ALL the Bush tax cuts have to expire. All of them.
People think they can have a big military, healthcare programs that don't ration out care like they do in Europe, and all the other investments and spending the government does with taxes at a 60 year low? Fuck outta here with that bullshit. If people aren't going to accept the cuts necessary to keep taxes low, then they have to go up. The rates, specifically--tax reform is useless on it's own, as our bought and paid for Congress can just add new exemptions later. That's the only reason the Republicans keep hiding behind that argument.
I, for one, am damn tired of people pretending the 90's and it's economic growth while tax rates were higher didn't exist. It's just greed and willful ignorance keeping taxes where they are--from both politicians and the voters. Pretending we can keep this charade up forever won't fix our fiscal problems.
Frankly, I don't trust either party on this issue. Obama has already said he wants to lower Corporate rates (despite what companies actually pay being a lot less already) and keep 98% of the Bush tax cuts permanent. When there's only a 2% difference on policy, it's hard to stomach when the president and Democrats pretend to be the adults in the room. The real debate should be about when to get rid of the tax cuts, not which ones (if any).
