Discussion points the Elite would rather you didn't discuss:

[John2]

9. I

was listening to Peggy Noonan's rebuttal to Reverand Al about how hard would it be to raise rates on a family of four with a $250,000 income. If she gave that response to me, then I would respond to her this way:

1) the most important question I would want to know is how much she make? I'm assuming she makes well over that amount and I would like to know, how does she know a family making that much income would suffer? I would also ask her does she know how much families making less than that manage their budgets? I would further ask her if the things your Party want to cut would strain those families even more and how does she propose to replace those needs?


2) Does she actually know what the President is proposing? As I understand it, the President is not proposing raising taxes on families that make the first $250,000 dollars, but the rates go up after that amount. I also understand there are deductions for families with kids. So aren't you misrepresenting the proposal in the first place? It seems to me, your job as a talking head is to actually know the issues? That is the problem with media pundits, they are out of touch with the people they advocate harmful policies for, which seems to be more in favor of your class.

3) None of the Policies that you are advocating even affects you. Things like Social Security or Medicare because of your wealth. And even if we go over the fiscal cliff, I really doubt anybody in your class will be fired or lose a job. You are talking about people, that you have no clue about their lives and I even doubt you really know about the family that you are talking for? I'm pretty sure that I can take care of a family of four with that income. Of course I would not be the socialite, that you are. Take your own advice and get rid of your extra luxuries. I do not think the world will end if you lose your caviar.