No. He. Didn't. O'Reilly repeatedly calls for federal sales tax to pay for deficit
December 03, 2009 8:52 pm ET
From the December 3 edition of The O'Reilly Factor:
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Keith Olbermann
Bill O'Reilly never mentioned a Sales Tax back then so this one sounds a little Funny.
To Compare Bill O'Reilly to a Clown is i know an Insult to all Clowns.
Is he a Loon? Is he a Buffoon? Is he a Clown? No, it's Bill-O Wearing his Burger King Crown.
Speak truth to power.
Mr. News
goodie for billo.
Slip of the tongue?? I guess he can't get his mind off Bush.
1. Get rid of all tax exemptions, including those for religious entities.
2. Implement a tax that doubles the price of alcohol by the drink or container as they did with cigarettes.
3. Implement a tax in the form of royalities on all oil, gas, or coal leases held on federal lands, now or in the future.
4. Get rid of all tax exemptions and subsidies to the agriculture community, make them stand on their own two feet like all other business ventures.
5. Implement a road tax for all vehicles based on their weight and the actual impact they have on road wear and tear.
6. Implement a 50% tax on all political donations above $100.
7. Get rid of grazing rights and water rights and make those groups pay fair market value for using those resources.
A. End all corporate "welfare"
B. Eliminate duplicate government programs
C. Cut Congressional Junkets
D. Cut Congressional Staffs
E. Sell off some federal assets (land, buildings, etc)
I assume in 7 above, you are also suggesting municipalities pay their fair share also. Ending all tax exemptions and subsidies to the agricultural community will drive up food prices and make us more dependent on agricultural imports (fresh fruits and vegetables grown in countries without SWDAs, anybody?). Subsidies do promote overproduction in some areas to be sure and should be eliminated, but one may also be looking at $10 loaves of bread, $8/lb fresh vegetable and produce. Need to be a little careful here, but there does need to be better oversight in some areas (using resources already in place). Did you know that the Dept of Agriculture (Federal) has more employees than are employed full time in the Ag sector?
THE PENTAGON
That geometry abomination, which we maintain to preserve our global empire, was budgeted to cost 700 BILLION dollars this year, without the cost of a SINGLE WAR included. Do we need bases in over 730 military installations in 50+ COUNTRIES around the world? Seriously, what are we guarding against? Germany's next beer hall putsch? Japan's next incursion into China? This madness of policing the globe must cease, in addition to the madness in Iraq and Afghanistan. Pakistan is an utter frightening mess. But are we making it better by staying longer? Name one uninvited guest at your house who made things better the longer they stayed, say, months or years. Same here, zero. And name one country that has successfully occupied the Middle East. Nada again.
Randy
But, taking a stand against the military industrial complex is a tough one. I think Gates and Obama deserve an immense amount of credit for what they have already done. And, all they did was discontinue some projects that even the supporters of knew were worthless. And, they still took a hit from the political opposition.
And, even they have raised the defense budget. If every president has to continue to raise the defense budget to show they are not soft, where does it end? How much money is enough already? And, worst of all, we do not even spend the money on the correct things. The military budget is full of actual pork and pet project brought to home states by senators and congressman.
It is truly pathetic. But, what is more pathetic is all the Limbaugh and Beck sycophants that we will hear screaming about us giving up our sovereignty as soon as the budget gets cut a few million bucks. Once again, the true issue with our country is the simple, immature minds of uneducated adults. (Not necessarily uneducated in school, just stupid.) They keep us from having the frank, adult, rational debates a vibrant country needs to ensure constant progress.
What really gets to me about the Agriculture Community is that most of them think they are entitiled to federal monies to help pay for their crop insurance - yet this is the same group that believe the subsidies in the health care reform amount to a free ride. Whats good for the goose is also good for the gander.
The Nebraska farmers in the Western part of the state ended up with a bumper crop of Northern White Beans last year and were unable to sell them. The Federal Government had to step in with about 26 million dollars to take care of the problem. I think there are a lot of industries that would like the Federal Government to step in and buy their unsellable products at current market prices.
Even the small farmers are now beginning to complain about the subsidy programs because they favor the big corporate farms. The money seems to never make it to the group that needs it most, big business always figures out a way of manipulating the system and skimming the cream off the top.
The price of agriculture products are not always related to the direct costs of growing the product. I have noticed a general trend in the supermarkets to reduce the size of items but still charge the same or more than the original price. The middle man and the retailers and wholesalers each in their own way control the cost of the end product which the consumers buy.
There is a very large movement in our country taking place as a result of this. Last year many of the seed companies were sold out of seed due to the demand of home gardeners and the prognosis looks the same for this summer. People are learning to grow their own food again and not rely on the agriculture community to provide them with food at a reasonable price. It is definitely one way to cut costs in your family budget, and also a way to control what forms of chemicals get applied to that food.
Just one mans opinion!!
I don't know that we want to end all ag subsidies. But, I think the entire system needs work. Too much of the money today goes to big ag corporations, and not the few small farmers still left working. I also think it is time we had a conversation about whether or not food is too cheap in this country. I know it is a tough sell and an impossibility politically. But, the truth is, just like with oil - food is too cheap.
Pretty much agree with you on the farmer subsidies as well.
Also, agree with you on those using federal lands.
I'm not real big on vice taxes, but I would certainly not take a stand against them.
The road tax sounds too complicated to me. The simpler the better with a bureaucracy.
Also, hesitant on the political donations tax. I agree that our political donation system is corrupt, but I do not think taxing them would help necessarily.
I would also say take a look at our corporate welfare system. Not only does it usually not work, but it is much more expensive than social welfare for much worse results.
He called for a regressive tax hike which will fall disproportionately on the poor and middle class, while also pushing for more tax cuts to corporations and keeping capital gains taxes low.
Bush's spending and tax cuts during a war? Unprecedented. Obama's Stimulus plan? A plan that was good, but had too many tax cuts to try to soothe Republicans.
Every idea recently from the right has sucked, and this one's no different, Bill-O.
BHO