Yup, you sure do. And when we do that with the payroll tax issue, specifically, we see marginal actors like Bachmann saying no, and the party majority and leadership not only saying yes, but clearly convinced they can appease even the Tea Party caucus by tying the issue to spending cuts.
Besides, they wouldn't (and I don't) grant the false dichotomy that the poor and middle class have to suffer so the rich can pay less. There's such a thing as real wages, and it isn't exactly surprising that people who don't understand the concept don't understand the conservative position on taxes, either.
Besides, they wouldn't (and I don't) grant the false dichotomy that the poor and middle class have to suffer so the rich can pay less. There's such a thing as real wages, and it isn't exactly surprising that people who don't understand the concept don't understand the conservative position on taxes, either.