Originally Posted by
avatar4321
Snake Oil.
The President doesn't have the authority to cut taxes. The "Bush Tax Cut" would be more accurately described as "The GWB Tax Cut recommendation that was legislated by a R-Congress".
Finally, while I am not a Huckabee Hound, the Fairtax is the only actual tax reform package on the books. Anything else is just more tweaking of a corrupt system that only benefits the pols.
I like the lip service to "reducing spending". It's the same problem as tax cuts. The President isn't the budgeting authority. All he can do is recommend, beg, plead, deal, etc. It is Congress that sends the budget to the President. And since he has no line item veto (thanks to the MIB) he can only hope to take credit.
Don't mean to be a downer. But, the empty promises are only starting and I am already getting pissed.
I'm Phil -- 40 something heterosexual white male, fairly self sufficient, great with my kids, wed 29 years to the same woman, and I firmly believe that ones actions have logical consequences. How much more out the box can you get nowadays? -- MSgt of Marines (ret)