Giving ammo to number one tax cheats

[ILLMAS]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/07/25/mccain-hopes-1-coin-leads-to-bigger-tips-for-strippers/?hpt=hp_t2

[Jack from Ohio]

Here is the text....

McCain hopes $1 coin leads to bigger tips for strippers

Posted by

CNN's Bryan Koenig

(CNN) If Congress passes the COINS Act replacing the $1 paper bill for a coin, the U.S. government may be able to save billions in printing costs at the expense of a little more jangle in the average consumers' pockets. But what about the strippers?

That's what The Hill newspaper asked one of the bill's co-sponsors, Sen. John McCain, in a piece published Thursday. The question came from a separate 2011 story where the publication suggested strippers could suffer in a bill-less economy, with G-strings and garter belts far less accommodating of cold metal.

For his part, the Arizona Republican responded in stride in a Capitol Hill hallway.

"Then I hope that they could obtain larger denominations," McCain reportedly told The Hill.

According to The Hill, the 76 year-old McCain started answering questions from another reporter before a smile spread across his face and he shouted down the hallway to The Hill, "Fives, tens, one hundreds!"

McCain's office did not respond to a request for comment.

Officially called the Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings Act, the COINS Act has been put before Congress multiple times in recent years. In the Senate it was most recently introduced in June as S.1105 by Tom Harkin, D-Iowa. McCain's fellow co-sponsors in the Senate are Michael Enzi, R-Wyoming, and Mark Udall, D-Colorado.

If passed, the bill would require Federal Reserve banks to stop circulating paper $1 bills within five years of the COIN Act going into effect.

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Here we go again!! Liberals putting the "convenience" of a VERY SMALL group of people in the United States as a reason to derail an absolutely smart economic move. I wish, at least once, someone from that group who object would come up with an objection with at least a tiny bit of logic and reason. (Maybe I expect too much out of that group?)

[Guest Taxed]

Don't classify all Liberals the same. I think it makes financial sense to have coins for small denomination currency like $1 and $5 cons. Euro and the rest of the major currencies have already moved in that direction and I think it is time we even get rid of the copper penny.

As far as Sen. McCain wanting to give strippers a raise, good to know that at least one Republican thinks that there should be a pay raise other than themselves!

[Elrod]

And why this is not surprising:...................

Written by Big Government // Jul 24 2013 //

Poll: Nearly 6-in-10 Want Every Member of Congress Replaced ..............

http://conservativenews247.com/article/view/58158/Poll-Nearly-6-in-10-Want-Every-Member-of-Congress-Replaced/

A new national poll has found that an all-time high of 57% of Americans would vote to throw out every member of Congress if given the option in the 2014 elections.

According to a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll released on Wednesday, not only is Congress's disapproval rating (83%) at an all-time high, but respondents are more willing than ever to even throw out their own Representatives.

Respondents were asked:

If there were a place on your ballot that allowed you to vote to defeat and replace every single member of Congress, including your own representative, would you do this, or not?

And 57% responded that they would. The previous high to that question in the poll was 56% in January of 2012.

[Catherine]

And why this is not surprising:...................

Written by Big Government // Jul 24 2013 //

Poll: Nearly 6-in-10 Want Every Member of Congress Replaced ..............

http://conservativenews247.com/article/view/58158/Poll-Nearly-6-in-10-Want-Every-Member-of-Congress-Replaced/

A new national poll has found that an all-time high of 57% of Americans would vote to throw out every member of Congress if given the option in the 2014 elections.

According to a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll released on Wednesday, not only is Congress's disapproval rating (83%) at an all-time high, but respondents are more willing than ever to even throw out their own Representatives.

Respondents were asked:

And 57% responded that they would. The previous high to that question in the poll was 56% in January of 2012.

And yet, when time comes to actually vote, people overwhelmingly vote to send their particular congress-vermin BACK to DC, to wreak more havoc.

[Guest Taxed]

I don't put too much stock into those polls. As Catherine correctly pointed out, when people are ready to pull that lever, it is usually the devil you know wins!

[jainen]

>>57% of Americans<<

Or, rather, 570 Americans. How and why were these Americans chosen to answer the survey? Anyway, how credible is a survey methodology that asks about something that doesn't exist and never could exist, so the responses are backed by no commitment whatsoever? The sponsors of this survey are two news bureaus with a HUGE stake in dramatic disconnects between Congress and the constituents. What I can't figure out is why they had to contrive a story like this, instead of just honestly reporting what's going on.