Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act

The position of the Republicans in the budget negotiations is an outrage to every responsible citizen in our republic. Let's get some facts straight:

The debt is money already spent

We owe it. For the Republicans to even threaten that America will flake on its obligations borders on treason in my book. At the very least they are taking an un-Constitutional position by trying to force our nation to skip out on its debts. See the 14th Amendment. This act alone strikes me as more than enough grounds for impeachment hearings on the lot of them.

Oh, and regarding taxing the wealthy....

Job creation is tax deductible

That's right. Every dollar that job creators invest in job creation is tax deductible now, and tax deductible even if the Bush tax cuts are repealed. It's the dollars that job creators keep for themselves that would be taxed. If they create jobs, they don't have to worry about it.

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President Bush today crowed over the "success" of having given the wealthy a pass on financing his rapidly growing national debt.

"Cutting your taxes worked," Bush said. "Unfortunately, the Democrats are still determined to raise your taxes, and if they gain control of the Congress, they can do so without lifting a finger."

Bush said taxes are a huge issue in the Nov. 7 election. He said the tax cuts orchestrated by his administration have left more money in the hands of workers, families and small businesses — money they have used to sustain a bustling economy.

Actually, the vast bulk of the GOP's tax cuts went to the GOP's "base": the millionaires and billionaires. Workers, families and small businesses got the crumbs of the tax relief cake ... if anything.

Tax Cuts for "the haves and the have mores"

When President Bush goats, "You're my base: the haves and the have mores," when talking to a roomfull of the wealthiest people in America — the Republicans' fundraising base — it's should be no surprise to anyone but the news media that average folks like you and me have not seen much upside from tax relief for the Donald Trumps and Paris Hiltons of the world.

Bush Tax Cuts Favor Wealthy:

People in the top 20 percent of incomes, averaging $182,700 a year, saw their share of federal taxes decline from 65.3 percent of total payments in 2001 to 63.5 percent this year, according to the study by congressional budget analysts.