Affordable Care Act

[dickiedeals]

As a brief reminder for those who forgot or for many that didn't know
Here is what happened, quietly, on January 1, 2015:

Medicare tax went from 1.45% to 2.35%

Top Income tax bracket went from 35% to 39.6%

Top Income payroll tax went from 37.4% to 52.2%

Capital Gains tax went from 15% to 28%

Dividend tax went from 15% to 39.6%

Estate tax went from 0% to 55%

A 3.5% Real Estate transaction tax was added.

Remember these facts:

These taxes were all passed solely with Democrat votes.
Not a single Republican voted for these new taxes.

These taxes were all passed in the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare.

[MisterB]

Don't buy it, they're all crooks, R or D.

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 passed Congress by a margin of 89-8 in the Senate with 40 Republican votes in favor, and a margin of 257-167 in the House with 85 Republican votes in favor. (The original claim undoubtedly refers to the House or Representatives' voting in 2010 to pass the health-care reform bill without a single Republican vote in favor, but that association is moot because, as noted, the tax increases listed above had nothing to do with that bill.)

http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/whathappened.asp

[valkmc]

Don't buy it, they're all crooks, R or D.

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 passed Congress by a margin of 89-8 in the Senate with 40 Republican votes in favor, and a margin of 257-167 in the House with 85 Republican votes in favor. (The original claim undoubtedly refers to the House or Representatives' voting in 2010 to pass the health-care reform bill without a single Republican vote in favor, but that association is moot because, as noted, the tax increases listed above had nothing to do with that bill.)

http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/whathappened.asp

Two things I have learned about politicians:
1) They are good at hiding what they do!
2) They are really good at misleading citizens!

As with most things that take place in Washington a person has to dig deep to find out what is really going on. That's a problem for us as voters. I do not trust any of them and do not care if they call themselves one thing or another. To me they are all pretty much the same!

[seadog]

His mouth is moving, If you look at the criminal record for our House and Senate people you would be amazed. These people should be in jail not running the greatest county in the world. But trying to get them to do the right thing for the citizens of this country is like

[Vondawg]

The very reasons for someone "outside" beltway and all the usual politics.

[stroguy]

And let the magic show with the clintoons begin. We're fixin to find out why they needed all that money. Money shuts mouths and makes whores of the best of men.

[valkmc]

And let the magic show with the clintoons begin. We're fixin to find out why they needed all that money. Money shuts mouths and makes whores of the best of men.

Extremely true!!

[dickiedeals]

As a brief reminder for those who forgot or for many that didn't know
Here is what happened, quietly, on January 1, 2015:

Medicare tax went from 1.45% to 2.35%

Top Income tax bracket went from 35% to 39.6%

Top Income payroll tax went from 37.4% to 52.2%

Capital Gains tax went from 15% to 28%

Dividend tax went from 15% to 39.6%

Estate tax went from 0% to 55%

A 3.5% Real Estate transaction tax was added.

Remember these facts:

These taxes were all passed solely with Democrat votes.
Not a single Republican voted for these new taxes.

These taxes were all passed in the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare.

LOL

[Miks]

I think my title says it all! Funny how they package things to make you believe this is a good deal, when reality any government agency will make it more expensive, less responsive, and absolutely frustrating to get results.

[Bob Penn]

How many of you know who your congressmen and senators are??? Look them up and make a list.
Come election time compare the list and vote for anyone not on it, regardless of party affiliation.
It will take the new comers at least 3 years to learn how to steal (you know they're not that bright) by then their term is almost up and now their names on the list
Far too many people are stupid enough to vote along party lines!!!!