This excerpt is from the LA Times today,
“But that doesn’t mean we are out of options. Together, we can bring about a strong and real recovery. We can create an environment that empowers small businesses and American workers to thrive. We must focus on job creation and restoring the financial and retirement security lost by millions.
And for the sake of our children and our long-term fiscal viability, Washington must stop spending money that it doesn?t have.
That’s why every day, my Republican colleagues are fighting to enact policies that will stabilize our economy, create jobs and ignite prosperity. You and your family deserve no less.
Since January, we have offered alternatives to the out-of-control, big government, Democrat agenda that unfortunately became law and has completely failed to create jobs. Our plan is simple and smart — and its strength is that it doesn?t invest in Washington, it invests in the American people.
We believe Washington should stop its war on the middle class and reduce tax rates so every hardworking, taxpaying family in America will see an immediate increase in their income. A prosperous middle class is critical for our entire nation?s well-being.
We believe Washington must stop targeting America’s small businesses and instead should empower them by allowing employers to take a tax deduction to free up funds to retain and hire new employees.”
Before this quote, he gives us the Republican rhetoric about the stimulus plan not working but what is Eric recommending? As we can see in this quote, only tax cuts apparently, but isn’t that a cost too? Didn’t Bush’s tax cuts get us in this fiscal mess?
Also notice that the word Democrat is missing the “ic”? I guess he wants to disassociate the Democratic party from Democratic principles but it just makes him look inarticulate.
What Mr. Cantor fails to mention is that the economic stimulus provided a tax cut for 95% of America’s families. He also fails to mention that many of the policies enacted by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act are targeted at helping small businesses.
One example of ARRA’s assistance to small businesses is the grant program enacted by the Department of Energy that replaces a year-end tax credit for renewable energy manufacturing with a grant program that provides capital upfront to this burgeoning industry.
Eric Cantor simply prefers to reject any good idea that the Democratic Party might have for his own political posturing. I would challenge Mr. Cantor to come and discuss the real issues facing families in Virginia’s 7th District rather than discussing Republican priorities with the LA Times.
The people of the 7th District deserve representation, not a Republican Party figure-head.
http://blog.thehill.com/2009/07/14/getting-americans-back-to-work-rep-eric-cantor/
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What got us into this mess is 80+ years of irresponsibility in Government on both sides of the aisle.
If Government had given tax breaks instead of more spending, which will have to be countered with more taxes, then you free up the market so that the market can lend.
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