Extend all the tax cuts

NY Post ^ | September 15, 2010 | Editorial

[Scanian]

With Congress back this week, Republicans need to get tough on taxes.

That is, if the GOP hopes to prosper in November, party leaders need to get unambiguously with the American people -- and against the Obama administration -- in opposing tax increases.

That is to say, they need to protect the soon-to-expire Bush-era tax cuts.

Some are already there.

Making the case forcefully are House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia, Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California and Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.

The three have co-authored "Young Guns," a policy prescription recalling the GOP's "Contract With America" -- which helped propel the party to control of Congress in 1994.

With Congress back this week, Republicans need to get tough on taxes.

That is, if the GOP hopes to prosper in November, party leaders need to get unambiguously with the American people -- and against the Obama administration -- in opposing tax increases.

That is to say, they need to protect the soon-to-expire Bush-era tax cuts.

Some are already there.

Making the case forcefully are House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia, Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California and Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.

The three have co-authored "Young Guns," a policy prescription recalling the GOP's "Contract With America" -- which helped propel the party to control of Congress in 1994.

This time, there shouldn't be a starker difference between the GOP and President Obama than on taxes.

Tax hikes of any sort would be bad news in a weak economy; letting the Bush cuts expire would truly damage small business -- which generates most of America's new jobs.

As Ryan said in an interview: "We are for a full, complete extension of the Bush tax cuts. We do not want to negotiate down.