Daily Archives: 09/25/2012

(Community Matters) The myth that lower capital gains sustainably spurs economic growth and jobs creates an inequity that threatens democracy. We’re taxing the wages of men and women in the military, teachers, fire fighters, janitors and other laborers at higher rates than most investors while Nordquist’s grand strategy of robbing the treasury (not funding two wars nor the largest increase in entitlements in several decades) to justify shrinking government could result in drastic cuts to the infrastructure that supports economic mobility. Intentional or not, we’re pulling up the ladder behind the 5%* of Americans who are upper middle class and rich.

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(Community Matters) Very articulate – Brooks

Conservatism has lost the balance between economic and traditional conservatism. The Republican Party has abandoned half of its intellectual ammunition. It appeals to people as potential business owners, but not as parents, neighbors and citizens.