Next
Tuesday I believe the Republicans will propose their new budget by
Paul Ryan chair of the House Budget Committee and it will attempt to make
things even worse.
The
proposal will have two tax brackets 10% for the lower incomes and 25% for upper
incomes. Which amounts to just more of a tax break for the wealthy and a
greater burden on the poor.
And then
they will propose slashing lots and lots from government spending, things like
money to enforce regulations and reduce
or end benefit programs. The Tea Party, will love it and they represent a
whopping 25% of the electorate.
It is
just more of what we’ve been doing since the Reagan years that got us into our
current mess. If successful the country will be in a worse mess than ever.
It is not
a serious proposal because Ryan and cohorts know it will just end up just
making a huge mess right before the elections. And then they wonder why
congress has a 10% approval rating. The serious politicians get hurt right along with the wimpy ones.
Revolution
may well be coming if it is not already happening, but it is not from the Tea
Party and the extreme right. It comes from organizations like MoveOn which
represent many more people and is less partisan.
You can
judge for yourself if my crystal ball is cracked.
The tiny percentage in the extreme right are not present in any of these policy debates. They simply have no power or presence, and are not worth mentioning.
ReplyDeleteAs for the Tea Party and Move On, the Tea Party has about from 20% to 33% support (the same percentage that are with the Occupy movement). Is there any evidence that MoveOn has even as much support? Any poll that shows the support at all? Certainly MoveOn isn't any less partisan as well.