The poll finds that 53 percent of Americans want the Bush-era tax cuts extended only for households earning less than $250,000 per year. That roughly matches the proposal put forth by the White House, which wants to extend the cuts only for incomes less than $250,000 for families and $200,000 for individuals.
The poll finds that 53 percent of Americans want the Bush-era tax cuts extended only for households earning less than $250,000 per year. That roughly matches the proposal put forth by the White House, which wants to extend the cuts only for incomes less than $250,000 for families and $200,000 for individuals.
Well, let's see....since 49% of Americans pay no income tax at all, sounds like we could be talking about a rousing mandate of 4%.
Just 26 percent of Americans say they support extending the cuts for all Americans, even those earning above the $250,000 level, which is the GOP proposal.
Well, let's see....since 49% of Americans pay no income tax at all, sounds like we could be talking about a rousing mandate of 4%.
As Paul Harvey would have said here's the rest of the story:Margin of error + or - 4%.
That could put it down to 49% instead of 53%.... and bring the 46% up to 50%.
I'd say that makes it pretty much dead even. Hardly a mandate or anything against the cuts staying for those making over $250,000.00
Just 26 percent of Americans say they support extending the cuts for all Americans, even those earning above the $250,000 level, which is the GOP proposal.
They can suck on my junk.
As Paul Harvey would have said here's the rest of the story:
those who are rich because of the dem control of the government are going to support dems plans to keep control
Those who refuse to work want those who do work to sustain all their needs, just like a lamb sustains the wolf.
I think those who support tax cuts should read this linked article from a non-bias, non-political source then come back here to defend their position.
Lol @ Mach being a republican. xDWhat a nice and concise summation of the GOP's official 2010 platform!
LOL...eHow.com? Really? I wrote an article on how to build a bird feeder and I've never done it before. People post as much crap on there as they can, hoping it will be clicked on and they'll get paid. You can't trust anything on there.
When Congress passed the tax relief act in 2001, the US Treasury had a surplus, which economists predicted would grow to $5.6 trillion 10 years down the road. Instead, the United States has an estimated deficit this year of $1.34 trillion. If the federal government extends all those tax cuts this fall and takes no other actions, America could be looking at $9 trillion or $10 trillion in accumulated red ink over the next decade.Still, it appears that the political will exists to extend many of the tax cuts. On Sept. 8, in a speech in the Cleveland area, President Obama threw down the gauntlet to the GOP, saying that Democrats were "ready, this week ... to give tax cuts to every American making $250,000 or less.
On Sunday on the CBS show "Face the Nation," House Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio said he was still in favor of not raising taxes for all Americans. But, when pressed on whether he would hold middle-class tax cuts hostage to cuts for the wealthy, he said, “If the only option I have is to vote for those at 250 (thousand dollars) and below, of course, I’m going to do that.”
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Everyone from the poorest taxpayer to the richest saw disposable income rise as a result of the cuts. For example, a middle-class family making $52,224 a year (the middle 20 percent of all filers) had a one-year increase in their take-home pay of 2.4 percent, or $1,016 – almost enough for five nights of camping at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
But the top 1 percent did far better: They saw an increase in their disposable income of 5.9 percent, or $72,872 – enough to buy a basic XJ Jaguar.
Those who refuse to work want those who do work to sustain all their needs, just like a lamb sustains the wolf.
ummm, no, because the unemployement rate doesn't count people who have given up looking for work.THOSE WHO REFUSE TO WORK?!
Do you think the vast majority of unemployed people WANT to receive unemployment and food stamps? The vast majority just want to get back into the field so that they stand on their own two feet again and feed their families. But they can't, because there aren't enough jobs for everyone.
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