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In reply to the discussion: Why do some on the Left keep saying that Pres. Obama is "center-right"? [View all]hfojvt
(37,573 posts)His ATRA kept 85% of the Bush tax cuts, including $600 billion in tax cuts for the top 1%, another $700 billion for the top 4% and another $1.1 trillion for the rest of the top 20%.
He cut the tax rate on dividends from 39.6% to 20% saving Mitt Romney almost $1,000,000 a year.
He cut the estate tax rate from 55% to 45% and increased the exemption from $1 million to $3.5 million.
He states as a goal of tax "reform", to lower tax rates.
When you say "I also have a hard time imagining a RWer appointing someone like Sotomayor to the SCOTUS, or stumping for Elizabeth Warren. " you are missing the point. CENTER right is well to the left of right WING. It's just a "little bit" to the right of the center, not all that much different that center-left which is a "little bit" left of the center. Center-left is like 55% and center-right is like 45% whereas right wing is about 10% and true liberal would be 80%.