thenextright.com - 12/31/2008
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Over at AFP, Ed Frank amplifies my point about the dangers of "me-too" stimulus from Republicans:
To win this debate, conservatives need to draw a bright line in the sand: the way to best stimulate the economy is through tax relief - not paying one guy to dig a hole and another guy ...
voices.washingtonpost.com - 12/29/2008
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voices.washingtonpost.com —
By Paul Kane Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
(R-Ky.) voiced skepticism today about the emerging economic stimulus...
plan, applying a brake to Democratic plans to quickly pass up to $850 billion in spending and tax cuts soon after President-elect ...
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McConnell Puts the Brakes on Stimulus Plan
michellemalkin.com - 1/7/2009
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 1/7/2009
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yglesias.thinkprogress.org —
On Sunday, Mitch McConnell’s proposed cutting the 25
percent income tax rate to 15 percent, which he...
described as a move to help the middle class. As usual with conservative tax proposals, this is true as long as you see “the middle ...
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McConnell’s Middle Class
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Obama Team’s Disorganization Slows Down Stimulus
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... . Congressional Republicans must coalesce around an alternative proposal that completely avoids new spending in favor of reductions in payroll taxes, capital gains taxes, income taxes, and/or other taxes — to get the economy back on track. ...
Democrats Get Greedy on Stimulus
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
One of the first acts of the 111th Congress will be an all-Democrat hearing stacked with five sympathetic witnesses who favor some version of a massive economic stimulus package. Republicans aren’t invited and no conservative viewpoints will be presented.
Is this the openness and honesty that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) promised when she was elected?
To hear Pelosi tell it, there’s no reason to delay — let alone debate — the huge spending bill. She wants to push through the $775 billion package by the time President-elect Barack Obama takes office on Jan. 20.
So next Wednesday the ...
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