"Short Fuse" June 30, 2008
AIDS: Short-sighted pols need a push
Several Republican senators are holding up action on a major expansion of President Bush's program to help combat AIDS in developing countries. Ideally, lawmakers would vote before Bush attends the G-8 meeting of industrialized nations in Japan July 7, since this would give him a powerful talking point to urge other nations to make commitments. While the bill, which would increase the five-year spending to $50 billion from the $15 billion in the past five years, enjoys broad bipartisan support, a few senators object to the amount and other provisions. An attempt to bring the bill to a vote Friday failed. The Senate should act quickly on the bill and not force Bush to go to Japan empty-handed.
What gets me is how this government has nothing for us (except rip offs), but is all for taking care of other people's health.
Especially after WE CREATED the PROBLEM!
Of course, we have TRILLIONS for OCCUPATIONS and BILLIONS for BANKS and ISRAEL, but that somehow is not a problem for the Globe staff.
Taxes: Only for people who can't afford them
The alternative minimum tax was meant to keep rich people from avoiding taxes. But it now pinches the middle class, while a loophole allows zillionaire hedge fund managers to pay lower tax rates than their secretaries. So the US House passed a bill last week to close the loophole to raise money for AMT relief. Predictably, most Republicans balked. Representative Jim McCrery complained that "Congress should not raise taxes on one group of taxpayers in order to prevent a tax increase on another set of taxpayers." But big tax cuts for rich taxpayers that raise the burden on posterity? Apparently, those are just fine.
Look at them blaming Republicans for everything.
Not that they don't share the blame, but I get tired of shit fooleys from the MSM.
The Globe here doesn't seem to care too much about the war looting, etc.
Words in an editorial are cheap, Globe -- and you don't even have to mean them!
Supreme Court: Good decision, bad politics
When the Supreme Court banned the execution of child rapists last week, Barack Obama criticized the verdict, saying that giving a state the death-penalty option could be constitutional. John McCain went further, calling the decision an "assault" on law enforcement. While no candidate wants to be seen as helping sexual predators, the court's opinion was sound. In it, Justice Anthony Kennedy notes that the death penalty for crimes short of murder is a throwback to an earlier era and could end up making it harder to prosecute child rapists. But when confronted with a sensitive but sensible verdict, Obama resorted to odd states'-rights rhetoric, and McCain pounded the table."Look at this!
So the Globe is AGAINST the DEATH PENALTY for CHILD RAPISTS!
See: Supreme Court Sickies
Enough said there!
Not a surprise coming from the HYPOCRITICAL GLOBALISTS at the Globe:
"Loophole after loophole June 30, 2008
AS LEGISLATORS have been working to wrap up the state budget, they have also been seeking agreement on changes in corporate taxes that should bring in more money. Unfortunately, one House-backed proposal could provide the tax avoidance lawyers of multinational corporations a new way to reduce their obligations to the state.
The plan from Governor Patrick and legislative leaders is to close corporate tax loopholes while at the same time lowering the 9.5 percent corporate tax rate.
Yeah, but the RICH aren't paying their fair share, the Globe says above!
Tired of the HYPOCRITICAL SHIT FOOLEYS and AGENDA-PUSHING yet?
Meanwhile, the legislature is set to RAISE TAXES on CIGARETTES (see other post from today)!
The House would lower the rate to 7.5 percent; the Senate to 8 percent. Both chambers are targeting a loophole that allows firms to duck Massachusetts taxes by shifting profits to subsidiaries in other states without corporate taxes.
Yeah, but it is all right to toss money at rich Hollywood folk or corporate and lottery favorites, as well as Wall Street!
In one example,
Yeah, close that up and they GO TO ANOTHER STATE!
That's how GLOBALIZATION WORKS!
And why the hell should taxpayers have to GO TO COURT?
Just MORE COSTS ACCRUED trying to track down looting corporations, huh?
At a time when Massachusetts is trying to keep firms from using other states as safe havens for their profits, it would be self-defeating to open the door to the use of overseas shelters.
The whole system is self-defeating for the American people.
It benefits ONLY ONE CLASS -- and the Globe just happens to be in it!
Lowering the corporate tax rate is a sensible way to encourage all companies, large and small, to locate and expand in Massachusetts. Closing the loopholes carved out by big corporations' tax attorneys can offset the revenue loss from a lower rate and generate additional funds to cover the rising cost of healthcare, education, and infrastructure maintenance.
Gee, the Globe sounds like STRAIGHT-OUT SUPPLY-SIDERS there!
Promises, promises!
IF the companies stay, that is!
Plus it is the fair thing to do.
Yeah, the FAIRNESS of it makes it as an AFTERTHOUGHT!!!
But the Globe is looking out for YOU and YOUR INTERESTS, average citizen!
Pffffffffttttt!!!
It makes no sense at all to negate the benefit of closing some loopholes by creating an entirely new and potentially very costly one.
But THAT IS WHAT GOVERNMENT DOES!!!!
Didn't you read my RON PAUL POST?
If the conference committee approves the overseas operations provision, Patrick should veto it.
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And see if you can find any concern for taxpayers in this one:
IMMIGRATION POLICY stirs up angry debate, but among the islands of calm are English language classrooms where immigrants can learn the skills they need to engage in American life and be more effective workers. If only there were more of these islands.
To tap the power of communication, a group of civic, business, union, and nonprofit leaders gathered last week to launch the English Works Campaign. It's a promising statewide effort to make English classes more available to immigrants.
Too bad they don't care about the AMERICAN PEOPLE as much, huh?
The need is great. There are some 14,000 names on a waiting list for state-funded English classes. A 2005 report from the nonprofit think tank MassINC called the ability to speak English the "new fault line," separating "those who succeed from those who struggle in the labor market." The report estimated that in 2000, 137,000 of the state's adult immigrants had poor English skills. They're part of a group of more than 467,000 immigrants who lack other knowledge-based economy skills. That's a challenge for cities such as Boston, Chelsea, and Lynn, where many immigrants live. And it's a problem for hospitals, hotels, restaurants, and other industries that hire immigrants.
Fortunately, solutions are at hand. Mayor Menino is broadcasting taped workplace English classes on Boston City TV and posting them on the city's website. State Secretary of Labor Suzanne Bump is marketing the existing Workforce Training Fund as a way to help pay for a range of training needs, including English and basic skills. The state should also increase the $30 million that flows through the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for English and adult basic education classes.
This as they SHUT DOWN SCHOOLS and send them into STATE RECEIVERSHIP!
How about TAKING CARE of the BORDERS for a change?!
Notice how the words "ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS" haven't crossed the Globe's ed?
So HOW MANY of these immigrants that need language training ILLEGALS, Globe?
I'm sick of the agenda-pushing, folks!
The English Works Campaign is calling for more investments from businesses, and it wants to help organizations market their English classes to businesses.
With better English skills, immigrants could contribute even more to the state.--MORE--"
Or the North American Union, 'eh, Globe?!
We KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING with this, and we are NO LONGER FOOLED!!!
