Comments on: The New Republican Class War: State Tax Hikes on the Poor to Fund Tax Cuts for the Rich

By: Brotherdoc

Brotherdoc — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:45:33 +0000

NC should be included. Now that the GOP is in control of both houses of the legislature and the governorship, the UNC system is under attack,a billion in spending is to be cut from the budget (not of course by reducing corporate subsidies or tax breaks), and the sales taxes will likely rise, which are the most regressive. The poor will be hit hardest, but of course they are the most righteous and will cheer the new restrictions on abortion.

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By: majii

majii — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:41:28 +0000

It seems that many republicans in red states have been persuaded to believe that the rich and corporations are better than anyone on the planet, including themselves and their families. This has led them to elect these corporatist governors whose main interest is in further enriching the wealthy and giving more power to corporations over the lives of the citizens. This is the whole scheme behind the “right to work” laws and the “flat” tax. These people are voting against their own interests, and won’t utter one word in protest, simply because these politicians say a few simple things–”I’m a conservative, I’m pro-life, freedom, and I’m for small government. It doesn’t matter that invading women’s reproductive systems is the opposite of small government, that there’s nothing more regressive than a tax that makes it more difficult for the poor to meet their needs, that what these republican rank and filers to believe to be conservatism is really corporatism, or that giving up workers’ rights to negotiate for better wages and working conditions to corporations is NOT freedom for the workers, but for the corporations, and that there’s nothing pro-life about cutting food and medical assistance for kids and the elderly to give corporations and the wealthy more tax breaks. Rick Perry seems to have lost favor with Texas citizens and so has Corbett in MI, along with Rick Scott in Fl, and Scott Walker in WI. I have no sympathy for those who voted these politicians into office in 2010 and are now disappointed with them. It’s their fault for not doing the requisite research before voting for them. They bought pigs in pokes, and now, they’re stuck with them and can only watch as they slowly erode their freedoms and turn their states over to be run by the wealthy and corporations.

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By: Moongal6

Moongal6 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:55:46 +0000

“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.”

John Kenneth Galbraith

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By: Sugapea

Sugapea — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:41:01 +0000

Djchefron, You’re absolutely right!
The Pubs are counting on their State Republican folks to trust their scams and follow blindly!

It was George W.Bush who once let it slip out when he said:
“We can fool some of the people all of the time…and those are the ones we concentrate on”!

We should thank God there are Republican voter’s reading here! If they would only do research on the facts/links provided in ‘Brilliant Articles’ on PoliticUSA…they would see we are telling them the truth! Their Republican Leaders are taking advantage of them to further enrich the already rich at the top. More, more for the wealthy, the Richest American’s who are now paying *THE LOWEST TAX RATE IN OVER 60-YEARS*.
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By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:21:41 +0000

For this reason & others I’m not a ‘consumer’ the way they want people to be. I shop online & at flea markets & garage sales where you don’t get charged sales tax.
This year I’ll begin building a self contained, solar powered tiny house on wheels so I won’t have to pay a mortgage or outrageous property taxes. I’ll also have less space to fill up with crap I don’t need!
I ride a bike for transportation & plan on going to bike mechanic training courses & will eventually own a small repair & rental business.
Screw the ‘american dream’… I’m chasing my own dreams of self sufficiency & being the master of my own life & the way I spend my time!

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