Political Quotes

“the notion that this tax bill will correct the economic slowdown is truly a fantasy. This proposal was concocted during last year's Republican campaign primaries. It was not developed during hard times, and it is certainly not designed for hard times. The only reason that its supporters seem preoccupied with the thought of recession is that they cannot sell this distorted tax cut any other way. This year, the daily benefit to the typical American family of this tax bill will be less than the cost of one good cup of coffee. That is pretty wimpy help when you get right down to it. And if your family does not want to share a cup of coffee, you can use your big tax savings to buy a can of beans every day. Or, down in Texas, black-eyed peas, with a few pennies to spare. And not just any beans, you can get Bush's Best black-eyed peas or beans. In fact, if they have got coupons at the grocery store, you can probably get a couple of cans of beans so everybody will have extra helpings every day as a result of this Bush's Beans tax cut. For the average American family, it is not $1,600. This year this is the Bush's Best Beans tax cut. And that is all that it amounts to. But while you get so very little immediate tax relief, over time, over 10 years, the wealthiest Americans get a huge bonanza of benefits out of this bill.”