The American people have spoken – and it’s time Republicans AND Democrats listen
By louisehartmann
The American people have spoken – and it’s time Republicans AND Democrats listen. According to a new ABC/Washington Post poll – 62% of Americans want to see a balanced approach to raising the debt-limit that includes both spending cuts and revenue raisers. And when it comes to what sort of revenue raisers the American people want to see – the Republicans’ heads are about to explode. A whopping 72% of Americans support raising taxes on people who make more than $250,000 a year.
Only 27% oppose. Not only that – large majorities of Americans also support: raising the Social Security tax cap – closing the hedge fund manager tax loophole – and cutting off taxpayer subsidies for big oil corporations. So why is it that President Obama is supporting the Gang of 6 plan that includes none of these reforms – and instead cuts $1,300 a year out of Social Security checks – and further lowers taxes for millionaires, billionaires, and corporations?
Maybe we were all fooled – and President Obama really is just the best Republican President in the last 50 years.
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Palindromedary: You are correct. I was simply saying that we can't think that boycott is going to be enough. It is one of the best ways to start a movement, and that is what this country needs. The Civil Rights movement began to erupt partly because of boycotting the bus systems. I say that decentralizing the corporate landscape by localizing 1st: food production; 2nd: energy production and use; 3rd: miscellaneous consumption. The situation we face with this debt is a result of long-standing policies that exist only to preserve the power structure and oppress the workers who produce the wealth. By going local and producing some of your own food and electricity, you not only boycott powerful national and transnational corporations, you become self sufficient and provide a working example to your family, friends, and neighbors. We have to mention oil, as its production has most likely peaked by now (if not, very soon), because oil runs everything in our modern system...and with it becoming more and more expensive...and with our crippling debt...we won't be able to afford to run farms (or factories, or wars, etc.) on the petro-model. We will be stuck in neutral and have to figure out how to feed ourselves, find fresh water, and how to survive the people who will panic when things hit the fan. This is not going to be an easy task but I don't see many other choices.
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Thom,
I believe that Clinton and Obama are the two worst Democratic Presidents in history.
It's unfortunate that America is so poorly served.
We expect Republicans to chip away at Social Security and Medicare but these two Democrats are shameless.
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What's going on here? Republicans must know these poll results. For years Republicans quietly chipped away at safety net programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. This year they are going after these programs on steroids. They appear not to have any concern for negative public perception. What caused this change? Surely, the 2010 election couldn't be the only reason. War has been declared but Democrats appear not to have gotten the message. They apparently have decided to put all their marbles on the table at this time to once and for all create a single party system by destroying unions, creating obstacles to voting, redistricting, and otherwise destroying all programs created by Democrats and coveted by average citizens. The question is how dumb are Americans really? They swallowed the Kool Aid in 2010 and Republicans ran the table and took over the House. How much BS will Americans actually swallow? Are Americans really dumb enough to also give them the Senate and Presidency in 2012? Republicans are determined to block raising the debt limit and putting our economy further in the tank. Are Americans really dumb enough to actually believe it will be the Democrats fault? Closing 50,000 factories, exporting 8 million jobs, determined to eliminate Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, cutting taxes on the rich and corporations on backs of poor and middle class, shutting down the EPA to allow corporations to ruin our air, water, and land, allowing Wall Street to self regulate and implode the economy. Just how much do REpublicans need to do for people to recognize them for what they are. Bought and paid for, Ayan Rand disciples, whose goal is to make us a Third World Economy.