September 17, 2010 07:42 PM UTC

Salazar pushes tax cut extension for wealthy

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• by: dmindgo

John Salazar has signed on to a letter to Pelosi and Hoyer pushing for a one year extension of all tax cuts, including those with income over $250,000.

The letter-written by Utah Rep. Jim Matheson, Illinois Rep. Melissa Bean, Virginia Rep. Glenn Nye and Michigan Rep. Gary Peters-states that after listening to economists, small businesses and families over recent weeks they are concerned that “raising any taxes right now could negatively impact economic growth.”

The CNN article More Democrats break with Obama on tax cuts does not list the individual representatives but online a found a list that included Salazar.  Markey is not on the list that I’ve seen but an additional 7 Dems have apparently signed on.

I called Salazar to let him know that I consider the deficit important, too.  If he wants to push tax cuts, he needs to offset the costs.  I am frustrated when the PAYGO rules are called on for everything but tax cuts.  If we want to keep from expanding the deficit, we need to offset.  My preference would be to see a reduced tax cut package or none at all.  What we need most right now is clarity on what will be the tax situation.  What Rep. Salazar seemingly doesn’t understand is that a clear decision is better for the economy than the indefinite wrangling that the Blue Dogs love to pursue.