tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post8698548412691911596..comments2023-07-06T08:47:49.421-05:00Comments on Leavenworth Street - the talk of Nebraska politics: There's one for you, nineteen for meStreet Sweeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-91915111976754905412010-04-16T11:24:35.172-05:002010-04-16T11:24:35.172-05:0011:53 PM, April 15, 2010
Amen to that! Want to se...11:53 PM, April 15, 2010<br /><br />Amen to that! Want to see where the rest of your hard earned tax dollars are going? Drive by your local high school. All the farmers' kids are driving brand new four wheel drive pickup trucks maxed out with all the optionals. But of course the poor farmers have no money. All those trucks belong to the 'corporation'. As do the Cadillacs the moms are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-49596202399902607552010-04-15T23:53:37.980-05:002010-04-15T23:53:37.980-05:00In Nebraska the welfare mothers driving Cadillacs ...In Nebraska the welfare mothers driving Cadillacs are farmers wives. Their husbands are plowing up government subsidies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-57559007258683540852010-04-15T17:16:19.554-05:002010-04-15T17:16:19.554-05:00macdaddy, you're only half right.
If you are ...macdaddy, you're only half right.<br /><br />If you are getting more from the government than you are paying in taxes, it is ECONOMIC DEVELOPEMENT, not a tax cut, IF YOU'RE A CORPORATION. Call it a tax credit or whatever, you are still getting something for nothing and it is ridiculous.<br /><br />The welfare mothers driving Cadillacs are the wives of corporate executives. Their Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-59641979814328043202010-04-15T09:14:00.322-05:002010-04-15T09:14:00.322-05:00Oh, and payroll taxes are not taxes. They are a c...Oh, and payroll taxes are not taxes. They are a contribution to a pension. Just like any other pension you may have at work. Of course, if you are under 40 years old, you can be forgiven for calling it a tax since you won't see a dime of it, ever.macdaddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-15902315278408245992010-04-15T09:10:32.577-05:002010-04-15T09:10:32.577-05:00If you are getting more from the government than y...If you are getting more from the government than you are paying in taxes, it is welfare, not a tax cut. Call it a tax credit or whatever, you are still getting something for nothing and it is ridiculous. To try to then claim that those welfare payments are tax cuts is the baloney that the Tea Partiers have had enough of.macdaddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-41884231141026230982010-04-15T08:02:49.994-05:002010-04-15T08:02:49.994-05:00I don't think the Election Commissioner should...I don't think the Election Commissioner should be referring to the Congressman by first name or the other guy by first name.<br /><br />It doesn't sound very professional, but then again, look who...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-62883611464134851082010-04-14T14:36:10.182-05:002010-04-14T14:36:10.182-05:00Macdaddy:
The "making work pay" credit ...Macdaddy:<br /><br />The "making work pay" credit is fully refundable. Meaning people who don't make enough to pay income taxes (but who do pay payroll taxes) still get the credit.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-17536004077043599382010-04-14T12:19:23.922-05:002010-04-14T12:19:23.922-05:00If 47% don't pay income tax, you're steali...If 47% don't pay income tax, you're stealing a base if you are including them in the 95%.Macdaddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-26884856946539625672010-04-14T11:18:45.974-05:002010-04-14T11:18:45.974-05:00It seems Brad "Bleeding Heart Liberal" A...<i>It seems Brad "Bleeding Heart Liberal" Ashford is having a fundraiser at Happy Hollow Country Club to promote awareness of violence in North Omaha.</i><br /><br />Couldn't one just stay home and watch the 9 o clock news on Channel 42?Right Wing Professorhttp://homepage.mac.com/gerardharbison/blog/RWP_blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-76815848425343722862010-04-14T10:52:49.963-05:002010-04-14T10:52:49.963-05:00Anon 9:26 -
Since I can't link, Google "...Anon 9:26 - <br /><br />Since I can't link, Google "stimulus tax cut." I think the third result has the best and quickest wrap up. <br /><br />In short, 95 percent of Americans (those making less than $250k per couple or $200k individual) will pay $400-800 less in federal taxes this year because of the stimulus bill.<br /><br />Are we straight on our facts now?Not David Sundnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-49548062060208758612010-04-14T10:52:08.952-05:002010-04-14T10:52:08.952-05:00Obama has the perfect solution for avoiding income...Obama has the perfect solution for avoiding income taxes....no income!Macdaddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-73298897706118795202010-04-14T10:39:40.001-05:002010-04-14T10:39:40.001-05:00Here's the deal on voting in the Primary. The...Here's the deal on voting in the Primary. There are two recognized parties in Nebraska: Republican and Democrat. If you do not wish to register with either party, you can choose to be nonpartisan (no party affiliation). There is no such thing as being registered as an "independent."<br /><br />In the case of Republicans, you will see Lee and Matt's name on the ballot, plus Dave Phippshttp://www.votedouglascounty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-79548495184546284402010-04-14T10:24:07.072-05:002010-04-14T10:24:07.072-05:00It looks like the Democrats on the Omaha City Coun...It looks like the Democrats on the Omaha City Council decided to give the open seat to a Republican. Mulligan is in. The Dems can't even find one of their own for an office when they hold all the cards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-42754211791981124392010-04-14T09:26:39.807-05:002010-04-14T09:26:39.807-05:00Is David, David Sund???? I think you are wrong on...Is David, David Sund???? I think you are wrong on your tax rates buddy. Why don't you add all the Health care taxes (ie medicare) and the loss of deductions and you are at a higher effective rate.<br /><br />oh did anybody see this on Drudge<br /><br />SHOCK POLL: 2012 Presidential Election Match-Up<br /><br />Barack Obama 42%<br />Ron Paul 41%<br /><br /><br />Ron Paul is even viable with Get your facts straightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-65692782073331135352010-04-14T09:04:36.142-05:002010-04-14T09:04:36.142-05:00Imagine the pain from the tax rates under Reagan! ...Imagine the pain from the tax rates under Reagan! Its a wonder why these tea bagging idiots weren't around to call him a socialist, Marxist, Leninist, communist or any -ist or -ism.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14742349729655291225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-84643197509336340782010-04-14T08:52:26.985-05:002010-04-14T08:52:26.985-05:00SS,
You know, unless you clear more than $250k in...SS,<br /><br />You know, unless you clear more than $250k in a year, you are actually paying taxes at a lower rate than you were last year.<br /><br />Imagine how much more frustrating paying your taxes would be if we still had the HIGHER rates that existed under G.W. Bush. The horror!!Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-11260066264293730452010-04-14T00:03:21.021-05:002010-04-14T00:03:21.021-05:00and now for something completely differentand now for something completely differentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-37647829947413344912010-04-13T21:55:26.954-05:002010-04-13T21:55:26.954-05:00Hate to change the subject but just caught Ol'...Hate to change the subject but just caught Ol' Earmark on Greta. The interview proved to me in no uncertain terms that when the hairy one loses in 2012 he will rise from the ashes like the Phoenix as a contestant on Dancing With The Stars...either that or as a professional dodgeball player. <br /><br />He danced and dodged through the whole interview. Denial...ignorance and a plethora of One Out In The Thirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12650814714486924952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-76424984751039814752010-04-13T19:25:34.868-05:002010-04-13T19:25:34.868-05:00Oh, not to mention Mr. Lakers doesn't actually...Oh, not to mention Mr. Lakers doesn't actually have most of that cash. He in fact has only raised $46,400, including $21,000 of his own money. The rest of the money in that $300K+ is money people have <i>pledged</i> to give, not actual money that is guaranteed to come in.<br /><br />In fact, $90,000 of that pledged money is from him and his wife. Who knows? They don't get enough donationsJamienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-15803052114519440642010-04-13T18:13:51.750-05:002010-04-13T18:13:51.750-05:00I looked at Lakers' financial report today fro...I looked at Lakers' financial report today from the NADC... he has donated tens of thousands of dollars from his own bank account, in his wife's name, and on behalf of his bank and subsidiaries. I imagine he's exhausted the quick, big money he has access to, so imagine that money to slow down <i>significantly</i>.Jamienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-72250358459897681992010-04-13T17:38:34.844-05:002010-04-13T17:38:34.844-05:00Heineman - $400,000 in 3 months.
Lakers - $214,000...Heineman - $400,000 in 3 months.<br />Lakers - $214,000 in a week. <br /><br />'Nuf said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-8104696207493661392010-04-13T17:28:19.715-05:002010-04-13T17:28:19.715-05:00Brad Ashford is such a powerful Republican that St...Brad Ashford is such a powerful Republican that Steve Lathrop is using him as his token Republican supporter. LOL<br /><br />Had to stop, laughing too hard. What a pair.<br /><br />Ashford is not a RINO. He is a Democrat. Period. We should recruit someone to petition onto the ballot and beat that weazle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-79117578913039650932010-04-13T17:12:48.924-05:002010-04-13T17:12:48.924-05:00"The report reflects over $314,000 pledged Ap..."The report reflects over $314,000 pledged April 1-6."<br /><br />And $100,000 of that is Lakers' own money.<br /><br />Half-baked. Time to try your luck at school board again, Mark.Who Is Lakers?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-20041572667858921922010-04-13T16:50:59.056-05:002010-04-13T16:50:59.056-05:00...and when you can post that on Facebook, instead......and when you can post that on Facebook, instead of telling the largest state newspaper, you always go with the social media site, right Jon?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-36054269346463212782010-04-13T16:47:20.560-05:002010-04-13T16:47:20.560-05:00The Lakers Facebook page has this posted:
Friend...The Lakers Facebook page has this posted: <br /><br /><i>Friends, the media doesnt quite have the financial picture accurate -- Mark started raising money and pledges after his press conf April 1. The period ended April 6. Mark set a goal to raise $300,000. The report reflects over $314,000 pledged April 1-6. DAMN IMPRESSIVE. DH raised 408k from January-April 6 and has ...1.7M now, so consider Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com