What is the best argument to use when I nicely confront the Tea Baggers at 5:00pm today?

[KansasVoter]

I was going to point out that they (GOP) had control of the House, Senate and White House 6 of the last 8 years and they caused this mess. And that they are 'Born Again Deficit Haters' after Reagan and Bush. Any other ideas?

[loyalkydem]

1. Remind them

that they are protesting Bush own policies.

[leftstreet]

2. "We are All Serfs Now. Can't we all just get along?"

The time has come

[JamesA1102]

3. Reagan and Eisenhower had higher tax rates

Were they socialists too?

[Dr Fate]

4. Discuss fiscal irresponsibility in Iraq- and refuse to change the subject.

n/t

[blueclown]

5. "Get a job!"

[MNDemNY]

6. The BEST argument: That stuff should be done in private. Think of the children!

[alsame]

7. Bush inherited a surplus which he turned into a massive

deficit - why didn't they protest?

Bush authorized the first bailout last fall - why didn't they protest then?

[Adsos Letter]

8. Ask 'em if that tea is a domestic product....

...or a foreign import. Then ask 'em why they hate America...

[BOSSHOG]

9. "Deficits don't matter, reagan proved it." dick cheney

[Dawgs]

10. Ask them why they are protesting Bush and the Republicans, but wearing Obama clothes.

Ask them if they know that the Republicans just voted against the largest tax break in history.

Ask them if they know that taxes haven't gone up in the past 16 years.

Ask them if they know that taxes now are lower than when Bush left office.

Ask them what they would do differently than Obama.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

11. Ask them who is to pay the salary of the military

They are always big on the military. Make a poster showing the SEALS who rescued the sea captain and put below it "YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK". A bit militant for my tastes, but it should be right up their alley--and I'd love to see what they say about it.

[johnlal]

13. 2009 Taxes aren't due yet...

People are mailing off Bush's 2008 taxes today. Obama taxes aren't due until next year, and we don't know how much they'll be yet, so cool your heels.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

18. THEY don't know that

and the point is to try and make them think about what taxes pay for

[EC]

12. Ask them if they really thought out what they were complaining

about. Maybe point out that the taxes pay for services that would have to be privatized if not paid for with taxes and then they would be paying more bills and higher bills for the same (or lesser)services. And what about the roads and streets...would everyone be held responsible for the street in front of their homes? or would the streets be "owned" by a corporation that we would have to pay tolls to? and then which streets would be tolled? every time we turn a corner do we then have to pay a new toll? Tell them to really think it through, that they are being short sighted (myopic).

[mvd]

14. Like Malloy said, ask them what they would cut

:hi:

[SeaLyons]

15. ummmm...better take a body guard with you...these people

are haters!!! Be careful out there.

:pals:

[JSK]

16. Does it bother them that many big corporations don't pay taxes?

Do they know that the Boston tea party was a revolt against corporate greed:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thom-hartmann/the-real-boston-tea-party_b_187189.html

Does it bother them that 100 billion dollars a year in taxes is lost to off-shore tax havens?

[KansasVoter]

17. Great feedback folks! I am looking forward to it!

[jillan]

19. Ask them why they don't want soldiers protecting our country here and abroad?

It is our TAXES that pay for our troops.

That usually gets them.

[Skidmore]

20. Ask them if they spent their Obama tax cut yet. You know it's on their

paychecks this month unless they are in that 5% who make too much.

[KingFlorez]

21. I wouldn't say anything too them

Completely ignore them, don't give attention freaks the attention they so desperately crave.

[depakid]

22. You're getting a TAX CUT you idiots

Not that these are rational folks....

[Starbucks Anarchist]

23. Why aren't you hardworking 'Muricans at work right now?

[Bluerthanblue]

24. "at least THIS president hasn't relegated you to "free speech cages"

Maybe I'd ask them where they were while this country was being led into the debts we face? Or when our constitution was being shredded? Or as we were told to 'just go shopping?'

Or why it is that "money" is such a great motivator for so many "patriots"?

My ancestors were part of the american revolution. They didn't like the tarriffs and taxes imposed on them by England- but that was only a small part of what led up to the revolution. To those who equate our financial crisis with the situation in 1770's maybe they need to learn some history- and do some soul searching.

:shrug:

[ksoze]

25. Tell them a guy named Sanchez just took their job while they were there

and he had no working papers on top of it.

[zulchzulu]

26. Ask them if they have diarrhea

The taxes going to the Water Department help pay for clean water... otherwise they would have a nice big shit stain on their fat ass pants.

Then ask them if they drove on roads built by our socialist policies.

Then ask them if they would be glad to give up their Social Security check.

Then ask them what they would do if their house was burning down and the socialist policies that pay for a fire department weren't there.

Then ask them what they would do if they were robbed or raped and the socialist policies that pay for a police department weren't there.

Then ask them what they would do about praising the military when the socialist policies that pay for a military weren't there.

Then just give them the finger. You don't have to mention about public schools or the public library. They obviously have no familiarity with those institutions.

[KansDem]

27. Tell them that for each dollar collected from a Kansan, Kansas got back $1.12.

The Tax Foundation

Ask them why they're displeased with this...

[berni_mccoy]

28. Ask Them WHY DO THEY HATE AMERICA?