Obama Proposes "Grand Bargain" to Cut Corporate Taxes in Exchange For More Infrastructure Spending
Is he a lame duck yet?
President Barack Obama proposed a "grand bargain for middle-class jobs" on Tuesday that would cut the U.S. corporate tax rate and use billions of dollars in revenues generated by a business tax overhaul to fund projects aimed at creating jobs.
His goal, as outlined in a speech at an Amazon.com Inc facility in southeast Tennessee, is to break through congressional gridlock by trying to find a formula that satisfies both Republicans and Democrats.
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Cut taxes, start new government programs. Everybody wins!
I'm sure the President will implement this plan efficiently and with great care, and it will all work out perfectly.
nothing could conceivably go wrong with this president at the helm. All hail our rightful overlord.