Robin Hood was not a Republican (Update x 2)

Posted on March 31st, 2011 by ecthompson md

Sometimes it helps to state the obvious. Remember that dude from lore, Robin Hood? He took from the rich and gave to the poor. He was loved by the masses. Well, today, in America, we have the reverse. We have folks taking from the masses and giving that money to the rich.

From EPI:

So, we have the tax cuts which were passed last December. They weren’t paid for. We simply took money our of the government’s accounts and gave the money to the top 1 – 2% in America. Now. that’s really cool. And to make matters worse the Republicans don’t think that giving money to the rich is bad policy. They want to double down on that policy by making it harder to be poor in this country. They want to cut services (which disproportionately benefit the poor) by billions of dollars.

Update: the attack on middle-class America should be obvious to anyone making less than $250,000 a year. Republicans have said very clearly that the reason that you are stuck in the middle class and sliding quickly into the lower class is because that you’re lazy. You simply aren’t working hard enough. This is the take-home message. Republicans are stated they want to reward those who are “working hard” which seems to be the large corporations and CEOs. Just look at the news lately, GE and Exxon Mobil, two large multinational corporations with billions of dollars in profits, are paying nothing in taxes this year. Exxon Mobil’s gross profit, according to MorningStar, is well over $100 billion for 2010. General Electric’s gross profit, again, according to MorningStar, is just under $81 billion. The fact that these two corporate giants are paying zero in federal taxes is obscene.

This is the system that we have designed. We, the American people, have signed onto tax cuts for the rich and a lump of coal for the poor. We, through our representatives, have designed a tax system that is so complex and riddled with so many loopholes that multibillion dollar corporations campaign nothing in federal taxes and it can be legal.

The middle class feels that they’re drowning in debt and taxes because their wages are stagnant. There’s no extra money. There is no savings. We need to make our system work for us. It used to work for us. We need to make it work for middle-class America, working America, again.

Update 2: Did you see this freshman congressman complaining that he is having trouble getting by on $174,000/year? I’m having trouble typing this because I’m crying for this poor freshman Congressman. The average American family is taking home approximate $42,000 per year. He is making four times what the average American is making and he is complaining about it. C&L has more.

Tags: Budget, Economy, Taxes // 5 Comments »

  • union man

    You know the worst part of the December tax cuts . We had a Democratic majority in both houses at that time .

  • margaret

    I always feel their attitude is that if you aren’t smart enough to get to the upper 2 percent and have access to the luxeries then so be it. You aren’t trying hard enough.. Of course when things go sour for them then they don’t feel the same way.

  • http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/about/ EC Thompson, MD

    Americans have bought into the mythology of tax cuts so completely that both Republicans and Democrats support their “righteousness.” Ask any “blue dog” Democrat whether tax cuts are good for the economy, they will reflexively say yes that is in spite of all the data which clearly says – No!

    thanks for your comments

  • http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/about/ EC Thompson, MD

    in my opinion, I think it’s worse than that. The Republicans believe not only that you might not be smart enough, and here’s the most egregious nature of their philosophy, you simply aren’t working hard enough. You’re lazy. Your laziness has held you back and that’s why you’re not super successful. Republicans believe it’s all about desire and hard work. They have bonded to the mythology that all you have to do in the United States is work hard and you will be successful. (success is defined as a six-figure income are higher) therefore, you don’t need a the social programs because the social programs encourage laziness. All we need to do is cut the social safety net and all these millions of Americans will quit being lazy and start working hard. This is the Republican philosophy in a nutshell.

    thanks for your thoughtful comment

  • union man

    Easy on the young congressman he’s probably Heath Schulers friend on the congressonal football team . I thought in the video the cogressman was trying to be funny I guess thats what he gets by on when confronted with a hard question . To me he seems like a jerk .
    If I were him I would have walked over to the questioner and told him I’m going to look into why your pay is so low . Then did something about it .

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