Here's a good reason that the tax cuts should not be rescinded. The tax cuts have INCREASED the revenue to the federal government. The recession we just came out of was shorter and milder due to the cutting of taxes.
The reason cutting taxes is not totally sucessful is that the government proceeds to spend the additonal revenue and thus the increased revenue is not always apparent to a citizen who doesn't read the statistics or understand the economics of taxation. Both Republicans and Democrats in the current congress have spent wrecklessly. Fiscal discipline would be far more effective than higher taxes!
Pres. Regan cut taxes as well and the federal revenue increased. But, he also served with a congress that increased spending and so it "appeared" that tax cuts caused increased deficits, when, in fact, they were caused by increased federal spending.
Raising taxes at this time will hurt the economy even more than it is has been hurt by the war and natural disasters.
If your teacher learns nothing else, perhaps he/she could understand that reallocating income [which is what higher taxes really do] is far less efficient than letting the free market solve the problems that arise. You can compare the Post Office with United Parcel Service (UPS) to show the difference between private and public funding.
Hope this helps a little; at least you are on the right side of the discussion. 8)
Thanks... I kind stumble through something like that... :)