President Obama, Democrats in general and letters to newspaper editors are calling Tea Party folks hypocrites and stupid for making an issue out of wanting tax cuts when Obama, as he claimed on tax day, says he gave us exactly that ... a $173B tax cut immediately after taking office. He said, "You would think they'd be saying thank you". And he asks, 'So what do they want'?
What we want, President Obama, is a REAL tax cut and accompanying spending reduction. That $173B Economic Stimulus (delivered in the mail to taxpayers) was, in fact, not a tax cut but, rather, a tax credit. It was temporary and does so little to resolve our over-taxed condition it isn't significant as a 'tax cut'.
The other bad thing about President Obama's tax credit was that it added to the debt. Yes, we conservatives in general, Tea Party folks especially, want tax cuts but we also want spending cuts so the tax cuts don't increase the debt. That is where Bush and congressional Republicans let us down too ... they delivered a real tax cut, yes, but they increased spending (and the debt!) which is a big reason why we're upset with them too. Yes, we're upset with BOTH party's leadership, not just Obama!
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