If the goal is to create job, then lower taxes on those who create jobs. We need more tax payers, not higher tax rates. Plus any tax increase on corporations will only be "trickled down" to the consumer anyway, they'll just raise the price of their product to compensate for that loss.
What we need is a government that can make do with the revenue they get. And that should also apply to the local level, whether it's a mayor or school board. If whoever is elected to that job can't make do with that, we should elect others who can. There should be a justification for any tax increase based on cold hard numbers, not just because somoene is pulling on our heartstrings showing us how poor 80 year old Mrs. Smith is going to be thrown to the street if we don't increase taxes. I mean, if those clowns really cared for the old lady, and not just pretended to care, instead of waiting on an act of congress, they'd open up their own wallets and help her out.
And another problem is that they keep buying poor people's votes through welfare and other programs that are just leeching from the treasury's coffers. Government shouldn't be a charity, at least not unless they have a surplus, then they can do whatever they want with any revenues remaining after paying for any essential government duties. If you feel so strongly about helping the poor, there's the United Way, the Salvation Army, Ronald McDonald House, heck, even just going to a family in need and donating money directly to them and you don't even need the clowns in congress to move their asses for that.
People seem hypnotized by this generic notion of 'raising taxes'...Basically they've brought the GOPer talking point on it hook, line and stinkin sinker.
the lame, scared Demos of the last congress couldn't/would't act responsible for fear of being demagogued. And they got demagogued out of office anyway......
