A Common-Sense Step: Middle Class Tax Cuts First
A reader responds to Rep. Rob Woodall letter on the fiscal cliff.
Submitted by Jason Pfeifle, Field Organizer, Georgia Fair Share The fiscal cliff is quickly approaching, and itʼs time for our elected officials to get something done. In a recent opinion piece in Peachtree Corners Patch, Rep. Rob Woodall called for a comprehensive solution to the pending fiscal cliff and outlined what he thinks that solution should look like: reduced government spending, increased revenue through the closing of tax loopholes, and no changes to current tax rates. But, if Rep. Woodall is so concerned about keeping tax rates the same, then why hasnʼt he pushed for the passage of the Senateʼs bill to extend the middle class tax cuts? As I believe Rep. Woodall would acknowledge, extending tax cuts for 98 percent of Americans …
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