We should counter this deception with, "The eprson who pays $250K in tax will get back $xxx and the person who pays $1200 in tax will get back $xxx; don't you think that's fair?"
I also like the "dems are racists" argument which says, "In professional sports, there are xxx new black millionaires who pay $xxx in taxes on each million they earn. The dems say they are 'wealthy.' We want to let them keep $xxx dollars of their money to spend in their communities." The dems don't want jumped up blacks guys to have that much money or to spent like they want to. Let's take control of framing the issue for a change.
I found this hard to believe but apparently it's true.
" In 1976, Democrat Jimmy Carter made elimination of the double taxation of corporate profits a key campaign theme. "We presently tax corporate income when it's earned and we also tax dividends to shareholders," he said. "I would favor taxing income only once," Mr. Carter told Fortune Magazine."
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
I agree that the Democrats plan does little, but I must disagree with your statement about the 2002 rebate. It may not have had much stimulus effect, but it represented something much more important: it was an advanced refund on yearly reductions in tax liabilities.
The Democrats proposal is just a one time thing used to demonstrate how generous they are to “give” money to people. And if it works once, they’ll try it again when it suits their purposes. I much prefer the Republican way in which we are permitted to keep more of OUR money each year.