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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Taxes Republicans 'super' plan for budget fix — tax poor

Posted by Max Brantley on Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 1:02 PM

REALITY JOKE: Parody groups act in 2004 becomes real.

REALITY JOKE: Parody group's act in 2004 becomes real.

It is all too believable. The Republicans on the Super Committee have a revenue plan. It's simple: raise taxes on the poor and middle income and cut them for the rich.

Yeah, it would produce a net gain in revenue, at the expense of the serfs. Tax work, not wealth. That was the joke slogan of a Bush parody group in 2004. It is brutal reality of Republican politics today.

Tags: Super Committee, tax cuts for wealthy

        
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