#tax cut

There are more people at Obama's table offering ideas than there were five years ago, but when it came to facing up to the Republicans' threat to force a double-dip recession if they didn't get their millionaires' tax cut, they still amounted to nothing. And therein lies our fundamental problem. ↗

— Eric Alterman

#amounted #came #cut #facing #five

Instead of creating new jobs, Republicans gave tax cuts to companies that send jobs overseas. ↗

— Joe Baca

#creating #cuts #gave #instead #jobs

We're going to have a tax cut. Today's American family is overtaxed at all levels. ↗

— Dick Armey

#american family #cut #family #going #levels

While the wealthiest families completely benefit from the tax cuts targeted towards the upper brackets, middle-income families were hit with the unwelcome surprise of higher taxes on tax day. ↗

— Tim Bishop

#brackets #completely #cuts #day #families

Unfortunately the Republican tax cut will deny important revenues to many states facing their own deficits. This will create greater pressure for higher state and local taxes. ↗

— Dick Durbin

#cut #deficits #deny #facing #greater

Bush is giving the rich a tax cut instead of putting that cut in the pockets of working people. ↗

— Carol Moseley Braun

#cut #giving #instead #people #pockets

When people see the budget, they're going to say, 'Oh, my God, I wanted a tax cut, but I didn't know what you were going to do to health care and to Medicare and national defense.' ↗

— John Breaux

#care #cut #defense #god #going

I still believe a majority of Republicans are for income tax cuts. ↗

— Mary Fallin

#cuts #i #income #income tax #majority

Even with not having a balanced budget at this time, I support tax cuts. That will help limit spending. ↗

— Steve Chabot

#balanced budget #budget #cuts #even #having

Dozens of America's wealthiest taxpayers - including hedge fund legend Michael Steinhardt, super trial lawyer Guy Saperstein, and Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's fame - have appealed to President Obama not to renew the Bush tax cuts for anyone earning more than $1 million a year. ↗

— Joe Conason

#amp #anyone #appealed #ben #bush