Voters should pay very close attention to what Democrats say about being “fiscally responsible” and how they actually vote in Congress.
If Katie or Brian failed to report on it last night on the “evening news” here is what happened yesterday:
Yesterday House Democrats voted to impose the largest tax hike in American history.
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Republican House leader Boehner writes in today’s Wall St. Journal:
The budget approved by Democrats on Thursday reverses 12 years of Republican tax cuts and pro-growth policies. It lays the groundwork for increasing personal income tax rates on middle-income families, slashing the child tax credit, reinstating the marriage penalty and bringing back the death tax.
What does all this mean for “average working families” the wealth redistributionists purport to represent you ask? Will these tax increases “soak the rich?” Hardly…
Their budget would raise the tax bill for every working American — 115 million taxpayers will see their taxes go up by an average of $1,795. And if you’re married, have children, or own a small business, you’re in for extra punishment.
For example, 48 million married couples will face an average tax increase of $2,899. Seventeen million elderly individuals will pay an average tax increase of $2,270; 26 million small business owners will be hit by an average tax increase $3,960. More than five million individuals and families who would have seen their income tax liabilities completely eliminated will now have to pay taxes. And by failing to reform or eliminate the alternative minimum tax (AMT) that’s threatening to engulf more and more Americans, the Democrats’ budget imposes an immediate $50 billion tax hike on middle class families.
So, when Hillary, Obama, and the other class warriors are on the campaign trail touting their grandiose economic plans, they should be asked how their support for what would amount to be the largest tax increase in American history is fiscally “conservative” and “responsible.”