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<blockquote data-quote="Dracula" data-source="post: 1706775" data-attributes="member: 42691"><p><a href="http://m.muscatinejournal.com/news/opinion/columns/democrats-underestimate-scott-walker-at-their-own-peril/article_e8027b5b-c7f6-5b39-8179-7208385c6150.html?mobile_touch=true" target="_blank">http://m.muscatinejournal.com/news/opinion/columns/democrats-underestimate-scott-walker-at-their-own-peril/article_e8027b5b-c7f6-5b39-8179-7208385c6150.html?mobile_touch=true</a></p><p></p><p>Don't take my word for it, listen to the man say it for himself. "Divide and conquer". With the teachers, he went after the low hanging fruit. It was no mystery why he didn't go after the cops and firefighters. His whole plan wouldn't have worked. But you go one at a time, if you can successfully make a villain out of everyday people, and paint them as the reason why taxes are high, or why there is high unemployment, then you might win the smoke & mirrors contest. </p><p></p><p>The idea that supply side economics is the answer is a proven sham. As with everything, there is a balance. But the idea of slashing taxes on the wealthy and huge corporations to historic low levels only widens the gap between rich and poor and strangles the middle class. </p><p></p><p>Want a good picture of a full side supply side scenario? Go to Kansas. The governor and Republican House eliminated taxes on many businesses, and slashed income taxes, with the wealthy being the primary beneficiaries. All that did was make the state hemorrhage money. So a few weeks back, they showed their true colors and put the onus on the middle class and poor. Don't take my word for it:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.leaderandtimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21714:governor-trips-over-truth-explaining-states-largest-ever-tax-increase&catid=29:opinion&Itemid=58" target="_blank">http://www.leaderandtimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21714:governor-trips-over-truth-explaining-states-largest-ever-tax-increase&catid=29:opinion&Itemid=58</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dracula, post: 1706775, member: 42691"] [URL]http://m.muscatinejournal.com/news/opinion/columns/democrats-underestimate-scott-walker-at-their-own-peril/article_e8027b5b-c7f6-5b39-8179-7208385c6150.html?mobile_touch=true[/URL] Don't take my word for it, listen to the man say it for himself. "Divide and conquer". With the teachers, he went after the low hanging fruit. It was no mystery why he didn't go after the cops and firefighters. His whole plan wouldn't have worked. But you go one at a time, if you can successfully make a villain out of everyday people, and paint them as the reason why taxes are high, or why there is high unemployment, then you might win the smoke & mirrors contest. The idea that supply side economics is the answer is a proven sham. As with everything, there is a balance. But the idea of slashing taxes on the wealthy and huge corporations to historic low levels only widens the gap between rich and poor and strangles the middle class. Want a good picture of a full side supply side scenario? Go to Kansas. The governor and Republican House eliminated taxes on many businesses, and slashed income taxes, with the wealthy being the primary beneficiaries. All that did was make the state hemorrhage money. So a few weeks back, they showed their true colors and put the onus on the middle class and poor. Don't take my word for it: [URL]http://www.leaderandtimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21714:governor-trips-over-truth-explaining-states-largest-ever-tax-increase&catid=29:opinion&Itemid=58[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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