Posted on 10/27/2017 7:36:40 PM PDT by Michael van der Galien
In a fiery column for The Hill, Rand Paul takes on the "swamp creatures" in Washington, D.C., who tried to pass "tax cuts" that would actually raise taxes for the middle and upper-middle classes. When Senator Paul first spoke against the Republican tax plan, his party's leadership attacked him for "not supporting tax cuts."
Not true, Paul writes -- he was trying to make the plan better:
"The D.C. swamp has paid-for toadies on the left and the right. From the right come cries that I am opposing the tax plan. Far from it. I am trying to make it better. The pretend tax-cutters who argue that conservatives should shut up, sit quietly in the back of the bus, and let the leadership write the tax plan are wrong. Conservatives get outfoxed and bamboozled when we acquiesce and hope for the best.
"Some of these swamp creatures on the right forget that the primary directive for conservatives is to lower taxes, not just eliminate deductions. Most of us can be convinced that repealing the state income tax deduction is good policy, but only after we’re convinced that your “reform” is not going to raise taxes on the middle class."
It seems that Sen. Paul's efforts have borne fruit:
"Tax writers from the Senate leadership, Finance Committee, and the White House -- at the personal direction of President Trump -- have been working with my office for weeks to get some of the details right. I believe this will happen, and I’m very encouraged by the results so far and their willingness to see the problems and help me correct them."
As a result, the senator from Kentucky has "offered the president and congressional leaders my full support for cutting taxes for Americans -- and doing so quickly."
(Excerpt) Read more at pjmedia.com ...
Just an idiot sumb dumb days...
Just askin'.
Some get bamboozled, but most are trying to bamboozle us.
They’re really Democrats, masquerading as Republicans to win elections. That’s why they don’t like winning and being in control. Then they don’t have the excuses to hide behind.
Maybe I should have said “members of the Uniparty” rather than “Democrats,” but from my point of view the two terms are interchangeable.
Anyone who thinks the Republicans are going to lower taxes on the middle class is a fool.
Rand Paul is a hero of truth. This better be a big real tax cut or all hell will break loose.
No deductions, credits, loopholes, or favors to anyone - individuals or corporations.
Everyone from a fast-food slacker to Jeff Bezos pays the same percentage.
No, RINOs are paid very well to act the patriot during elections to win and then to lose when it truly counts, like John McCain. No only is McCain a traitor who feasts off the blood and deaths of American servicemen, as a naval aviator Nohn was a perpetual nurkin head plumber who gave a lot of aircraft back to the taxpayers(wrecked).
Paul tards be Paul tards ...
We Grubered some folks. Paul should be in prison with the other 534 gang members (CONgre$$), along with former members (Hillary, Obama, etc., etc.)
Socialism Is Legal Plunder - “The Law”; Frederic Bastiat
http://bastiat.org/en/the_law.html
I'm totally with you but that would be called a tax increase because of all of the welfare and income redistribution that is currently doled out with tax returns.
We cannot have half the population of this country not paying any taxes. I used to think 5% but even 2 or 3 percent would be appropriate.
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