Am I the only one who thinks the whole "cut (millionaire taxes) and gut (Grandma's pension and healthcare)" thing has become a bit too obvious lately? Or is it that the stark choices evident in deficit reduction talks are just forcing this discussion to be more obvious than it used to be?
Typically I think of republicans talking about fiscal responsibility, "strengthening Medicare for future generations", or just talking about how taxes are too high for "business".
But the recent significant pushback against, for example, the idiotic idea to raise the Medicare retirement age, suggests that people are getting a little more aware of the real goals of the reactionary Republicans. To all of us paying attention, it's long been obvious that Republicans don't care about the deficit, only about cutting taxes for the wealthy and gutting Medicare/SS/Medicaid. But I have the distinct sense that the worm is turning here, it was just too obvious when House Repubs wouldn't even back a tax increase on income over 1M per year, and it's too obvious now that they're threatening a financial meltdown just to gut social programs. Your average person is starting to become aware of this, and now is the time to use it to our advantage.
Follow me below the turning worm for an example, and to discuss how pushing the cut and gutters off the fiscal cliff and smack into the debt ceiling will minimize the current "crisis" damage, and maybe make some headway in what would otherwise be a tough 2014.
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