OK. Thing is. Giving tax breaks to employers so they hire people is well....STUPID! I am an employer and I need sales so I need more people to do jobs. I am not going to hire someone at $10 and hour and find them something to do until sales pick up so I can get my tax break next year. It is just insane! Find a way to give the American people confidence that things are going to get better and let the economy grow by getting out of the way!
I see it more in the vein of write offs given for charitable contributions. So what if the effect is minimal. I’m looking for one good reason why I should object to this. You haven’t provided it. And screaming “get out of the way”? Please. One of the few things conservatives DO approve of the government doing is providing tax relief. That is something I’m perfectly fine with them passing.
I recognize this will not suddenly send unemployment even down 1% but anytime a Democratic Congress takes it into their head to pass ANY tax cut I don’t see why I should object. Unless of course they tag something else to it which they probably will. As far as I can tell though people are just reflexively opposing this for political reasons or because it’s not good enough. Well I oppose political considerations as a factor and as for the “not good enough” who says we stop pushing? Accept this and then push for more.