Comments on: Healthcare surtax another burden on US economy http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2009/07/08/healthcare-surtax-another-burden-on-us-economy/ Politics and policy from inside Washington Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:23:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Kramer http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2009/07/08/healthcare-surtax-another-burden-on-us-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-530 Kramer Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:23:37 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/?p=851#comment-530 >In the end, Democrats are pusing for a costly healthcare reform measure at a time of huge deficits and tax increases during a terrible recession. What are you talking about? The stimulus included $288 bln of tax cuts. It is simply not true that the Democrats have raised taxes during this recession. You're not on Fox News or CNBC now -- when you write in print these facts can easily be checked. >In the end, Democrats are pusing for a costly healthcare reform measure at a time of huge deficits and tax increases during a terrible recession.

What are you talking about? The stimulus included $288 bln of tax cuts. It is simply not true that the Democrats have raised taxes during this recession. You’re not on Fox News or CNBC now — when you write in print these facts can easily be checked.

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