Thursday, December 16, 2010

Bush Tax Cuts: From Bipartisan to Evil - Larry Elder - Townhall Conservative

Bush Tax Cuts: From Bipartisan to Evil - Larry Elder - Townhall Conservative: "A mere nine years ago, 12 Democratic senators voted for the current tax rates, as well as for a complete phaseout of the estate tax. Twelve! By contrast, ObamaCare and the $800 billion 'stimulus' package secured votes from zero Republican senators and zero Republican senators, respectively. The media call them the 'Bush tax cuts' or the 'Bush-era tax cuts' -- but never the 'bipartisan' Bush-era tax cuts. Had President Barack Obama crossed The Aisle to attract 12 Republican Senate votes, the Commission to Chisel Obama's Face on Mount Rushmore would be interviewing stonemasons.

When did lifting the top marginal income tax rate paid by the rich -- currently at 35 percent -- become a matter of morality, justice and decency?"

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