It’s just going back to Bill Clinton’s tax rates. People act as if this is a major catastrophe. Obama was right when he said the Bush tax cuts were expensive and irresponsible. Then he decided that it would be easier to get re-elected if it supported 98% of the Bush tax cuts (once again co-opting another of Bush’s policies after trashing it for 4 years).
In reality, everyone’s taxes need to go up, and spending needs to go down. That doesn’t sell well to the electorate. Obama has managed to hide a massive tax increase on the middle class (the expiration of the payroll tax cut) that will actually bring in more money than the “tax increases on the wealthy” that he’s been harping on and on about.
WELL, WE WILL JUST HAVE TO SEE HOW 2013 TURNSOUT! WE COULD BE REALLY SURPRISED AND ALL COULD BE WELL! “SO, HOLD ON TO YOUR SEATS, THIS MAY BE A BUMPY RIDE” OR MAYBE JUST SIMPLY A MERRY-GO-ROUND. HAPPY 2013!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
spamster over 11 years ago
OOOOooooohhhh. The new year. I thought they were at the fiscal cliff…
Darsan54 Premium Member over 11 years ago
Healthy attitude Winslow.
jhandini over 11 years ago
The Rebs wanted no tax cuts, now because they couldn’t bend everybody taxes go up. Smart. Grover should really be happy now.
Zaristerex over 11 years ago
Winslow must be like me – wanting to keep his regrets prominently fresh in mind. Yeah, I also have trouble forgiving myself.
KPOM over 11 years ago
It’s just going back to Bill Clinton’s tax rates. People act as if this is a major catastrophe. Obama was right when he said the Bush tax cuts were expensive and irresponsible. Then he decided that it would be easier to get re-elected if it supported 98% of the Bush tax cuts (once again co-opting another of Bush’s policies after trashing it for 4 years).
In reality, everyone’s taxes need to go up, and spending needs to go down. That doesn’t sell well to the electorate. Obama has managed to hide a massive tax increase on the middle class (the expiration of the payroll tax cut) that will actually bring in more money than the “tax increases on the wealthy” that he’s been harping on and on about.
NETZINGER over 11 years ago
WELL, WE WILL JUST HAVE TO SEE HOW 2013 TURNSOUT! WE COULD BE REALLY SURPRISED AND ALL COULD BE WELL! “SO, HOLD ON TO YOUR SEATS, THIS MAY BE A BUMPY RIDE” OR MAYBE JUST SIMPLY A MERRY-GO-ROUND. HAPPY 2013!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!