Fun With Logic: Tax Cuts (and More)

Fafblog! points to a CNN article about OFFAL‘s economy speech in Chicago yesterday. It is not hard to see what was meant to be emphasized. In the speech, the phrase “tax cuts” was uttered 12 times, including the mentions in this passage:

By letting people keep more of what they earn, this economy is strong. Unfortunately, just as we’re seeing the evidence of how the tax cuts have created jobs and opportunity, some in Washington are saying we need to raise your taxes. See, that’s either by saying we’re not going to make the tax cuts permanent — in other words, they’re going to expire — or why don’t we repeal the tax cuts right now. When you hear somebody say, let’s don’t make the tax cuts permanent what they’re telling the American worker and the American family is, we’re going to raise taxes on you. If that were to happen, a Chicago family of four making $50,000 would see federal income taxes go up by nearly 50 percent. [Emphasis added.]

White House: President Discusses Strong and Growing Economy

In a certain manner of thinking and speaking, You Montag has to begrudge the point that that is correct.

But is this manner of thinking and speaking indicative of the thinking and speaking behind other of the OFFAL administration’s policies and positions?

Let’s try some, borrowing Giblteses’ formulation of the above quote: “…if you oppose cutting taxes, it’s the same as raising taxes.”

• Opposing an independent investigation into 9-11 was the same as covering-up certain connections between certain of our energy partners and the hijackers.
• Opposing an independent investigation into Iraq intelligence is the same as covering-up the manipulation of intelligence and obscuring whatever the real reason for the war really is.
• Opposing fully funding the Mine Safety and Health Administration was the same as enacting cuts to mine safety programs and weakening mine safety regulations.
• Opposing a torture ban was the same as torturing people.

It’s fun! Try it:

• Opposing the counting of votes during an election is the same as…
• Opposing the politics of bitter partisanship in Washington is the same as…

Any others? There’s got to be, right?