MIDDLE CLASS TAX PROMISE
Despite The President’s Promises That He Wouldn’t Raise Taxes On The Middle Class, House Leader Suggests Middle Class Tax Hikes May Be On The Way
OBAMA PROMISED NO MIDDLE CLASS TAX INCREASES
SEN. BARACK OBAMA (D-IL): “If You Make Under $250,000, You Will Not See Your Taxes Increased By A Single Dime. Not Your Income Tax. Not Your Payroll Tax. Not Your Capital Gains Tax. No Tax.” (“White House Steadfast On Pledge Of No Middle-Class Tax Increase,” CNN, 8/3/09)
- ROBERT GIBBS: “The President Was Clear During The Campaign About His Commitment On Not Raising Taxes On Middle-Class Families … I don’t think any economist would believe that, in the environment that we’re in, that raising taxes on middle-class families would make any sense.” (“White House Steadfast On Pledge Of No Middle-Class Tax Increase,” CNN, 8/3/09)
HOUSE LEADER SUGGESTS TAX INCREASES FOR MIDDLE CLASS
“In A Speech Before The Progressive Think Tank The Third Way, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) On Tuesday Left The Door Open To Reigning In Middle Class Tax Cuts Enacted Under President George W. Bush.” (“Hoyer Leaves Door Open To Tax Increases For The Middle Class,” The Hill, 6/22/10)
REP. STENY HOYER (D-MD): “And as the House and Senate debate what to do with the expiring Bush tax cuts in the coming weeks, we need to have a serious discussion about their implications for our fiscal outlook, including whether we can afford to permanently extend them before we have a real plan for long-term deficit reduction.” (Rep. Hoyer, Remarks As Prepared For Delivery, 6/22/10)
About Tom White
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog. Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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