Over at Say Anything, Rob Port posts a telling exchange with New York Senator Chuck Schumer:
He does sound a lot like California Democrats eager to keep our taxes high even as the Golden State hemorrhages jobs.
Port finds this to be an example of the New York Democrat’s hypocrisy:
On Schumer’s own website he touts the “Making Work Pay” tax relief which was part of President Obama’s “stimulus” spending spree. We can argue about whether or not that was actual tax relief or just a one-time check from the government, but the principle remains.
Democrats, when it came to the “Making Work Pay” policy, espoused the idea that temporarily lowering tax burdens would help individuals and businesses. If that’s true, then permanently lowering those tax burdens should be even better, no?
We should also note Schumer’s abundant experience creating jobs; he has spent his entire career in public office. Elected to the New York Assembly the same year he graduated from Harvard Law School, the career politician has never worked in the private sector.
What an idiot.
No wait, that’s insulting to idiots.
Is he in denial? Or malicious?
Malicious. He’s of the type that hate anyone who’s been successful…a leveler.
Tax increases will make businesses from hiring & impede growth of said businesses; Senator Upchuck Schumer is too full of himself that like most Obama Democrats are detached from reality. Can Schumer explain why businesses have left New York since the millionaire’s tax has been law? Of course not. To Schumer, business is something to degrade & he sees private businesses as his personal piggy bank to tax up the yang so he can redistribute money to his political cronies. Moron.
EXTREMIST!
To socialists, business is where taxes come from. To intelligent people, business is where jobs and wealth come from.
‘Nuff said.
And there are people who vote for this ignorant turd just because he’s a Democrat and has a feelgood position on social issues.
My contempt for progressives is beyond the ability of scientific instruments to measure.
How in the world is someone who has NO PRIVATE SECTOR experience qualified to pontificate on the possible effects of tax increases? Why does ANYONE pay attention to this asshole?
The older Upchuck Schumer gets, the more his whole head & face resemble a really bad pimple. Quick give Chucky a bath to see if he pops just like a pimple when exposed to a little soap & water…
Ted B: we now have to qualify what “successful” means.
These days, those in “public service” are doing better than those of us in the private sector. I doubt Chuckie is interested in leveling that playing field. Being successful means getting a Government Job.
Here we see selfless public servants in Yonkers NY with retirements that people in the private sector only dream about:
In Yonkers, more than 100 retired police officers and firefighters are collecting pensions greater than their pay when they were working. One of the youngest, Hugo Tassone, retired at 44 (not a typo) with a base pay of about $74,000 a year. His pension is now $101,333 a year. (Note: that’s exempt from NY state and local taxes
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/business/economy/21pension.html
Moronic!!!
Moronic!!!