Democrats have long fought for middle-income tax cuts. This is in stark contrast to Republican tax breaks for the super rich that have led to a budget that is grossly out of balance and a national debt that is morally indefensible.
Democrats are offering a New Direction to provide real tax help to hard-pressed families, which will inject demand into our economy ,spur economic growth that will produce jobs, and reduce the deficit , and we will do it in a fiscally responsible way.
Below is a link to recently-released state by state information from Citizens for Tax Justice on the Bush tax cuts that may be helpful in discussing the failed economic policies of the Bush Republicans.
http://www.ctj.org/bushtaxcuts.htm