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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJohn Boehner Screws Over The American People By Blocking A $2,000 Middle Class Tax Cut
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/01/12/john-boehner-screws-american-people-blocking-2000-middle-class-tax-cut.htmlThe Washington Post described the Democratic plan as a step towards addressing income inequality:...
What this statement meant in terms of legislative action is that Speaker Boehner is not going to allow the Democratic proposal to be brought to the House floor for a vote. Throughout his time as Speaker, John Boehner has killed legislation that he opposes by not allowing it to come to the floor for a vote.
Boehners position that tax cuts add to the deficit apparently only applies to tax cuts for the middle class because it was only last month that Speaker Boehner supported a $440 billion tax cut for corporations. John Boehner is fond of referring to the House as the Peoples House, but it clear that the people the Speaker is referring to arent working folks or middle class Americans.
benld74
(10,295 posts)groundloop
(13,910 posts)passiveporcupine
(8,175 posts)Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts)According to TPTB, corporations are Übermenschen.
passiveporcupine
(8,175 posts)But Boehner can't come right out and say that...he has to say he's helping the "people", so his base will continue to vote for the GOP.
B Calm
(28,762 posts)Jack Rabbit
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Cha
(320,565 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(137,425 posts)Only little people pay taxes.
Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)pampango
(24,692 posts)Funny how it works out that way.
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