[11th Commandment]

all for one year.

Which will do nothing....

My great grand daddy used to say, "If you shine a turd, it is still a piece of cr*p".

[pgyanke]

...all for one year.

I am so sick of this... a tax cut is temporary... a tax increase is forever. Yuck!

This will stimulate people to continue to hoard their cash ahead of next years' tax increases.

[TomGuy]

The package put forward by McCain

Read the fine print. If McCain has anything to do with it, read the fine print.

[skully]

Its still 445 billion too much

[Uncle Miltie]

"It centered on cutting in half a 6.2 percent payroll tax on employees, cutting the corporate tax rate to 25 percent from 35 percent and lowering the bottom two income tax brackets to 10 percent and 5 percent, all for one year."

See tagline. I've been recommending something similar for about 4 days.

[Logical me]

It centered on cutting in half a 6.2 percent payroll tax on employees, cutting the corporate tax rate to 25 percent from 35 percent and lowering the bottom two income tax brackets to 10 percent and 5 percent, all for one year.

Bull! This should be permanent!!!!!!! And not sure the corporate cut is enough.

[EGPWS]

President Bush's tax cuts made permanent would solve triple the issues that this politically motivated one year debacle of lawful tripe would create.

[JSteff]

“$11 billion to prevent home foreclosures”

Those all need to die anyway. However, one must remember this proposed by McCain who cares deeply about the illegal problem in this country.

[tobyhill]

While I disagree with this whole pork package, this is a smart move. The GOP shouldn't vote on anything that exceeds this amount and then yell to the top of their lungs that the Rats are blowing taxpayer's money way beyond what is really needed when it does exceed that amount.

[La Enchiladita]

It’s still too much. What pantywaists, more stupid grandstanding.

[I_Like_Spam]

A tax cut, as proposed by the Republicans, is at least a stimulus- which is more than could be said for the Democrat “stimulus”.

Reducing the rates on cap gains and the top tax brackets would give the bill a lot more punch and be a lot more worthwhile.

[SunkenCiv]

Palin on the Stimulus: ‘I Agree With the Decision to Vote NO.’
NRO | February 03, 2009 | Jim Geraghty
Posted on 02/03/2009 4:32:59 PM PST by redk
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2177787/posts

Must see: Mark Sanford carves up the stimulus
Hotair | 02/03/2009 | Allahpundit
Posted on 02/03/2009 5:34:18 PM PST by JRochelle
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2177831/posts

Surveying Republican Governors on the Stimulus Bill
NRO | February 03, 2009 | Mark Hemingway
Posted on 02/03/2009 3:41:46 PM PST by redk
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2177760/posts

READ IT:
Complete text of HR1
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 [Barf ALERT]
US Senate | 2/3/09 | Congress
Posted on 02/03/2009 12:21:58 PM PST by XR7
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2177618/posts

[CPT Clay]

Proposal has not seen the light of day.

Scream from the mountain tops.

pkm; Did you see Senator Coburn speak on C-span last night?

He rocks!!!

[PigRigger]

IMHO, we don't need another stimulus package....just cut spending by more than we cut taxes....and cut taxes NOW...that's all we need...outside an energy policy that focuses on exploiting our own natural resources...

Fiscal responsibility, sound tax policy, and a free market are all we need with little government intervention other than some oversite,.....is all we need....

Yes, in the short term it may hurt....but in the long term...we will be much better off...

But what do I know....appears the congress critters are the experts....their track record speaks for itself...