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Dem Efforts to Raise Taxes Should Cease as Unemployment Rises to 9.8%

December 3, 2010
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) today released the following statement after the Department of Labor reported that the unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent in November:

"Liberals clearly didn't get the message on November 2nd as we continue to see their efforts to raise taxes during this grueling economic environment. Perhaps this distressing unemployment increase is the air horn that will finally deliver the message to stop spending and pass tax relief, not hikes.

"Implementing record tax hikes as unemployment rises is foolish at best. Hardworking families and small business owners need direct relief and efforts to raise taxes should immediately cease.

"I look forward to working with the new Republican Majority in January to quickly eliminate the job creation barriers and record spending that perpetually strangles the life out of our economy," said Congressman Joe Wilson.

Congressman Joe Wilson has outlined a job creation plan that offers incentives and tax cuts to small business owners to hire more employees and gives American families more money to invest. See his plan here and pass it along to Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

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