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Title: The Middle Class Tax Cuts Will Expire!
Post by: Ben on February 06, 2018, 09:15:20 AM
I keep seeing this used as an anti-tax cut talking point by the dems. While, yes, it is in the legislation, I have yet to see any evidence that Republicans wanted/pushed it.

Have any of you seen any documentation that the R's WANTED an expiration vs "lived with it" because otherwise they couldn't get the votes? I'm honestly curious, because IMO, the R's haven't thrown the "expiration" talking point back in the faces of the D's, which should be an easy thing to do PR-wise.
Title: Re: The Middle Class Tax Cuts Will Expire!
Post by: Perd Hapley on February 06, 2018, 09:55:12 AM


So we'll all die again?

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Title: Re: The Middle Class Tax Cuts Will Expire!
Post by: makattak on February 06, 2018, 09:56:16 AM
I keep seeing this used as an anti-tax cut talking point by the dems. While, yes, it is in the legislation, I have yet to see any evidence that Republicans wanted/pushed it.

Have any of you seen any documentation that the R's WANTED an expiration vs "lived with it" because otherwise they couldn't get the votes? I'm honestly curious, because IMO, the R's haven't thrown the "expiration" talking point back in the faces of the D's, which should be an easy thing to do PR-wise.

Ted Cruz did so on twitter to Bernie. https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2018/01/09/mic-drop-ted-cruz-calls-on-sanders-and-dems-to-make-tax-cuts-permanent-triggers-wall-of-stupid/

Of course, no one in the media reports that.
Title: Re: The Middle Class Tax Cuts Will Expire!
Post by: TommyGunn on February 06, 2018, 10:29:13 AM
Ultimately all "tax cuts" are susceptible to  expiring,  if for no other reason than the opposing party will assume power and vote them away in Kongress.
Title: Re: The Middle Class Tax Cuts Will Expire!
Post by: Jim147 on February 06, 2018, 10:31:40 AM
They needed dem votes to make them permanent. Let's see the media get right on that story.
Title: Re: The Middle Class Tax Cuts Will Expire!
Post by: Ben on February 06, 2018, 10:32:30 AM
Ultimately all "tax cuts" are susceptible to  expiring,  if for no other reason than the opposing party will assume power and vote them away in Kongress.

This is a good point.
Title: Re: The Middle Class Tax Cuts Will Expire!
Post by: TechMan on February 06, 2018, 11:46:54 AM
Ultimately all "tax cuts" are susceptible to  expiring,  if for no other reason than the opposing party will assume power and vote them away in Kongress.

That is the way I look at it.