The DCCC is on the air with a new TV ad in the NY-23 special election, a Republican-held swing seat that opened up when Rep. John McHugh was appointed Secretary of the Army by President Obama. The new ad goes after the GOP nominee, state Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava, for voting for higher taxes -- the sort of attack we typically see Republicans launching against the Dems....
Actually this just might be a good idea for the rest of the Democrats running for office in 2010.
Guess who voted NO on the Stimulus package? ALL REPUBLICANS but three. Guess what that package included? The highest amount of tax cuts in history. A payroll tax cut $212 billion for 97% of all Americans. The CBO estimate said between 1 and 3 million jobs would be created.
It also consisted of a patch to protect middle- and upper-middle-income families from having to pay the Alternative Minimum Tax; and expansions of the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit for low-income families. The economic recovery plan contained a host of tax cuts for small business as well.
The bill authorizes the Small Business Administration to temporarily eliminate or reduce fees for participation in its flagship loan-guarantee programs, which insure banks against default by small business borrowers. The stimulus bill also increases to 90% the percentage of qualifying loans that the SBA can guarantee.
Can't you just see the commercials showing THESE PARTS OF THE (legislation) Recovery and Reinvestment Act bill only, in an Ad across the airwaves --along with the names of the Republicans that voted NO to those tax cuts?
That ad might also include the fact that the Republican being discussed by voting NO to the Recovery and Reinvestment Act, also voted NO to an $8000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers, a tax deduction for sales tax if you bought a new car, rebates for buying a new appliance and for buying a new furnace or air conditioner. It also include...
$120 billion for infrastructure -- new projects repairing bridges, roads, government buildings and the like -- more than $100 billion for education and $30 billion on energy-related projects.
$2,500 tuition tax credit for students
People who receive Social Security will get a one-time payment of $250.
The overall package was estimated to be 35 percent tax cuts.
Lastly, after it is calculated in 2010 by the CBO, the Democrats can claim that by voting NO to the Recovery and Reinvestment Act, those same Republicans would have allowed the loss of ??? Jobs.
I love it! Bring it ON!!!
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD FOR THOSE THINKING ABOUT REPUBLICANS SHOWING ADS ABOUT DEMOCRATS SPENDING...
The Democrat can come back with....money spent on new ROADS, BRIDGES, TAX CUTS, ELECTRIC GRIDS, etc...