Robert Reich Nails It...Tax Jujitsu: Why Democrats Should Propose a "People's Tax Cut"

[EXneoCON]

snip "Republicans are calling the Democrat's proposal to end the Bush tax cuts on the richest 3 percent a "tax increase," and demagoging that it will hurt the economy and small business. This is baloney, to put it politely. Let me count the ways:..." snip

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Reich exposed it, Reich proposed it, now mabye Grayson will introduce it!

[alstephenson]

1. K & R

for a great idea.

[vi5]

2. That would require....

Democrats to take control of a debate, to introduce their own terms, and play offense rather than continually playing defense against a republican controlled debate.

What do you think the odds of that happening are?

[txlibdem]

3. Unfortunately true

+1

[MisterP]

6. and have a leadership to the left of Nixon or Generalísimo Franco...

but as long as people vote for them no matter what they do, they won't have to change: primaries are a sham when you can outspend Real Change, offer its candidates WH jobs, send OFA, or close polling places

[Uncle Joe]

4. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, EXneoCON.:thumbsup:

[Greyskye]

5. The meat of the proposal:

Democrats should propose eliminating payroll taxes on the first $20,000 of income, and making up the revenue loss by applying payroll taxes to incomes above $250,000.

Heard this on NPR this afternoon. Tax cuts for most people, stimulates the economy, and is deficit neutral. Brilliant!

[CLANG]

7. That is thinking outside the box! Good job, Mr. Reich!!

[SHRED]

8. K&R

[Martin Eden]

9. K&R for the TRUTH

Reich merely states what should be plainly obvious to the vast majority of people with more than half a brain.

If the Democratic Party can't make the majority of voters see this then either their cranial capacity or their devotion to economic justice (or both) must be seriously called into question.

[Alcibiades]

10. "tax cut was designed to end this year, so it's not a tax increase."

"Bush's ten-year tax cut was designed to end this year, so it's not a tax increase."

Go one step further: since Bush and the GOP designed the tax cut to only last for ten years, this tax cut was part of their plan all along. It's a REPUBLICAN TAX HIKE!