Class warfare fight erupts over tax bills
Tensions over class warfare and whether GOP tax plans help the rich over the middle class and poor are building in Congress as Republicans march forward with their legislation.
Democrats have been forcefully and repeatedly arguing that the GOP wants to cut taxes for wealthy individuals and corporations at the expense of everyone else. Republicans, annoyed with the attacks, have pushed back, saying their focus is on the middle class.
The issue came to a head late Thursday with an eruption from Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) toward the end of a grueling four-day markup of the chamber’s bill.
The 83-year-old chairman blew up after Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) argued that the bill is geared toward the rich.
“I come from the poor people, and I’ve been here working my whole stinking career for people who don’t have a chance,” said Hatch, who was first elected to the Senate in 1976 and is battling rumors that this will be his final term. “And I really resent anybody saying that I’m just doing this for the rich. Give me a break.”
“I think you guys overplay that all the time and it gets old, and frankly you ought to quit it,” he said in a moment that quickly went viral.
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/360966-class-warfare-fight-erupts-over-tax-bills
You my have come from poor people Hatch but you don't want to afford them the same opportunities you had.
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