John Salazar Comes Out In Favor Of Extending Bush Tax Cuts

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel:

U.S. Rep. John Salazar, D-Colo., described himself as a centrist Thursday and pitched a yearlong extension, "at least," of the Bush tax cuts as a way to help stabilize the national economy.

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[dtlewis]

11:19 AM on 08/20/2010

Extend the Bush tax cuts to "stabilize" the economy? Seems to me the trajectory of the economy has been pretty damn abysmal for 98% of the citizenry while the top 2% has reaped nothing but a windfall over the past 8yrs. How much more "stability" of that sort can one nation endure? None. NO MORE. Those tax cuts were sold to the American people (remember us, We, The People?) as being productive of increased domestic economic growth and job creation. Instead, those on the receiving end of the greatest tax savings are either hoarding the cash or investing it offshore assuring larger trade defecits, fewer tax revenues and fewer domestic American jobs. It was more of the proven false "trickle-down, supply side" economics that had already caused American hourly wage and Salary non-exempt workers to suffer wage stagnation leaving them no better off than was the case in 1974. Think that one over... American workers are no better off today in terms of real wages adjusted for inflation than they were in 1974 despite a nearly two fold increase in productivity. It was a fraud and an abject failure, so Mr. Salazar please stuff the extension recommendation. You can park it right next to what minimal gray matter you possess somewhere to the rear of and below your belly button. Don't let it obscure your view.

[emlr]

11:08 AM on 08/20/2010

That's not being a centrist. That's being a Blue Dog. No more Blue dogs in congress!!!!!

[tompoe]

11:08 AM on 08/20/2010

Fishing for dollars, yet another Democrat in name only. Would you vote for this miserable, lying sack of you-know-what, if he was in your district?