Where We Live: Murphy Talks Taxes, Thinks About Senate
Congressman is "thinking about" challenge to Lieberman in 2012
Over the weekend, the Senate passed a repeal of Don’t ask Don’t tell - part of a flurry of activity by the lame-duck congress.
A bi-partisan congress helped President Obama make good on his promise to repeal the ban of gays in the military. And it’s that same bipartisan approach that helped forge a tax cut compromise.
That bill did not have much support among liberal voters – forced a boycott by Speaker Nancy Pelosi - and got a no vote from three members of Connecticut’s delegation.
Today, Where We Live, Congressman Chris Murphy joins us to talk about the tax deal, about Don’t ask Don’t Tell, earmarks, and compromise in a new Washington.
He also talks about his future political plans, which may include a 2012 Senate run.
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John Pistone will run for Congress in 2012.
(Connecticut 5th District)
Listener Email from John
If our government continues to torture and commit crimes that are against the Geneva Conventions, even since 2004, then this sort of transparency is needed. Bush's reasons and motives don't have to enter into it.
Denying the importance of these leaks, and decrying them as a crime are basically giving our government tacit permission to behave as poorly and illegally as it wants to in our names.
Listener Email from Bob
As my parents age, and YOUR parents age do you think it’s fair for average Americans to have to be taxed on what parents have left them. You seem to focus on the super wealthy when it comes to “estate tax,” but what about the average American who must forfeit money from deceased loved ones to the government. Doesn’t that strike you as incredibly callus?
Listener Email from John
Can we all just agree, as the middle class in this country disappears over the past 2 decades, and more and more of our wealth is collecting in the accounts of fewer and fewer people, that this "trickle down" theory isn't just a fallacy, that it's destroying this country faster than any other issue we face?
These tax cuts obviously have not stimulated this, the second-worst period of economic activity in American history.
This economy is 70% consumer driven, and rather than put money in consumers' hands, we've given it to both the people who hoard it without spending, and to banks that charge interest on it.
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