If the Democrats (as it appears they just may) win a super-majority in Congress, the left-wing will have a filibuster-proof stranglehold on the federal government. We're gonna get "change" alright. The "Land of the Free, Home of the Brave" is about to get a make-over by a radical Leftist Government.
The Democrats will be able to pass everything they want, from curbing your speech, to raising your taxes. So while the masses meditate and chant Obama's name, Barry's Democratic cohorts in Congress are laying out their agenda to tax and spend.
The snake oil salesmen want your money!
Cigarette Taxes will Increase! Congressional Democrats plan to raise the federal cigarette tax by 156%! This, they say, will ... uh, hum ... "pay for" ... the $35 billion expansion in children's health care coverage.
In an interview about the bill, Senator Harry Reid (D) proclaimed, "I'm very happy that we're paying for this ... In the long run, maybe it'll stop people from smoking." Representative Frank Pallone (D) said, "The tobacco tax is a great way to pay for it, because if you tax people who are smoking and they smoke less, then we have less health problems."
What Reid really meant to say is, that he's happy to force smoker's to pay more. Besides, only "rich" people smoke. Right?
Taxes will go higher on gasoline!
Prices at the pump have finally been coming down, but if the Democrats get their way, you'll still be paying more at the pump. Congressional Democrats are talking about raising the gas tax by another dime. Representative James Oberstar (D), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee says (emphasis added), "We'll put all things on the table," but the gas tax "is the cornerstone. Nothing else will work without the underpinning of the higher user fee gas tax."
Representative John Dingell (D) wants to raise gas prices by 50 cents!
Senator Barney Frank (D) just this past Monday (10/21/2008) stated (emphasis added), "I think at this point there needs to be a focus on an immediate increase in spending, and I think this is a time when deficit fear has to take a second seat ... I do think this is a time for a kind of very important dose of Keynesianism ... Yes, I believe later on there should be tax increases. Speaking personally, I think there are a lot of very rich people out there whom we can tax at a point down the road and recover some of this money."
Sound familiar? In 2003, Frank had the same opinion about the imploding debt over at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (emphasis added). "These two entities -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- are not facing any kind of financial crisis."
Yep. That's the "Change" that "You Can Believe In."
Has he had his attorney's copyright that yet?
