The Senate is going to vote on the GOP tax bill this week. For quite some time now, the Democrats and their allies in the mainstream media have been whining about this group or that group that will be "hurt" by the tax plan. We hear from the Dems that the tax plan will take money from the poor to give to the rich even though that is not true. At the same time we hear from the same people that a move to end the tax for not having health insurance which is paid 80% by poor people ought not be ended because it will cause millions to lose their health insurance. That too is false. No one will "lose" health insurance. Some will choose not to have it, but that's a choice not a loss. Indeed, according the Dems and their media allies, nearly six million people on Medicaid will "lose" coverage. That one claim shows how ridiculous the Democrat position really is. Medicaid costs the recipient nothing; it's free. Nevertheless, the Dems claim that by eliminating the tax for not having health insurance, six million people will be forced to give up their free coverage even though nothing but the tax has changed. Think about it. Suppose you lived in an apartment rent free and the tax law was changed in a way that would let you be homeless without paying a tax. Would you move onto the streets? Do you think six million people would make that choice? It's absurd.
The problem with the Democrat opposition to the tax plan is that they say almost nothing about the effect of the plan on the nation as a whole. Oh, a few of them claim that the federal deficit will get larger, but that rings about as true as a bunch of heroin addicts denouncing the addictive nature of tobacco. There are also a few who try to claim that a tax cut won't increase economic growth, but we already know that they are wrong. Each tax cut in the last sixty years has boosted growth, some quite considerably. The reality is that the tax cuts and reform will give America and the American people a big boost towards increased prosperity. Will some people do better than others? The answer is surely yes, just as has been the case in the last eight years under Obama. Remember, during the paltry Obama "recovery", something like 90% of the gains went to the richest 10% of the population. In other words, Obama ran a recovery that benefitted the rich at the expense of the poor. Those Democrat policies are exactly what the GOP tax cuts are designed to reverse. A successful tax reform will result in millions of additional jobs for all those people who have given up and left the work force. It will result in wage gains for the average American worker, something that Obama couldn't achieve ever. Most important, the tax reform will bring greater prosperity to ALL Americans. It will be good for the country as a whole. For once, it would be nice for the Democrats to deal with the entire country rather than trying to divide us into warring factions for political gain.
It's time for everyone to call their senators and tell them to vote for the tax bill.
The problem with the Democrat opposition to the tax plan is that they say almost nothing about the effect of the plan on the nation as a whole. Oh, a few of them claim that the federal deficit will get larger, but that rings about as true as a bunch of heroin addicts denouncing the addictive nature of tobacco. There are also a few who try to claim that a tax cut won't increase economic growth, but we already know that they are wrong. Each tax cut in the last sixty years has boosted growth, some quite considerably. The reality is that the tax cuts and reform will give America and the American people a big boost towards increased prosperity. Will some people do better than others? The answer is surely yes, just as has been the case in the last eight years under Obama. Remember, during the paltry Obama "recovery", something like 90% of the gains went to the richest 10% of the population. In other words, Obama ran a recovery that benefitted the rich at the expense of the poor. Those Democrat policies are exactly what the GOP tax cuts are designed to reverse. A successful tax reform will result in millions of additional jobs for all those people who have given up and left the work force. It will result in wage gains for the average American worker, something that Obama couldn't achieve ever. Most important, the tax reform will bring greater prosperity to ALL Americans. It will be good for the country as a whole. For once, it would be nice for the Democrats to deal with the entire country rather than trying to divide us into warring factions for political gain.
It's time for everyone to call their senators and tell them to vote for the tax bill.
No comments:
Post a Comment