Washington Times: Obama says raise revenue; Boehner says lower spending

FreedomProject — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:21:42 +0000

KEY QUOTE: "Countering President Obama's call for tax rates to return to their past levels, House Minority Leader John A. Boehner said Wednesday morning that Congress should strike a bipartisan deal to lower spending to what it was in 2008. Mr. Boehner, an Ohio Republican, said the economy is shaky because there's too much uncertainty, and said reducing spending and promising to continue all the Bush-era tax cuts will help settle both jumpy consumers and wary small businesses."

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Departed Obama Aide Now Says Ending Bush Tax Cuts Will Make Unemployment WORSE

FreedomProject — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:33:53 +0000

Departed Obama Aide Now Says Ending Bush Tax Cuts Will Make Unemployment WORSE

KEY QUOTE: "The newest member of the New York Times' stable of columnists is Peter Orszag, who just recent quit his post as Obama's top aide on the budget. His first piece is on the question of the tax cuts, and guess what, he doesn't share the administration's official line. In fact, he says, revoking the Bush tax cuts will make the jobs picture worse."

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Washington Post: Small businesses feel squeezed by Obama policies

FreedomProject — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:31:53 +0000

Washington Post: Small businesses feel squeezed by Obama policies

KEY QUOTE: "As small businesses try to plot their recovery, attention is turning to what many owners consider burdensome policies -- higher taxes, new accounting procedures and health-care mandates. Even as the government tries to help with an array of small-business initiatives, many owners say the intervention is as much a hindrance to hiring as the faltering economy."

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WSJ: The Small Business Tax Hike and the 97% Fallacy

FreedomProject — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:21:29 +0000

WSJ: The Small Business Tax Hike and the 97% Fallacy

KEY QUOTE: "The president's plan to raise top marginal rates is holding back the very people who should be leading the economic recovery. ... According to IRS data, fully 48% of the net income of sole proprietorships, partnerships, and S corporations reported on tax returns went to households with incomes above $200,000 in 2007. That's the number to look at, not the 3%. Would Mrs. Pelosi and Mr. Biden deny that the more successful firms owned by individuals in the top income-tax bracket are disproportionately responsible for investment and job creation?"

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Boehner: Don't 'Turn the Page' on Our Troops in Iraq

FreedomProject — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:51:36 +0000

Boehner: Don't 'Turn the Page' on Our Troops in Iraq

KEY QUOTE: "Over the past several months, we've often heard about ending the war in Iraq, but not much about winning the war in Iraq. If we honor what our men and women fought for, we cannot turn our backs now on what they have achieved. When we support our troops, we support them all the way -- there is no such thing as supporting our troops, but not their mission."

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