Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Screwing The Poor

The New Resentment of the Poor - NYTimes.com: "In a decade of frenzied tax-cutting for the rich, the Republican Party just happened to lower tax rates for the poor, as well. Now several of the party’s most prominent presidential candidates and lawmakers want to correct that oversight and raise taxes on the poor and the working class, while protecting the rich, of course..."

2 comments:

billy pilgrim said...

i saw bill clinton on tv not too long ago saying that everyone ought to pay a little tax.

Bob Harrison said...

I actually agree with that-- it reminds everyone they are citizens but it still stinks that the only people they will agree to tax are the poorest among us.