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What mainstream Democrat is talking about taking away guns? And the context of the quote is the importance of the Second Amendment in Citizens defending the nation in case of an invasion.
Kennedy was talking about lowering the top marginal rate from 0ver 90% to 70%. The top marginal rate in 2015 is 39%.
The top rate capital gains was 25% in 1963. Oh the poor put upon investor class and the 15% top rate they pay!
Context. You lack it.
Oh boy, talking about lack of anything here. The marginal tax rate myth again? Embarrassing.
He must not have considered the possibility American corporations would layoff people here and hire people overseas and across our border. There was a time when that was unfathomable.
Welcome to the Progressive dream of complete globalization, you voted for it.
From the view of a Conservative, I'd say the headline of this thread is pure woo.
He would be very proud of President Obama, and in agreement with him on all issues. On the other hand, the pathetic state of the Conservative party would likely shock him to death.
From the view of a Conservative, I'd say the headline of this thread is pure woo.
He would be very proud of President Obama, and in agreement with him on all issues. On the other hand, the pathetic state of the Conservative party would likely shock him to death.
Now that's funny. Obama is the polar opposite of "My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."
From the view of a Conservative, I'd say the headline of this thread is pure woo.
He would be very proud of President Obama, and in agreement with him on all issues. On the other hand, the pathetic state of the Conservative party would likely shock him to death.
I read a few Tea Party blogs to remind myself how crazy they are. Sometimes I think they are going to come out and announce they've been punking us all but it hasn't happened yet. Obama can be too nice, JFK would have totally called them on their hypocrisy.
He just would not fit today's Democratic party. Consider these John F Kennedy quotes;
"By calling attention to a well-regulated militia for the security of the Nation, and the right of each citizen to keep and bear arms, our founding fathers recognized the essentially civilian nature of our economy. Although it is extremely unlikely that the fear of governmental tyranny, which gave rise to the 2nd amendment, will ever be a major danger to our Nation, the amendment still remains an important declaration of our basic military-civilian relationship, in which every citizen must be ready to participate in the defense of his country. For that reason I believe the 2nd Amendment will always be important."
Remarkable statement, since the "Progressive" era had already begun, in which the "progressives" had voiced their disagreement with the Declarations reference to natural rights (unalienable rights), and they had stated a belief that the Constitution was a "living document" (Woodrow Wilson). The "progressives" believed that the Constitution was outdated, and not capable of dealing with the problems of modernity.
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"A tax cut means higher family income and higher business profits and a balanced federal budget.... As the national income grows, the federal government will ultimately end up with more revenues. Prosperity is the real way to balance our budget. By lowering tax rates, by increasing jobs and income, we can expand tax revenues and finally bring our budget into balance."
“Every dollar released from taxation, that is spent or invested, will create a new job and a new salary.”
It was these two concepts (proven to be true) from which Reagan coined the phrase, "trickle down."
the pathetic state of the Conservative party would likely shock him to death.
Shock Kennedy, what about Evert Dirksen, Jacob Javits, Nelson Rockefeller, Edward Brooke? Hell I doubt that William F. Buckley would recognize these folks.
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More nonsense from the Right
