The TRUTH is the Democrats knew that they had to get something passed as soon as possible. Once the Republicans take control of the house, it's "fuck America". This is why Obama didn't fight tax breaks for those making over a million a year. Anytime the middle class is losing money, Republican's Masters are getting it. It has to be somewhere.
You guys know the Republican leadership can barely stand to say the words, "Middle Class". What have Republicans done for the Middle Class in 20 years? That Bush tax break had 52% going to 1% of the country. The other 48% was "payoff" so the rest of America wouldn't squawk.
That "tax cut" turned out to be the greatest redistribution of wealth from the middle class to the top 1% in the history of the world. Remember, the rich can always "leave" and move that money "elsewhere". The middle class is stuck with the bill, Republicans made sure of that.
The truth is the Democrats hated this whole thing. The truth is they would rather have let taxes go up for everyone than not raise taxes on the rich. The truth is Obama is incapable of taking a position based on principles and holding to it regardless of the cost. The truth is that the payroll tax holiday is an idea that the Democrats like because it sounds like it helps everyone, puts money into the economy, and gives them a good feeling, when it actually hurts the poor whom they despise.
what a crock quantum....I call bulloney and obvious FAUX OUTRAGE on your part!
it's the middle class being raked with taxes, and the SS tax cut benefits them more.....the poor ALREADY do not pay income taxes, nor a good deal of their SS taxes, with the Earned Income credit many get and already can qualify for medicaid, food stamps, or TANF etc....
so if the 2% break in SS taxes helps the middle class or even upper middle class more than the $400 STIMULUS BILL tax credit per individual, then GOOD!
Seems to me the wealthiest are just up set and playing class warfare, that they are not getting the benefit of this SS tax break, to the full extent of what they earn since SS tax is up to ONLY 105k and they earn much much more than such, and there's the many who do not pay SS taxes at all.
whatever the reason for this silly 'whine' it is falling short, imho and I haven't figured out why you even started a thread like this quantum?
BESIDES the fact that SS tax revenues are in a Surplus state....i'd rather see SS surplus revenues go back to the people who PAID THEM than to see SS surplus monies pay for what income tax revenues should be paying....
oh, and i thought you rightwingers were against the obama stimulus? now you are praising his tax cuts in the stimulus? huh?