The ExquisiteTruth provides some exquisite truth
Generally, I avoid discuss politics directly both here and in other venues. This is mainly due to a desire to not get caught up in the hoop-la and flame wars that often accompany such discussions. Every once in a while, however, I come across something that I must point out to the rest of the world. Today, a post came to me via a friend at The Exquisite Truth that I couldn’t stop myself from passing on.
From the article:
The men who argue that you should be able to keep all of what you have earned have never actually earned a dime in their lives. Does it come as any surprise that all men oppose an inheritance tax? The put themselves forth as the defenders of the working man, while giving his boss a tax cut. They look the lower middle class in the eye, while they pick its pockets. These trust fund babies and husbands of opportunity could never understand what it means to struggle for a living, they’ll never know how it feels to choose which bill to let go for the month. You couldn’t get any further away from a normal American life.
This pretty much sums up the great mystery that is the Republican party and their supporters for me. I’ve never understood how some many lower class people seem to support a party whose fiscal platform and policies seem to work directly against their best interest by favoring the wealthy and placing the tax burden on poor and middle class. The Exquisite Truth does a great job of pondering this question and providing some real world historical examples of it.
In the name of full disclosure, I am a registered Democrat. I have already voted early and supported Barack Obama. I’m not stating this to try and influence anyone or invite anyone into a political argument. I simply want my perspective on this to be clear and for no one to take me out of context.
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