Gover Norquist is too good to be true. Why Middle Class Tax Cuts are not really tax cuts.

Finally, Norquist reveals his true colors. To say the Republicans are causing the continued loss of employment in the USA is an understatement. The obvious view point is that Grover is two faced when he states Middle Class tax increases are not really tax increases. In most people's opinion, what is good for the goose is good for the gander.  But, that is not where his contorted reasoning lies.

Norquist Tells GOP That Raising Taxes On The Middle Class Doesn’t Count As A Tax Increase (click title to entry - thank you)

by ThinkProgress

December 7, 2011

8:00 am

Written by Travis Waldron


Anti-tax zealot Grover Norquist, the president of Americans For Tax Reform and author of the radical anti-tax pledge that has played a significant role in hamstringing budget and deficit-reduction negotiations, has said that it is unacceptable for those who have signed his pledge to vote in favor of any tax increase. But now that President Obama and congressional Democrats are backing a tax cut aimed at stimulating economic growth, Norquist has changed his tune.


Norquist met with Republican members today to let them know that opposing the extension of the payroll tax cut — which would provide many families an extra $1,000 a year — would not amount to supporting a tax increase, National Journal’s Billy House reported today:...

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This is the beautiful part of Grover's mislead ideology. A person has to have drunk the Norquist Cool Aide in order to completely understand what Grover is saying. I appreciate Cantor taking caution about the Norquist advise, perhaps Cantor is enlightened enough to see through the folly. It may be that Cantor is simply afraid of constituents that are already unhappy about their infrastructure, but, his warning about not opposing the Payroll Tax Cuts is very prudent.

The ideology states, the wealthy create jobs. The obvious observation is that if the USA was dependent on the wealthy to create jobs then it would be completely obvious from past history that is the case. The idea that the ideology is flawed is one of critical thinkers. That isn't the point though. The point is that the Republicans believe their ideology. Their ideology states the wealthy creates jobs. It should be somewhat obvious where this is all going by now.

If the wealthy creates jobs, then the Middle Class and Working Poor does not. So, if the Republicans want to create jobs it is completely acceptable to raise taxes on the Middle Class and Poor to fund the government because they don't create jobs, as the government does not either.

The very huge folly of all that is the MARKET SHARE of any product success depends on a large base and why increasing taxes on the Middle Class and Working Poor is a very bad idea. The spending by the Middle Class and Working Poor on Black Friday proved how happy Wall Street can be when they are fed by consumer confidence and spending.
What President Obama is saying is the US economy needs to be supported by consumer confidence in purchasing products, therefore, the tax cuts will support consumers that will in turn support the manufacturers and distributors of products where citizens are employed.

Recently, Whirlpool reported it was closing its doors on manufacturing plants in two states and its 100 year old headquarters. Maytag, the parent company of Whirlpool believes they will eventually add 1500 jobs to two of their facilities in Ohio. After the closings and new hiring there will be at least a net job loss of at least 6000 employees as Maytag is consolidating its operations to increase their profit margin. If the market share was abundant rather than dwindling Whirlpool and Maytag would be expanding all their plants and beefing up their headquarters to supply global trade. The reason the market share is shrinking is because the monies the Middle Class and Working Poor is shrinking. They are asked to pay for more and more that do not contribute to the economy so much as a continual flow of wealth to the wealthy.  My pet peeve is when teachers pay for their own supplies out of their own paychecks in order to teach the children in their classrooms.  That is about as counter-productive as a classroom can get.


So, see, Grover Norquist is absolutely correct in stating the ideology he promotes does not view tax increases on the Middle Class as a tax increase. He views the Middle Class and Working Poor in much the same way Mr. Cain did when he stated, "If you are poor it is your own fault." So, why in the ideology of the Republicans allow people at fault for being poor have more money and ask the wealthy to pay more when they are the most successful and hold no fault for their success in building wealth at all costs?

Grover Norquist has been waging the tail of the Republicans for a long time and the country's economy, deficit and debt shows it. Grover Norquist uses a very twisted logic to achieve his membership and power. He does not want to separate from that power for one minute. He is as "W"rong as he can be only he'll never admit it and will continue to build rhetoric to flavor the Cool-Aide continuously to confuse the electorate and appear to know more about the free market system than he actually has any right to state.  He is and has harmed this country and is the most immoral man I have yet to witness exploit the USA economy.

The Bush Tax Cuts (at right) have done NOTHING to create jobs for over ten years now.  They have increased our deficit while conducting two wars and driven the National Debt to the levels it is now.  It is safe to say, Grover Norquist is a political hack and nothing more.  He has nothing productive to offer the USA.  The self defeating strategy of the Republicans has caused increased poverty and loss of quality of life.