GOP's DeMint and Pence Tout Permanent-Tax-Cuts-For-All Bill

Isn't it interesting that the republicans are "far right" and "conservative" but the democrats are not "left wing" or "liberal."

If the Republicans are smart enough to recognize that businesses look forward in making their decisions, then they are smart enough to know that the expiration of the Bush tax cuts should have been anticipated and taken into account. While there has been some uncertainty about extension of the tax cuts, there should be no uncertainty that the cuts were set to expire. Frankly, I don't think that any of the tax cuts should be extended, but I more specifically oppose the extension of the long term capital gains tax cut; and I favor treating capital gains from financial instruments like ordinary income.

I am 71 and you better never mess with my Medicare and my Social Security checks. And by the way, without these checks, my medical insurance payments out of pocket money would be on the moon. Why don't some of these congressmen stop and look at their mom and dad's insurance policies? Maybe they would feel differently if they knew how much would have to come out of pocket. Shame on Boener and the other Republicans who stand in the way of helping the people they serve. If I had my vote you wouldn't work for my country. You do not deserve to serve our country. You are sick with power.......

correct me if I am wrong...but didn't I read the other day how the individual states want to create their own laws without federal interference...but yet I also read where the tea party candidates aquired a ton of earmmarks for projects in their own prospective states...so they want pork from the federal government but yet tell the feds to mind their own business when it comes to laws? Isn't DeMint a big advocate of less government.

What about the millions of unemployed ???? They have no heart. the Billionaires and millionaires should be paying the taxes.........channel that through the congress.......that and healthcare are the most important issues and also education and the current war in Afganastan.........try helping these causes

The Republicans claim they are worried about the National Debt which is soon to be $14 trillion. If you check how we got there you will see that $9.1 trillion was added by Reagan, Bush 41 and Bush 43. Why didn't they worry about it when they were the one adding to it.

Only 2.5 percent of those making over $250,000 who file as individuals create jobs. The Republicans only want to help the 97.5 percent who do nothing but increase the amount of the countries wealth they own. If this continures there will only be the ultra-wealth and the ultra-poor. That is the aim of the Republicans. They don't care about this country only their wealthy supporters.

While some Congressmen believe it is beneficial to cut SS to seniors who have little opportunity to supplement what they now live on, and to eventually raise OUR retirement age to 69 (when companies are known to dump you around age 60, and there are only so many Walmart greeter jobs available to see you through to age 69), consider what they have given themselves. This info is from Wikipedia: "Congressional pension is a pension made available to members of the United States Congress. Members who participated in the congressional pension system are vested after five (5) years of service. A full pension is available to Members 62 years of age with 5 years of service; 50 years or older with 20 years of service; or 25 years of service at any age. The pension amount is determined by a formula that takes into account the years served and the average pay for the top three years in terms of payment. In 2002, the average pension payment ranged from $41,000 to $55,000. For example, a Congressman who worked for 22 years and had a top three-year average salary of $153,900 would be eligible for a pension payment of $84,645 per year."..........Pretty nice, isn't it? All this, plus they protect themselves from many of the laws, regulations, burdens, that they find okay for the masses.

The same people that are promoting tax cuts for the wealthy, adding more to our Federal deficit, are the same ones that approved two costly wars by borrowing trillions of dollars adding more and more to our Federal deficit. When is America going to wake up and realize that it is foolhardy to continue cutting taxes, especially for the wealthiest individuals, unless we seriously begin reducing spending and reducing our Federal deficit.

Deficit - smeficit if it involves giving lower tax rates to the biggest political donors. These aren't small business owners. What a smoke screen that is, just like saying over and over to get elected that cutting the deficit is our number one priority above everything else. Why does anyone give them two seconds of credibility any longer?