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Beckel on Obama: Not Because It’s True, But Because People Believe It

February 21, 2013 By 4 Comments

In Conjunction with Ed Ingold

BobBeckelBob Beckel, Democratic strategist and co-host of Fox News’ “The Five” said something profound during the broadcast on Monday, February 17.

The conversation then shifted to the basis for the President’s continual barrage against “subsidies for the big oil companies.” The oil companies in question pay billions of dollars in fees and taxes to the US. The so-called “subsidies” are tax deductions related to the cost of doing business, and their elimination would add little to the treasury.

According to Beckel, the President hammers them, not because the charges are true, but because people believe it. This is Realpolitik in it’s most cynical manifestation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realpolitik). It explains, at once, so many of the talking points used by the President and his supporters.

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  • Wolf

    Comrade Obama and his comrades are masters of the art of deception and distraction. It is critical for the Politicians to create issues and lies to keep the challenged citizens off the truth of why this nation is bankrupt. The oppressive tax system is complex and unfair to support the fraud and corruption of the bloated Public Sector. It allows for the extortion and coercion necessary to have the businesses align with the group in power making a travesty out of the US “Free Market” and Capitalism. The best and fairest Tax System is a Flat Tax of 15% with no exemptions, deductions, credits, double and triple taxation of income or an inheritance tax. Clearly the present oppressive taxation levels are a long way from this fair system and allows the bloated Public Sector to run their corruption without limits and built this bloated Public Sector with its 50% over staffing and compensation plus their multi-million dollar retirement packages. There is a reason we have 23 million millionaires in the Public Sector today and it is the main cause of the impending US Bankruptcy. It is clear that if the citizens continue to believe in this two party system and expect a correction in these operation from within then the ending is sealed. It is time for citizens to use the power of the petition for Ballot Referendums to limit the powers of these criminals now in the Public Sector and end their rape and robbery of the taxpayers. This problem must be addressed at the Federal, state and local levels because it is pervasive at all levels of Public Sector operations.