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President Obama: Pass payroll tax cut

February 12, 2012 by · Comments Off on President Obama: Pass payroll tax cut 

President Obama: Pass payroll tax cut, President Obama challenged Republicans on Saturday to pass the payroll-tax cut or be vilified by Americans, according to the Daily News.

“If Congress refuses to act, middle-class taxes will go up — it’s that simple,” said Obama in his weekly address. “Taxes are set to go up on 160 million working Americans. If you’re one of them, then you know better than anyone that the last thing you need right now is a tax hike.”

The payroll tax-cut extension, which was extended in December for two months, is now approaching another deadline. Obama is looking for a longer extension to help middle-class families. The two-month extension gave middle-class families a $1,000 break.

“Congress needs to stop this middle-class tax hike from happening — period,” said the president, who pointed to statistics that show the economy growing while the unemployment rate has fallen.

“No drama. No delay,” said Obama, urging listeners to write their elected officials. “And no ideological side issues that have nothing to do with this tax cut. Now is not the time for self-inflicted wounds to our recovery.”

The improving economy has emboldened President Obama, and his call to action will most likely be heard by Republicans. Middle-class families continue to struggle in this country, and whether they support or reject Obama’s agenda, they will welcome extra money in their paychecks to help their families.

President Obama

November 14, 2011 by · Comments Off on President Obama 

President Obama, In the latest of what seems like an endless string of debates, the candidates for the GOP nomination for president in the 2012 election went head-to-head yet again on Saturday night, this time in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Dubbed the ‘Commander-in-Chief Debate’ and sponsored by CBS News and National Journal, it was the first of the cycle to appear on network television and to focus on foreign policy.

“We’re here tonight talking about how every one of us is better than President Obama,” said Newt Gingrich. While the former Speaker of the House, whose poll numbers for the nomination have recently surged, has been critical of GOP frontrunner and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in the past, he declined to pass judgment on his rival during the debate.

For his part, Romney said that only his administration could prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. “If we re-elect Barack Obama, Iran will have a nuclear weapon,” he said. “And if we elect Mitt Romney, if you’d like me as the next president, they will not have a nuclear weapon.”

Questioned about the controversial interrogation technique known as waterboarding, the candidates’ opinions were split. Businessman Herman Cain, who’s been plagued by a sexual harassment scandal in recent weeks, said he doesn’t consider waterboarding a form of torture, deeming it an “enhanced interrogation technique.” Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann concurred, calling it “very effective.”

But Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman disagreed. Paul said waterboarding is both “immoral” and “impractical,” and Huntsman added, “We diminish our standing in the world and the values that we project, which include liberty, democracy, human rights and open markets, when we torture.”

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