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BlueStreak

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7. Absolutely. The smart policy would be to phase them out

Wed Jan 2, 2013, 10:12 AM

Jan 2013

based on economic triggers. When unemployment gets to 7%, kill 25% of the Bush tax cuts. When unemployment gets to 6.5% kill another 25% and so on. As we approach 5%, wages will naturally go up from supply/demand and people will be in a better position to pay a little more in taxes.

And by setting it to triggers, the Republicans then have a real incentive to help us get the economy working. Right now they have ever incentive to keep sabotaging the economy because 8% unemployment ensures a big worker pool willing to work cheap and not complain.

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Since when is tax cuts for 98% of Americans a bad thing? [View all] Odin2005 Jan 2013 OP

No american needs a tax cut. This country is going to untax itself out of existance CBGLuthier Jan 2013 #1

Tax the fucking rich. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #3

How much do you make a year? bunnies Jan 2013 #16

When they help "Starve the Beast". dawg Jan 2013 #2

Absolutely. The smart policy would be to phase them out BlueStreak Jan 2013 #7

Yep. Who's going to pay the piper? Chathamization Jan 2013 #14

The idea has nothing to do with keynesian economics Fgiriun Jan 2013 #4

When you have people living paycheck to paycheck... $40-$100 is a big deal. Comrade_McKenzie Jan 2013 #5

They are sounding like a RW caricature of Liberals. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #10

When it locks us in the structural deficit Grover Norquist has been trying to create BlueStreak Jan 2013 #6

Then TAX THE FUCKING RICH. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #8

OK. Can you suggest that to Grover too? BlueStreak Jan 2013 #11

Working class people should not have to pay for the sins of the rich. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #12

You think that will pass through congress? Have you been paying attention? Chathamization Jan 2013 #13

Precisely. jsr Jan 2013 #9

People making $250-400k don't need a tax cut. godai Jan 2013 #15

My taxes are going down? Who knew. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #17