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  • BigBadBrian
    TOASTMASTER GENERAL
    • Jan 2004
    • 10625

    From the Office of the Majority Leader of the US House of Representatives

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    Leader Cantor Statement on Democrats' Plans to Raise Taxes

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) today issued the following statement regarding Democrats’ plans to raise taxes:

    “Yesterday, the President revealed his plan for how to address our out-of-control debt and deficit problem: raising taxes on families and small businesses. Not only is this the wrong move in the current economic environment, but it locks in the Democrats’ status-quo agenda to keep spending taxpayer dollars on big-government programs and overreach. Furthermore, it’s also a direct affront to the bipartisan tax deal that the President negotiated with us this winter that he has repeatedly credited for the economic uptick.

    “We all agree that we need to address our fiscal crisis, but taxing families and business people is not the answer. We need to cut spending, address our insolvent entitlements programs and tighten our belt by doing more with less as Republicans propose in our budget. Americans don’t want their taxes raised, they want Washington to get its fiscal house in order, and I call on President Obama, Leader Reid, and Leader Pelosi to follow our lead in cutting spending and rule out raising taxes in our current economy.”
    “If bullshit was currency, Joe Biden would be a billionaire.” - George W. Bush
  • Nitro Express
    DIAMOND STATUS
    • Aug 2004
    • 32798

    #2
    OBAMA=One Big Ass Mistake America.
    No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!

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    • BigBadBrian
      TOASTMASTER GENERAL
      • Jan 2004
      • 10625

      #3
      Originally posted by Nitro Express
      OBAMA=One Big Ass Mistake America.
      “If bullshit was currency, Joe Biden would be a billionaire.” - George W. Bush

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      • knuckleboner
        Crazy Ass Mofo
        • Jan 2004
        • 2927

        #4
        it warms my heart to see that eric cantor finally recognizes that big spending is bad. after he supported all of george bush's spending explosions, and after he supported getting rid of the clinton budget surpluses and returning us to deficits, i thought maybe he had no fiscal responsibility. but obviously, now that we have a democratic president, he's learned.

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        • BigBadBrian
          TOASTMASTER GENERAL
          • Jan 2004
          • 10625

          #5
          Originally posted by knuckleboner
          it warms my heart to see that eric cantor finally recognizes that big spending is bad. after he supported all of george bush's spending explosions, and after he supported getting rid of the clinton budget surpluses and returning us to deficits, i thought maybe he had no fiscal responsibility. but obviously, now that we have a democratic president, he's learned.
          At least he's learned. Now if only the left would do the same!
          “If bullshit was currency, Joe Biden would be a billionaire.” - George W. Bush

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          • knuckleboner
            Crazy Ass Mofo
            • Jan 2004
            • 2927

            #6
            Originally posted by BigBadBrian
            At least he's learned. Now if only the left would do the same!
            if it's real, i appreciate it. but i'm not so sure it's real. after all, the republican budget allows for an extension of the bush tax cuts WITHOUT regard to their impact on the deficit.

            i'm not saying extending the bush tax cuts are bad. but if they add to the deficit, well, is attacking medicare and medicaid the only way to pay for them?

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            • BigBadBrian
              TOASTMASTER GENERAL
              • Jan 2004
              • 10625

              #7
              Originally posted by knuckleboner
              but if they add to the deficit, well, is attacking medicare and medicaid the only way to pay for them?
              There are currently six income tax brackets (10%, 15%, 25%, 28%, 33%, and 35%).

              Raising the tax levels on the bottom four brackets would provide 4 times the revenue than repealing the tax cuts on the top two, according to the CBO.

              Why shouldn't middle and lower income Americans (currently not paying any federal income tax) be required to "invest" in their government?
              “If bullshit was currency, Joe Biden would be a billionaire.” - George W. Bush

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              • Seshmeister
                ROTH ARMY WEBMASTER

                • Oct 2003
                • 35192

                #8
                Originally posted by BigBadBrian
                ...raising taxes on families...
                Notice the language - 'families'.

                The Hiltons are a family. Donald Trump has a family. Meaningless bullshit.

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