The economy needs more private/public stimulation to jump-start jobs and manufacturing. A majority of the stimulus is still left. Yet, the news media echo-chamber is too loud for anyone to notice.
Everyone should also take a breadth; then insist financial institutions start lending to small business.
The tax cuts were vastly skewed towards the wealthy. Really, totally, vastly skewed. I remember the reported comment from George W. after the second round was proposed: “Weren’t we going to cut taxes for the middle class this time?” But he wasn’t in charge, so the rich got more.
I’d GLADLY lose my $23 bucks a year to help pay for America. I like America, and unlike Tigger apparently, I believe in it. Let the whole batch expire. It was a totally rotten idea to start with.
This is my favorite graphical representation of who would benefit from the Republican proposal for extending all of Bush’s tax cuts, as opposed to Obama’s proposal to extend them just for the lower earners:
Motivemagus over 13 years ago
Zing!!
rottenprat over 13 years ago
Can’t you see they are out of Cristal? This is an emergency, man!
eksteen over 13 years ago
Oh, you mean your deficit?
pirate227 over 13 years ago
Save the rich, save the rich, they’re in dire straits!
officiousone over 13 years ago
Everyone forgets Reagan increased taxes.
The economy needs more private/public stimulation to jump-start jobs and manufacturing. A majority of the stimulus is still left. Yet, the news media echo-chamber is too loud for anyone to notice.
Everyone should also take a breadth; then insist financial institutions start lending to small business.
WarBush over 13 years ago
Human’s pissed.
pirate227 over 13 years ago
^ Anyone that was paying attention should be.
ARodney over 13 years ago
The tax cuts were vastly skewed towards the wealthy. Really, totally, vastly skewed. I remember the reported comment from George W. after the second round was proposed: “Weren’t we going to cut taxes for the middle class this time?” But he wasn’t in charge, so the rich got more.
I’d GLADLY lose my $23 bucks a year to help pay for America. I like America, and unlike Tigger apparently, I believe in it. Let the whole batch expire. It was a totally rotten idea to start with.
This is my favorite graphical representation of who would benefit from the Republican proposal for extending all of Bush’s tax cuts, as opposed to Obama’s proposal to extend them just for the lower earners:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/graphic/2010/08/11/GR2010081106717.html
lonecat over 13 years ago
ARod – thanks for that link – the graphic is impressive.