We can only support a tax cut when we know what is going to happen with the rest of the budget,
The panel has set back, rather than advanced, the prospects for reform by failing to offer realistic proposals that fairly distribute the tax burden across income levels and the states,
The whole Republican rationale for passing such a big tax cut is that we needed to send the surpluses back to the people. How ironic is it that we are now borrowing from the people in order to pay them their checks?
And yet, Republicans have held hostage every penny of relief until the Senate passes their special interest tax breaks,
Essentially, they've targeted the most vulnerable in our communities -- children, the aged, the blind and disabled -- for spending cuts that pave the way for tax cuts for the rich,
Clearly everyone wants a tax cut but you can't have a tax cut for a surplus that you don't have,