Republican Sen. Susan Collins: Tax The Rich To Fund Payroll Tax Cut For Workers

[Tx4obama]

Sen. Susan Collins: Tax The Rich To Fund Payroll Tax Cut For Workers

WASHINGTON -- Moderate Republican Sen. Susan Collins broke party ranks Wednesday, supporting a tax hike on millionaires and billionaires in order to fund a tax break for working Americans.

The senator from Maine also skewered a key GOP talking point by differentiating the wealthy, described in nearly all Republican rhetoric as "job creators," from the people who actually create jobs -- otherwise known as employers.

Democrats have proposed cutting payroll taxes by 3.1 percent, which could put about $1,500 back in the pockets of the average household. Republicans are supportive of the tax cut, but adamantly oppose the Democratic plan to pay for it by levying a surtax on income above $1 million.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/30/susan-collins-tax-the-rich-payroll-tax-cut_n_1121263.html

[DCBob]

1. Well thats a start..

Need a few more.

[Tx4obama]

2. Usually lately, it's Collins, Snowe, Scott Brown, and Murkowski

that cross the aisle first to side with the dems.

[Angry Dragon]

3. Dems and repugs havenothing to do with it

it is siding with the people or siding with corporations and the rich
parties have nothing to do with it

[DCBob]

4. however, they will need a few more than that to overcome a fili.

not sure they have that at the moment.

[ellisonz]

5. It's a start.

[zbdent]

6. I'd bet that most of those "job creators" (re: employers) would claim that

there's no budget for any raises on current employees, when asked why they would oppose any change upward in taxes on profits over amount $X ...