” The one that ps me off to no end is entitlements.
Rs are so scared to admit they both are broke right NOW and generating debt NOW that they let Dems get away with saying they are fully funded, and wonder why no one believes them about needing reform.”
Correct.
” Not every rich guy >$250K is a small business owner yet if you listen to the Rs everys single one of them is a small business owner who hires employees because thats all they ever say in response to tax increase talk.
Most people know this is non-sense.”
The proportion is higher than you might know. In California it is hundreds of thousands. Forgetting this, there are a dozen ways tax increases hurt the economy, and you are correct that none of it is ever explained by Republicans. They are stuck on COWARD, and stuck on STUPID.
By the way, the Clinton era taxes was on income OVER $250K.
So a small business owner making say $300K sees a tax increase on the last $50K. They need to explain why this is bad.
I will not support a party who is not honest, especially when it frequently backfires. They need arguments that don't fall apart so fast. Buffet now says he wants it at $500K. So pass the extension up to 500K
One of the worst arguments for tax cuts is that it is a stimulus that will get taxpayers to spend more money. This a guaranteed losing argument.