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John McCain: 'Democrats Are Winning' Debate Over Tax Cuts
Sadly the Republican will ignore the majority of Americans on this issue, I can't see the majority of Americans agreeing with the Repugs protecting the rich by refusing to raise taxes on them while wanting to give them taxcuts. This will blow up in their faces. The majority of people support helping the fucking rich, these shitheads are so far out of touch and refuse to see it.
WASHINGTON -- Democrats are winning the message war over the payroll tax cut, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) declared Tuesday, conceding the GOP was getting "picked apart" on the issue.
"Absolutely, they are in an advantageous position. Absolutely," McCain said of the Democrats' stance in the messaging war over tax cuts for the middle class.
Democrats have proposed extending a payroll tax cut holiday through next year and expanding it to 3.1 percent -- worth about $1,500 on average -- and paying for it largely by a surtax on millionaires.
Republicans voted against that proposal last week, citing the tax on the rich. They also opposed an alternate extension of the break from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), paid for by cutting the federal workforce.
It's given Democrats the opportunity to pound the GOP relentlessly for opposing cuts for the middle class while protecting the wealthy -- and McCain admitted the other side was doing it well.
"I think there is certainly ample evidence that the Democrats are winning this debate," McCain told reporters on Capitol Hill.
McCain's assessment was a stark admission that Republicans have been flailing around for a counter message, and the former White House candidate said they had to get one fast before they suffer more damage.
"We have to, one, negotiate, but second of all, have a coherent plan of all the economy, including repatriation of overseas money, including a reduction in regulations, including tax reform," McCain said. "We've got to get back to the big picture of our vision for America, and our belief that business creates jobs, not government creates jobs, and policies around that, rather than being picked apart on this particular issue.
"Clearly Republicans haven't gotten our cohesive plan together," McCain added.
Sadly the Republican will ignore the majority of Americans on this issue, I can't see the majority of Americans agreeing with the Repugs protecting the rich by refusing to raise taxes on them while wanting to give them taxcuts. This will blow up in their faces. The majority of people support helping the fucking rich, these shitheads are so far out of touch and refuse to see it.