Scott Brown: "Letting the Bush tax cuts expire would ...

[AtomicKitten]

create a burden for well-off teachers, firefighters, and police officers."

You can't make this stuff up! Can't wait until Elizabeth Warren takes back Teddy's seat.




link: http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/scott-brown-what-about-all-the-rich-schoolteachers.php?ref=fpnewsfeed

Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) made the case in Lowell, MA on Friday that letting the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy expire would create a burden for well-off teachers, firefighters, and police officers.

From the Lowell Sun, which held an editorial board meeting with the Senator:

Brown also took on President Barack Obama for proposing tax hikes on families who earn more than $250,000 per year, saying that would hurt “teachers, firefighters, policemen, folks who work two jobs.”

Asked which public servants earn that much money, Brown said it is common for police officers to earn well over $100,000 annually when overtime is factored into their pay.

“You throw in a teacher who’s working, plus a summer job, it adds up pretty quickly,” he said. “There’s quite a few of them.”

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[liberal N proud]

1. Where are police making that kind of momey?

[AtomicKitten]

2. In Scott Brown's imagination.

[unblock]

3. wow, check out this website for the complete boston payroll

it's for 2008, but wow, you can filter on boston police department and sort from highest to lowest.

http://www.bostonherald.com/projects/payroll/boston/total.DESC/211000/


the numbers are more than i would have expected but even still, not a soul makes more than $250,000 gross.
yes, some of these may have a spouse (whom they're neglecting, judging from the overtime) who earns enough to put them over $250,000 combined after exemptions and deductions, but in any event we're not talking abut a lot of people getting hammered quite a lot here.

why do republicans always build their arguments over such tiny groups of people affects? welfare queen, family farm estate, voter fraud, and now the super-rich cop.

[Guy Montag]

4. Elizabeth Warren is so needed in Teddy's old seat.

Yo heave ho time for the brown spot.

[AtomicKitten]

8. I agree and I can't think of a better candidate to do that than Elizabeth.

[lsewpershad]

5. Dumb

Lying fool

[julian09]

7. They work hard parked at road construction sites in state police cars furnished by tax payers.

The tax increases are only 4% on net, not gross income. That 4% increase is AFTER the first $250,000 net income, they pay 35% on first $250,000 and 39% on anything above that.
They are taking jobs from people who need them more.

[ProSense]

6. .