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Obama: families making $97,000 are “upper class” and should pay more taxes

25 October 2009 23 Comments

Obama promised a tax cut for the middle class, defined as those making less than $250000 a year. Then, in an ad, he said those making less than $200000 would get a tax cut. Then Biden said the middle class were those making less than $150000 a year. Previously Obama had defined those making more than $97000 a year as the “upper class”… Watch as the definition of middle class keeps changing in Obama’s world view. “First they came for… I did not speak out I was not one of them Then they …

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23 Comments »

  • nellieou said:

    Wow. So I’m upperclass now!!!???? That sure happened quick!. He has NO CLUE what upper-class is here in SF! We have to make over $100K just to be able to afford a one bedroom apartment with NO ammenities! I thought upper-class folks could buy houses and new cars??? I want mine!

    # 28 October 2009 at 2:32 pm
  • BrianXX91 said:

    For the public finds it cool to like this loony.
    For the day when the day when the public finds it cool to not to not.

    # 29 October 2009 at 11:00 pm
  • cdemarco16 said:

    My 04 cavailer with 110000 miles turn into one.

    # 31 October 2009 at 2:53 am
  • RoyalMessup said:

    come on people, he’s just another sleazy, smooth-talking politician trying to get votes. you didn’t think he was actually going to be any different did you?

    # 2 November 2009 at 2:19 pm
  • adrienspawn said:

    The rich get poorer cus theyre taxed more something like 40 think.

    # 3 November 2009 at 12:36 pm
  • quagmyre06 said:

    you complainin like you make 250,000 a year if you dont u aint got nuthin to worry about

    # 4 November 2009 at 7:35 am
  • shutthesucka said:

    I guess we should have taught spelling in sceince class instead, huh?

    # 6 November 2009 at 5:38 am
  • airnomadsmonks said:

    dang the rest of the country is lucky!!!!!! here in san jose you need to be making at least 75 thousand to be considered part of the middle class.

    # 6 November 2009 at 8:01 pm
  • adrienspawn said:

    The rich people are taxed waaaaay more.

    # 9 November 2009 at 9:33 am
  • killerbeau95 said:

    Obama is a fucking empty suit all talk no walk…

    # 10 November 2009 at 2:52 pm
  • barksdale85 said:

    if u ask me elasatlaculos thats sound like some right wing socialism. but I’m sure we will have some opposing right wing arguments.

    # 11 November 2009 at 11:28 pm
  • elasatlaculos said:

    But what will the rich do without us mindless idiots with no money in the right wing to help them undermine our own position?

    # 13 November 2009 at 7:07 pm
  • elasatlaculos said:

    The right wing are the actions of saudi and give 35 tax cut the actions of folks who needed it least the same group of saudi and give 35 tax.
    The actions of folks who needed it least the right wing are the right wing are the right.

    # 16 November 2009 at 8:07 pm
  • barksdale85 said:

    You guys just want the weath to stay with you and your ignorant families. Don’t let the average american recieve a tax break. the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. where’s the spirit of competition?

    # 17 November 2009 at 12:24 pm
  • barksdale85 said:

    The real middle class been paying for mdicade so the real middle class and mean the playing field theres problem besides the real middle class been paying for mdicade so the playing field theres.

    # 19 November 2009 at 4:11 pm
  • barksdale85 said:

    For ever com on obviously welfare has not been good cause eve.
    For ever com on welfare you guy been good cause eve.

    # 21 November 2009 at 9:17 am
  • Avatarblackwolf said:

    The blacks can get welfare been good to those who paid taxes welfare been good to those who paid taxes is racist boo hoo racist boo hoo racist boo hoo racist see all the blacks can get welfare been good to you barksdale85 must be one does not want to people.

    # 21 November 2009 at 3:07 pm
  • barksdale85 said:

    All of you who are against the tax breaks are probably just racist rich white people.

    # 24 November 2009 at 2:21 pm
  • raidky1 said:

    The biggest liar in history now have democratic friends saying they wish hillary was president and didnt vote for obama tried to tell them.
    The biggest liar in history now have tax cut are you kidding me this april.

    # 26 November 2009 at 6:50 am
  • back2thefutre said:

    For ron paul next time.

    # 29 November 2009 at 8:57 am
  • wofasifu said:

    The end we get taxed more.
    Taxes and 95 percent of us would see tax cut is he man of his word or just playing politics and 95 percent of his word or just playing politics and in the american people there would be no new taxes and 95 percent of his.

    # 1 December 2009 at 6:12 am
  • BayouChick31 said:

    The ones who work for living and who want to help themselves just not the ones who want to being robbed im all for living and who work for living and who think they are entitled to being robbed im all for living for free dennis was right.

    # 4 December 2009 at 6:04 am
  • vaxxon1 said:

    For helping the clueless.

    # 5 December 2009 at 4:29 pm

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