Reply #24: NO, that's personal

[sandnsea]

At least you didn't call me names, that's good. Look, the reason I really really really don't like Dean is in large part due to this stupidity over his 'not tax hikes'. It's rude to insinuate I just got up one day and decided not to like Dean and then based every opinion of his policies on a whim.

If there is more money going to the government out of my paycheck, that's a tax hike. Period.

Now, I understand he wants to just go back to the 2000 tax structure. I understand people have more state and local fees to pay. But it isn't going to magically translate that those fees will change just because Dean repeals all the tax cuts, which will cause real human beings to have a tax hike.

Democrats don't change tax code in a way that harms working families. Like I said below, I know Dean does. He proposed it back in 1993 with the budget and Medicare, so I'm not surprised he's proposing hurting people again. Clinton said then you don't have to hurt people to get the economy going and cut the deficit. He was right. The Democrats who are proposing a similarly measured approach are also right this time.

Democrats don't raise taxes on the middle class to balance the budget. It'll hurt the economy and hurt them as individuals. Once things improve, then you look at other measures if necessary.