Well, that's because he perceives some Conservatives think with their wallet, while others think with their values.  Divide and conquer.

He says he wants to phase out the AMT and make the Tax cuts permanent.  Then he says increase the personal exemption to $7k from $3.5k.

Think about this, everyone who pays the AMT did not get the Bush tax cut.  The number of people paying the AMT went up precisely when the tax cut came in and when the tax cut expires in 2010 all the people that got sucked up into the AMT over the past 5 years will no longer be in it.

By increasing the personal exemption you effectively eliminate the AMT for most the people who were sucked into it from 2003 to 2010.  Additionally, the increase in the personal exemption will also drop more people from the low income bracket from the tax rolls. Right now if you make around $7k/yr you pay effectively no Federal Income tax.  So this means you would be able to make $10.5k before having to pay anything other than SS and Medicare tax.  If you are a single parent of one child, that means you pay no taxes until your income hits $14k.  

By making the tax cut permanent with the increased personal exemption, you effectively extend the number of people who benefit from the tax cut.  If they don't extend the tax cut, but go with the increase personal exemption, then you still have most of the tax cut for those who got screwed out of it the first time around due to the AMT.  Of course the Dems will cry huge tears of grief for the $50 billion taxes from the AMT they will no longer be able to spend frivously buying the votes of the poor.

 Lord Sidious / Darth Vader 2008  Long Live the Empire!  Come to the Dark Side, it is your Destiny.

....blamed it on those greedy Wall Street investors.

Leon...

The world may come to an end today. This is the first time I have ever agreed with anything you have written. These woman were brainwashed into this lifestyle and became the bearers of the next generation of young girls to be handed over to the men.

This is NOT Christianity!!! 

"Abstain from McCain"

So far, all we seem to know for certain is that these people lived a simple way of life. The photos of the women and children remind me of the same things I see when I visit the area of Ohio where the Amish and Mennonites live.

Jeffs was proven to be a polygamist pervert, child abuser by every legal definition. But so far, I've not yet seen solid evidence presented in the media regarding what was going on in this particular enclave. The men of the community seem to be cooperative. All I have to go on at this point is that the authorities seem to feel there is compelling evidence to justify detaining some of the women and children. Thus far, the unidentified caller who opened up this whole can of worms is nowhere to be found.

I'm certainly not taking the side of a so-called "religious" sect that has a reputation for forcing young girls into "spiritual marriages" with adult men. Nor do I suggest a clear comparison with the lifestyle of the Amish and Mennonites. I just hope that the evidence is clear and convincing in this case. Otherwise, the whole incident will blow up in the faces of the authorities and the community, and no one will be willing to move forward with similar charges in the future.

I saw an interview with a FNC reporter who had been allowed inside the sect's compound and also was allowed to speak with some of the women. It was his observation that the women were upset about their circumstances and confused about why they were being detained. He reported that, although he wasn't permitted inside the "temple", he didn't see any evidence of the sort of activity that's been charged. He also said that he felt the men were being very cooperative under the circumstances.

I want to see more facts and hard evidence before I jump on the sensationalist media bandwagon. If there are those who have links that might provide facts or evidence that I may have missed, I'd appreciate the help.

As far as the "bed in the temple", where did this part of the story come from?

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