RDD_1210
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Nope. I grasp it just fine but you seem to be having a bit of difficulty so I'll try to simplify this for you. Let's pretend...
The price of an apple is $1.00.
The grocer tells you that he's decided to raise the price of an apple to $1.25 next week.
Next week the grocer tells you that he changed his mind and will NOT raise the price of an apple to $1.25 because he figured out that people will avoid buying apples and it will hurt his business.
Next week the price of an apple is $1.00
Ok.. so now you have been hoodwinked into thinking you received something when the price of an apple didn't budge. You may now kiss the grocer's feet.
The thing you're not understanding is the grocer had to make the conscious decision to NOT raise that price like he intended next week. Just like congress needs to vote to change the course of action which is toward higher taxes. So, if congress does nothing, are they to blame for the tax increase next year? An action must be taken in order for taxes to be lower next year, where as no action results in a tax increase as originally planned.
It doesn't really matter that it just looks like its continuing the tax breaks we have now, it matters that they are voting to reduce our taxes for next year, which will happen to be the same(vry similar) as the tax breaks we have now. Again, it's a game of Semantics and to say that Dems are going to raise taxes is a silly lie.
Then try saying... "Congress is going to vote on whether to MAINTAIN the current tax rate or to allow rates to increase." That is far more honest and clear that trying to pretend it's the gift of a tax cut. Congress is NOT handing you a freaking quarter.
Sure, that would be the most honest thing to say. But that's not what you hear from the far right and far left. Saying a tax cut makes people think it will be lower then what they currently pay, when in reality the cut is just compared to what the scheduled 2011 tax rate is. We're not getting any more money back than we did this year but WE ARE when you compare it to the scheduled 2011 rates (if it passes).