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Americans should be most outraged at the 0.2% Romney pays in payroll taxes when working Americans earning less than $106,800 annually pay approximately 15%, and much more if they are self-employed.
Republicans have cut food assistance for 46.4 million Americans, while at the same time refusing to raise taxes on the nation's 4,000 richest families.
In response to Buffett Rule being blocked by Senate Republicans, Bernie Sanders opened up a can on the GOP and connected the dots between Citizens United and taxing the rich.
After Senate Republicans blocked the Buffett Rule, President Obama took them to task and continued riding a wave of fairness towards reelection.
Every American benefits from taxpayer dollars and although they complain about paying taxes, it is Republicans who rail against paying for roads, schools, hospitals, police and fire protection.
Republicans are so busy throwing tantrums that they fail to recognize that President Obama is denouncing their unfair assaults on the poor and middle class.
George Bush is back to remind everyone that he “dramatically raised the deficit”. Lawrence O’Donnell observed that Bush’s appearance is a huge gift to the President and his Buffett Rule.
Before Barack Obama another president stood up on a June day in Atlanta, and supported the socialist Buffett Rule. That president was Ronald Reagan.