Americans know that we cannot tax and spend our way out of a recession, yet Democrats can't grasp this simple fact.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We simply can't spend our way out of a recession.
The American people know that we cannot spend our way to prosperity.
Republicans are not going to play I-told-you-so, but it is pretty obvious that the tax reductions passed in 2003 helped Americans dig out of a recession and get back to work.
Americans don't think we should be raising taxes on anybody, especially in the middle of a recession.
Look, 85% percent of Democrats think the economy's fine. What does that tell you about these people?
The American people know that our economy is struggling right now, partly because of the debt that is impacting American families, hardworking taxpayers all across this country.
Most Americans are more concerned about the economy and job creation. And they can't understand why the Obama administration or the Democrat majority in Congress wants to pass a bill like the cap-and-trade tax that will cost us jobs, that will hurt our economy, that will drive up costs for families, as well as for small businesses.
I am shocked that Republicans can't explain why our technological and economic advantages are the result of sound monetary and economic policy.
We certainly could have voted on making the middle-class tax cuts and tax cuts for working families permanent had the Republicans not insisted that the only way they would support those tax breaks is if we also added $700 billion to the deficit to give tax breaks to the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans. That's what was really disturbing.
The American people want us to stop spending. And so let's just give them some certainty. Let's extend the tax - the existing tax cuts. And then let's give some more tax breaks to small businesses and large. And then maybe the American people will have some confidence.