McGoverning From The Left
January 22, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Under an idea floated by the administration, the 10 percent income-tax bracket would be temporarily eliminated and Americans would get the money back in the form of a rebate. Individuals would receive one-time rebates of up to $800 and families would get checks of up to $1,600.
Extreme Mortman senior historian Richard Andrews notes Bush’s $800 proposal — and remembers something quite similar from George McGovern in 1972.
Time magazine, Oct. 30, 1972:
By talking during the primary campaign of giving what his advisers called a $1,000 “demogrant” to everybody—even though the proposal was meant to replace some existing welfare programs— McGovern excited the social reformers, who are a minority in America, while deeply offending multitudes who thought it contradictory to the work ethic.
Repubogrants, anyone?
Ontario Emperor said,
January 22, 2008 @ 9:40 pm
I was 10 years old in 1972, and when I heard about McGovern’s proposal, I remember thinking, “If McGovern gives all this money away, where’s the money going to come from?”
Alan said,
January 22, 2008 @ 10:50 pm
Ontario Emperor, we were all naive back then. Now that we’re savvy, it’s obvious. It’ll be paid for with a tax cut.
K T Cat said,
January 22, 2008 @ 11:06 pm
If $800 is good, isn’t $1600 better?
Good thing Bush isn’t a RINO.
Pink Pig said,
January 23, 2008 @ 2:12 am
It’s probably a good idea to remember that McGovern was never President. Given that the present, and possibly future, Congress will never pass a tax cut, this may be the only way that Bush has to give back some of the excess taxation. It would, of course, be heavily progressive. If the Democrat majority opposes this, what does that say about their concern for the overtaxed middle class?
David said,
January 23, 2008 @ 4:23 am
something like McGovern’s plan has been implemented: the Earned Income Tax Credit pays money to low-income working individuals and families.
PJ said,
January 23, 2008 @ 9:41 am
I LOVE this idea! The Blue state swells that are already paying the Alternative Minimum Tax wouldn’t get any. Serves the $%^&*$ right for electing liberal politicians that inflicted AltMin and other redistributional ideas on the rest of us.
K T Cat said,
January 23, 2008 @ 10:05 am
Go take a look at Romney’s stimulus plan. It’s even bigger than Bush’s. $233B. Meanwhile, the conservative establishment is all backing Mitt. If you thought that (R) meant something different than (D), guess again.
Reagan's Ghost said,
January 23, 2008 @ 12:32 pm
I voted for McGovern in 1972: never did get my $1000 bucks….
richarda said,
January 23, 2008 @ 1:01 pm
Ya’know, it’s not as if McGovern ever went away. Even after losing his SD U. S. Senate seat in the ‘80 Reagan sweep, he’s still crazy after all these years. Couple Sundays ago, he had a long rant in the WashPost about how THIS WH is even worse than Tricky Dick’s.
Reagan's Ghost said,
January 23, 2008 @ 3:41 pm
Well, ah, fella, that’s Mister Tricky Dick to you.
richarda said,
January 23, 2008 @ 7:48 pm
Nope; I voted for Ashbrook.