Article #7
North County Times
Obama uses tax proposals for his political message.
http://www.nctimes.com/news/national/obama-uses-tax-proposals-for-his-political-message/article_bf525bc2-a964-50f6-8452-24b9dd696d63.html
Obama and his Message
New taxes being brought up may help Obama's idea of frame and fairness, but has a weak chance of passing even one of the two houses. Few expect any new laws to move through Congress before November's election, especially not tax hikes that Republicans reject strongly. Obama proposed about ending tax breaks for U.S. companies that move jobs or profilts to other countries other than the U.S.A. and creating a minimum tax for their oversea profits, as well as suggesting new tax breaks for buisnesses that move jobs back into the U.S. The most shocking proposal from this president, was his lan to tax incomes over a million dollars annually at a rate of at least 30 percent. His proposals soon had little effect, for they were most likely not going to be passed, but they will still have the Senate vote on this subject.
This relates to what we are studing in class by the king making unessesary taxes. The king put taxes on everything, from paper to tea. This is similar because Obama's speech at the campaign was all about taxes, and how they will be changed. He also says "fair" many times throughout the speech as well. Obama's idea is that he will create "fairness" and "happiness" and all this other wonderful things, but if raising taxes is really your best plan, what world are you living in? People these days can be as cheap as dirt, and try to spend as little money possible, and if you think raising taxes makes them happy, you better hope that the people chanting, holding up big signs in front of your home, is actually cheering for your actions.
This connects to my life because everyone pays taxes, whether your an adult, or even a teen. Adults pay more important taxes while teens pay taxes for snacks or other things they spend their money on. Somehow, we all connect as if the president was a heart, and everything leading down were the veins, and finally, we are at the end of the veins. People may also try to cheat with their taxes. In the activity we did in class, when someone (Nikki Keisler) was the king, she made unnessessary taxes, for if you had hair or if you were wearing pants, many people tried to trick the tax collectors (I should know...).
My opinion about raising taxes is totally unnessessary. We already had SOPA proposed, and thank God there is/was no chance of it passing, as well as gas prices raising through the roof, and other problems our society can't solve without spending money. Obama's idea of raising taxes so everyone is happy and think everything is fair has another thing coming for him. His idea needs the opposite cause. Less taxes equals happy and satisfied citizens, not more taxes! More taxes will equal death, and nobody likes death.
