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GOP mantra conflicts with tax cut extension
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Dec. 8, 2010 3:13 pm
I read at Politico.com of the Republican mantra: “The idea of tying the doctor (reimbursement) fix to a partial health reform repeal has legs because it comes with a clear rhetorical message: Congress should not start creating new entitlements without the necessary funding to uphold existing ones.”
But why doesn't this include the Bush tax cuts, which are to expire?
Increasing the national debt with new (extended) tax cuts will not provide jobs, as already proven. The only effect is to increase income for the affluent and less money for the government.
Judy Pfohl
Iowa City
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