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RedStateVT Announces New Service
It is a frustrating time for Liberal millionaires/billionaires who have publicly stated their wishes to be taxed more. Intransigent Republicans have blocked Democrats at every turn in their efforts to raise taxes on their rich constituents. Although the Treasury permits voluntary contributions, it appears as though wealthy Liberals are not aware of this. Therefore, RedStateVT has stepped into the void and announces today a new service wherein we will collect "extra taxes" from Liberal millionaires/billionaires and forward them to the United States Treasury. We will charge only a small handling fee for this service. 


Signatories
The chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party announced his resignation Monday, as investigators probe allegations of election fraud stemming from the 2008 Democratic presidential primary...The alleged forgeries have raised the question whether the Obama campaign actually filed the necessary number of signatures, 500 from the county, to get on the state's primary ballot. (Foxnews.com, 12/12/2011)


Expect to read countless stories in 2012 about how Republicans are suppressing the black/minority vote. Meanwhile, possible election fraud in 2008 by Democrats will be conveniently ignored.


The One Question That Obama Must Answer
Mr. President: Is the country more or less divided than when you took office? If more, why as the most powerful and influential politician in the country have you not been successful in this stated goal?


Sir Tax
Democrats have sought a surtax on income over $1 million to pay for an extension of a tax break for the middle class, a surtax that Republicans have rejected. Employees’ share of the payroll tax, now 4.2 percent of wages, is scheduled to rise to 6.2 percent in January unless Congress takes action. (NYT, 12/13/2011)


Why is it that no one is calling the "payroll tax" by its real name: the Social Security payroll tax? Notwithstanding Vermont's Colonel Bernie Sanders who swears that Social Security is fully funded, what do other politicians think about the fact that the government is collecting LESS in Social Security taxes?


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The share of income received by the top 1 percent — that potent symbol of inequality — dropped to 17 percent in 2009 from 23 percent in 2007, according to federal tax data. Within the group, average income fell to $957,000 in 2009 from $1.4 million in 2007. (NYT, 12/12/2011)


RedStateVT is calling for protests in the streets. We are the 1%!!!!


Sign Language
For Obama advisers in need of a little lift after months of bad news, there have been some encouraging signs in recent weeks. (Washington Post, 12/12/2011)


So things are looking up according to Obama reelection team reporters at the Washington Post, who, a few sentences later tell us this:


Obama’s overall standing in national public polls has improved slightly since hitting new lows earlier this fall, but on the economy — the major focus of the campaign — he remains at or near record lows. (Washington Post, 12/12/2011)


So things are looking up, except on that pesky "major focus of the campaign." And just to confirm that things are moving in the right direction for Obama we also note this:


In a dozen key swing states across the country, President Barack Obama is trailing Mitt Romney by 5 percentage points and Newt Gingrich by 3 percentage points, according to a new Gallup/USA Today poll on Tuesday. (Politico.com 12/12/2011)