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| Rand Paul: We Should Let Dems Raise Taxes And Then Let Them Own It |
| 2012-12-06 |
| SEN. RAND PAUL: I have yet another thought on how we can fix this. Why don't we let the Democrats pass whatever they want? If they are the party of higher taxes, all the Republicans vote present and let the Democrats raise taxes as high as they want to raise them, let Democrats in the Senate raise taxes, let the president sign it and then make them own the tax increase. And when the economy stalls, when the economy sputters, when people lose their jobs, they know which party to blame, the party of high taxes. Let's don't be the party of just almost as high taxes. LARRY KUDLOW, CNBC: Some people have called that the doomsday scenario. Others have said, 'Look, it's a strategic retreat on the Republicans' behalf.' WWould you vote present for that in the Senate if that came up? RAND PAUL: Yes, I don't think we have to in the Senate. In the House, they have to because the Democrats don't have the majority. In the Senate, I'm happy not to filibuster it, and I will announce tonight on your show that I will work with Harry Reid to let him pass his big old tax hike with a simple majority if that's what Harry Reid wants, because then they will become the party of high taxes and they can own it. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #2 Because of the bias in reporting, the cliff will be the Republicans fault, and so would tax hikes. The GOP gets screwed either way due to our press no longer being a reporting operation, but instead they have become an advocacy/propaganda operation. Sad to say, we are more likely to find critical truths in Pravda than we are in the NY Times and NBC News. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2012-12-06 23:40 |
| #1 Sorry Mr. Paul. Not a truly good idea. The MSM and WH will begin to blame the tax hikes all on the Pubs. The 'low information voters', plus the other usual entitlement subjects, will only see that the GOP raised taxes. The recollection of the actual guilty characters in this charade will quickly exit down the memory hole. Two years is a long time and rememberin' be tough. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2012-12-06 22:26 |