My Friends, Obama's "Class Warfare" Raises Taxes On Hardworking Americans... Like A-Rod And Madonna

My friends, Senator Obama says his tax plan will lower taxes for Americans making less than $250,000 a year. But where does that leave millions of honest, hardworking Americans? People like my friend Alex The Baseball Player. Alex makes $27,000,000 a year playing third base for the New York Yankees.

Alex wants to buy a small country and turn the population into his personal servants. And he wanted to buy the country but he looked at your tax plan and he saw that he was going to pay much higher taxes. Senator Obama, you were going to put him in a higher tax bracket which was going to increase his taxes, which was going to cause him not to be able to employ as many manservants or maids, which Alex was trying to realize the American dream.

Alex, I want to tell you, I'll not only help you buy that country that you worked your whole life for and be able -- and I'll keep your taxes low and I'll provide available and affordable health care for you and your hangers-on, wardrobe assistants, landscapers, favorite strippers, and the rest of your entourage.

And what about Alex's friend Madonna The Singer, who's now a single parent trying to raise her kids alone? Madonna made $72,000,000 last year. Hey, Madonna, you're rich, congratulations! Because what Madonna wanted to do was buy a life-sized crucifix covered in diamonds as a prop for her latest tour. And Senator Obama, you said that you wanted to spread the wealth -- in other words, take Madonna's money and then you decide what to do with it.

Now, Madonna, you're rich. And you will then fall into the category where you'll have to pay a fine if you don't provide health insurance that Sen. Obama mandates. Not the kind that you think is best for your family, your children, your crew of twelve that's responsible for transporting that crucifix from city to city, but the kind that he mandates for you.

Americans are hurting right now, and they're angry. They're innocent victims of greed and excess on Wall Street and as well as Washington, D.C. And they're angry, and they have every reason to be angry. The whole premise behind Sen. Obama's plans are class warfare, let's spread the wealth around. I support multi-gazillionaires -- and by the way, the multi-gazillionaires that we're talking about would receive an increase in their taxes right now.

Who -- why would you want to increase anybody's taxes right now? Why would you want to do that to anyone in America, when we have such a tough time, when these mega-super-duper millionaires, people like Alex, or Madonna, or Donald The Real Estate Magnate, or Michael The Mayor, or Cindy The Heiress, are going to create valet jobs and buy overpriced bottles of premium vodka?

My friends, this really gets down to the fundamental difference in our philosophies. If you notice that in all of this proposal, Senator President wants -- Senator Obama wants government to do the job. I want the disgustingly, offensively rich to do the job.

Well, thank you again, Bob. Thanks to Hofstra. And it's great to be with you again. I think we've had a very healthy discussion, my friends.

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Comments

[change1]

news is ...celebs like madonna are inspired by the change and will be donating a majority of their wealth to the cause..gone are the days of mansions, jets cars etc...they want to lead by example.

[AZ85283]

When I hear people talking about redistribution of weath, those same people usually take every deduction on their tax forms for kids, elder care, dividends, whatever tthey can get. Yet they somehow think it's OK to redistruisbute their exemption cost to single taxpayers. Why wouldn't the wealthy pay more? They also get more of the benefits. If you don't want to share when you make the most, don't ask me to assume the tax burden for kids, schools, dog parks, anything which I don't benefit from. Can you imagine how those folks would whine if their housing exemptions were eliminated? They have the gall to ask single taxpayers to pay for schools they don't use, then get pissed when taxpayers revolt and say no. "Oh my johnny won't have a new pool, a new computer, yayaya." But they forget that "I didin't have johnny so it's not my problem." So folks if you don't want to share the wealth, fine but give me back my $700 billion and don't ask me to help you with child care, elder care, house exemptions, etc. because those exemptions punish me! Just selfish and self -centered bastards.

[Playgoer]

Ha!!

[iluvdelft]

I know I'm going to state the obvious, to some, but I hate how Sen. McCain keeps harping on Sen. Obama's "spread the wealth" comment. As far as I see it, McCain wants to spread the wealth around quite a bit too. Unfortunately, he only wants two groups to participate in this spreading of the wealth, the rich and the super-rich.

[citizenjoy]

We know that the conservatives designed the three bail outs for Wall Street lending institutions this year; especially that last one of $700 billion! Now if that is not spreading the wealth around among the Wall Street rich what is it? Why is it okay for the taxpayers to bail out the rich??? Because Bush said the world was going to end? Not true. He lies. I'd rather tax the rich than keep bailing them out! And if you have noticed, the bail outs have not worked. They keep telling us it takes time; that's because they won't be in office when it finally dawns on the taxpayers that it isn't working. What's wrong with bailing out Main Street?????? That's the ONLY way we are going to see the economy recover. These taxpayers need help because their jobs were shipped over seas to exploit the poor, starving, people there including children that live there! The rich need to exploit the down trodden because they can.

[rpollard1986]

Who designed the bailout? Please review the statement below that Sen. Barak Obama made in his campaign identifying the people who designed this "bailout", then back up your statement that the bailout is the conservatives fault. What you are proposing is nothing but class warefare propaganda thats only provided negative change in other countries that have done the same (Germany, China, Russia, Cuba).

"To stabilize our housing market and to bring this crisis to an end, I’m a strong supporter of CHRIS DODD AND BARNEY FRANK'S PROPOSAL to create a new FHA Housing Security Program. This will provide meaningful incentives for lenders to buy or refinance existing mortgages, and to convert them into stable 30-year fixed mortgages. This is not a windfall for borrowers – as they have to share any capital gain. It’s not a bailout for lenders or investors who gambled recklessly – as they
will take losses. It asks both sides to sacrifice. It offers a responsible and fair way to help Americans who are facing foreclosure to keep their homes at rates they can afford."

~Barak Obama

Conservatives actually first turned down the bailout and it wasn't passed until the liberals complained about it that the conservatives finally voted to pass it.

Get your facts straight before you spout off nonsensical rants and raves.

[lioness99]

I disagree with your argument. It's not about class warfare. That's the wrong approach. Instead, we should start a national conversation about taxes. The time has come to re-characterize taxes. Taxation isn't an evil as characterized by conservatives and recently adopted by Democrats. We Americans have to accept that if we want our country to remain Leader of the Free World, and have the best transportation systems, schools, military, roads, bridges, highways, standard of living, police and fire departments, then we must pay for it, or watch America decline.

All tax cuts and no revenue makes Uncle Sam very broke.

[citizenjoy]

you are right; and we must stop bailing out Wall Street with taxpayers money! Obama could not make the government bigger than it is no matter what he did. The government now owns the failed lending institutions on Wall Street and is buying up homes throughout the country that are in foreclosure. Tell me how this is not spreading the wealth around among the rich and using taxpayer money (collected through taxes) to do it.

[4everdem]

Good Post.

I am also tired of taxes being evilized. They are necessary folks. Do you like to drive on roads? Do you like to call cops when your neighbor is thumping your other neighbor? Do you like to have someone cut you out of your wrecked car and take you to the hospital? Hello?

What you are really made about is the incredible waste. Focus on waste, not evil taxes.

[jaslyn]

Isn't it time we put the myth to bed that the top 10% pay 65% of taxes?? We all know now that corporations haven't paid taxes since 1996; they have loopholes galore, and exemptions galore, and the tax burden in on the working class. They're happy to keep it that way. Keep 'em barefoot and pregnant' and they won't notice they've been royaly ripped off. Yes, the wealth has been 'spread around' as McBush has said. It's been taken from the middle classes and spread to the crooks in Washington and Wall street. That article was right on!

[amalgamator]

"Isn't it time we put the myth to bed that the top 10% pay 65% of taxes?? We all know now that corporations haven't paid taxes since 1996"

Well wait a minute. I understand there is a lot of anger out there but facts are facts. Now maybe the top 10% don't pay 65% of tall income taxes but its pretty close. The top 20% do (1st link below). The top 20% of filers have 55% of the wealth but pay 69% of federal revenues. The bottom 60% have 24% of the wealth and pay 14% of federal revenues. So when BO says it isn't "fair" he's correct. And corporations do pay taxes. A lot of taxes actually. As of 2007 corporations paid 370 billion up from 172 billion in 1996. (Link 2 Table 2.1). Those figures don't even factor in payroll and SS contributions. Now if increasing corporate taxes and taxes on businesses in general will help create more better paying jobs here in the states that's something I'd vote for but as of yet no one, not even BO has been able to clearly articulate that.

http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxtopics/currentdistribution.cfm

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2009/hist.html Table 2.1

[dapperdan32]

Finally! After 8yrs of Bush promising tax cuts for the middle class I might finally get one from a democrat. Unless you were an investor, trust-funder or had kids I don't recall any other tax breaks from Bush and CO. And what about $150,000? The vast majority of us don't even make that, but I doubt that Obama will go back on his pledge.
Truth be told, Obama could even forgo a tax cut for me just make the mega-zillionaires pay for their own damn bailout.

[rpollard1986]

Please. Do you pay taxes? You either don't, or you have short term memory. I got $600.00 this year! I wonder why you didn't?

Another thing I need to run by you is that there are some places that you need to have a higher income to simply live. Lets look at a simple demographic and then I'll let you apply it to the world you live in. In the city of New York and surrounding areas, if you are to just live as a married family with 2 childeren, $250,000 is in fact "middle class". For a liberal you really have a closed mind. Start thinking outside the box and realize that there are certain life situations that require us to make more than others. And most of the time those people are motivated enough to provide for themselves rather than ask for a handout from others... What is the world coming to?

[Nommo]

He can't help the team he plays baseball for, he might as well help the rest of us.

[Snwbnny9]

Perfect.

[racetoinfinity]

Great satire. Of course the McCain campaign is lying that taxes will be raised on middle and lower income Americans, and bandying the word "socialism" around now, a scare tactic on the same level as Joe McCarthy. Obama's plans are about as socialist as Bill Clinton's.

[vegas9999]

Cannot wait to hear what Tony has to say when 250 becomes 150.

[research]

Then it will be 10k$!!! the domino theory of taxes!!!

[LeftRight]

And your proof that this will happen is??????

[neocon666]

Yes, we must continue to worship the rich, as they provide all of our food, clothing, and housing. God forbid that we do anything to upset them, lest we suffer their wrath.
BTW: the average income in the US is far below 150K.

I honestly believe you can convince a republican that water is the worst thing you can put on a fire while their house is burning down.

[DeniseD]

Madonna supports Obama. I guess she doesn't care that she is going to pay more in taxes in order to have better roads and schools in America. To me, that means that Madonna is pro-American.

[KNadine]

I don't hear Madonna complaining.

[Shake-A-Spear]

"Obscene wealth is the breeding ground of maggots on the corpus of society."
Spoken by Joe the Plumber before he became famous. .

[Tony Sachs - Huffpost Blogger]

I just don't see Joe the Plumber saying "corpus"....

[Snwbnny9]

I doubt Sam the plumber can pronounce corpus.

[cc]

Only an unenlightened society could reward obscene amounts of money for utterly ridiculous efforts. We need to take a giant step "upward" and evolve what we value.