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1-Old-Man

(2,667 posts) Fri Nov 9, 2012, 04:21 PM Nov 2012

Fine, let them all expire, then let Democrats craft new tax cuts for the middle class [View all]

Hell yes! Let all of the Bush tax cuts expire and then let the Democrats stand up and craft a new cuts for the middle class and see how the Right feels about causing a stalemate in the Congress then. Raise the marginal rate back to 39.6% and just for the sake of investment only raise the investment return tax to 28% or so to satisfy the Republicans, tell them take it or leave it, but leave it at your own peril.

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Fine, let them all expire, then let Democrats craft new tax cuts for the middle class [View all] 1-Old-Man Nov 2012 OP

So they obstruct. Indydem Nov 2012 #1

Then give the money back some other way like job creation. Live and Learn Nov 2012 #2

That's why ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #8

A Neat Trick if He Can Do It AndyTiedye Nov 2012 #3

This time the blame will go right where it belongs. On the House. Autumn Nov 2012 #5

America Will be Watching it On the Tee Vee AndyTiedye Nov 2012 #9

Obama can call press conferences, he and the Democrats Autumn Nov 2012 #10

They Let Democrats on Talk Shows? AndyTiedye Nov 2012 #11

Silly me. I've never seen a Democrat on TV. WTF was I thinking.eom Autumn Nov 2012 #12

I AGREE Skittles Nov 2012 #4

Nope ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #6

Why Clinton era rates for the rich? Why not 50's era rates? redqueen Nov 2012 #7

The days of 90% marginal rates are gone, never to return n/t SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #13

They already passed a bill replacing the tax cuts for the middle class in the Senate krawhitham Nov 2012 #14