Republicans claim to have come into Congress on a wave of populist support. Grassroots support, support that they say is proven in that Americans want their agenda put through.
Republicans, do you believe that you listen to your constituents? Do you know that the surtax on millionaires you so detest is supported by eighty-one percent of Americans and opposed by only seventeen? Did you know that raising the top tax bracket's taxes is supported by sixty-nine percent support and opposed by only twenty-eight? Did you know that the oil subsidies you all seem to cherish is supported by only twenty-two percent of Americans as opposed to seventy-four?
And the Republicans run astride even further than that. Republicans collectively are fighting to repeal the health care law. Are the Republicans even aware that eighty-nine percent support the continuation of the pre-existing condition ban, sixty-three percent support a law making most employers provide insurance or pay a fee, and fifty-four percent support the end to "lifetime caps", which end your insurance after a certain threshold of expense?
And the Path To Prosperity- are they even aware that it's key provision, the replacement of Medicare with a voucher system, is only supported by nine percent, with eighty-nine percent opposition?
The Republican Party serves only their corporate and Christian-right masters. They push an agenda contrary not only to liberals but also to almost all Americans. Yet we allow their mighty messaging systems on television, radio, and internet to buy them elections. It's time that we stop the proliferation of their lies.
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