Wednesday, June 29, 2011
President Picks Fight on Taxes for the Rich
Greg Sargent, Washington PostThe primary goal of President Obama’s presser, which just wrapped up, was obvious: He was clearly out to pick a major public fight with Republicans over tax cuts for the rich. Obama mounted a surprisingly aggressive moral case for ending high end tax cuts, casting it as a test of our society’s priorities, and argued — crucially — that anyone who fails to support ending them is fundamentally unserious about the deficit.He also went out of his way to highlight GOP opposition to raising revenues by ending a perk for corporate jet owners. This proposal...
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