I must admit that I have a soft spot in my heart for anyone that sticks up for the poor and the middle class. After-all, I do believe I am my brothers and sisters’ keeper. That is the difference between a civilized society and a barbaric society. Can you really watch others suffer and not […]
Boehner Plan B Attack On Poor & Middle Class Not Oppressive Enough For GOP Base
The Plan B bill that Speaker Boehner attempted to get passed in the house was an interesting document. Inasmuch as it purported to raise the income level that would receive the tax increase, the totality of the plan ensured that the wealthy would get a tax decrease overall, and that the poor and middle class […]
Whitehouse: “Plan B” Cuts Taxes For Millionaires, Raises Taxes on Middle Class, No Deficit Reduction
The Tax Proposals in Plan B Raise only about $300 billion from high-income households – less than one third of the amount Boehner offered: Because it cuts incomes tax rates on the first $1 million of income and repeals tax expenditure limits for even the very highest earners, Plan B raises only about $250 billion […]