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Obama is winning the debate over taxes. Will it matter?
By Greg Sargent
A new National Journal poll suggests that Obama is winning the debate over the Bush tax cuts:
Fewer than one in five support Romneys position, which is to make all the tax cuts permanent. Meanwhile, nearly half support extending them for earners under $250,000.
The larger context, though, is important. Romney isnt simply proposing to make the Bush tax cuts permanent; hes also proposing an additional across-the-board tax cut on top of extending the Bush tax cuts that would disproportionately benefit the wealthy. A recent study found that under Romneys tax proposals, 67 percent of the tax cut would go to those over $200,000.
Romney knows that cutting taxes for the rich further isnt at all popular. So he has been saying that his plan wouldnt reduce the share of the tax burden the rich pay, because he would close deductions and loopholes the rich enjoy to offset their disproportionate gains under his plan, with the result that everyones share gets reduced evenly. The only problem, of course, is that he wont specify what those deductions and loopholes are, and says he sees no need to do so for the duration of the campaign.
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By Greg Sargent
A new National Journal poll suggests that Obama is winning the debate over the Bush tax cuts:
As President Obama navigates a choppy economy in his reelection bid, he can rely on one comforting fact: Americans continue to strongly embrace his opposition to extending tax breaks for those earning more than $250,000 a year.
A new United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll shows that only 26 percent of the public wants to see all of the tax breaks created during the George W. Bush administration, which are set to expire at years end, extended for at least another year. And only 18 percent want the tax breaks across all income levels made permanent, the position taken by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney...
In the poll, 47 percent of respondents said they wanted to see the tax breaks extended only for those earning less than $250,000.
A new United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll shows that only 26 percent of the public wants to see all of the tax breaks created during the George W. Bush administration, which are set to expire at years end, extended for at least another year. And only 18 percent want the tax breaks across all income levels made permanent, the position taken by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney...
In the poll, 47 percent of respondents said they wanted to see the tax breaks extended only for those earning less than $250,000.
Fewer than one in five support Romneys position, which is to make all the tax cuts permanent. Meanwhile, nearly half support extending them for earners under $250,000.
The larger context, though, is important. Romney isnt simply proposing to make the Bush tax cuts permanent; hes also proposing an additional across-the-board tax cut on top of extending the Bush tax cuts that would disproportionately benefit the wealthy. A recent study found that under Romneys tax proposals, 67 percent of the tax cut would go to those over $200,000.
Romney knows that cutting taxes for the rich further isnt at all popular. So he has been saying that his plan wouldnt reduce the share of the tax burden the rich pay, because he would close deductions and loopholes the rich enjoy to offset their disproportionate gains under his plan, with the result that everyones share gets reduced evenly. The only problem, of course, is that he wont specify what those deductions and loopholes are, and says he sees no need to do so for the duration of the campaign.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/obama-is-winning-the-debate-over-taxes-will-it-matter/2012/06/19/gJQAKn22nV_blog.html
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Obama is winning the debate over taxes... (Original Post)
ProSense
Jun 2012
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msongs
(67,405 posts)1. obama will cave in 5..4..3..2..1 he did it before ya know nt
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)3. Just like he was never going to end DADT.
jeff47
(26,549 posts)4. Damn Obama for continuing extended unemployment!!!!!
Clearly Obama should have let extended unemployment expire.
What does that have to do with the tax cuts? Congress put them in the same bill.
Obama's options were sign or veto, and it was abundantly clear Congress was not going to pass a bill for only unemployment benefits before the new Republican-dominated house was seated. And there's no way in hell the Republicans would extend unemployment - in fact they have refused to do so since taking over.
kentuck
(111,095 posts)2. Is $250K in the top 2% ?
Does that mean the President is only keeping the Bush taxcuts for the bottom 98%?
What will we need to cut in spending to make those taxcut possible?