On the recordFebruary 9, 2012
I don't necessarily think it needs to be paid for for exactly the reason you pointed out. What you pointed out was, you don't want to depress--either by increasing the taxes on small business, as you point out--we're not for increasing taxes on small business. We are for asking those who have made the best in our society over the last 10 years, make the most, make $1 million or more, we do believe, yes, a greater contribution is in order because our country has a challenged situation that we need to respond to. Having said that, I believe that it ought to be consistent, in terms of your application of not paying for tax cuts, for it to be also applicable to middle income, hardworking Americans who find themselves in a real pinch in this present economy, that we would take a similar position. All I'm asking the gentleman, is your position on the middle class tax cut, which we are talking about, and it is in conference, the same as it is on the Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003? That's all I'm asking.
