Yesterday I read an article in my home town newspaper written by the Honorable Ben Chandler. The title was "Is Congress Robbing Peter To Pay Paul."
The Honorable Ben Chandler waxed eloquently about how he and his family reconciles their checkbook at the end of the month and how they prioritize and evaluate their finances to assure they pay for the necessities before considering the non-essential items. He then goes on to describe how congress is failing to do this and what his priorities are.
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Here is a link to the article on his web site.
http://chandler.house.gov/...
As I read the article last night, I agreed with everything he said until I came to the last paragraph, which states:
"As Congress continues its work on reconciling the checkbook of our country, I will urge my colleagues to abandon this irresponsible budget plan. This Congress must work to assure that we don't burden our children with mountains of debt; however, cutting programs vital to our most vulnerable citizens while cutting taxes for the wealthy and powerful is the wrong way to do it."
Why does this last paragraph burn me up so much?
Look at how the Honorable Ben Chandler voted on HR-8 back in April
http://clerk.house.gov/...
Yes folks, he voted to permanently repeal the estate tax.
Apparently, he was FOR tax cuts for the wealthy before he was AGAINST it.