Republicans are hollering "class warfare," claiming that the current administration's call to increase taxes on the very wealthy, or at least those who have a home, food, a job, and a vehicle or two, is an insult to those who have worked hard to achieve the American Dream. Before the Republican party starts this fight, they better be prepared to face the masses of Americans who, no matter what their politics, are struggling to reframe their lives with less income, fewer jobs, and less opportunity. For more than half of all Americans, the American Dream is becoming an economic joke.
My first response to Republican concerns about class warfare is: Which class is being attacked in this war? While it might be nice to set one group of "elite" people above others because they had the ability, intellect, and financial support to start or continue a business, doing that automatically lowers the class that has to work to keep those businesses operating. The class currently under attack is the class that provides the work force of this country.
Why shouldn't all Americans contribute on an equal ratio to the costs of operating our government? America is based on equal rights, and to me, the equal right to vote also means the equal right to pay taxes.
My first response to Republican concerns about class warfare is: Which class is being attacked in this war? While it might be nice to set one group of "elite" people above others because they had the ability, intellect, and financial support to start or continue a business, doing that automatically lowers the class that has to work to keep those businesses operating. The class currently under attack is the class that provides the work force of this country.
Why shouldn't all Americans contribute on an equal ratio to the costs of operating our government? America is based on equal rights, and to me, the equal right to vote also means the equal right to pay taxes.
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