Monday, July 11, 2011

Where are the jobs Mr. Boehner?

In December 2010, the Democratic Party and our President compromised with the Republican Party to extend the Bush tax cuts for all Americans for two years. I believe Mr. Obama agreed to this extensions so middle class Americans would not receive a tax increase.

House Majority Leader John Boehner said we could not raise the taxes on the richest Americans...those making over $250,000 a year...because these very rich people were the "very people who create jobs."

Well, it's July 2011, Mr. Boehner. Where are the jobs? The unemployment rate has continued to rise so why aren't you asking the richest Americans why they are not creating all of these jobs you promised in exchange for their continued tax cut?

So, now we have to raise the debt ceiling. Mr. Boehner, this is a stand alone piece of legislation. Please quit trying to talk about tax cuts, loopholes, Social Security, Medicare and Medicade in conjunction with raising the debt ceiling. The American people are not buying what you are selling.

Social Security is paid for by payroll deductions and Medicare is paid with a deduction from our Social Security checks. Leave them alone.

You wanted the Bush tax cuts for the richest Americans to be continued because you said these were the same people who created the jobs.

Again, Mr. Boehner, where are the jobs?

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