It seems that Rep Paul Ryan has taken a page from Adolph Hitler's playbook -- tell the BIG LIE in the hope that it will be easily believed by simple minded masses.
It is a very sad state of affairs when an elected federal representative engages in outright propaganda when the country desperately needs our officials to actually govern.
Rep. Ryan Accuses Obama of Waging 'Class Warfare' With Millionaire Tax Plan
A top House Republican accused President Obama of appealing to Americans' "fear, envy and anxiety" by pushing a new tax rate on people making more than $1 million annually, saying the "class warfare path" will only hurt the economy.
"Class warfare ... may make for really good politics, but it makes for rotten economics," Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., chairman of the House Budget Committee, told "Fox News Sunday."
http://www.foxnews.com/...
Warren Buffett has famously agreed that there IS a class war going on - but his point of view is diametrically opposed to that of Mr Ryan.
In Class Warfare, Guess Which Class Is Winning
By BEN STEIN
Published: November 26, 2006
NOT long ago, I had the pleasure of a lengthy meeting with one of the smartest men on the planet, Warren E. Buffett, the chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, in his unpretentious offices in Omaha. We talked of many things that, I hope, will inspire me for years to come. But one of the main subjects was taxes. Mr. Buffett, who probably does not feel sick when he sees his MasterCard bill in his mailbox the way I do, is at least as exercised about the tax system as I am.
Even though I agreed with him, I warned that whenever someone tried to raise the issue, he or she was accused of fomenting class warfare.
“There’s class warfare, all right,” Mr. Buffett said, “but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning.”
http://www.nytimes.com/...
Where were the corresponding cries of class warfare when the rich were handed the largest tax cuts in history under Bush? The 400 wealthiest families in the USA control as much wealth as the bottom fifty percent but apparently that is not good enough, they want more and eager Republicans are willing to do their bidding.
Why is it that the rich (top 1 or 2 percent in America) do not want to contribute to the welfare of the country? Do these top 400 families not care about the USA, or are they just so insulated that they do not even see it as a "let them eat cake" moment?
Are the top 400 wealthiest families so internationalized that they really do not care what happens to the bottom 98% of the US population?