Obama: 80% of Americans Want Higher Taxes

President Barack Obama reveals the purely political calculations behind his strategy in the debt ceiling negotiations. Not only does he reveal that he has intimate knowledge of polling on the issue, but he also describes the GOP leadership as being boxed-in due to previous statements they've made.

Notice how nowhere in this response is there any discussion about what is best for the economy, the housing market, the dollar, the unemployment situation or the long-term health of entitlement programs. The entire calculation is political.

July 15, 2011 at 9:59 am - CNN
Dateline: Washington DC
EasySunshine   July 15th, 2011 - 10:02 am

Obama: 80% of his "community organized" voters. He forgot to mention that part. In truth though, its more like 100% of his "community organized" non-tax-paying "voters" are in favor of raising taxes — so they can keep getting "Obama money".

mikegino   July 15th, 2011 - 10:02 am

Obamanure is the biggest turd in the bowl.

mustafamonde   July 15th, 2011 - 10:03 am

Mixed that up. His writers meant to say 80% of Americans want him out of office. No charge for the correction, just make sure you get your teleprompter in order next time around.

EOD   July 15th, 2011 - 10:03 am

Only ½ the Nation pays any Tax to the Federal Government.

Of course 100% of the One Half of the Adults who take up space in this Nation and suck off the Government, Paying No Tax (more often than not Obama Supporters) want more Taxes to be Paid, they do not Pay any Tax to begin with.

Only the Citizens of this Nation who Pay Tax (Americans) should have been asked the question to begin with… as if Obama really asked the question to begin with…. Hell, Obama, it has been proven, cannot be trusted to tell the truth.

The Will Of The American People is as follows….
Most Taxpayers want Less Government.
Most Businesses want Less Government.
Most American Voters want Obama Out of Office.
Most American Citizens do not want Obamacare.

Obama wants More Government, Obama will not resign, and Obama pushed through Obamacare. The Will of the American People is what Obama cares least about.

MR2   July 15th, 2011 - 10:04 am

As if we're going to believe what a former lawyer and professional politician ever says…

SocConservative   July 15th, 2011 - 10:05 am

This is a very sad man in 20 years if he makes it there. The man who took it too far and busted the big experiment, hated from both ends and the brunt of volumes of jokes.

peteee363   July 15th, 2011 - 10:05 am

80% of which americans, union members? not one of the members of the press corpse challenged him on this whopper, liar liar, pants on fire, of a falsehood.

TANSTAAFL   July 15th, 2011 - 10:06 am

"I’M NOT SURE I BELIEVE THIS: Obama: 80% Of The American People Want Higher Taxes. But I’m happy to call your bluff, Mr. President: I challenge you to introduce legislation raising taxes on 80% of Americans. . . ."

-Instapundit

mtv22   July 15th, 2011 - 10:06 am

Forget Carter, we're watching a modern day Nero.

blakendecker   July 15th, 2011 - 10:06 am

Arrogance Personified.

Father_Campbell   July 15th, 2011 - 10:06 am

Why is this bufoon who promised no taxes would be raised now so wanting to do it? Also, 80% of Americans want their taxes lowered, so he has it BASS ACKWARDS!

Cardinal_Fang   July 15th, 2011 - 10:07 am

I think he meant that only 80 Americans want higher taxes. I don't know any of those 80 people (they must be friends of 0bumbles), but if they want to pay higher taxes, they should be allowed to – and leave the rest of us alone.

MAD JEWESS   July 15th, 2011 - 10:08 am

He is talking about illegals that WANT US to pay for them.

Consrvativ_KDH   July 15th, 2011 - 10:08 am

80% want higher taxes?

More like 93.4% want you tested for illicit drug use, O Bonehead.

huff282   July 15th, 2011 - 10:09 am

Yeah 80% of the welfare recipients he asked.

batcountry   July 15th, 2011 - 10:09 am

80% of the people have had it with Obama, how about those banana's.

Rogue100   July 15th, 2011 - 10:10 am

A lie, repeated often enough, become the truth.

Here's one we should "float" —

"80% of Obama voters from 2008 would have changed their vote had they known he was so incompetent."

Fight back against the LIAR!

CG patriot   July 15th, 2011 - 10:10 am

Obama is the President of what country? and 80% of Americans TAX PAYERS want a balanced approach "with-out" tax increases! Them are the real words here. He such a freakin Liar and news flash "O" in chief– you've got yourself boxed-in!

LIBS_R_WRONG   July 15th, 2011 - 10:11 am

HUSSEIN, YOU LIE!!!!!!!!!!!!

BruthaV   July 15th, 2011 - 10:11 am

Q: How can you tell when Obama is lying?

A: When his lips are moving.

GobBluth   July 15th, 2011 - 10:11 am

I'd believe that 80% of the people are in favor of higher taxes for the people making over a million dollars a year. I know that 0% want higher taxes on themselves

Grace656   July 15th, 2011 - 10:12 am

Noone is stopping anyone from paying more taxes.

Rogue100   July 15th, 2011 - 10:13 am

I can hear them now..

"Fank you Missa Prezeedent. I don't has to pay mah mortgage, I don't has ta pay mah cah note, and I keeps gettin mah checks in da mail each monf. You is da greatisss."

B17Engr   July 15th, 2011 - 10:14 am

Obama has an IQ of 96!
His poll consisted of his 600 bodyguards.
There are no good taxes.

Death2PC   July 15th, 2011 - 10:14 am

You tell 'em Sham Wowbama – Obamanocchio. Your nose grows longer each and every day. By the way, how's the First Wookie?

Ya, his people done wants da conservative white man to be taxed higher fow alls da social programs and freebie gubment giveaways dats deys can gets. Tax whitey, sho nuff.

water_buffalo   July 15th, 2011 - 10:15 am

if the people in the media are so smart , how come they don't call obama out when he constantly lies to thier face ?…. could it be because they both think they are fooling the american people???…. yes i say

No_teaparty   July 15th, 2011 - 10:16 am

You believe everything that old fat drug addict on the radio tells you.

LoveyHowell   July 15th, 2011 - 10:16 am

And raise taxes for what? To pay for your big butted wife to take all her family and their friends to Africa again?

mtnhiker   July 15th, 2011 - 10:16 am

Is there no end to the lies this person is willing to tell?????

johnanthony1   July 15th, 2011 - 10:16 am

Obama is hell bent on bankrupting us…his daddy hated the USA and so does he !

WIllyBrown   July 15th, 2011 - 10:18 am

Will somebody help this man and his side kick off stage and put the people behind this out in front for all to see. I’m talking about George Soros and Lil Trumpka the union goon

ret_cpo   July 15th, 2011 - 10:19 am

"Eighty percent of the taxpayers want a balanced approach"

That may be true. You don't understand what a balanced approach is. How about we increase revenue and decrease spending, a balanced approach, and we do it in this way:

We cut corporate taxes to zero…. more businesses can hire more people…more people can buy more stufff…

We eliminate half of government because it is not needed by we the people…

We quit taxing folks on their income,,goodbye IRS…and tax only on consumption,,,, remember people are buying more stuff..

We privatize social security so folks don't worry about what they are going do in their golden years.

What is not balanced about that?

gwgn02   July 15th, 2011 - 10:19 am

I can't decide if i'm more sick of seeing Obama's face, or hearing his voice.

CG patriot   July 15th, 2011 - 10:20 am

take them liberal's polls and shove-it! The "real world of liberal's" is sucking-off the teat's from your lazy @$$ entitlement check's! Get ready for a detox and it won't be purdy.

Rogue100   July 15th, 2011 - 10:20 am

GALLUP:

The percentage of people who thought mostly or only tax increases would solve this problem peaked at 11%.
For those who wanted a mix, the number has declined from 37% to 32%.
The percentage wanting more spending cuts by far (or only) is 50%.

Read it below, waterboy.

"As you may know, Congress can reduce the federal budget deficit by cutting spending, raising taxes, or a combination of the two. Ideally, how would you prefer to see Congress attempt to reduce the federal budget deficit: only with spending cuts, mostly with spending cuts, equally with spending cuts and tax increases, mostly with tax increases, or only with tax increases?" Options rotated

…………………………………7/7-10/11 4/20-23/11
……………………………………% %
Only spending cuts……….20 …….. 20
Mostly spending cuts…….30………28
Spending cuts, tax
increases equally …………32………37
Mostly tax increases………7…………9
Only tax increases…………4………..2
Other (vol.)…………………….1………..1
Unsure………………………….5 ……….3
ISN'T ENVY ONE OF THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS? Today, you can't be a democrat and a Christian. Abortion, class envy, greed for government entitlements, sloth in the way they want something for nothing, gluttony (look at Trumka for this one), etc. etc.

gfm2011   July 15th, 2011 - 10:21 am

80%? Come on Mr. President! Really?
Okay then Mr. President, if taxes do go up on those making 250K or more, HOW MUCH? How much more money will they have to pay the government to be employed in the U.S.? And quit lecturing and LEAD!!! That's what your paid to do.

Bullonay   July 15th, 2011 - 10:22 am

Which "poll" is this from, the White House personnel?? Just another baseless liar from the Dick O'bama…how do we even know that August is the right date, it came from a man who cannot even figure how to use TurboTax, which is like the AOL of tax preparation…

DarthShatner   July 15th, 2011 - 10:22 am

There is nothing from stopping that 80% of the population from sending the federal government every penny they earn.

Well, nothing but themselves.

I CALL BULLSH*T!!!!

Your "real world" hates free will and loves government intrusion into our personal lives.

ucullen   July 15th, 2011 - 10:22 am

You don't raise taxes when there is 9% unemployment.
I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle

rogue operator   July 15th, 2011 - 10:23 am

Is this the best Big Lie you can come up with? Back to the drawing board with your team of monkeys working around the clock to subvert our country.

DarthShatner   July 15th, 2011 - 10:24 am

sad thing, no there is not.

MR2   July 15th, 2011 - 10:24 am

Actually I only listened to Ed Harris once and I never went back.

JimMcVeigh   July 15th, 2011 - 10:26 am

point to factual errors made by Limbaugh.

Deusexmachina   July 15th, 2011 - 10:26 am

80% of everything Barry says is a lie….

Now, that's a statistic, I can believe in…

Strays   July 15th, 2011 - 10:26 am

80% of the American People want higher taxes?

Maybe in an alternate universe, where the Communist-in-Chief is the Leader of the Global Caliphate.

Just get off the halucinogenics …

badcrow   July 15th, 2011 - 10:29 am

"Obama is a radical communist, and I think it is becoming clear. That is what I told people in Illinois and now everybody realizes it's true. He is going to destroy this country, and we are either going to stop him or the United States of America is going to cease to exist."

– Dr. Alan Keys
Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. and Asst. Sec. of State for International Affairs

BobSalem   July 15th, 2011 - 10:29 am

Cheap salesman lying to the consumer. Sometimes you would think he is STILL smoking crack.

ArchonPrime   July 15th, 2011 - 10:31 am

80% OF l'il barry's MONEY-GRUBBING CONSTITUENCY WANTS A TAX RAISE FOR THEIR HAND-OUTS.

alwaysright5   July 15th, 2011 - 10:32 am

Which Americans, the botton 50% that don't pay taxes?

DarthShatner   July 15th, 2011 - 10:32 am

the "old fat drug addict" isnt farking up our nation with failed policy after failed policy, is he?

The skinny, effeminate, black guy who is clean and articulate and speaks with out a negro accent, who smoked pot and snorted coke with marxists is… pay attention dick!

Do you send 100% of your income to the federal government?

Obamahehateme   July 15th, 2011 - 10:32 am

You must mean Bob Beckel……. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/742223/pos...

bubbatrunk   July 15th, 2011 - 10:34 am

He needs to talk to more than 10 people and stop using them as a representation of the "American people"

alwaysright5   July 15th, 2011 - 10:35 am

Obama want to destroy the economy on purpose, this the socialist playbook.

sistyugler1   July 15th, 2011 - 10:35 am

NO. 80% of progressives want a tax increase. YOU COULDN'T EVEN GET ALL OF THEM!

SmithWalker   July 15th, 2011 - 10:36 am

The WH is playing Russian Roulette with the taxpayer and all the chambers are loaded…..Bang ,bang you lose !
Time to clean house' but where do you find an honest, intelligent replacement and not moron puppet?

gfm2011   July 15th, 2011 - 10:36 am

Mr. President, I'd like to know what poll you're looking at. Today, Rasmussen has a poll out saying only 34% think a tax hike should be included. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/bu...
You don't just add a few points to get near 50%, you more than double your number. No wonder our debt is out of control!
And if you want to source polls, as of today you have a negative 12 index!!!!! http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/po...
The people aren't buying what your selling!

ScarySoetoro   July 15th, 2011 - 10:36 am

"Revenue" is new-speak for taxes. Sorry, I'm not in favor of "revenue" for the government to piss away, and neither is 80% of America.

YOU LIE!

Obamaisatraitor   July 15th, 2011 - 10:37 am

YOU live off the rest of us here. You and Obama need to get a different job and contribute instead of stealing from the rest.

Panchester   July 15th, 2011 - 10:38 am

Lying piece of chit !

sistyugler1   July 15th, 2011 - 10:38 am

I'm having a hard time accepting that 20% is true. You must be in a generous mood today. : )

AGM511   July 15th, 2011 - 10:38 am

The GOP should just walk up to the podium and read Obama's speech from the 2006 debt ceiling event. He opposed raising it …and his comments defending his position are just what the GOP should ne saying now.

PitViper   July 15th, 2011 - 10:38 am

The truth has no home in the arguments of Marxists.

B17Engr   July 15th, 2011 - 10:38 am

Adolf Hitler lives again!
He is in America in the White House when not playing golf or at a party.
Got SS number from Connecticut And changed his name to Barak Hussein Obama!

Rmichael1976   July 15th, 2011 - 10:40 am

Our President has NO CLUE. He is totally out of touch with the people of this country. All the caviar and champagne has fried his brain. Next , he will be saying, “Let them eat cake.”

Panchester   July 15th, 2011 - 10:40 am

And you believe everything that this Chicago criminal tells you ?

Geeeez   July 15th, 2011 - 10:43 am

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truthharbor   July 15th, 2011 - 10:43 am

Notice Obama ONLY uses the poll(s) that say(s) "balanced approach". Sure! Sounds nice. But get beyond the flowery wording! Ask folks if they believe ANYone's taxes ought to be INCREASED. What then, Obama?! SEE HOW HE AND OTHER LIBERALS DECEIVE! And NOW he's saying debt limit increase must be accompanied by spending cuts, only AFTER Moody's and SEC threatened lower credit rating if NOT accompanied by them. SEE WHAT UNPRINCIPLED, PANDERING, WAIT-TO-SEE-HOW-THE-WIND-BLOWS, CORRUPTOCRATS THEY ARE! See ALL the PROOF! PROOF, baby, PROOF! WHAT NOW, LIBS?! DISprove IT!!!

Luis522   July 15th, 2011 - 10:44 am

Lets Do The Twist!

Communism… Socialism… Progressivism… Environmentalism… Globalism…

"I am a modern day Progressive" – Hillary Clinton

I used to use these terms repeatedly, myself, up until a couple of years ago. I use them a lot less these days, because I noticed that there were, and still are, plenty of people out there that don't seem to associate these terms with the root origin.

So, lets cut to the chase. Lets go to the very source of it. LIBERALISM. And, where do liberals nest?

The Democrat Party, and inside the walls – where the RINOs live!

The Dems NEED to continuously keep changing their lexicon. Their skin.

Alinsky strategies call for deception and confusion. Hence, communism has been sterilized, and diluted away from the language.

"We're going to have to change our conversation" – Mchelle Obama

Raising taxes has become raising REVENUE. Spending has become INVESTMENT. Redstribution of wealth; and "Putting-our-boots-on-their(businsses; class warfare)-necks" has become SHARED SACRIFICE. Where doing absolutely jack-squat has been twisted to "I'M WILLING TO AT (or LOOK INTO)…"

True American Prosperity has been REPLACED with the liberal agenda, or "PROGRESS".

"I do believe there's hope for progress" – Barack Obama, Response speech after the 2010 midterm election

Speech on the midterm election results
I rest my case.

Stay focused, Patriots!
;-)

Obamaisatraitor   July 15th, 2011 - 10:44 am

This guy has had too many drugs and too much alcohol. Democrats have controlled the purse for four years-building up to this: Tank the U.S. economy. The law of unintended consequences. The Democrats/unions will never quit trying to steal from taxpayers. Never. Their policies lose.
Yet they would prefer their spending until we are finished. There are multiple examples of companies destroyed by unions and plenty of states.
Weaning half the population off welfare will be tough.

Rmichael1976   July 15th, 2011 - 10:44 am

Where can I sign your petition? Excelent thought.

TalkingDust   July 15th, 2011 - 10:45 am

IOW: Obama's committing econocide.

WorldclaZZ   July 15th, 2011 - 10:45 am

80% of the Imam in Chief's voting block support higher taxes on the people who actually pay the federal income tax. Not them, of course. They don't pay any income tax.

Deusexmachina   July 15th, 2011 - 10:45 am

The other 20% is when he's asking for something….

Like fries to go with the burger…..

sbenard   July 15th, 2011 - 10:46 am

Our President is Barack "Insane" Obama!

Deusexmachina   July 15th, 2011 - 10:47 am

Say it louder…..

LYING PIECE OF SHlT !!!!

sbenard   July 15th, 2011 - 10:48 am

Hey, Mr. President, shove today's Rasmussen poll up yours:
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/bu...

richcapitalist   July 15th, 2011 - 10:48 am

Did this a$$ clown really use a website that no body has ever heard of? Keep drinking that Obama Man Milk you sick bastard!

richcapitalist   July 15th, 2011 - 10:49 am

Obama…quit drinking the Man Milk…it's really affecting you!

sbenard   July 15th, 2011 - 10:49 am

He's wrong, and today's Rasmussen poll proves it: http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/bu...

Deusexmachina   July 15th, 2011 - 10:49 am

The last person, who may have said that, ended up a head shorter….

nceeno   July 15th, 2011 - 10:50 am

It's really 0.8%.
Shows you the kind of math it takes to be a liberal.

sbenard   July 15th, 2011 - 10:51 am

Barack Insane Obama is THE most catastrophic error of our generation!

di_da_is_alpha   July 15th, 2011 - 10:51 am

The only pole you should be concerned with is the one you're going to swing from. : )

THINK FOR YOURSELF   July 15th, 2011 - 10:54 am

If 80% of want higher taxes, why did what the hell was November 2010 all about??? This is just more fuzzy math from the college professor.

newamerica   July 15th, 2011 - 10:54 am

WHAT IS THIS MOTHER FER SMOKING? notice he said 80 percent is in favor or increased revenues and spending cuts he didnt say 80 percent are in favor of tax hikes. yes they would love to see increased revenue ! by cutting your overpaid a$$'$ , like the e.p.a i was 4 when they were formed to get us off of forgein oil and we are more dependant than ever. so that means its a faild government experemint, and the department of education, when it was formed the drop out rate was around 15 to 20 percent, since then it has increased to almost 70 to 80 percent so it to is a failed government experament.

RickOden   July 15th, 2011 - 10:56 am

What is this? Climate $cience hour? Can't just pressure news outlets to report your skew then propagate it as fact…..how stupid this failure is.

Nohbuhdee   July 15th, 2011 - 10:56 am

No Mr. President 80% of Americans would like to see you in prison for what you have done!

Rmichael1976   July 15th, 2011 - 10:58 am

Polls can have slanted data. It matters where in the country the polls it is taken, what questions are asked and who is doing the polling. All of them, including some of the more conservative ones have some type of agenda or bias. Some can keep it in check and some can't.

The only gauge I believe is to look at the unemployment numbers and even those do not accurately coorespond to reality. Our government thinks we are at +/- 10%. That doesn't account for all the people who have used up all their benefits, the part timers, and those who have given up even looking for a job. That would place the true numbers at above 16%.

Now you try raising taxes on people who are barely making ends meet, Mr. Obozo is in real trouble 2012.

Pfw51   July 15th, 2011 - 10:58 am

NOW he's concerned about polls and "the will of the American people"? Then why is Obamacare still in place?

Rmichael1976   July 15th, 2011 - 11:00 am

Ha. You are so "right." too.

NotKennedy   July 15th, 2011 - 11:00 am

And the bodyguards are smarter than he is, have real identification, birth certificates and probably no American history and geography. He reads well.

Holdmynose   July 15th, 2011 - 11:05 am

I doubt that his statistics are right but………

50% don't pay taxes of course they are all for tax increases. This is why EVERYONE needs to be a taxpayer to some extent.If you don't pay taxes you don't get to opine.

NotKennedy   July 15th, 2011 - 11:06 am

Just another example of liberal math impairment. Your supposed to divide the big number into the little number. And your sample ought to be more expansive than the White House motorpool and Helen Thomas.

NotKennedy   July 15th, 2011 - 11:06 am

Good one!

Holdmynose   July 15th, 2011 - 11:09 am

I believe they are called parasites. And looters.

1110Awaits   July 15th, 2011 - 11:10 am

Yeah, 80% of the voters on welfare and crack. The worst that could happen to them is there benefits going UP under this president (termed loosely).

ACKtheo   July 15th, 2011 - 11:11 am

where do you get these figures? nothing but a bold faced lie.

Deusexmachina   July 15th, 2011 - 11:14 am

I'd say more, but it wouldn't get past the blog nanny….

Deusexmachina   July 15th, 2011 - 11:16 am

Those tadpoles are swimming straight to his brain….

malachi_e_deus   July 15th, 2011 - 11:16 am

"80% support higher taxes"? May be true.
Supidity like this is the reason we don't have a democracy. When the Obamaturd can convince the mob that its a good thing to screw the actual taxpayers into paying more so the low life lazy basturds can get a free ride, that's not good.

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