In every instance President Obama offers lower taxes for the poorest citizens, while the GOP offers lower taxes on the richest among us.
Meaning unless you are a billionaire, the president’s plan is more favorable than Romney’s.
[ via Justin Anderson via We survived Bush. You will survive Obama. ]“
Republicans are now proposing to cut about $3 trillion over ten years from programs that help the poor, the unemployed, the sick, and the elderly. But that $3 trillion in cuts won’t reduce the deficit one penny because they are also giving $3 trillion in new tax cuts that go only to the very wealthy.
So they’re proposing to take benefits away from the most truly needy people in our society in order to give trillions of dollars to the wealthiest Americans. In every possible sense, many in Congress are actively trying to steal from the poor, the middle class, and even the moderately well-to-do and giving to the very rich and powerful.
And it will remain this way until we enact some kind of meaningful campaign finance reform.
Far from being a “nanny state” as Republicans claim, too many people in our government work for the highest bidder. More than ever, they protect the wealthy and the powerful instead of looking out for the people who need help the most.
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