Senate Republicans have repeatedly voted not to extend President Obama's payroll tax cut—effectively voting to raise taxes on middle-class families. Watch President Obama's response to them and pass it on. Read more.....
It seems quite obvious that this "tax cut" was an attempt by the Democrats to destroy Social Security. I think their plan was to use the failure of Social Security that would result as a springboard to allow them to tax millionaires to subsidize SS. The Republicans will no doubt go along with extending this cut because the cut is framed as a cut for the middle class. We need more honest politicians who have the courage to speak truth to power.
It seems quite obvious that this "tax cut" was an attempt by the Democrats to destroy Social Security. I think their plan was to use the failure of Social Security that would result as a springboard to allow them to tax millionaires to subsidize SS. The Republicans will no doubt go along with extending this cut because the cut is framed as a cut for the middle class. We need more honest politicians who have the courage to speak truth to power.
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