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Hey bro, sorry for the late response. I'm not so active on these forums I just got an email saying the thread was updated, lol.
Anyway here is the way I see it - yes, tax cuts on the middle class work. Like you said putting money into people's pockets is beneficial. But when you cut taxes on corporations and on the super wealthy, the money gets put into a bank and not spread into the economy. Find me a scholastic source that says otherwise. You can't. That's the thing. Tax cuts are not the answer right now. The problem is that corporations are not hiring people because there is no demand and there is a lack of confidence. That's the problem. Not taxes at a high level. Nor is spending the problem either right now.
You're right about spending cuts not happening ever though. That's why a balanced budget amendment would be nice. It would keep them in line. But again, a deal should go through ASAP and be poised to take effect in 2013 or 2014, and it should be allotted at least 8 years or so until the balanced budget amendment restrictions have to come into play.
The one thing that creates demand and confidence quicker than anything else is more money in the pockets of the taxpayers and tax cuts do that. More take home pay means more spendable income and greater demand for products. More demand means more jobs. 25 million unemployed and under employed Americans paying taxes grows govt. revenue. Happens all the time.