12/4/10 - Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) Delivers Weekly GOP Address On Preventing Tax Hikes

In the Weekly Republican Address, newly-elected Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois says, "Last month, the American people sent a clear message to Washington: spend less, borrow less and tax less to put America back to work."

Sen. Kirk expresses his disappointment that leaders in Congress have not heeded this message. "The current leaders of Congress should not move forward with plans that were just rejected by the American people. These leaders should not raise taxes and risk another recession. Instead, Congress should reduce spending and prevent another tax hike on American taxpayers."

Sen. Kirk emphasizes, "Congress should set its highest priority on preventing the massive tax hike currently scheduled to hit our economy on January 1st."

He also calls for "bipartisan solutions to cut federal spending" and suggests some ideas for tackling the "mounting debts [that] pose a clear and present danger to our future."

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[themetzman2000]

one word RINO,

[henleythecat]

According to Reuters

"Cost of keeping tax rates for the middle and lower income groups: $127 B. Cost to retain the top two income tax rates Obama originally opposed: $61 B.

* Keeps capital gains and dividends taxed at a top rate of 15 percent. Obama and Democrats had sought a 20 percent top rate. Cost: $54 B.

* Repeals certain limitations on deductions for high-earning individuals. Cost: $21B "

THAT $136B / Yr IN INCOME TAX BENEFITS GOING TO THE WEALTHY

HELL NO!!!

[hfe22]

.."americans have one of the highest taxrates in the world" ....lol

This guy is a certified moron.

[Einsteinbomb]

WOW he has not aged well at all.

[SpuddCroily02]

ROFL

GOP COWARDS AND LIARS, YOU SPAM HIDE ALL COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO YOU. MARK KIRK IS A COWARD, HE KNOWS IT IN HIS HEART, BUT HE USES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO COVER UP THE COWARDICE IN HIS HEART, IT WILL NEVER GO AWARE KIRK, NO MATTER WHAT POSITION OF POWER YOU HAVE, OR HOW MUCH MONEY YOU HAVE, YOU WILL DIE A COWARD AND A SCUMBAG

YOU ALL LOVE LYNCHING

[MrGeopolitical]

@mariyiful

Kommen Sie echt aus Deutschland? Bush in seiner Regierung hatte die Steuern verkleinert, aber es hat die USA Regierung insgesamt $1.4 Billionen gekostet. Jetzt sind wir im Krieg, und das kostet bis jetzt $3 Billionen. Aufgrund der Kriegen und der Steuersenkungen müssen wir mit Fremdmittel ausgeben, weil es kein Geld genug gibt und normalerweise erhöht man die Steuern, um 'was anders zu kaufen. Republikaner wollen die Steuern noch schwach halten, ohne ere Regierung leisten zu können

[MrGeopolitical]

@truthforamerica

I'm a bit surprised by that comment. Really if you want to blame the economy on someone, blame whoever deregulated the markets (occured heavily under Reagan, Bush Sr., and Jr.) and blame the consumer for not continuing to spend. Unfortunatel and disgustingly that's how our economy works, based on consumption. When less of good x is consumed, less of good x is produced in the future and cuts are made to ensure efficiency in terms of cost and production.

[mariyiful]

hello, i am from germany and i am intereseted in whats going on in amreca right now, i know that there was a bill from bush that made it possible to lower the taxes and this year it runs out. ia slo understood that is would be to expensive to pay for the bill, so the americans don´t know how their taxes rise in january, is that right so far? but what i do net understand are the talkes about " the top 2 %" and dreating jobs. i would be very glad if someone could axplain that to me.

thank you =)

[replyform]

If you want to know the real reason tax cuts are given to the top 2%. All you have to notice is the number of American jobs going overseas. 1. The republicans give them the cuts. 2. They invest that money in the stock market. 3. The companies they invest in are sent overseas to increase the value of their stocks due to low wage worker. 4. They are greedy, so their republican friends in congress gave them more money to invest. 5. They will send more jobs overseas, say goodbye to the middleclass.

[replyform]

These taxcuts for the top 2% and the suffering and yes even many de*ths they have caused, if this was let's say China, these politicians who gave those tax cuts to the top 2% and cost the country over 12 trillion dollars, would have been executed. They have scammed America' to line their pockets. The more they scam, the more they invest, the more jobs go overseas to make more money off of the money they scammed from us. In other words, the only jobs they create are overseas slave wage jobs.