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kpete

(71,997 posts)
Sun Jul 29, 2012, 11:06 AM Jul 2012

The Republican "Trickle Down" Theory





Kevin Drum would like to remind everyone what the outrage from the top elite is all about:

“I just want everyone to be absolutely clear on what this “narrative of aggrievement” is all about. It’s about Obama’s proposal that the marginal tax rate on income over $400,000 should rise from 35% to 39.6%. That’s your aggrievement. That’s your entitlement. That’s your socialism. That’s your class warfare. An increase in the top marginal tax rate of 4.6 percentage points. Four. Point. Six. This is what America’s most prosperous citizens are up in arms about. This is why Barack Obama is an enemy of capitalism. These are the spiteful shackles he proposes to use to subjugate America’s engines of job creation. It’s the reason America’s wealthiest citizens are so frightened about the future of their country. 4.6 percentage points. Just let that sink in.”
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/07/four-point-six





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The Republican "Trickle Down" Theory (Original Post) kpete Jul 2012 OP
That's what it is like Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #1
Pretty much nails it. liberal N proud Jul 2012 #2
Heartbreakingly true lunatica Jul 2012 #3

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)
1. That's what it is like
Sun Jul 29, 2012, 11:08 AM
Jul 2012

the areas which have high unemployment and near poverty around here are solidly Republican.

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