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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
The Republicans have a couple big problems. In order to win nationally, they need to attract people into the party whom most of the party viscerally hates. And, the Dems are now the party of fiscal responsibility, while they are the party of tax breaks for the rich. That 47% comment, where Romney complains about other people's taxes being too low, that really defines where they've come to. Hank, you're in an area where the Rs may not yet be over the top. But head south or west, and the nuts are running the asylum.
But, on to letting the Bush tax cuts expire. Say goodbye. If you want to save something, Boehner will have to play let's make a deal, and lay his priorities on the table.
On the good side, once we establish that even a billion dollars can't buy the election, perhaps there is a little less incentive for these guys to french kiss Adelson's and Trump's asses.
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The single best thing that could happen to our economy would be for Congress and the White House to let us go off the fiscal cliff.
Repeal of the Bush tax cuts is an imperative if we are serious about deficit reduction. Continuing to extend those tax breaks is going to break us. And the cuts in all spending areas would allow for a easy reduction in spending, and would allow a principled discussion about what spending needs to be in all areas.
Yes, it will be painful. But what possible better time to let the pain come than in the first years of a lame duck presidency? We need to let the Gov'mint beast die in order to recreate a new one that has focus and priorities that aren't beased on who needs to promise what to the voters to get re-elected.
