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From Faux News Paul Ryan (R-WI), the GOP head of the powerful House Appropriations Committee rejects any increased tax on millionaires, as Obama has proposed in his 'Warren Buffett Tax', calling it 'class warfare'. Warren Buffett has said it isn't fair that billionaires like him pay a lower percentage of taxes than middle income workers. This summer Ryan was caught by a Rutgers Professor being wined and dined by lobbyists in rich style in DC, with (2) - $350 bottles of French wine.
Does Ryan fear he might be reduced to being schmoozed with California wine instead of $350 bottles of expensive French wine?
Comments
Two things to consider in relation to Ryan's whine about "Class War" on Sunday FAUX TV:
1.) This is an assault that was launched thirty years ago as supply-side, trickle-down Reaganomics. It can't really become "Class War" until we start fighting back.
2.) What we formerly called "Robber Barons" at the start of the last century are now called "Job Creators" by Ryan and the Republicans.
Glad to add a little clarity to the debate.
by SleepinJeezus on Mon, 09/19/2011 - 7:38am
Its too bad the Robber Barons didn't have today's GOP message machine to support them. I recall the income tax when first written affected only the top 1%, now the top 1% pay the least as a percent of income, and wage earner centric SS taxes bring as much revenue in as all the income taxes paid to the feds.
by NCD on Mon, 09/19/2011 - 11:23am