then
VOTE REPUBLICAN ON NOVEMBER 2ND
Whammo! That Was You Getting Hit With More Taxes
Then the marriage- penalty tax returns — for high earners, low earners and everybody in between.
Maximum rates on dividends skyrockets to 39.6%; so much for saving for the future.
Are you ready…for higher taxes?
I know, it’s never good news, but the Bush tax cuts are set to expire at the end of the year and when they do — whammo!
We are all going to get hit -no matter how much money you make.
Here’s why: The current six tax-rate brackets of 10%, 15%, 25%, 28%, 33% and 35% will be replaced by five new brackets with the higher rates of 15%, 28%, 31%, 36% and 39.6%.
For a while, it looked like Congress might opt to stick with the current brackets — as a way to help low income folks. But the reality now, with massive deficits, is that that fix might not happen.
That’s not the only thing to worry about: Investors and savers are about to get stung, too.
The maximum tax rate on long-term capital gains is set to go to 20% from 15%.
Maximum rates on dividends skyrockets to 39.6%; so much for saving for the future.
Then the marriage- penalty tax returns — for high earners, low earners and everybody in between.
And, of course, as we’ve been saying on the Willis Report, the death tax jumps to 55% unless no action is taken.
Bottom line, your bottom line is about to get hammered — if Congress takes no action.
If you have an accountant or financial advisor, it’s probably time to call them and start talking about what you need to do to get prepared… because it’s going to be an expensive 2011.
http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2010/07/08/whammo-getting-hit-taxes/
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