Tax Cuts for the Middle Class

The lead article in today’s New York Times, “Democrats Look to Payroll Issue for Upper Hand,” shows clearly the difference between the two Parties and exposes the Republicans anti-tax message as a ruse to support their wealthy campaign contributors.

This message may seem a little strong, but there is no other way to explain why the Republicans would oppose a tax cut for 160 million people when they so vigorously defend the Bush tax cut that largely benefit upper-income citizens.

So, it’s not that the Democrats are waging class warfare; it’s the Republicans who are doing so, in a perverse anti-Robin Hood sort of way, stealing from the poor and middle to give to the rich.

When times are so hard, and both Parties profess support for boosting jobs, how can the Republicans explain their opposition to a policy that would create 750,000 jobs, according to neutral observers.

The Democrats are right to make an issue about this and take it to the electorate. Because only the voters can budge Republicans from their unfair policies — by firing them. At a time when the upper strata of our society are receiving obscene bonuses, and more people than ever are falling into poverty, we need a Congress who will stand up for the vulnerable among us.