Despite protests from Tea Party activists regarding high taxes, a USA Today analysis of federal data has found that “Americans paid their lowest level of taxes last year since Harry Truman’s presidency.” Federal, state, local, property, sales, and other taxes “consumed 9.2% of all personal income in 2009, the lowest rate since 1950.” USAToday ThinkProgress.org [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Rush Limbaugh’
Taxes At Their Lowest Rate Since 1950. Why Is The Tea Party Complaining Again?
Posted: May 11, 2010 in PoliticsTags: Fox News, Glenn Beck, Obama, Rush Limbaugh, Taxes, Tea Party
Rush Limbaugh says because of Obama, people can’t go fishing anymore
Posted: March 18, 2010 in PoliticsTags: Rush Limbaugh
Since President Barack Obama took office, he’s been accused of overturning a number of all-American traditions, including Christmas trees at the White House, and gun rights. Now, Obama apparently wants to ban a popular American pastime: fishing. On his March 9, 2010, talk show, Rush Limbaugh claimed that, “fishing is on the verge becoming a privilege controlled by [...]
Rush Limbaugh: ‘I love the women’s movement — especially when walking behind it.’
Posted: February 4, 2010 in PoliticsTags: Miss America, Rush Limbaugh
Last week, hate radio host Rush Limbaugh judged the Miss America pageant. Today he went on Fox and Friends and spoke to host — and former Miss America winner — Gretchen Carlson to respond to the criticism he has been receiving. He insisted that he isn’t anti-women. But in the few sentences he used to make his [...]
Limbaugh Thwarts Haitian Donations With Lies
Posted: January 22, 2010 in PoliticsTags: Donations, Haiti, Rush Limbaugh, White House
Limbaugh claims White House benefits from Haiti donations: There are “high administrative costs” when you donate to Haiti relief through the White House Web site. After an earthquake hit Haiti last week, Rush Limbaugh made a series of controversial claims about the disaster, which killed tens of thousands and devastated the infrastructure and institutions of the poor [...]
Earlier this week, Rush Limbaugh was rushed to a hospital in Hawaii after he complained of chest pains and had reportedly been taken from his hotel “in serious condition.” Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu released Limbaugh yesterday and during a press conference, the conservative radio host said his physicians did not know what caused his [...]
