The GOP is pushing extending all the tax cuts for one reason....

[WCGreen]

In order to increase the debt.

[BlueCaliDem]

1. I believe they're pushing for tax cuts to break the government and

to funnel tax payer dollars back to their corporate masters who'd brung'em to the dance.

[veganlush]

2. Yes. If Obama lets any of them expire, they'll

shout "he raised taxes!" "Tax and spend!
constantly until the elections. If he extends any, they'll scream "He's raising the deficit!" everyday until the elections. and the Democrats and the MSM will go along for the ride either way..

[Kievan Rus]

4. It's a classic Catch-22

The GOP will criticize President Obama no matter what he does.

[ProfessionalLeftist]

7. Damned if he does. Damned if he does not. Very true. So...

...he may as well let them expire.

[AC_Mem]

6. Well, if that is what it takes...

I say, let the tax cuts expire. If the FoxGOP will not pass cuts for middle and lower class, they will look bad, very bad, and we need to POUND the message in that they voted against it.

Once Americans see the deficit begin to repair from the flow of tax dollars from the mega-rich, perhaps we will all see that it is not such a bad thing.

We really have no other choice than to continue to fight them with truth and stay strong. We must stand with our party. Everyone seems to forget that we have the majority of people! The repugs won because we were not strong on message and they didn't come out to vote.

I'm actually more angry at democrats who sat home than at the teabaggers who voted.

[mzmolly]

8. "Job killing tax increase."

That's the cult meme.

[Vincardog]

3. Bingo it we are in debt dur to the GOP ruining the economy we can't allow the Gubmit to do anything

to HELP people. Thus proving the CONserthemselves axiom that the Gubmit IS the Problem NOT the SOLUTION.
GAWD I HATE THEM

[Warren Stupidity]

5. it is so f'ing transparent

DEFICIT DEFICIT DEFICIT whenever social program funding is at issue
and meanwhile UNFUNDED RUINOUS TAX CUTS FOR BILLIONAIRES have to be extended. Why? "Because".

[housewolf]

9. it's because they only have 1 idea

"tax cuts and deregulation for business"

Other than that, they are bankrupt in the ideas department

[theoldman]

10. The GOP is owned by the rich.

It has nothing to do with the national deficit. The rich know that sooner or later the cows will come home and the chickens will come back to the roost. Until then, they will take all they can get and live in luxury for the rest of their lives. The rich are rich because they are smart. Meanwhile, the remainder of the Republican party, the ignorant ones, will sacrifice their souls for support of their religious beliefs. If you don't understand this you do not understand the Republican party.

[handmade34]

11. no

we live in a Corporatocracy and tax cuts would necessitate privatization of everything: simple

[WCGreen]

12. Which is why they want to increase the debt...

So yes...

[handmade34]

13. but the implied reason is not to increase the debt... n/t

though it will

[WCGreen]

14. Of course it is to increase the debt so they can get rid of government spending...

That is the whole idea behind cutting the taxes...