Republican tax cut...  is it just more money for the rich?
594235
Don't you remember trickle down economics?  The rich get the gallon sized tax cut, and it trickles down to drops for us.\n\nRepublicanism is the protection of wealth for the wealthy.
557494
you are getting some great answers here. yes did know that and though the richer people will get more money in their pockets the average person will get a greater percantage of it. facts are alot harder to argue  againtist.
452977
GOP supporters fall into 2 categories , one super rich and greedy who love more tax cuts and second are the ignorant bible readers , the funny thing is bible was about helping poor, elderly and the sick and under GOP all these 3 groups are worse off , only very wealthy are better off
471241
Republicans are for tax cuts for the wealthy, for the death penalty, less regulation for big business, keeping the minimum wage low, for the government to not help poor people if at all possible, pro military, anti universal health care, etc....\n\nDemocrats are for the working people, for the wealth to pay their fair share of taxes, business regulations to protect the working people, raising the minimum wage to a fair level, health care reform, to stop being the policemen of the world, etc...\n\nThe wealthy now have the lowest tax rates since the early 1930's the the Republican government wants to cut their taxes even more.  Meanwhile, we have the biggest national debt in the history of our country! Does that make any sense? (rhetorical question)
772681
To get rid of the tax cuts for the rich? yes\nbut not going to get rid of any other tax cuts or credits. Although they will get us out of the war and fund more social programs to help the middle class with the rising cost of living these days.
582351
Spend it inefficiently and waste a great deal of it.  All the more reason for the taxpayer to keep a greater proportion of what they earn.  (including the wealthy, for those of you who feel that increasing government confiscation of ones wealth is acceptable because an individual earns a good deal of money.  Notice the word earns.)
793248
It's not that the Republic party is against taxes... they use that as a ploy to convince the masses they are for small government and on their side.\n\nFortunately, the masses are a little wise to this ploy. We are able to see that while they do cut taxes, they give so much corporate welfare that we end up paying their revenue in other ways.\n\nFor example, while Bush was cutting our taxes, Pell Grants were made less, insurance premiums increased and many other things... not to mention that many lost their jobs and yes they were able to find work thereby keeping unemployment low; BUT, the new jobs were paying much less with less benefits.
367484
Well That wouldn't be ME!!!! The middle class is more and more becoming extinct, and I fear this includes me now that I have officially fallen below poverty level. The "tax cuts" again benefit those that need them the least...the upper echelon!
617506
Not at all.  In order to spur economic growth it is best to give tax cuts to the poor.  They will spend it all which enlarges the econmy.  Giving tax cuts to the rich does not do this.
241999
There is no death tax--that's just a propaganda term.  When the Progressives took over the country from the Robber Barons around the turn of the century, they believed that unchecked concentration of wealth in a few families was bad for society and the economy, so they instituted taxes on large estates.  Now the reactionaries running the country look fondly on the days of the Robber Barons and propose to abolish taxes on estates, moving billions of dollars of tax burden from a few thousand families to the middle class.  Bush and the Republican Party are more concerned about the Gates family accumulating more wealth than they are about millions of our children who will inherit the fiscal disaster we're leaving them.
1012956
Studies have shown that the rich are growing progressively wealthier, with the richest 1% of the American people commanding upwards of 30% of the total personal wealth.  The middle class tends to be largely addicted to spending, with a small amount being directed towards appreciating assets - ie. they invest at a mucher lower rate than the wealthy.\n\nSo, in short.  The answer to your question is yes.
837864
Remember when the ultimate liberal, Jerry Brown was running for president back in 1992? He ran on a idea of changing the tax code to just a flat 18 per cent for everyone. He used to show a post  card and said that this could be the new tax form. I remember Republican really ridiculed him for that and hated the idea. Republicans have sucked ever since.\nPersonally I like the Democrat's idea of getting rid of income tax all together and going to a federal sales tax. Conservative republicans have had six years to change the tax code but haven't done anything. Maybe when the democrates get control of congress next week they can change things.
1108237
The implication is oxymoronic. Like I say to all working class republicans, "You're not rich enough to be a Republican!"
142370
Bush and his running mate are for keeping the money in there small circle of the wealthy.(Big business and corporations.)The middle to low income makeing republicans foolishly believe the money will flow downhill!Bushonomics (the rich get richer and the poor,well, they just stay poor.
772579
I myself have always wondered what would make hard working tax payers vote Republican. I thought it was common knowledge that Republicans work to benefit only the richest people in America, not the working class, which is the majority of us here. But it appears that all some people need is for some politician to say he's conservative and against abortion or gay marriage or illegal immigrants or whatever hot issue is in vogue at the time and these same hard working tax payers forget how much they may be struggling financially go and vote for him on "moral issues or family values". If you are not already rich before you vote Republican then you definitely won't become rich after you vote for them. If you have as much money as George Bush, or the likes then of course you should vote Republican because then he will be working for your interests.
25540
the theory is the more money people have that they aren't giving in taxes, the more they'll have to invest in the economy. but the tax laws are written in such a way that the rich are able to use loophole after loophole with the poor and middle class putting up the rest of the cash the rich would have normally paid.
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Traditionally, Democrats are thought to raise taxes so they can fund their big programs, while Republicans are thought to lower taxes and have the tax savings go back into the economy, thereby supporting everyone.  Republicans would rather have the taxpayers decide how and where to spend their money; Democrats would like to spend it for them. \n\nWhat people fail to understand is that tax cuts help EVERYONE who pays taxes, not just the "rich" as the Democrats would have everyone believe. It is a fact that the lowest of the low wage earners actually pay negative income tax because of the Earned Income Credit.  This is straight from the IRS analysis of the latest stats compiled on filed returns, which was tax year 2004.  The "marriage penalty" hurts EVERYONE, especially middle class wage earners.  If the tax cuts aren't renewed, it will be back in 2010, and if you don't think it existed, just wait until you file a joint return for the first time when both spouses are employed full time and you don't have about six children.  And what of the "Death Tax"?  It too will return with a vengeance.  Democrats do not want to maintain the increased exemption.   And they want you to think only the richest of the rich incur this tax too, but that's not really true.  Your grandparents might have a farm that's mortgaged to the hilt, but an appraiser could come in and say it's worth two million and you, the heir, would be forced to sell the property or pony up the money for inheritance taxes because the "estate" account is broke, even though it was your dream to keep the farm going.\n\nI could go on and on with factual taxation issues.  Unfortunately, many of the people on this forum do not believe the facts regarding same, even though they can be verified with a little research.