Pelosi: ‘Democrats Have Long Fought for Middle-Income Tax Cuts’

House Democratic Leader ^

[Al Gator]

Actually, this is very easy to understand class.

Pick up your daily reader, and turn to George Orwell's The Animal Farm, go to the page that describes how the pigs (Pelosi, Murtha, Reid, Kerry et al) would sneak out every night and re-write the message board, quite often, completely contradicting what had been said the day before.

And how each and every morning, the chorus of sheep (msm?) would bleat the new message as if it had always been.

And hence came the terms "newspeak" an "doublethink"!!!

And now you all understand, George had a crystal ball, and he saw the demoKaRat party of today, from his vantage point in the past.

[rawcatslyentist]

>"Very true - if your definition of middle income is living in a Detroit project, having a 30 year-long career as a fry cook for McDonalds, and riding the bus to work."

And just how do you "CUT" taxes for people that dont pay any to begin with?

[kevinm13]

Pelosi must be getting anxious about the election. Lets keep talking about the issues the Republicans support. It will kill the Dims every time.

Tell me when the Dims have offered a middle-class tax cut that didn't also include a significant tax increase for the so-called rich who are the employer class?

Sell us another story like the Dims are better at ethics than the Repubs. I don't buy it. Hopefully the ignorant lower class don't buy it.

[from occupied ga]

that Democrats have long fought for middle-income tax cuts

utter lies

Not necessarily - It depends on how they define "middle income" and "tax cuts"

If they define "middle income" as the lowest 50% of wage earners including those already on welfare and they define "tax cuts" as more welfare then they're speaking the truth (as they see it). The democrats goal has been to use the progressive tax structure as espoused by Karl Marx to shift the entire burden of government on the most productive 25% of taxpayers so as to assure themselves a majority that will forever loot the fruits of the labor of those who work hard and produce a permanent leisure welfare dependent class that will continue to vote the democraps into office. So you see she wasn't exactly lying if you use the dem's definitions.

[wouldntbprudent]

Oh, yes, middle-class tax cuts. One of the other things Klintoon nevah worrkd hardah on in his life.

[OESY]

FACT: DEMS WILL RAISE YOUR TAXES

The One Promise Dems Are Guaranteed To Keep If They Win In November: A $2.4 Trillion Tax Hike


Dem Leadership And Dems' Choice To Head House Ways And Means Committee Would Raise Taxes:

"[Rep. Charlie] Rangel's [D-NY] Accession To The Chairmanship Of The [Ways And Means] Committee Would Likely End Six Years Of Tax Cuts By The Republican- Controlled Congress." (Ryan J. Donmoyer, "Rangel Vows Bipartisanship, Action On Trade As House Panel Head, Bloomberg News, 9/20/06)

"[Rangel] Said He 'Cannot Think Of One' Of President George W. Bush's First-Term Tax Cuts That Merit Renewal." (Ryan J. Donmoyer, "Rangel Vows Bipartisanship, Action On Trade As House Panel Head, Bloomberg News, 9/20/06)

Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) Would Chair The Senate Small Business Committee. (U.S. Senate Small Business Committee Website, www.sbc.senate.gov, Accessed 4/1/06)

Sen. Kerry: "[R]oll back part of George Bush's tax cut today..." (NBC's "Meet The Press," 1/30/05)

"'I'm Not Really Into Cutting (Spending) Right Now,' Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid Of Nevada Said ... Instead He Urged Republicans To Abandon Plans To Make The 2001 And 2003 Tax Cuts Permanent ..." (Kevin G. Hall and James Kuhnhenn, "Bush Vows To Repair Gulf Coast, Prompting Fears Of Deficit Spending," Knight Ridder, 9/17/05)


Democrats Opposed The 2001 And 2003 Tax Cuts:

85% Of House Democrats Voted Against The 2001 Tax Cuts And 97% Voted Against The 2003 Tax Cuts (H.R. 1836, CQ Vote #149: Adopted 240-154: R 211-0; D 28-153; I 1-1, 5/26/01; H.R. 2, CQ Vote #225: Adopted 231-200: R 224-1; D 7-198; I 0-1, 5/23/03)

In 2001, 143 House Democrats Even Voted Against A Stand-Alone Bill To Double The Marriage Deduction And The Child Tax Credit. (H.R. 6, CQ Vote #75: Passed 282-144: R 217-0; D 64-143; I 1-1, 3/29/01)

And 197 House Democrats Voted Against A Stand-Along Bill That Reworked The Income Tax Rate Structure, Establishing A New, Low 10 Percent Income Tax Bracket. (H.R. 3, CQ Vote #45: Passed 230-198: R 219-0; D 10-197; I 1-1, 3/8/01)

More Than 72% Of Senate Democrats Voted Against The 2001 Tax Cuts While 96% Voted Against The 2003 Tax Cuts. (H.R. 1836, CQ Vote #170: Adopted 58-33: R 46-2; D 12-31, 5/26/01; H.R. 2, CQ Vote #196: Adopted 51-50: R 48-3; D 2-46; I 0-1, With Vice President Cheney Casting A "Yea" Vote, 5/23/03)


Dems Would Raise Taxes By $2.4 Trillion And Cause Middle Income Earners To Pay Higher Share Of Burden:

Failing To Extend The Tax Cuts Would Result In A Nearly $2.4 Trillion Tax Increase On American Taxpayers. (Office Of The Press Secretary, The White House, "Growing Our Economy: Keeping Taxes Low And Restraining Spending," Press Release, 5/3/06)

115 Million Taxpayers Would Pay An Average Of $1,716 More A Year;
84 Million Women Would Face An Average Increase Of $1,970 A Year;
48 Million Married Couples Would Pay An Average Of $2,726 More A Year;
42 Million Families With Children Would Face An Average Increase Of $2,084 A Year;

A Family Of Four Earning $50,000 Today Would Owe An Additional $2,092 A Year - A 132 Percent Increase In Their Tax Bill;

12 Million Single Mothers Would Face An Average Increase Of $1,062 A Year;
17 Million Seniors Would Pay An Average Of $2,034 More A Year;
26 Million Small Businesses Would Owe An Average Of $3,637 More A Year;
5 Million Low-Income Individuals And Couples Would Again Be Subject To The Individual Income Tax. (U.S. Department Of Treasury, "Without Permanent Tax Relief, Millions Of Americans Will See Their Taxes Go Up By Billions Of Dollars In 2011," Fact Sheet)

The Wall Street Journal: "[N]ew data show that the bottom 50% of Americans in income - U.S. households with an income below the median of $44,389 - paid a smaller share of total income taxes in 2004 (3.3%) than in Bill Clinton's last year in office (3.9%)." (Editorial, "Hot Topic:Incomes And Politics," The Wall Street Journal, 9/2/06)

The Wall Street Journal: "That 3.3% is the lowest share of total income taxes paid by the bottom half of earners in at least 30 years, and probably ever." (Editorial, "Hot Topic: Incomes And Politics," The Wall Street Journal, 9/2/06)

Thanks To Tax Cuts, Economy Has Grown - Raising Taxes Would Be Extremely Harmful:

Los Angeles Times: "[T]he resilience of the U.S. economy has attracted less notice than it deserves. ... It's tempting, and to some degree justified, to chalk up the apparent success to some inherent superiority of the U.S. economy. A recession was already underway on 9/11, but Fed policy and tax cuts fueled a strong recovery." (Editorial, "Back, And Stronger," Los Angeles Times, 9/13/06)

The Economy Has Grown By $999 Billion ($10.398 Trillion To $11.397 Trillion), Or 9.6 Percent, Since The 2003 Tax Cuts Were Passed. (Bureau Of Economic Analysis, www.bea.gov, Accessed 9/7/06)

$999 Billion Is More Than The Size Of The South Korean Economy. (CIA Website, www.cia.gov, Accessed 9/7/06)

More Than 5.7 Million Jobs Have Been Created Over The Last 36 Months (Since Aug. 2003). (Bureau Of Labor Statistics Website, www.bls.gov, Accessed 9/1/06)

The Jobless Rate Fell To 4.7% In Aug. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics Website, www.bls.gov, Accessed 9/1/06)

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Now Projects The Deficit Will Be 30% Lower Than Projected Just Five Months Ago And A Decline Of 18% From Last Year. (Congressional Budget Office, "The Budget And Economic Outlook: An Update," 8/17/06, p. ix)

At $260 Billion, The Deficit Would Be Only 2% Of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). (Congressional Budget Office, "The Budget And Economic Outlook: An Update," 8/17/06, p. ix)

Revenues Are Expected To Be $99 Billion (4%) Higher Than Previously Expected. (Congressional Budget Office, "The Budget And Economic Outlook: An Update," 8/17/06, p. ix)

Source: http://www.gop.com/News/Read.aspx?ID=6588

[Panzerlied]

Pelosi: ‘Democrats Have Long Fought for Middle-Income Tax Cuts’

With the same effort the Nazis gave to the fight for Jewish Equality in Germany.

[Panzerlied]

Is it just me, or do an awful lot of Dems in tight races seem to be braying about their conservatism? Guess the scandal ploy didn't pan out. Better tell ABC.

[mathluv]

Whenever dims say they support middleclass tax cuts, they need to be asked what income do they consider to be middle class?

[GLH3IL]

Hmmm.....I wonder her inhaling the fumes from all that plastic in her face is starting to have an adverse effect on her already demented view of reality.

[3niner]

Have they ever voted for any kind of tax cut?

Only for those paying little or no taxes in the first place.

[Chena]

The only options the Dems have is to lie, and lie, and lie again. Truth is NOT their friend.

[T.Smith]

"...a budget that is grossly out of balance and a national debt that is morally indefensible."

I'm not going to argue with this part.