yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 1/14/2009
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Not only is this barrel full of tax cuts proposed by the Republican Study Committee pretty bad stimulus, but to even call a package of permanent tax cuts a “alternative stimulus” is a serious abuse of the term. The idea of a stimulus measure is that you increase the budget deficit ...
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January 03, 2009 No Permanent Majorities in America
By Michael Barone As we approach the change from...
a Republican to a Democratic administration, I have been thinking about the differences in the basic character of our two historic parties -- the ...
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Republican stimulus plan won't stimulate: But it will make the economically secure better off. Via Matt, this from Armbinder: cut marginal income tax rates across the board by five percent increase the child tax credit to $5000 make the 15% capital gains and dividends tax rate permanent repeal the AMT on individuals cut the top corporate tax rate bracket by ten percentage points end the capital gains tax on inflationRepublicans will say that this is designed to stimulate the economy but the ...
Republican Study Committee Proposes Ineffective Tax Cuts, Destructive Spending Reduction For Stimulus
Wonk Room —
... As Matthew Yglesias wrote, “Not only is this barrel full of tax cuts proposed by the [RSC] pretty bad stimulus, but to even call a package of permanent tax cuts an ‘alternative stimulus’ is a serious abuse of the term”: ...
Conservatives Beat The Drum For Permanent Corporate Tax Cuts
Wonk Room —
As the LA Times reported today, conservative support in Congress for President-elect Barack Obama’s proposed economic stimulus plan is “peeling off” in favor of “alternative ideas that rely even more heavily on tax reductions.” Leading this charge, the Republican Study Committee (RSC) released its preferred stimulus outline yesterday, which Matthew Yglesias noted is a “barrel full” of permanent tax cuts.
Today, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) convened a hearing to further discuss the ideas that ...
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