WHEN OBAMA LETS THE BUSH TAX CUTS EXPIRE, THE ECONOMY WILL COLLAPSE

LAFFER/WSJ - VIA HOT AIR:

On or about Jan. 1, 2011, federal, state and local tax rates are scheduled to rise quite sharply. President George W. Bush's tax cuts expire on that date, meaning that the highest federal personal income tax rate will go 39.6% from 35%, the highest federal dividend tax rate pops up to 39.6% from 15%, the capital gains tax rate to 20% from 15%, and the estate tax rate to 55% from zero. Lots and lots of other changes will also occur as a result of the sunset provision in the Bush tax cuts.

Tax rates have been and will be raised on income earned from off-shore investments. Payroll taxes are already scheduled to rise in 2013 and the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) will be digging deeper and deeper into middle-income taxpayers. And there's always the celebrated tax increase on Cadillac health care plans. State and local tax rates are also going up in 2011 as they did in 2010. Tax rate increases next year are everywhere.

... When we pass the tax boundary of Jan. 1, 2011, my best guess is that the train goes off the tracks and we get our worst nightmare of a severe "double dip" recession.

ONLY ONE THING CAN SAVE US FROM ANOTHER GREAT CRASH: VOTING GOP THIS NOVEMBER.

A GOP CONGRESS WILL CUT SPENDING AND TAXES. AND SAVE US FROM THIS OBAMINABLE POTUS.