How is this the GOP's fault?

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

there are a lot of bills/ideas out there on curbing spending.
Ryans, Obama's commission.

We just need to make the tough decisions.

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Ryan has some good ideas, but for god sakes, lets get rid of the Bush Tax cuts as well!

[RIJIMMY]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

Ryan has some good ideas, but for god sakes, lets get rid of the Bush Tax cuts as well!

Bryan,

theres a lot more to this. Everyone keeps harping on the "tax rate" and the Bush cuts but they are not factoring in the AMT. The AMT significantly limits the deductions, raising the total tax paid. this is not captured in the rate. So the amount of taxes mid and upper middle class families pay is much higher than the tax rate would have you believe. Eliminating the the Bush tax cuts is a bigger burden than people think because they're not factoring this in.
Thats why I am a fan of of ending the deductions, simplifying the code.