An article in Slate puts some needed perspective on the huge hype now being presented by both political parties regarding the Bush tax cuts' termination. the author dutifully presents in a summary, understandable manner the huge holes in arguments mostly made by conservatives that raising taxes for the very rich will be the death of the US as we know it. the wonder is from my perspective why any Democrat (other than Ben Nelson who's a DINO) could fall for this BS and waffle about "gee, maybe I should vote to continue the tax cuts" since trickle-down has been such a powerful, broad-based force helping regular folks in my district. Not. If liberals/progressives could ever get their legislative act together (not too likely, given what they've already squandered) and re-discover their backbones, this should be one of the easier fiscal decisions for Democrats to make - ever. Simply follow Nancy Reagan's surprisingly apt advice, "Just say No" to even thinking let alone acting to extend the tax cuts for those "unfortunate" folks, in Republican eyes only, making more than $250k/yr, representing roughly 2% of US households. The Democrats' miasma over such a well-defined, straightforward issue makes me really wonder what world these folks really live in - other than always looking for $$ rather than sense. Here's hoping common sense prevails - and the Bush Tax Cuts aren't extended for the wealthy... Bruce.
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